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SPECIAL REPORT: 'Expendable veterans' - the life of service dogs in Vietnam
In 1970, 173rd Airborne dog handler Johnny Mayo lost his first service dog, Tiger, when he tripped a Vietnamese booby trap. His second dog, Kelly, remained by his side until his tour was over. Kelly was put down instead of getting to go home with his...
Tags: Vietnam War (1955-1975), International Military Interventions, U.S. Military, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Remains of 2 Ind. Civil War vets headed to Arlington
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The unclaimed remains of two Civil War soldiers from Indiana are headed to Arlington National Cemetery for inurnment. The cremated remains of a pair of brothers, Lt. Zuinglius K. McCormack and Pvt. Lycurgus McCormack, will be...
Tags: American Legion, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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As Boston buries its dead, more evidence gathered
BOSTON (AP) — The Boston area held funerals for two more of its dead Tuesday — including an 8-year-old boy — as more details emerged from U.S. officials and family members about how the two Boston Marathon bombing suspects may have...
Tags: Sports, U.S. Embassy, Family, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013)
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Local professor shares knowledge about Chechnya
WSBT-TVThe suspects from the Boston marathon bombings is putting Chechnya on the radar of many. The two suspects are said to have lived near Chechnya at one point in their lives, but before this week it's a place most people have never heard of. Chechnya is...Tags: Sports, Vladimir Putin, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Legion accepts CBS apology over 'Amazing Race'
NEW YORK (AP) — The national commander of the American Legion says he accepts CBS' apology for a passage on "The Amazing Race" where contestants visited the wreckage of an American B-52 bomber in Vietnam. The segment aired March 17 and angered...
Tags: CBS Corp., The Amazing Race (tv program), Vietnam War (1955-1975), International Military Interventions, American Legion
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US may leave no troops in Afghanistan beyond 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration says it might leave no troops in Afghanistan after December 2014, an option that defies the Pentagon's view that thousands of troops may be needed to contain al-Qaida and to strengthen Afghan forces....
Tags: Afghanistan, Hillary Clinton, Politics, Washington, DC, Kabul (Afghanistan)
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PSY apologizes for anti-US protests in 2004
PSY is apologizing to Americans for his participation in anti-US protests several years ago. Park Jae-sang performs as PSY and issued a statement Friday after reports surfaced that he had participated in concerts protesting the U.S. military presence in...
Tags: International Military Interventions, Barack Obama, Iraq War (2003-2011), U.S. Military, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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An insider attack: Trust cost 2 lives, including SW Mich. soldier
WASHINGTON (AP) — It was a sneak attack, but not by the enemy they feared. U.S. Army Capts. Joshua Lawrence and Drew Russell were inside a small command post on an Afghan army base, wrapping up a long day of coordinating the safe arrival of nearly...
Tags: The Pentagon, Afghanistan, Gaming, Emergency Incidents, John Cook
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AM General cuts some salaried positions
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND –– AM General confirmed Friday that there has been a reduction in its salaried workforce effective immediately. “These actions while regrettable are necessary due to fiscal constraints as we restructure the business to...Tags: Science and Technology, Layoffs and Downsizing, Career and Workplace, U.S. Military, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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New Michigan constable is former militia member
BRIDGEWATER TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — The new lawman in a Washtenaw County township is a former militia member. Michael Meeks last week won the job of constable in Bridgewater Township, near Manchester. The former member of the Hutaree (hoo-TAR'-ee)...Tags: Prosecution, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Hutaree
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States petition to secede from union, including Indiana and Michigan
CBS NewsThey don't want to take their country back. They just want to leave it behind. As the dust settles in the wake of President Obama's decisive reelection last Tuesday, the White House petition website has been flooded by a series of secession requests,...Tags: Republican Party, Rick Perry, Politics, Barack Obama, Local Elections
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Homless veterans teach students real life Veteran's Day lesson
As the words to “You’re a Grand Old Flag” rang out in front of St. Anthony de Padua Catholic School Friday, it was clear some of the youngest students don’t quite know all the words yet. But they can tell you a lot about Veteran&...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Education, Ceremonies, Culture, Students
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