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78 years since Hiroshima – lessons of unnecessary mass destruction

A U.S. B-29 bomber dropped the world’s first atomic bomb over Hiroshima, Japan – an important military center with a civilian population close to 300,000.

The history behind famous ‘Gay Vietnam Veteran’ headstone

Leonard Matlovich is buried in the Congressional Cemeteray beneath a grave stone that reads, “A Gay Vietnam Veteran.”

Lawmakers mull making VA home loans transferable to vets’ families

The move is seen as a way to make up for past racial discrimination in how VA home loans were administered.

Barriers still prevent women from joining special ops, watchdog says

Inconsistent policies to prevent gender discrimination and sexual harassment are among the barriers to why women make up less than 10% of special ops.