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Gold Star at Graduation

Source: https://www.military.com/spousebuzz/2018/06/20/gold-star-graduation.html The week he was killed, I was home in Kansas preparing for finals week of my freshman year in college.

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National Guard Spouses Share Worries With Vice President’s Wife

Source: https://www.military.com/spousebuzz/2018/06/21/national-guard-spouses-share-worries-vice-presidents-wife.html Karen Pence is meeting with military spouses across the U.S.

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Shot 5 Times by Afghan Soldier, Navy Master Chief Refused to Quit

Source: https://www.military.com/daily-news/2018/06/21/shot-5-times-afghan-soldier-navy-master-chief-refused-quit.html Raina Hockenberry won two gold medals in cycling, two golds in rowing and four golds in swimming at the Warrior Games.

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USS Coronado Underway for MQ-8C Fire Scout Testing

Source: https://www.military.com/daily-news/2018/06/21/uss-coronado-underway-mq-8c-fire-scout-testing.html USS Coronado began underway operational testing of the Navy’s newest unmanned helicopter, the MQ-8C Fire Scout.

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Maine-Based Coast Guard Rescues Sea Turtles, Seizes 6 Tons Cocaine

Source: https://www.military.com/daily-news/2018/06/18/maine-based-coast-guard-rescues-sea-turtles-seizes-6-tons-cocaine.html A crew aboard a Maine-based Coast Guard ship seized cocaine valued at over $200 million during an 80-day voyage.

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Navy’s Senior Enlisted Leader Steps Down Amid Reports of Toxic Leadership

Source: https://www.military.com/daily-news/2018/06/21/navys-senior-enlisted-leader-steps-down-amid-reports-toxic-leadership.html Master Chief Steven Giordano published a message on the Navy’s Facebook page announcing that he was leaving his post .

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German Uniforms of World War 1 I THE GREAT WAR Special

Source: http://youtu.be/GMxwfijE_qo http://youtu.be/GMxwfijE_qo

From the iconic Pickelhaube to the almost legendary Stahlhelm and the field grey colour, German military uniforms of World War 1 are instantly recognisable.

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Coast Guard Cutter Leaves Astoria After 15 Years of Service

Source: https://www.military.com/daily-news/2018/06/21/coast-guard-cutter-leaves-astoria-after-15-years-service.html A Coast Guard cutter that has tended buoys in the Pacific Northwest for 15 years has left Astoria for good.

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Ex-Soldier Who Shot Up Afghan Village May Seek Clemency, Lawyer Says

Source: https://www.military.com/daily-news/2018/06/21/ex-soldier-who-shot-afghan-village-may-seek-clemency-lawyer-says.html Former Army staff sergeant Robert Bales will likely ask the president to commute his life sentence.

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Report: California Police Justified in Killing Army Veteran with PTSD

Source: https://www.military.com/daily-news/2018/06/21/report-california-police-justified-killing-army-veteran-ptsd.html Investigators say police who killed an Army veteran suffering from PTSD were justified in using lethal force.