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Old veterans to young ones: 'We had it harder'

Source: MSN, Nov 24 2012, 12:37pm CST

World War II combat veteran Ben Kauffman, 86, carries an American flag as he listens to a speaker during a Veterans Day ceremony in Loveland, Colo., on Nov. 11. Cultural fault lines clearly run between the generations that saw action ...

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Pentagon unveils plans for moving women into combat roles

Source: Reuters  |   Jun 18 2013, 7:08pm CDT

U.S. soldiers from the NATO-led coalition force relax beside a basketball court as night falls at the Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan, June 29, 2007. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top U.S. military official de ...

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"I think most veterans, no matter what era, including my era — Vietnam — are not resentful, whatsoever, of the treatment given to today’s veterans"


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Military Changes Policy On Women In Combat, Special-Ops

Source: CBS 11 - Dallas/Fort Worth  |   Jun 18 2013, 5:20pm CDT

FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM/AP) – Women are about to be allowed into the most demanding—and dangerous units in the nation’s military. And many female veterans say: it’s about time. “I am so proud that our nation is moving forward in accepti ...

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Military plans to open more combat jobs to women by 2016

Source: The Washington Post  |   Jun 18 2013, 4:52pm CDT

By 2016, women could be permitted to train for most combat roles, including infantry and artillery positions, under detailed plans released by the Pentagon on Tuesday describing how to integrate female troops throughout the armed forces. But military lea ...

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Retired Vietnam veteran works to honor war dogs with monument

Source: Stars and Stripes  |   Jun 18 2013, 4:47pm CDT

Retired Air Force veteran Larry Chilcoat has carried Geisha's picture in his wallet for 43 years. Geisha, a war dog, was assigned to Chilcoat during the Vietnam War in 1969. He still thinks about her. "She and I bonded quickly," ...

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US military deaths in Afghanistan at 2,103

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As of Tuesday, June 18, 2013, at least 2,103 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan as a result of the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to an Associated Press count. ...

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Military plans would put women in most combat jobs

Source: The News & Observer  |   Jun 18 2013, 4:02pm CDT

FILE - In this Sept. 18, 2012 file photo, female soldiers from 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division train on a firing range while testing new body armor in Fort Campbell, Ky., in preparation f ...

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WASHINGTON—A top general says cultural, social and behavioral concerns may be bigger hurdles than physical fitness requirements for women looking to move into the military's special operations units. Maj. Gen. Bennet Sacolick, director of force m ...

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World War II veteran becomes oldest bungee jumper in Europe

Source: Metro.co.uk  |   Jun 18 2013, 2:28pm CDT

A World War II veteran has become the oldest bungee jumper in Europe after leaping off a bridge for his 90th birthday. Bob Steele jumped 131ft from Highland Fling Bungee’s platform at Garry Bridge in Killiecrankie, Perthshire, falling at 50mph. Bob, wh ...

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Source: The Independent  |   Jun 18 2013, 2:21pm CDT

The details of what has been happening to Britain’s military equipment in Afghanistan were given today as the government there assumed responsibility for security across the country and international forces embarked on the final part ...

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