Washington Gives Soldiers Purple Hearts
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Academy Award-winning actor Denzel Washington on Friday presented Purple Hearts to some soldiers at Brooke Army Medical Center who were wounded while in Iraq.
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A rare set of eight letters written by  George Washington to one of his generals in 1776 during the  Revolutionary War will be auctioned this month in New York,  Sotheby's said on Wednesday.
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Lt. Michael P. Murphy is the first member of the military to receive the medal for service in the war in Afghanistan.
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Earlier this week, more Minnesotans were called to duty overseas to serve their country.
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WASHINGTON Wonder what George Washington looked like when he led the US military against the British in the Revolutionary War? Military history buffs can get a peek in a new exhibit opening today at the National Museum of American History in Washington.
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By Tom M Miller  Editor, Times-Dispatch:  With others, I was twice privileged to visit Normandy battle sites and the nearby American cemetery holding our special heroes.  Among rows of white crosses two bear gold insignias marking graves of Medal of Honorees.
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WASHINGTON -- President Bush is awarding the nation's highest civilian honor to three men central to his Iraq policy, the White House announced yesterday.
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The Postal Service said Friday it plans to reissue the Purple Heart stamp at the new 41-cent rate.
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PENTAGON Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is offering thanks to American men and women in uniform in his annual Christmas message.
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George Washington's birthday celebration will have a golden tinge this year. Millions of new gold-colored dollar coins bearing the first president's likeness are being introduced in time for the festivities.
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WASHINGTON Of all the images I saw on a short visit to Iraq last week, two stand out in my mind. One was a display that the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, in the Sunni Triangle, prepared for the visiting
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President Bush drew great applause during his State of the Union address last month when he called on Congress to allow U.S. troops to transfer their unused education benefits to family members. "Our military families serve our nation, they inspire our nation, and tonight our nation honors them,"...
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LANDSTUHL, Germany - Getting the Purple Heart Medal for his war wounds doesnât mean Spc. Kris Clinkscales is a hero. âGetting the Purple Heart just means the rocket found me,â quipped the 22-year-old
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Soldiers spearheading the increase in U.S. forces in Baghdad are papering car windows and storefronts with purple stickers listing telephone numbers and an e-mail address where Iraqis can send intelligence tips to help stop the violence.
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HAVRE DE GRACE, Md. -- When they called her name, she could not move. Sergeant Leana Nishimura intended to walk up proudly, shake the dignitaries' hands, and accept their honors for her service in Iraq -- a special coin, a lapel pin, a glass-encased US flag.
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Afghanistan welcomed on Thursday U.S. plans to send an extra 3,000 troops to fight the Taliban insurgency, but Washington's move highlights divisions between Western allies over how much to commit to the country.
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CUMBERLAND, Md. -- When Army reservists from the 372d Military Police Company are welcomed home Friday at a belated public ceremony, the loudest cheers will probably come from the local chapter of Vietnam Veterans of America, who say they're heeding their vow to never again let one generation of veterans be shunned by another.