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Good News in History, May 13

65 years ago today, Ben Carlin became the world's first, and still only man, to circumnavigate the Earth in an amphibious vehicle. He traveled...

Tiny Chihuahua With a Huge Heart is Named the American Humane Hero Dog of the Year

She may only weigh four pounds, but she’s a Chihuahua with a huge heart and one very big job: Little MacKenzie was born with...

Watch George H. W. Bush’s Service Dog Take the Most Adorable Vow of Service to Bring Joy to Veterans

Sully the yellow Labrador was recently sworn in for his new job serving at a veterans hospital, and the ceremony was pawsitively adorable.

3-Legged Dog Awarded Highest Military Honor For Bravery

Even our military dogs deserve happy endings – and Lucca the German shepherd is guaranteed a good one.

Navy SEAL Received Medal of Honor for Heroic Actions in Afghanistan

Today at the White House, Senior Chief Special Warfare Operator Edward C. Byers Jr. became the sixth Navy SEAL in U.S. history to receive...

Service Members Pledge to Defend 8-Year-old Muslim-American Girl

When a politician’s remarks made an eight-year-old girl cry, American service members let her know they have her back. Melissa Chance Yassini came home from...

Marine in Plank for 5 Hours, Breaks Record to Benefit Wounded Vets

If the thought of holding a plank for those few agonizing minutes at the gym makes you cringe, imagine doing it for five hours. Make...

Battlefields to Farm Fields: Veterans Heal Themselves and Feed a Nation

Because the vast majority of America's farmers are aging fast, the country needs one million new farmers over the next 10 years to continue...
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Obama Presents Soldier With Medal of Honor for Conspicuous Bravery

President Obama yesterday presented the Medal of Honor to U.S. Army Captain William Swenson for conspicuous gallantry at the risk of his life and...
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Keeping Hands Busy Working on Cars Helps Disabled Soldiers to Heal

It's more than just a hobby. Working on cars and motorcycles, Read said, fills the aching void in his life left when his war...
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Military Families to Get Free Passes to National Parks

Members of the U.S. military and their families are being given free annual passes to national parks and iconic national monuments as part of...
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Top Marine Pledges to ‘Personally Lead’ Gay Integration Following Don’t Ask Don’t Tell Repeal

The head of the US Marine Corps, Gen. James Amos, pledged to lead the effort to integrate openly gay Marines, one day after the...
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Last Lakota WWII Code Talker Dies at 86: Tribute

During World War II, General Paul Mueller, commander of the U.S. Army's 81st Infantry, recruited a handful of soldiers from native Sioux tribes for...
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Toys For Tots Literacy Program Turns Dollars Into Books

While known for giving toys to under-privileged children during the holidays, the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation is teaming up with The UPS Store...
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Family to Adopt Dog Partner of Slain Marine Son

"A U.S. military dog whose handler and best friend was killed in Iraq got a new assignment for the New Year -- retirement with...
U.S. Navy helps build better future for Jolo Island

Where the US is Making Gains Against Terrorism

"Unless you solve the underlying root problems (of terrorism) like poverty and corruption, you've still got a witch's brew to create another generation...