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Edge-of-your-seat movies troops should watch for in 2024
These nine thrilling films are at the top of our 2024 must-see list.
By Sarah Sicard
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Woman who faked being cancer-stricken Marine gets 6 years in prison
A woman received a nearly six-year federal prison sentence for using stolen information to pose as a sick Marine and commit a “massive fraud scheme."
Desegregating America’s blood supply to save wounded service members
It was not until 1950 that the Red Cross stopped requiring the segregation of so-called “Negro blood.”
By Thomas A Guglielmo, George Washington University
A warship doomed by ‘confusion, indecision, and ultimately panic’ on the bridge
A secret Navy report looks at the ways leaders could have averted the deadly destroyer Fitzgerald collision.
Worse than you thought: inside the secret Fitzgerald probe the Navy doesn’t want you to read
It was kept secret from the public in part because it was designed to prep the Navy for potential lawsuits in the aftermath of the accident.
A tale of two tours — both now in the books
After spending 209 days deployed, The Sullivans arrived at Florida’s Naval Station Mayport. Sister destroyer Jason Dunham was gone 202 days before pulling into Naval Station Norfolk.
By Mark D. Faram
Wood from Blackbeard’s flagship has become ‘very precious’
Storms, strong currents and shipworms have destroyed all but a few remaining pieces of the famed Queen Anne's Revenge, which capsized 300 years ago.
By Jeff Hampton, The Virginian-Pilot
Shutdown less likely as White House says it will look elsewhere for border wall funds
White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders told Fox News Tuesday that the administration was exploring alternatives for border wall funding to avoid a government shutdown.
Military units to reunite for mental health support in new VA pilot to prevent suicide
The program, dubbed Operation Resilience, will focus on troops who saw heavy casualties in combat or high-rates of suicide at home.
Track Palin to spend year in custody after assault arrests
The oldest son of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin will spend a year in custody after a judge ruled Wednesday that allegations of hitting a woman on the head disqualified him from a therapeutic program for veterans tied to a separate assault case.
Sarah Palin’s son, an Army veteran, once again arrested and charged with domestic violence assault
The Iraq war veteran who deployed with the 25th Infantry Division reportedly took the woman’s phone away to prevent her from contacting the police.
By Jon Simkins