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US peacekeepers were killed by Somalia militiamen in flip-flops. What went wrong – and did it set a ‘dangerous precedent’?

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Paul Fussell’s 50-year-old survey of trench warfare deserves a new generation of readers, our book critic writes.

A Medal of Honor recipient’s portrait and citation are now out of a courthouse closet and back up on a courthouse wall. The Bluefield Daily Telegraph recently ran a letter to the editor from Ed ...

A Medal of Honor recipient's portrait and citation are now out of a courthouse closet and back up on a courthouse wall. The Bluefield Daily Telegraph recently ran a letter to the editor from Ed ...

Jim Guy Tucker, Arkansas’ 43rd governor, died Thursday at the age of 81. Tucker died from complications of ulcerative colitis ...

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It was April 24 1975, and six armed German terrorists from the far-left militant group known as the Baader-Meinhof Gang had stormed the embassy, taking the ambassador and his staff hostage. Ten of the ...

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Military service shaped Tom McDermott's identity, values and purpose, fostering camaraderie, resilience and patriotism, despite moral challenges and personal sacrifices.