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August 10, 2010 - They're still raising the money, but Triangle Flight of Honor is adding a second flight to transport former servicemen to the Washington memorial dedicated in their honor.
August 02, 2010 - Members of the 35th and 80th Fighter Squadrons here flew a total of 20 sorties July 25 through 28 in support of Exercise Invincible Spirit, the first in a planned series of South Korean and U.S. Forces Korea combined naval exercises.
July 20, 2010 - In 1950, the United States and many other countries of the United Nations came to the defense of South Korea when North Korea invaded. The meetings in Seoul, South Korea, beginning tomorrow are a reaffirmation of U.S. commitment to South Korea.
July 19, 2010 - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates arrived here tonight for a visit intended to underscore the U.S. commitment to South Korea and provide framework for further strengthening the alliance between the two nations.
July 16, 2010 - Sending North Korea a strong message of deterrence and underscoring the strength of the U.S.-South Korean alliance are key aims of an upcoming visit to South Korea by Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, Pentagon officials said here yesterday.
July 14, 2010 - A young man working on a farm in Illinois decided to enlist in the National Guard in March 1953 after he received a challenge from his friend and employer.
July 04, 2010 - Military service members from 51 countries became U.S. citizens during a swearing-in ceremony aboard the USS Midway Memorial Museum July 2.
June 24, 2010 - Flanked by Korean War veterans, many proudly bearing the medals and insignias of their military service, defense officials commemorated the 60th anniversary of the Korean War and saluted the veterans during a ceremony held at the Pentagon here today.
June 23, 2010 - A statue that honors legendary Eighth U.S. Army Commander Gen. Walton H. Walker was unveiled beside the 8th Army headquarters here, June 23.
June 18, 2010 - Unidentified remains of 14 fallen Air Force AC-130 gunship crewmembers were laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery here yesterday, nearly 40 years after their aircraft was shot down over southern Laos.
June 03, 2010 - South Korea has the full support of the United States as it confronts North Korea’s sinking of its naval ship Cheonan, and the 60-year U.S. alliance with the republic is as strong as ever, President Barack Obama said last night.
May 28, 2010 - The United States and Japan agreed yesterday to relocate a controversial U.S. air base to a less densely populated area on the Japanese island of Okinawa.
May 18, 2010 - Iraq combat veteran Troy Yocum is walking 7,000 miles across the nation, banging his drum, gathering followers and trying to meet his goal of raising $5 million for U.S. veterans and their families in need.
April 09, 2010 - U.S. Forces Korea is gearing up for a full range of activities to begin this summer commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Korean War, and the strong U.S.-South Korea alliance that continues to maintain stability on the Korean peninsula.
March 23, 2010 - More than 280 loved ones of American servicemembers missing in action and prisoners of war gathered for a briefing from the Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office March 20 here.
March 23, 2010 - All eyes were on World War II veterans as they were honored and recognized at the World War II Memorial in Washington March 11 for their participation in the Pacific Campaign more than 65 years ago.
February 11, 2010 - He has faithfully dedicated three times the required years necessary to retire and is still going.
January 19, 2010 - The Korean War has been characterized as a forgotten conflict, lost somewhere between World War II and Vietnam.
December 15, 2009 - A soldier is wounded during a joint British and Afghanistan National Army patrol in Helmand Province. Shot through both legs, his condition worsens while being cared for by the medics.
December 05, 2009 - With the spray of bubbly from a champagne bottle, PCU Missouri (SSN 780), the Navy's newest Virginia-class attack submarine, was christened during a late morning ceremony at General Dynamics Electric Boat in Groton, Conn., Dec. 5.
November 19, 2009 - Retired Col. Lewis L. Millett, who received the Medal of Honor during the Korean War for leading what was reportedly the last major American bayonet charge, died Nov 14.
October 23, 2009 - As South Korea’s military transitions to full operational control, it’s important to remember the past 60 years of U.S. commitment to the country and to not waver in that support, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said.
October 19, 2009 - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates is on his way to Japan, where he will discuss a broad range of defense issues as the first Cabinet-level U.S. official to visit the new Japanese Democratic Party government since it took office last month.
October 06, 2009 - Veterans of the Korean War, both American and Korean, gathered here yesterday with current U.S. Army and South Korean leaders to pay tribute at the National Korean War Memorial.
September 09, 2009 - Potential Marines usually sit with a recruiter and pick out the reasons they want to join from a stack of colorful cards featuring the words “travel,” “education” and “discipline,” among others.
August 07, 2009 - If history is any guide, the new Post-9/11 GI Bill may be the most effective piece of legislation Congress ever has passed.
