Fallen warrior takes highest honor
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The SEAL team was under attack and out of ammo. All were wounded including their leader, Lt. Michael Murphy, shot in the stomach. To protect his men, Murphy went into the open, making himself a target even as he radioed for help. President Bush will today give Murphy's Medal of Honor -- the first won in Afghanistan -- to the fallen warrior's family.
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Honoring fallen soldiers who died in combat, battle-scarred veterans of World War II returned Sunday to a desolate valley where they trained six decades ago.
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Jim Newman, an Army captain during the Vietnam War, stared at the Bell UH-1 Huey Helicopter. "I left a lot of blood and part of my leg in that Huey," he said. Nearly four decades after escaping death, Newman was among dozens of veterans at a dedication ceremony Wednesday for a new Smithsonian Institution exhibit that pays tribute to the service and sacrifice of the nation's battle-worn men and women.
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One of Australia's last surviving World War I veterans and a recipient of France's Legion of Honor medal has died at the age of 105.
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The first Medal of Honor awarded for combat in Afghanistan will be&#13;&#10;presented to the family of a Navy SEAL who&#13;&#10;gave his life to make a radio call for help for his team
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INDIANAPOLIS - Peyton Manning broke one of football&#39;s most hallowed records, and his reward was praise from one of his boyhood idols.
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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 daredevil whose crashes were as spectacular as his successes will be mourned by a generation
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John Kerry&#39;s tour of duty in Vietnam has defined his bid for the White House. He is the warrior candidate who heroically led men into battle but who came home to almost as bravely question the very war for which his comrades gave so much blood.
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Majestic Warrior went from last to first to win the $250,000 Hopeful Stakes on Monday at Saratoga Race Course.
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To his supporters, he was an warrior against terrorism. To his many critics, however, he was a symbol of excesses in that fight.
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Tributes are played to a British soldier killed in Afghanistan after he is named by the Ministry of Defence.
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There have been two Medals of Honor awarded since the Iraq war began. What gives? An incensed Vietnam vet blasts the Pentagon's track record of commending its bravest warriors.
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While a flock of seagulls flew gracefully above, the Southeastern and Blue Hills players slid all over the field yesterday. Warrior Matt Standbury was able to slip in on a 2-point conversion to preserve the Warriors' undefeated regular-season record with an 8-6 win in nonleague action.
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The wife of a soldier killed in an ambush in Iraq says he was a hero to everyone who knew him.
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In the early days of the Iraq war, on the last day of his life, Army Sgt. 1st Class Paul R. Smith showed valor that no U.S. soldier has matched in Iraq. Smith&#039;s men came under attack as they mopped up after the capture of Baghdad&#039;s airport. The sergeant braved hostile fire to evacuate three wounded soldiers and single-handedly killed dozens of enemy soldiers before being killed himself as he covered the evacuation of other wounded Americans.
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Thousands follow a long-dead soldier's fate as a descendant posts a series of real letters home.