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Here are the military services’ top leaders heading into 2024
The services have newly confirmed leaders heading into 2024.
Korean War veteran sees medals for first time at ceremony
Marcos Luis Montano of Waukegan, 91, held his Purple Heart medal at Veterans Memorial Plaza for the first time last month.
By Karie Angell Luc, Lake County News-Sun via the AP
Military commissaries seeing ‘strong sales’ with newly eligible disabled vets
In spite of hurdles, disabled veterans are using their new commissary benefit.
By Karen Jowers
Not even a severed arm could stop him from taking down Nazis — now his story is a graphic novel
The native Hawaiian’s road to history began when he witnessed the December 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor first-hand.
By Jon Simkins
29 Purple Hearts approved for injuries sustained in Iran ballistic missile attack
In all, 80 Purple Heat packages were evaluated “individually” by a CJTF-OIR review board in accordance with Army and Air Force regulations.
By Shawn Snow
Troops to receive Purple Hearts for injuries during Iranian missile barrage on al-Asad airbase in Iraq
It’s unclear at the moment how many troops will receive the medals. The defense official told Military Times that the medal award packets are still going through the approval process.
Navy to honor more than three dozen personnel following Pensacola attack
A ceremony is slated to start 10 a.m. March 16 at the National Naval Aviation Museum.
Nearly 60 service members could be eligible for the the Purple Heart following Iran ballistic missile attack
If approved, 64 Purple Hearts for injuries sustained from the Iran ballistic missile strike would surpass the 47 Purple Hearts awarded to Marines from 2016 to 2018 supporting Operation Inherent Resolve — the U.S.-led mission to defeat ISIS in Iraq and Syria.
House votes to curb Trump’s military action on Iran
The Democratic-led House passed legislation to repeal the 2002 war authorization for Iraq and to bar funding for military action in Iran, in an effort to reclaim Congress’s war powers amid regional tensions.
Senators want Purple Hearts for victims of Florida Navy base shooting
The lawmakers also want civilian valor awards for the law enforcement officials who responded to the attack.
Here’s why some bases aren’t allowing spouses to accompany their newly eligible veteran to shop
Will veterans and veteran caregivers with new shopping privileges have to leave their spouse at the gate because of a base's policies? It depends.
By Karen Jowers