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USA Update Alan Wood dies, leaves legacy of Iwo Jima flag
Alan Wood dies: The US Navy veteran brought a flag from Pearl Harbor to the Battle of Iwo Jima. Alan Wood later served as the Jet Propulsion Lab spokesman.
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Civil War sailors buried: Their faces are known, but who are they?
The Navy buried two sailors found in the turret of the USS Monitor, the famed Civil War ironclad. Forensic anthropologists reconstructed their likenesses, but their identities are a mystery.
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9-11 memorial: Priceless at any cost? (+video)
The September 11 memorial and museum will require a $60 million-a-year operating budget. Some argue the federal government can't afford such a hefty price tag, while others say the meaning behind the memorial is worth any cost.
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Drive-by jihadi pleads guilty to shooting at Pentagon
The Virginia resident, who videotaped one of his drive-by attacks on the Pentagon, fired at other buildings and planned to desecrate graves of Iraq and Afghanistan war dead at Arlington National Cemetery.
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Obama hails end of Iraq war, but is it a victory for Iran? (VIDEO)
President Obama and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki met in Washington Monday to mark the approaching end of the Iraq war. But Iran is happy to see US troops go and will bear watching.
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Remains of hundreds of fallen American soldiers sent to landfill
Such a practice occurred far more often the Air Force originally acknowledged, The Washington Post reports. The partial remains of at least 274 US service personnel were handled this way.
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In Pictures: Robert Gates through the years
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From Arlington National Cemetery to Facebook, Americans note Memorial Day
Americans relaxed at the end of a three-day weekend marking Memorial Day. But millions of them also paused to remember and to honor those who’d lost their lives in military service.
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Memorial Day: remembering what it's really about
Memorial Day, first observed in 1868, is about remembering those who gave their lives so we might enjoy ours.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 04/28
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Last WWI veteran from US dies in W. Va.
Last WWI veteran: Buckles had been advocating for a national memorial honoring veterans of the Great War in the nation's capital and asked about its progress weekly, sometimes daily.
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In Pictures: Challenger 25th anniversary
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Arlington National Cemetery grave controversy continues with new problem
Arlington National Cemetery contains the remains of thousands of US soldiers, sailors and Marines. This fall, multiple remains were found in a grave marked as 'Unknown' at Arlington National Cemetery.
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In Pictures: Veterans Day 2010
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Feds nab man allegedly plotting to bomb D.C. Metro stations
Farooque Ahmed, a Pakistani-born US citizen, allegedly attempted to provide material support to individuals he believed to be members of Al Qaeda.
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Ted Stevens buried at Arlington
Stevens was a World War II veteran and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. He went into public service before Alaska became a state in 1959 and was appointed to the Senate in December 1968.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 08/25
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Claire McCaskill: As many as 6,600 US military graves mixed up
Claire McCaskill, a senator from Missouri, believes that between 4,900 and 6,600 graves may be unmarked or mislabeled on cemetery maps. Claire McCaskill is chairwoman of an oversight panel on the Senate Homeland Security and Government Reform Committee.
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Gallery: Celebrating the American flag
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Obama's busy Memorial Day weekend: Arlington cemetery loses out
The first family will spend Memorial Day weekend in Chicago, but Obama will make a day trip to the Gulf Coast on Friday. Vice President Joe Biden will lay a wreath at Arlington cemetery.
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