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Participants of the 2019 377th Security Forces Squadron Suicide Awareness Ruck March stand in formation at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, March 29, 2019. The ruck march was created to support The Brave Badge Initiative Facebook page. The Facebook page was created due to the increased rates in suicide in the security forces career field in the past year and aims to give Defenders another place to go to when they are struggling with mental health issues. (Austin J. Prisbrey/U.S. Air Force)

Nonprofits Struggle to Reach At-Risk Veterans Who Shun VA Services

U.S. Army troops administer first aid to the survivors of sunken landing craft, on D-Day, June 6, 1944. (Photo from the Army Signal Corps Collection in the U.S. National Archives)

Barbed Wire and a French Castle: A Soldier's Account of D-Day

The sun sets behind a C-17 Globemaster III as Soldiers wait in line to board the aircraft at Joint Base Balad, Iraq. (U.S. Air Force/Tech. Sgt. Erik Gudmundson)

More US Troops Are Deploying to the Middle East to Counter Iran

Soldiers from the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) place U.S. flags at headstones as part of Flags-In at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, May 23, 2019. For more than 55 years, soldiers from the Old Guard have honored our nation’s fallen heroes by placing U.S. flags at gravesites for service members buried at both Arlington National Cemetery and the U.S. Soldiers’ and Airmen’s Home National Cemetery just prior to the Memorial Day weekend. Within four hours, more than 1,000 soldiers

Soldier Seen Placing Flag at Tomb of Unknown Soldier During Torrential Rain

A tactical psychological operations team from the 9th Military Information Support Battalion broadcasts an emergency message during civil support training at Camp Butner, N.C., March 19, 2016. (Photo: Spc. Jeremie Lee)

Army to Promote Hundreds of PSYOP Soldiers at Fort Bragg

The aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) participates in a group sail during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise off the coast of Hawaii, July 26, 2018. (U.S. Navy photo/Arthurgwain L. Marquez)

Navy: Sailor Contacted Russians, Pleads Guilty to Espionage

The Army's new prototype of the Army's Stryker vehicle armed with a 30mm cannon. Photo: Scout Warrior

Army Taps Five Firms to Study How to Mount 30mm Cannons on Strykers

Arlington National Cemetery (Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Patrick Kelley, U.S. Coast Guard)

It's Time You Know the Difference Between Veterans Day and Memorial Day

VA Cemeteries Nationwide Holding Memorial Day Ceremonies

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A West Point cadet smiles during graduation ceremonies at the United States Military Academy, May 25, 2019, in West Point, New York. The graduating class of more than 980 cadets included 34 black women, the highest of any class in the academy's history. (Julius Constantine Motal/AP Photo)

Pence Praises West Point Grads' Diversity, Touts Trump's Military Investment

The class was said to be the most diverse ever at the military academy in terms of both ethnicity and gender.

Two U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning IIs, assigned to the 4th Fighter Squadron from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, fly over the base and the surrounding area on Feb 14, 2018. (Andrew Lee/U.S. Air Force)

Utah-Based F-35A Squadron Deploys to US Base in Italy

Hill AFB officials said the squadron will participate in exercises and conduct training with other Europe-based aircraft.

In this Jan. 9, 2019, file photo, construction crews install new border wall sections seen from Tijuana, Mexico. (Gregory Bull/AP Photo, File)

Judge Halts Construction of Trump's Border Wall

A federal judge said Trump exceeded his legal authority by mandating a project that Congress has refused to pay for.

The Vought F4U-4B "Corsair" Navy fighter. (NASA/Courtesy Photo)

WWII Researcher: Sea Wreck Must Be Plane of US MIA Pilot

It is the only American aircraft lost at that precise spot.

A member of the Navajo Code Talkers views a performance by Marine Corps Band New Orleans during a parade for National Navajo Code Talkers Day in Window Rock, Arizona, Aug. 14, 2017. (Ryan Carpenter/U.S. Marine Corps)

Navajo Code Talker and Longtime New Mexico Lawmaker, Dies at 94

New Mexico state Sen. John Pinto received a Congressional Silver Medal in 2001 for his service as a code talker.

An Aug. 12, 2015, photo from files showing Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, during a press conference at the Lebanese foreign ministry in Beirut, Lebanon. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein, File)

Iraq to Try Help End Crisis Between US and Iran

Iraq's foreign minister says Baghdad wants to try and find a resolution to the crisis between its two allies.

Miami-class cutter USCGC Tampa photographed in harbor, prior to the First World War. All 131 persons on board Tampa were lost when the vessel was sunk by a German torpedo. (U.S. Navy)

Purple Hearts Finally Awarded to Coast Guard Crew Killed in World War I

The cutter Tampa was sunk by a U-boat torpedo in 1918, killing all 131 aboard.

Pfc. Katherine Beatty gives helpful hints to her teammate holding four excess gunpowder bags that weren’t needed for the three-increment charge during live-fire training on the M119A3 howitzer, Fort Sill, Okla., March 1, 2016. Beatty is the Army’s first 13B cannon crewmember to graduate from advanced individual training, taught in 1st Battalion, 78th Field Artillery. (U.S. Army photo/Cindy McIntyre)

Army Will Soon Open More Combat Jobs to Women, General Says

Over the last three years, more than 1,000 female soldiers have moved into combat-arms jobs.

