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How America observed Christmas — at home and abroad — during WWII
Amid shortages, rationing, separation and grief, Americans fought to keep the yuletide spirit alive.
By Stanley Weintraub
Trump says North Korea may be planning nice ‘Christmas gift’
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un may be planning to give him “a nice present” such as a “beautiful vase” for Christmas rather than a missile launch.
By Zeke Miller, The Associated Press
Trump calls troops ahead of Christmas holiday
President Donald Trump called members of all five branches of the military stationed across the world to share greetings ahead of the Christmas holiday.
By Zeke Miller, The Associated Press
Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus
The following is a letter to the editor and subsequent editorial that was first published in on Sept. 21, 1897, in The New York Sun.
Army identifies Green Beret killed in Afghanistan
The Pentagon has identified an Army Green Beret killed in Kunduz province, Afghanistan.
By Kyle Rempfer
Give your kids the gift of the Global War on Terror with these high-speed foam weapons
Just over $150 will have your child kitted out in a spongy embodiment of the Global War on Terror.
By J.D. Simkins
Congress passes deal to avert Thanksgiving government shutdown, but December shutdown looms
Lawmakers passed a budget extension until Dec. 20, preventing a funding disruption for now.
This is how to get your goodies to troops overseas in time for the holidays
Here's how to get your packages overseas in time for the holidays.
By Karen Jowers
Op-ed: How ‘warspeak’ puts us all in the trenches
An anthropologist takes aim at warspeak, a form of language that he contends has crept into most aspects of American life and public discourse.
By Robert Myers, Alfred University
Defense officials received some weird gifts from foreign governments in 2017
America’s defense officials certainly got their fair share of extravagant and useful gifts from around the world, but some were just remarkably strange.
By Joshua Axelrod
Throwing flames: The Marines are torching Christmas trees with WWII flamethrowers
The M2, an iconic weapon for Marines storming islands in the Pacific during the World War II, "is the most successful and longest serving model of flamethrower ever produced."
By Ryan Pickrell, Business Insider