June 23, 2009 - Beth Reece always dreamed of seeing her name in print. But as a young girl growing up in the sleepy town of Beckley, W.Va., she couldn’t have known how much the military would help her achieve that goal.
June 16, 2009 - Given North Korea’s bellicose threats, it is unacceptable for the nation to possess nuclear weapons, President Barack Obama said today at the White House.
June 15, 2009 - U.S. Air Force Weapons School instructors completed the school's first unmanned aircraft systems and F-22 Raptor validation course June 13.
June 11, 2009 - Because it comes from what he called “an unpredictable regime,” bellicose rhetoric from North Korea needs to be watched closely, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said today.
June 01, 2009 - Army scientists are studying a new DNA vaccine delivery method that will one day be needle-free and painless, a senior Army research scientist at Fort Detrick, Md., said.
May 30, 2009 - In some of his strongest words on the subject to date, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates today said the United States will not accept North Korea as a nuclear weapons state and promised to defend U.S. allies in the region.
May 29, 2009 - As the plane flying him to a security conference in Singapore travels into a storm of regional unrest stirred up by this week’s North Korean nuclear tests, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates today downplayed the swirling rhetoric.
May 27, 2009 - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton today reiterated U.S. commitment to South Korea’s and Japan’s security in light of what she called North Korea’s “provocative and belligerent” activities and rhetoric.
May 25, 2009 - President Barack Obama today hailed U.S. military members’ unselfish service and willingness to lay down their lives on behalf of their fellow citizens during the annual Memorial Day observance at Arlington National Cemetery.
May 24, 2009 - Pam Crane sat peacefully in a patch of freshly mowed grass along Highway 27 here in the nation’s capital, remembering her husband, his patriotism and his cause.
April 20, 2009 - The top U.S. military officer called on servicemembers to use Holocaust Remembrance Day observances this week as an opportunity to reflect on the responsibilities of life, reminding them that the decisions they make matter.
April 09, 2009 - President Barack Obama today issued a proclamation marking Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day, noting that American prisoners of war exemplify the courage and sacrifice that defines the nation's men and women in uniform.
April 08, 2009 - More than 120 people whose family members never returned from military service gathered here recently for an update from officials of the Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office.
April 02, 2009 - South Korea is a vital ally and firm friend of the United States, President Barack Obama said today while attending the Group of 20 international economic conference in London.
March 25, 2009 - President Barack Obama made an unannounced visit to Arlington National Cemetery today, surprising about 30 of the 98 living Medal of Honor recipients attending a wreath-laying ceremony.
February 23, 2009 - Two years is much too long to determine service disabilities, especially when the injuries obviously qualify a servicemember for full benefits and compensation, a senior Defense Department official said here today.
December 11, 2008 - The Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) has emphasized the importance of good leadership and education during his tenure and the Navy's senior enlisted Sailor.
December 10, 2008 - Tour lengths for some family-accompanied assignments in South Korea will be extended to three years, Pentagon officials announced today.
November 21, 2008 - Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey Jr. recently outlined three topics he believes are important for the Army to address with the incoming administration.
November 18, 2008 - One day before the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, Army senior leaders put into place a plan to overhaul the service’s combat medic training.
October 21, 2008 - Retired Col. Robert B. Nett, 86, a World War II Medal of Honor recipient and honorary colonel of the Officer Candidate School battalion at Fort Benning, died at his home Oct. 19 after a brief illness.
September 08, 2008 - On a small parade field at the steps of the Pentagon and across the river from the skyline of the nation's capital, top military and political leaders today pledged to continue looking for missing servicemembers no matter the cost.
April 02, 2008 - Seventy-four-year-old Bob Eiden stood on a snow bank overlooking Snowmass Mountain yesterday, mentally preparing himself for his first experience on skis, 16 months after having his right leg amputated.
September 26, 2006 - Eighty-eight years after being killed in action along the not-so-quiet Western Front of World War I, Army Pvt. Francis Lupo of Cincinnati was buried with military honors at Arlington National Cemetery.
August 08, 2006 - U.S. troop levels in South Korea will go from a previous 37,500 to around 25,000 by the end of 2007, but this won’t lessen the U.S. commitment to defending the country. Modern technology allows for more defense capability with fewer troops.
September 23, 2005 - America’s highest military honor was bestowed on CPL Tibor Rubin Sept. 23 as President George W. Bush draped the Medal of Honor around the 76-year-old’s neck in a White House ceremony.
