Felony convictions have been vacated for four Navy officers in a sprawling bribery scandal due to prosecutorial misconduct. Capt. Larry Taylor risked his life to rescue a reconnaissance team that was about to be overrun by the enemy — facing almost certain death. The half-hour mission drained all their ammo and nearly their fuel in one of the most daring rescues of the Vietnam War. No two services can agree on where to measure a service member’s waist when deploying the hated, but hard-to-eliminate tape test. Capt. Victoria Garcia, Military Times' 2023 Guardian of the Year, led the first space electronic warfare deployment at the onset of the war in Ukraine. Leonard Matlovich is buried in the Congressional Cemeteray beneath a grave stone that reads, “A Gay Vietnam Veteran.” The former CO of the USS Theodore Roosevelt, fired for his efforts to help his sailors, regrets nothing: "I did it out of love for my crew." Capt. John W. Kurtz's name was removed from the aviation major command screening board list in late 2022. More than a year after retired Marine Capt. Grady disappeared in southern Ukraine, his remains will be flown home on Friday. Capt. Brian Drechsler is being moved as Navy officials seek new leadership for the Naval Special Warfare Center. By Lolita C. Baldor, AP
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