The Marine Corps insignia is visible behind Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Robert B. Neller as he takes questions from reporters at the unveiling of the Iraq and Afghanistan campaign engravings on the USMC War Memorial (Iwo Jima), Nov. 21, 2017, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Top Marine Makes Plea to End Suicide, Says 'Zero Shame' in Admitting Problem

Active-duty suicide rates in the Navy and Marine Corps reached a 10-year high last year.

Rolling Thunder is a motorcycle demonstration ride which began in 1988 to bring awareness to the POW/MIA issue and achieve full accountability for, and the return of all service members, alive or dead.

Rolling Thunder: Lack of Money to Silence POW/MIA Support Run

Rolling Thunder supporters are heartbroken that this year's ride in Washington, D.C., will be its last.

Chief Hollingsed, Sheriff Christopher, and officers at the Waynesville Police Department were honored to present the family of Riley Howell with a Purple Heart and Bronze Star from Thomas Matteo. During a FaceTime call at the Police Department, Matteo spoke to the parents and siblings of Riley and commended Riley’s actions as a true hero. (Photo courtesy: Waynesville Police Department)

Vietnam Vet Presents his Medals to Slain ROTC Cadet

This six-time Purple Heart recipient gave his Bronze Star Medal and a Purple Heart to the 21-year-old's parents.

Airmen from the 115th Maintenance Group, Truax Field, Wisconsin, stand in formation during the 115th MXG change of command ceremony Dec. 2, 2018, at the 115th Fighter Wing. Col. Christopher Green is relinquishing command of the 115th MXG to Lt. Col. Wilhelmina Panzer. (Cameron Lewis/U.S. Air National Guard)

Wisconsin National Guard Whistleblower Alleges Retaliation

The Wisconsin National Guard received 52 reports of sexual assault between 2013 and 2017.

A red rose is placed on the headstone of John Iannuzzo, from New Hampshire 120th Infantry 30th division, at the Colleville American military cemetery, in Colleville sur Mer, western France, Wednesday June 6, 2018, on the 74th anniversary of the D-Day landing. (AP Photo/David Vincent)

America's War Dead Often Buried Far Away from Their Homeland

There are 26 cemeteries in 17 foreign countries, ranging from the Philippines to Tunisia.

President Donald Trump speaks with Japanese business leaders, Saturday, May 25, 2019, in Tokyo, as U.S. Ambassador to Japan William Hagerty listens. (Evan Vucci/AP Photo)

Trump Arrives in Tokyo for State Visit, Golf and Sumo

Trump is the first head of state invited to meet Emperor Naruhito since he ascended to the throne on May 1.

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis speaks during the 2018 POW/MIA National Recognition Day Ceremony at the Pentagon in Washington, Friday, Sept. 21, 2018. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Mattis Will Deliver Keynote at Seattle's Vietnam War Memorial Park Dedication

The ceremony is expected to draw several thousand people, including some from Washington's Vietnamese American community.

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Courtland Savage from early in his training. (Courtesy Courtland Savage)

Navy to Change Pilot Call Sign Protocol After Minority Aviators Report Bias

The Army recently issued a directive to reduce the financial burden for spouses who wish to continue their professional careers after they move to a new duty station. (U.S. Army/Courtesy Photo)

Army, Air Force Announce Professional Licensing Fee Reimbursement for Spouses

A soldier with the 3rd Infantry Division’s 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team peers around a corner during a May 8 urban training battle at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, California. The opposing force (OPFOR) armored vehicle has a flashing amber light indicating that it has been knocked out during the battle. Matthew Cox/Military.com

NTC in Pictures: A Look at an Army Brigade's Decisive Action Rotation

This Jan. 31, 2019 file photo shows Homer Volunteer Fire Department emergency medical technicians treating a person injured when a crane tipped over in the buoy yard of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Hickory at the Pioneer Dock on the Homer Spit in Homer, Alaska. (Michael Armstrong/Homer News via AP)

Coast Guard Cutter Captain Temporarily Relieved After Fatal Accident

Professor Bruce Fleming appeared on C-SPAN in 2013. Screenshot

Iconoclastic Naval Academy Professor Who Was Fired Wants His Job Back

Sailors and Marines man the rails on the flight deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21), as they approach New York City for Fleet Week New York, May 22, 2019. (U.S. Navy photo/Ryan Seelbach)

Fleet Week Brings Navy, Marines and Coast Guard to New York

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FILE - This May 1, 2019 file photo shows Adam Driver at the 73rd annual Tony Awards "Meet the Nominees" press day event in New York. Driver is nominated for a Tony Award for his work in a revival of Lanford Wilson’s play “Burn This.” (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)

Adam Driver Credits Military for Courage to Be an Actor

Milo Ventimiglia stars in "This Is Us." (NBC)

Milo Ventimiglia of 'This Is Us' Breaks Down the Series' Vietnam War Story Line

On the show, Jack's time serving in Vietnam played a role in his relationship with his brother.

Navy Cracking Down on Tuition Assistance Eligibility

Besides making it harder to get, the service is limiting how much sailors can use.

Marine Maj. Henry Courtney Jr. received the Medal of Honor posthumously for leading a daring assault on Okinawa's Sugar Loaf Hill in May 1945. (COURTESY OF COURT STOREY)

In 'Happy Ending' for Family, Marine's Medal of Honor Returns Home to Minnesota

The medal was awarded to Maj. Henry Courtney Jr. for his actions on the bloody slopes of Okinawa's Sugar Loaf Hill.

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