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20 years later, Abu Ghraib detainees get their day in US court
A trial scheduled for April 15, 2024, will mark the first time survivors of Iraq’s Abu Ghraib prison will bring claims of torture to a U.S. jury.
Towing company settles lawsuit for illegally selling troops’ cars
A Virginia towing company accused of auctioning off service members’ vehicles agreed to a settlement.
Former Navy SEAL killed in Georgia plane crash, sheriff says
The sheriff told media the pilot who died had been identified as Howard Wasdin, who served in the Navy as a member of the elite SEAL Team 6.
POW/MIA Agency identifies Detroit-area airman killed in WWII
Authorities have identified the remains of a Detroit-area man who died when his aircraft was shot down in Romania during World War II.
By AP Staff
Navy SEAL, Silver Star recipient Mike Day dies
Day suffered 27 gunshots while leading a Naval Special Warfare task unit on a 2007 mission to take down a high-ranking al-Qaida leader in Fallujah, Iraq.
By Diana Stancy
Modern ‘shock and awe’ would be defined by aging jets, new tactics
“We need to be able to use a scalpel and not a meat ax,” said Harlan Ullman, the defense consultant credited with coining "shock and awe."
Navy awards Silver Star to Navy SEAL for heroism in Vietnam
Retired Rear Adm. Thomas Richards, who as a lieutenant was nicknamed "The Hulk," carried three platoon mates through enemy fire to safety.
By Diana Stancy
Former Navy SEAL, listed as a deserter, dies fighting in Ukraine
Daniel W. Swift was reportedly involved in an operation in Bakhmut, a city in eastern Ukraine’s Donbas region, when he was killed.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press