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  • Young South Koreans fear unification with North would create economic burden

    By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

    With the antagonistic rhetoric and nuclear threats from neighboring North Korea reaching unprecedented heights, it makes sense that South Koreans see the once-conceivable prospect of reunification on the peninsula as increasingly unrealistic. Published April 10, 2013

  • Briefly: U.N. team heads to Tehran, hopes to restart nuke probe

    By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

    A senior U.N. team is embarking on a new attempt to restart its probe into suspicions that Iran secretly worked on nuclear arms. Published January 15, 2013

  • U.S. returns 4,000 archaeological relics to Mexico

    By Juan Carlos LLorca - Associated Press

    More than 4,000 archaeological artifacts looted from Mexico and seized in the U.S. have been returned to Mexican authorities in what experts say is one of the largest such repatriations between the countries. Published October 26, 2012

  • U.N. observers enter mountainous enclave in Syria

    By Albert Aji and Zeina Karam - Associated Press

    A team of United Nations observers entered the Syrian town of Haffa on Thursday after government troops overran the area near the Mediterranean coast, seizing the territory back from rebels after battles that raged for eight days. Published June 14, 2012

  • U.N. nuke chief: Inspectors ready for North Korea

    By Associated Press

    The head of the U.N. nuclear agency said his inspectors could be back in North Korea within a few weeks, once the North and his agency's board approve such a mission. Published March 5, 2012

  • Japan's women stand tall in soccer world

    By Christopher Johnson - Special to The Washington Times

    Though winning its first women's World Cup won't solve Japan's problems, the courage and resilience of the team will inspire many who have been laden with bad news since the March 11 disasters. Published July 18, 2011

  • SEARCH INTERACTIVE VIETNAM WALL

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    The Washington Times has partnered with the Internet company Footnote.com on a new project that transforms Washington's Vietnam war memorial wall into an interactive, personal journey on the Web. Published May 22, 2009

  • Women's Vietnam sacrifices highlighted

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    The District will play host to a variety of Veterans Day memorial celebrations, with emphasis this year on the sacrifices made by women during the Vietnam War. Published November 11, 2008

  • Warrior overcomes severe injury

    By Harlan Goode

    Sgt. 1st Class Patrick King lies on his back, staring up at the fluorescent ceiling lights, left leg clicking. It is a late afternoon in the summer of 2008, and he is doing leg presses, plastic and carbon fiber moving down and in, pushing cast iron out and up. Published November 11, 2008

  • Remembrances: Kirven

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    Marine Lance Cpl. Nicholas C. Kirven of Richmond was killed in action in Afghanistan on May 8, 2005, Mother's Day. It has been four years almost to the day since the last time we saw him, as he was departing for duty to Afghanistan. Published November 11, 2008

  • Remembrances: Wood

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    The following stories are excerpts from a collection of life experiences written by Morton "Pete" Wood Jr. of Bethesda. He served with the U.S. Army in World War II, where he was awarded a Bronze Star, and in Korea, where he was awarded a Purple Heart. Published November 11, 2008

  • Remembrances: McConnell

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    I enlisted in the U.S. Navy in the summer of 1941 and found myself stationed at the main Navy recruiting station in Omaha, Neb., as a yeoman 3rd class. While there, I received orders to report to Norfolk for duties as the yeoman for the first Navy battalion of construction workers called the Seabees. My skipper in Omaha had those orders canceled. Published November 11, 2008

  • Remembrances: Tipton

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    On Dec. 7, 1941, at Pearl Harbor, I was a 3rd class fire-control man aboard the USS McCall DD-400. Our destroyer was with the USS Enterprise task force returning to Pearl Harbor. Published November 11, 2008

  • Major leaguers in camouflage

    By Dick Heller

    Can you imagine baseball stars like Alex Rodriguez, Chase Utley and Cliff Lee doffing their stretch-knit uniforms to don military duds? Published November 11, 2008

  • Remembrances: Johnston

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    I was drafted during the Korean War. After basic training at Camp Chaffee in Arkansas, I was sent to 12-week Morse-code training - 10 hours a day, six days a week. During the 11th week, the sergeant came into the room, pointed at me and gave me the "come here" sign. Published November 11, 2008

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