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Americans gather to honor fallen service members

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 28th

By BILL BARROWAssociated Press ATLANTA (AP) - Susan Jimison was 14 in the summer of 1969 when her older brother, Warrant Officer Mark Clotfelter, was shot down on a mission in Vietnam. He was later confirmed dead. Forty-four years later, she's writing a book about her brother and his company. "

'I Don't Forget': Memories Of Battles Past Stay Forever With Oldest Veterans

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 27th

NBCNEWS.COM - On the day America remembers lost heroes, the memories of many of those who survived combat remain forever laced with the harrowing sights, sounds and smells of war — recollections still crisp and vivid many decades after the fight. For some, like Vietnam veteran John

Obama to nation: Don't take US troops for granted

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 27th

By DARLENE SUPERVILLEAssociated Press ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) - Reflecting on the personal toll of war, President Barack Obama on Monday implored a nation in which few volunteer for the armed forces to "always remember and to be worthy of the sacrifice" of its fallen heroes. Addressing a Memorial Day

Obama to nation: Don't take US troops for granted

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 27th

US intelligence embraces debate in security issues

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 27th

By LARA JAKESAP National Security Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - In the months leading up to the killing of Osama bin Laden, veteran intelligence analyst Robert Cardillo was given the nickname "Debbie Downer." With each new tidbit of information that tracked bin Laden to a high-walled compound in

US intelligence embraces debate in security issues

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 27th

Americans gather to honor fallen service members

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 27th

By The Associated Press Americans gathered at memorials, museums and monuments and the president laid a wreath at Arlington National Cemetery to honor fallen service members on Memorial Day, as combat in Afghanistan approaches 12 years and the ranks of World War II veterans dwindle. "Let us not

Senator: Fire commanders allowing sex assault

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 26th

By MICHELE SALCEDOAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - From Congress to the White House, pressure is mounting to hold military commanders accountable for the rising number of sexual assaults in the armed services. "This needs to end," Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and a member of the Armed Services

Hagel: Cadets must stamp out sex assault scourge

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 25th

By MICHAEL HILL and LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated Press WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) - Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel told cadets at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point on Saturday that they must stamp out the scourge of sexual assault in the military. A day after President Barack Obama delivered a

Tornado upon them, quick choices decided fate

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 25th

By ALLEN G. BREEDAP National Writer MOORE, Okla. (AP) - They say you should never make a big decision when you're emotional. But what if there's barely a moment to think and a life-or-death choice looming? In those last horrifying minutes before the EF5 tornado struck, there was no time for