Category: Military
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U.S. Aircraft Carrier Docks in Vietnam
By Damien Cave / The New York Times / For the fourth time since the end of the Vietnam War, a United States aircraft carrier made a port call in Vietnam on Thursday, promoting joint security ties at a time when tariffs and the war in Iran have hurt American influence across Asia. The carrier…
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VA Health Care Meltdown
By SUZANNE GORDON / The American Prospect / In Washington, D.C., scorching heat waves along the East Coast this summer have raised the temperature and humidity in a notoriously hot and muggy city, with the thermometer hitting 100 degrees or higher more than once in July. This was particularly bad news for federal health care…
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Guardsman wins free-speech suit
By Mackenzie Thomas July 28, 2026, Carolina Public Press A dispute over First Amendment rights has resulted in the North Carolina National Guard settling a lawsuit with a veteran who claimed he was pressured to retire over his criticism of leadership. Timothy Stanhope, a retired guardsman who spent roughly 20 years in the military, received pushback…
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What if Leland folks weren’t thinking
It was called a “black gash of shame” and a “shrine to defeat” rather than a traditional, heroic tribute long before it was formally dedicated in November 1982. Today the Vietnam Veterans Memorial draws some 5 million visitors each year. The Leland, Mississippi, “Military Wall of Honor — conceived by a man who joined the…