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Did It for the Money: This 32-Year-Old Joined the Army for a $300,000 Dental School Scholarship
Today, Vo lives with his fiancé, Marcus in Costa Mesa, California, works as a pediatric dentist and earns roughly $200,000 per year.
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‘Life Just Changed': West Point Coach, Military Academy Players Recall 9/11
For former Army Black Knights Berry and others in charge of the hundreds of young athletes at the nation’s three service academies that day, the memories that have stuck are tinged with sadness, anger and, above all, immense pride in watching their players realize that their mission to protect their country had suddenly been put front and center.
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How Sports Brought Americans Together After 9/11
The attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City on Sept. 11, 2001 changed everything and briefly sidelined sports. But, when they came back, they came back strong.
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Pentagon Will Require COVID Vaccine for All Troops by Sept. 15
The Pentagon says it will be requiring all members of the U.S. military to receive a COVID-19 vaccine by Sept. 15, a deadline that could be moved forward if it receives final FDA approval or if infection rates continue to rise.
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Senate Confirms Christine Wormuth as First Female Army Secretary
Christine Wormuth has been confirmed unanimously by the Senate to be the first female secretary of the Army
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U.S. Army Makes a Major Change to Body Fat Standards for New Moms
The Army just made a huge change in policy for moms. On Friday, the Army announced that active duty or reserve soldiers who have just given birth will have 365 days to meet body fat requirements, instead of the previous 180 days. Moms in the miltary welcomed the change. U.S. Army Major Natalie Mallue said the new policy means she…
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Army: Sick Soldiers Drank Compound Found in Antifreeze
U.S. Army officials say 11 soldiers at Fort Bliss in Texas were sickened after drinking an industrial compound found in antifreeze
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Trump Doesn't — Then Briefly Does — Wear Mask in Stands at Army-Navy Football Game as Covid Rages Across U.S.
The failure by Trump to wear a mask at the Army-Navy game came amid a record number of deaths from coronavirus, and as a Covid-19 vaccine was approved for use.
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National Museum of the US Army Opens on Veterans Day
The National Museum of the United States Army in Fort Belvoir, Virginia, is opening its doors on Veterans Day.
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Vanessa Guillén's Family Opens Up About Fort Hood Soldier's Death on ‘Red Table Talk'
Weeks before her disappearance, slain Fort Hood soldier Vanessa Guillén told her mother that she had been sexually harassed at the Army base and was afraid to speak up because of what Gloria Guillen calls a culture that protects abusers in the military at the expense of victims like her daughter, NBC News reports.
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Army: Independent Probe Coming After Fort Hood Soldier Death
U.S. Army officials say they will begin an independent review of the command climate at Fort Hood following calls for a more thorough investigation into the killing of a soldier from the Texas base
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Army Speaks Out on Vanessa Guillen, Missing Fort Hood Soldier
The U.S. Army, which has come under criticism by the family of missing Fort Hood soldier Vanessa Guillen, is speaking out, addressing questions about the investigation into her disappearance more than two months ago.
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Military Sexual Assault Reports Rise, in Air Force Above All
The Pentagon says reports of sexual assaults across the military increased slightly last year, with the Air Force showing the biggest jump of all the services
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Army Sends Mortuary Unit to NYC, Takes Over Javits Center for COVID-19 Patients
Thousands of lives have already been lost — teachers, first responders, health care workers; the virus has ripped whole chunks from families and taken many friends. New York City, impaired by the density that makes it one of the world’s most vibrant places, had 1,867 dead and more than 57,000 cases as of Friday. New York City is the national epicenter...
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Burials Delayed, Morgues Overwhelmed By NYC COVID-19 Death Rate
Funeral home and cemetery directors in New York City suggest the COVID-19 crisis has burdened the “aftercare industry,” resulting in the delay of some burials while a number of hospitals have a buildup of bodies that go days without aftercare. Jonathan Dienst reports.
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Haiti Police Exchange Fire With Troops Near National Palace
Haitian police officers have exchanged gunfire for hours with soldiers of the newly reconstituted army outside the national palace.
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2 US Service Members Killed by Roadside Bomb in Afghanistan
Two U.S. service members were killed and two others injured when their vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan, the U.S. military said in a statement Saturday. In keeping with defense department rules, the U.S. military did not identify the service members. But a statement issued by Aurora, Illinois, Mayor Richard Irvin said Miguel Villalon, 21,...
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Possible ‘White Power' Hand Signs at Army-Navy Game Probed
The Army and Navy academies are looking into hand signs flashed by students that can be associated with “white power” and were televised during the Army-Navy football game in Philadelphia on Saturday, school officials said. Cadets at West Point and midshipmen at the Naval Academy in the stands both appeared to display the sign during the broadcast, officials with the two...
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Trump Administration Quietly Releases Lebanon Military Aid
The Trump administration has quietly released more than $100 million in military assistance to Lebanon after months of unexplained delay that led some lawmakers to compare it to the aid for Ukraine at the center of the impeachment inquiry. The $105 million in Foreign Military Financing funds for the Lebanese Armed Forces was released just before the Thanksgiving holiday and...
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