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Confirmation hearing for Trump’s VA Sec pick delayed over FBI check

The confirmation hearing had been scheduled for Tuesday morning, but will now be held next week.

By Leo Shane III

11 days ago

Slain Marine’s family ‘let down’ by killer’s 8-year sentence

Cpl. Jesse Thomas Bopp pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the 2023 shooting of a fellow Marine, 19-year-old Lance Cpl. Austin Schwenk.

2 weeks ago

Veteran who killed Iraqi civilian sentenced to prison for Capitol riot

Edward Richmond Jr. attacked police officers with a metal baton during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.

By Michael Kunzelman, The Associated Press

2 months ago

Six decades later, Marine Vietnam veteran awarded Silver Star

Lance Cpl. Milo Plank Jr.’s actions likely saved the life of a Marine who would receive the Medal of Honor for his heroics in the same battle.

8 months ago

The officer who stormed Normandy with nothing but a cane and pistol

One NCO recalled seeing Roosevelt on the beach 'with a cane in one hand, a map in the other, walking around as if he was looking over some real estate.'

By Claire Barrett

8 months ago

Black medic who saved dozens on D-Day posthumously honored

Waverly Woodson Jr., a medic who was part of the only Black combat unit to take part in D-Day, was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross.

8 months ago