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Is Iran's Military the Model for America's Adversaries?

Army Capt. Luis Avila sings the National Anthem as his wife and caregiver Claudia looks on at the start of "A Day of Healing Arts: From Clinic to Community," an event honoring the importance of healing arts, during Warrior Care Month at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland on November 16, 2017. (DoD Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)

Caregivers of Wounded Veterans Need Support, Now More than Ever

A professional interview panel quizzes transitioning service members in mock job-readiness interviews, during a five-day Transition Readiness Seminar at Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany (Photo By: Verda L. Parker).

Civil Service Preference for Hiring Military Vets Comes at a Hidden Cost

Army veteran Sean Brown with his support dog, Pella. (Courtesy Southeastern Guide Dogs)

Your Holiday Gift to Veterans this Year: Leave Your Fake Service Dog at Home

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a press conference with U.S. President Donald Trump in the East Room of the White House on November 13, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Is It Time to Withdraw US Nuclear Weapons from Incirlik?

The Death of Invincibility

Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, right, shakes hands with a Vietnam veteran. (Photo courtesy Rep. Don Young's office)

Let Us Strive to Honor Our Veterans Year-Round

Ernie Pyle with a tank crew from the 191st Tank Battalion, US Army at the Anzio Beachhead in 1944. (Army file photo via Wikimedia Commons)

An Uncensored Look at the GIs of World War II

When the White House set up the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection, the hope was that the office would assist whistleblowers in exposing fraud and corruption.(AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

The VA Office Created to Protect Whistleblowers Is a Sham

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Airmen ruck march in honor of POW/MIA Recognition Day.

In Congress, Veteran Suicide Prevention Is a Bipartisan Topic. Here’s the Plan

A U.S. Soldier oversees members of the Syrian Democratic Forces as they demolish a YPG fortification and raise a Tal Abyad Military Council flag over the outpost as part of the security mechanism zone agreement, Sept. 21, 2019. (U.S. Army/Staff Sgt. Andrew Goedl)

Betrayal of the Kurds Is a Stain on American Honor

A Marine Vietnam veteran embraces Staff Sgt. Tim Chambers to thank him for his support of all veterans, May 25, 2009. (U.S. Marine Corps/Cpl. Scott Schmidt)

Every Veteran Has a Voice. Here's How We're Going to Listen to All of Them

Protesters march during a flash mob protest in Hong Kong, on Friday, Oct. 11, 2019. Hundreds of masked protesters gathered at Chater Garden in central Hong Kong on Friday to rally against police brutality and show their support for students who have been arrested during the ongoing anti-government demonstrations. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

The Hong Kong Protests: the Price of Democracy May Be Economic Prosperity

A U.S. Huey helicopter sprays Agent Orange over Vietnam. The U.S. military used at least 11 million gallons of Agent Orange in Vietnam from 1961 to 1972. Wikimedia Commons

Never Forget Our Most Sacred Obligations

A veteran salutes the flag carried by the East High School Junior ROTC color guard during the Women Veterans’ Appreciation Day ceremony in Anchorage Nov. 8. (U.S. Air Force/Airman 1st Class Tammie Ramsouer)

It's Time to Turn Up the Volume on Women Veteran-Owned Businesses

In this April 12, 2018, file photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks after reviewing the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy fleet in the South China Sea. (Li Gang/Xinhua via AP)

President Xi's Bluffs Have Been a Disaster for China

Women Veterans Have Unique Transition Problems, But We Don't See Them

Bret Baker (left) of Albuquerque NM, and Alexander Stelly (right) from Miami FL tackle the march flag in hand. The two are marching in support of the Wounded Warrior Project, March 17, 2019. (U.S. Army photo/Caleb Creech)

Veterans Who've Gotten Help Have the Power to Destigmatize Mental Health Care

A visitor views the Grand Canyon from Mather Point in Grand Canyon National Park, Ariz., Jan. 27, 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo/Caleb Worpel)

Here's Why Veterans Should Care About America's Public Lands

Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Sergio Palacios, assigned to Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD), draws blood from Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Harley Sarmiento, at the phlebotomy lab on board NMCSD, August 7, 2019. (U.S. Navy photo/Cameron Pinske)

Veterans Can Benefit from Biomarker Research into PTSD

A U.S. Special Operations soldier returns fire while conducting multi-day Afghan-led offensive operations against the Taliban in Mohammad Agha district, Logar Province, Afghanistan, July 28, 2018. (U.S. Air Force/Staff Sgt. Nicholas Byers)

US Officials Should Curb Their Enthusiasm on Afghanistan Deal

Several NATO allies units participated alongside the Estonian Defense Forces in Estonia’s Independence Day parade at Freedom Square in Tallinn, Estonia, Feb. 24, 2019 (U.S. Air Force/Master Sergeant Andy M. Kin)

Russian Harassment of NATO Personnel, Families: The Next Chapter in Information Warfare?

Soldiers from 4th Platoon, Company A, 1-2 SCR, load back onto their Stryker after a dismounted patrol in Sadr City. Photo by Master Sgt. Christina Bhatti

Reflections: The Sadr City Sniper

Japanese soldiers creeping in front of wrecked Soviet tanks. (Wikimedia Commons/Dōmei Tsushin)

Japan Strikes North: How the Battle of Khalkhin Gol Transformed WWII

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Navy Airman Mohammed Sameh Haitham, left, and Ensign Joshua Kaleb Watson were killed in the Pensacola mass shooting Dec. 6. Not pictured is Airman Apprentice Cameron Scott Walters, who also died in the shooting. (Navy)

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Gen. David Berger, the new U.S. Marines commandant, speaks during a press conference in Tokyo, Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2019. (AP Photo/Yuri Kageyama)

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A blow-up Santa Claus on an Army base is deflating holiday cheer for promoting Christianity, an activist group complains.

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The aircraft carriers USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), left, and USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) lead ships of their respective carrier strike groups as they transit the Philippine Sea during dual carrier operations, Nov. 16, 2018. (U.S. Navy photo/Kaila V. Peters)

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In this Nov. 22, 2019 photo provided by the Walters Family, Cameron Walters, center in Navy uniform, poses for a photo with his sisters, Lily Walters, left, and Shania Walters, right, and his father, Shane Walters, far right, the day he graduated from boot camp in Great Lakes, Ill (Heather Walters/Courtesy of the Walters Family via AP)

Father: Navy Victim Shot Standing Watch Fresh from Boot Camp

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Retired U.S. Air Force Col. Charles McGee, a Tuskegee Airman and decorated veteran of three wars, is welcomed at Dover Air Force Base during a celebration for his 100th birthday Friday, Dec. 6, 2019, in Dover, Delaware. (AP Photo/David Tulis)

Tuskegee Airman Celebrates 100th Birthday with Flight

McGee is one of the Air Force's most celebrated pilots. He flew 409 fighter combat missions over three wars.

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This 60mm flare mortar landed in a farmer's field near Camp Hansen, Okinawa, on Dec. 5, 2019. Okinawa Defense Bureau photo

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The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Station Fort Myers Beach safely pulled a dog on board their vessel, Dec. 5, 2019. (U.S. Coast Guard Station Fort Myers Beach via Facebook)

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