July 27, 2005 - The United States has been saying since October 2002 that Pyongyang has a secret nuclear-weapons program. Since then, North Korea has pulled out of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, expelled U.N. monitors, and re-opened a nuclear facility.
May 23, 2005 - More than 227 years later, Lt. Col. Richard von Steuben of the Pennsylvania Army Nn.ational Guard is a member of the inspector’s general staff – as a military intelligence officer. He is the first cousin, seven generations removed, from Baron von Steube
May 05, 2005 - ask Force Liberty soldiers captured 22 insurgents suspected of launching an indirect fire attack on a coalition forces base near Bayji, Iraq, May 4.
April 19, 2005 - The black aluminum “HeroBracelets” are each engraved with the name of an American servicemember who has died in the war on terrorism. The bracelets can be customized to adorn a specific name.
April 14, 2005 - A new documentary film, Voices in Wartime, focuses on the firsthand experience of war and its aftermath. It was produced in tandem with another short film, Beyond Wartime, designed to help communities understand and heal the traumas caused by war.
March 23, 2005 - They’d talked on the telephone and in Internet chat rooms for a few months, but had never met face-to-face until March 22, when nearly 40 young widows of servicemen killed in Iraq and Afghanistan attended a luncheon sponsored by the Gold Star Wives.
February 14, 2005 - China has told U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice it will work to resume multi-party negotiations on North Korea's nuclear programs.
November 17, 2004 - The National Football League's support of America's armed forces during the war against global terrorism continues a tradition that's been maintained since World War II.
September 08, 2004 - “However long it takes, wherever it takes us, whatever the cost.” Those words reflect the pledge of the more than 600 people who work everyday to locate and identify 88,000 American service members still missing from World War II to present.
August 16, 2004 - South Korea's intelligence agency has warned of possible North Korean terror attacks following last month's exodus of hundreds of refugees from the communist North.
June 14, 2004 - Ten Medal of Honor recipients from World War II and the Korean and Vietnam wars were expected here at the Marine Corps Law Enforcement Foundation's 10th Annual Invitational Gala June 12, but only nine showed up – the 10th died five days before the event.
May 31, 2004 - Warburton Miller was revved up to help win the war in the Pacific during World War II, but when he read newspaper accounts he didn't know if he'd get the chance.
January 05, 2004 - The new year brings new hope for families of the more than 88,000 Americans who are still missing from World War II, the Korean War, the Cold War, the Vietnam War and the 1991 Gulf War.
January 01, 2004 - With the pull of a lever, 23,000 pounds of thrust slows the forty-seven foot long aircraft to a complete halt over the Lake Michigan shoreline. For the Marine Corps’ AV-8B Harrier, it’s all in a days work.
December 23, 2003 - For the second time since it started conferring the honor in 1927, Time magazine has selected the American Soldier as its Person of the Year.
December 04, 2003 - Merlin ''Mage'' Magerkurth got one of the biggest surprises of his life about 15 years ago - scores of letters he'd written to his mother from the battlefields of the Korean War.
November 06, 2003 - ''I took this photo with the purpose of giving it to my father for his retirement ceremony after 40 years in the government,
September 14, 2003 - For an 82-year-old World War II bomber pilot, a visit to Luke was a trip down memory lane and a chance to test his flying abilities again.
July 30, 2003 - Robert Stratton of Bluffton, Ohio, was one of the thousands of veterans who traveled to Washington last weekend. At the memorial, the 77-year-old farmer spoke about his service in Korea.
July 21, 2003 - An uneasy peace settled on Korea after a truce was finally signed, 50 years ago this week.
June 23, 2003 - A photograph of a patrol of stainless steel statues trudging through snow toward an objective is featured on the new commemorative postage stamp honoring the Korean War Veterans Memorial that's slated to be dedicated by the U.S. Postal Service on July 27.
June 03, 2003 - The Korean War got a step closer to an armistice as both the United Nations and communists agreed on terms for exchanging all prisoners of war, 50 years ago this week.
May 28, 2003 - The remains of nine U.S. Navy crew members, missing in action from the Vietnam War, have been identified, and their remains are being returned to their families for burial.
May 05, 2003 - As a new day dawned in the Arabian Gulf May 2, there was a sense of guarded optimism for Sailors and Marines here about President Bush’s recent nationally televised speech to the nation from the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln.
March 05, 2003 - An Eight Army patrol in the vicinity of Pork Chop Hill caught a platoon of Red Chinese short of their objective and spoiled the communist planned attack, 50 years ago this week in Korea.
February 20, 2003 - A North Korean fighter jet crossed briefly into South Korean air space Thursday, the first such incident in 20 years.
