In the late summer of 1990, the forces of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein were poised on the Saudi border, having just overrun Kuwait. U.S. troops scrambled to get ashore and fall in on their gear, overcoming chaos at the Saudi ports. Five months later, on Jan. 17, 1991, U.S.-led coalition bombings of Hussein’s Iraq began, …
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As the anniversary of the first COVID-19 death in the U.S. approaches, the nation is on track to surpass the total U.S. military death toll in the four years of World War II, a stark indicator of the pandemic’s cost. “This week the U.S. will reach two terrible milestones,” Dr. Peter Hotez, professor of Pediatrics …
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – South Korea’s president on Monday urged the incoming Biden administration to build upon the achievements and learn from the failures of President Donald Trump’s diplomatic engagement with North Korea. A dovish liberal and the son of northern war refugees, Moon Jae-in had lobbied hard to help set up Trump’s three …
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Many of the service members who gave their lives in service to our country barely had a chance to begin their own. Marine Corps Private 1st Class Robert Jenkins Jr. falls into that category. What he lacked in age, he more than made up for in courage, commitment and dedication. For that, he earned the …
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FORT DRUM, N.Y. (AP) – Vice President Mike Pence and his wife made their final official appearance together Sunday with a visit to Fort Drum, where they thanked the 10th Mountain Division and their families for their service. “I’m here to deliver a very simple message to each and every one of you on behalf …
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