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U.S. Air Force Fielding 125,000 New Sig Sauer M18 Pistols
by Chris EgerThe U.S. Air Force recently started fielding the new polymer-framed Sig Sauer M18 pistol to units and anticipates to have legacy handguns replaced by 2022.
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Teams search for remains of missing Vietnam War servicemen
by Jennifer CruzAfter more than 40 years since the end of the war, over 1,600 servicemen still remain missing or otherwise unaccounted for.
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Book Review: ‘No Better Friend’ by Robert Weintraub
by Kristin AlbertsThrough the story of Judy the Pointer comes the harrowing tales of soldiers in the Pacific, the horror of the internment camps and the will for survival.
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Missing Korean War soldier identified, buried with honors after 66 years
by Jennifer CruzFor more than six decades, the remains of Cpl. Luis Torres were buried and named “Unknown” but DNA analysis helped to positively identify him last year.
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Japan opens museum exhibiting experiments conducted on WWII POWs (VIDEO)
by Jennifer CruzEfforts to destroy evidence of the experiments failed and nearly two dozen people were charged with war crimes pertaining to the experiments, the evidence of which is now part of an exhibit at the museum.
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Korean War POW laid to rest more than 60 years after his death
by Jennifer CruzCpl. C.G. Bolden's widow was informed of his death shortly after it occurred in 1951, but it wasn't until this past December that Bolden's remains were positively identified and he was finally buried over the weekend.
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Last known American POW, Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl coming home
by Chris EgerHeld captive by the Taliban in Afghanistan for five years, U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl is now recovering in Germany and slated to come home.
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US soldier missing in Vietnam since 1964 to be buried with full military honors (VIDEO)
by Jennifer CruzNearly 50 years after his plane was shot down by enemy fire in Vietnam, the remains of a United States soldier have been identified and he will finally be laid to rest this weekend at Arlington National Cemetery.
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‘The Railway Man’ trailer: The story of a former WWII POW that met his chief tormentor again 50 years later (VIDEO)
by Brent McCluskey“The Railway Man” follows Eric Lomax, an Allied prisoner of war during WWII that was brutally beaten and tortured, and who met his chief tormentor 50 years later. Lomax, played by Colin Firth, was captured by the Japanese in February 1942 and transported to Kanchanaburi, Thailand, where he was held at a prison camp and […]
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