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Aug 22, 2024 – He has worked as a music reporter and editor for publications in New Hampshire, Vermont, New York and Oregon. One of his earliest journalistic inspirations came from reading Stars and Stripes as a …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2024-08-22/okinawa-troop-sex-crime-allegations-14941924.html

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Jun 30, 2024 – A retired New York Army National Guard soldier received the Bronze Star Medal with “V’ device last week in recognition of his heroic actions 20 years ago in Iraq.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2024-06-30/ny-national-guard-bronze-star-14343896.html

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Feb 2, 2023 – You’ve probably heard about George Santos, the newly elected U.S. representative for New York’s 3rd Congressional District, who admitted to lying on the campaign trail about his background and …

https://www.stripes.com/opinion/2023-02-02/modern-journalism-military-veterans-9019350.html

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Aug 6, 2023 – The U.S. Army has a new enlisted leader. Command Sgt. Maj. Michael Weimer officially assumed responsibility as the 17th sergeant major of the Army from Michael Grinston during a ceremony Friday at …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2023-08-06/sergeant-major-army-weimer-10964307.html

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The driver was New York Yankee Jerry Coleman. The passenger was Ted Williams, who had been recalled to active duty after flying in World War II. Williams, the Red Sox legend, thanked Fasulo.

https://www.stripes.com/migration/86-year-old-marine-corps-legend-john-fasulo-dr-demo-is-set-to-retire-1.481488

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WASHINGTON — Papotia Reginald Wright started the 8th Special Forces Regiment New York Honor Guard more than a year ago to perform burial services for veterans.

https://www.stripes.com/migration/stolen-valor-fake-green-beret-forced-to-shut-down-honor-guard-group-1.504969

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Bruce Swander’s version of the U.S. military passenger list for Flight 739. No government agencies — Army, Air Force, Defense Department, National Archives, State Department, CIA — could …

https://www.stripes.com/migration/unofficial-us-military-passenger-list-for-flight-739-1.232037

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Brooks was from Brooklyn and joined the Army in July of 2012. He was initially assigned to Fort Hood in Texas from where he served a deployment to Afghanistan from June to November of 2014 …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/82nd-airborne-soldiers-killed-in-iraq-artillery-mishap-were-from-texas-new-york-city-1.482968

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Jun 20, 2024 – NEW YORK (Tribune News Service) — A mob of teens threw traffic cones and bottles at a Jewish man on a Brooklyn street, police said Wednesday. The 41-year-old victim, dressed in Orthodox Jewish …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2024-06-20/mob-teens-hate-crime-jewish-brooklyn-14242633.html

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Originally from Knoxville, Tenn., he holds a journalism degree from the University of North Florida. He previously covered crime and the military in Key West, Fla., and business in Jacksonville, Fla.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2024-03-28/japan-self-defense-tomahawk-yokosuka-emanuel-13444032.html

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Florida-based technology corporation Apis Cor built the world’s largest 3D-prrinted building in the United Arab Emirates in 2019, according to the Guinness Book of World Records. The two-story …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2022-04-06/army-barracks-largest-3d-printed-structures-fort-bliss-5597551.html

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Bullock, 29, was working toward degrees in engineering from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Florida and space mining at the Colorado School of Mines, the obituary said.. A celebration of …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2022-06-15/bullock-navy-trona-crash-6357149.html

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Originally from Knoxville, Tenn., he holds a journalism degree from the University of North Florida. He previously covered crime and the military in Key West, Fla., and business in Jacksonville, Fla.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2024-08-22/navy-warship-taiwan-strait-china-14941233.html

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Originally from Knoxville, Tenn., he holds a journalism degree from the University of North Florida. He previously covered crime and the military in Key West, Fla., and business in Jacksonville, Fla.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2022-05-18/us-navy-construction-contracts-marine-corps-camp-blaz-guam-6042100.html

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A combat-ready F-15EX Eagle II landed last week at Portland Air National Guard Base, making the 142nd Wing the first operational unit in the Air Force to field the strike fighter.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2024-06-11/f-15ex-eagle-ii-portland-air-guard-14148497.html

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Originally from Knoxville, Tenn., he holds a journalism degree from the University of North Florida. He previously covered crime and the military in Key West, Fla., and business in Jacksonville, Fla.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2024-02-23/air-force-cope-north-guam-13091877.html

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Originally from Knoxville, Tenn., he holds a journalism degree from the University of North Florida. He previously covered crime and the military in Key West, Fla., and business in Jacksonville, Fla.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2024-08-12/italy-navy-carriers-guam-pacific-14838910.html

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Earlier this year, Army leaders said they were aiming for a total force of 473,000 ?— including new recruits and existing troops ?— by the time fiscal 2022 ended Oct. 1.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2022-11-18/army-recruiting-wormuth-generation-z-8104098.html

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About 33,000 veterans across the country lack access to permanent housing, down 11% since 2020 and down 55% since 2010, according to the 2022 Point-in-Time Count released by the Department of …

https://www.stripes.com/veterans/2023-06-29/veterans-affairs-homeless-grants-white-house-hud-10588237.html

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Originally from Knoxville, Tenn., he holds a journalism degree from the University of North Florida. He previously covered crime and the military in Key West, Fla., and business in Jacksonville, Fla.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2024-08-21/navy-blue-ridge-yokosuka-japan-14930832.html

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