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Night after night this summer, members of the Army’s historic Old Guard have slipped into Arlington National Cemetery in T-shirts and flip-flops to photograph each and every grave. Published August 28, 2011 Comments
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Booming cannons, plaintive period music and hushed crowds ushered in the 150th anniversary of America’s bloodiest war on Tuesday, a commemoration that continues to underscore a racial divide that had plagued the nation since before the Civil War. Published April 12, 2011 Comments
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To coincide with the 150th anniversary of the first shots of the Civil War, the Georgia Historical Society unveiled a historical marker Friday summing up the history of “40 acres” outside the cotton merchant’s mansion that served as Gen. William T. Sherman’s headquarters toward the end of the war. Published March 6, 2011 Comments
By JoAnn Loviglio - Associated Press
The USS Olympia, a one-of-a-kind steel cruiser that returned home to a hero’s welcome after a history-changing victory in the Spanish-American War, is a proud veteran fighting what may be its final battle. Published September 6, 2010 Comments
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A decade after the raising of the Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley off the South Carolina coast, the cause of the sinking of the first sub in history to sink an enemy warship remains a mystery. But scientists are edging closer. Published August 8, 2010 Comments
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The only U.S. flag not captured or lost during George Armstrong Custer's Last Stand at the Battle of Little Bighorn in southeastern Montana sold at auction Friday for $2.2 million. Published December 12, 2010
By David Sharp - Associated Press
A U.S. Navy destroyer bearing the name of a commander who won a pivotal battle in the Pacific during World War II was christened with a bottle of champagne Saturday by his granddaughter, who said the naval officer would have blushed at all the attention. Published June 6, 2010
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Garage sales and quilt raffles helped a determined group of female World War II veterans raise money to transform a run-down wall at Arlington National Cemetery into a grand stone memorial to women who served their country. But those women are dying off, even as the memorial runs short of funds. Published May 12, 2010
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FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. | The mayor of one of America's most renowned Army cities wants to establish cultural ties to a rural Vietnamese town, a plan that has angered some veterans who served in Southeast Asia generations ago. Published April 23, 2010
By Joseph Weber
Sen. Jim Webb, Virginia Democrat, outlined legislation Wednesday that would preserve 7,200 acres around the Petersburg National Battlefield in Virginia. Published January 27, 2010
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They made it through Shiloh, Antietam and Gettysburg, but many of the Civil War battle flags sitting in the nation's state-owned collections might not survive the budget battles being waged in some statehouses. Published January 6, 2010
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When the CSS Virginia and the USS Monitor slugged it out at Hampton Roads, Va., on March 9, 1862, it was the first battle in history between ironclad ships, ending in a draw. Contrary to a still-widespread belief, however, they were not the first ironclad ships in history. The French, followed closely by their British rivals, had been building armored vessels first. Published December 31, 2009
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Most Civil War enthusiasts remember the Missouri "bushwhackers" as bloodthirsty Rebel brigands who fought under the "black flag" and definitely left their mark on such places as Lawrence, Kan., and Centralia, Mo. Published December 31, 2009
Veterans who deal with the Veterans Benefits Administration have invented an unhappy refrain to describe the complex federal bureaucracy: "Deny, deny until you die." Published December 31, 2009
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Eddie Rickenbacker earned himself a remarkable reputation during World War I. In two months of aerial combat, he downed 21 German aircraft and five balloons, earning the Distinguished Service Cross Oak Leaf Cluster. Published December 31, 2009
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DEAR MS. VICKI: My husband is refusing to re-enlist in the Army in March. I think he has lost his mind. He claims that he is tired of all the deployments. Published December 31, 2009
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Thai troops packed more than 4,000 ethnic Hmong into military trucks Monday for a one-way journey to Laos, all but ending the Hmong's three-decade search for asylum after their alliance with the U.S. during the Vietnam War. Published December 29, 2009
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Two Virginia military bases will merge next month, but officials say little will change in the short term. Published December 28, 2009
