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Osprey pilot, flight engineer to earn posthumous awards for 2010 crash
Two airmen will posthumously receive the Distinguished Flying Cross nearly 14 years after the CV-22 Osprey they were flying crashed in Afghanistan.
The man behind pro wrestling legend Sgt. Slaughter tells stories of combat tours in Vietnam. But he never served
“I was basically just infantry, you know, just making sure all the grunts didn’t AWOL on us, keep ‘em all in line."
A-10 pilots receive Distinguished Flying Crosses for fierce Afghanistan battles
“Very rarely is the Distinguished Flying Cross awarded. Even more rarely is [it] awarded twice in the same day to two members of the exact same fighter squadron.”
They ‘weren’t going to get beat that day’ — the Medal of Honor recipients who held COP Keating against all odds
It was the first time a single engagement resulted in two Medals of Honor since the Battle of Mogadishu in 1993.
By Jon Simkins
ISIS in Afghanistan is still able to field thousands of fighters despite hellacious fight to destroy it
A special operations task force was awarded 34 valor awards to include five Silver Stars and nine Bronze Stars during a six month deployment combating Taliban, Afghan ISIS militants, Haqqani network and Al-Qaida fighters.
By Shawn Snow
This one-time conscientious objector recorded 25 confirmed kills in a single day
His path to becoming a military icon almost never materialized.
By Jon Simkins
Marine intelligence officer awarded medal for rescuing unconscious man from burning vehicle
Lt. Haluska tried to gain entry to the vehicle with his fists and then a weapon as white smoke turned to black and “fluid began to pool underneath the vehicle.
By Shawn Snow
2 men falsely claimed military service to get their cases moved to a veterans court
Two Montana men who were sentenced to prison for violating the terms of the probation in separate crimes won’t be eligible for parole until they complete a writing assignment given because they falsely claimed to have served in the military to have their cases moved to a veterans court.
Good blood: Machine gunner killed nearly 100 before falling to a banzai charge
Goodblood received the Congressional Medal of Honor for his actions.
By Jon Simkins
Wounded Warrior Program families honored with special July 4th invite to US Capitol
Wounded Warrior Project families honored with special July 4th invite to US Capitol.
By Kristine Froeba