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Groceries, gas, a ‘Grand Slam’: here are your Veterans Day discounts

Check out the free or discounted food, attractions, services and products available to veterans and active-duty service members on Wednesday.

Hegseth denounces ‘farce’ impeachment in first briefing since May

Hegseth argued the impeachment articles brought forth Monday were a politically motivated “farce” directed at service members.
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The U.S. Navy Blue Angels flight demonstrations squadron fired a pilot and a public affairs officer in two isolated events, according to sources.

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Final 8 sailors identified from 1945 USS Indianapolis sinking

Eighty-one years after the sinking of the USS Indianapolis, the last eight men whose fates remained unclear on that catastrophic evening have been identified.
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For underwater use, the company’s fiber-optic sensing can detect an oil tanker at 100 kilometers, the CEO said.
October surge in hiring lowers veterans’ unemployment to 2.7%

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Soon no Pearl Harbor survivors will be alive

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How one Japanese vessel spectacularly failed at Pearl Harbor

Even before the first Japanese bomb fell, the HA-19 and four other Type A midget submarines were meant to deal the first blow to the “sleeping giant.”

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The pajama pilot over Pearl Harbor

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