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Ghost Army, masters of WWII deception, awarded Congressional Gold Medal
The members of a secretive U.S. military unit, dubbed the Ghost Army, used deception to outwit Nazi forces during World War II.
Opinion
The time is right to honor the Vietnam War’s most secret warriors
We need to finally honor the elite U.S Military Assistance Command, Vietnam, Studies and Observations Group, or MACV-SOG, with a Congressional Gold Medal.
By Col. Paris Davis
Former Army financial adviser accused of defrauding Gold Star families
Officials charged former Army financial counselor Caz Craffy of swindling grieving military families out of survivor and insurance payments.
National organization seeks mentors for Gold Star children
Tuesday's Children, a national organization, is seeking mentors for Gold Star youth.
By Rachael Riley, The Fayetteville Observer
‘Snapshot of their memories:’ Gold Star widow reflects on Memorial Day
Army 1st Lt. Doyle M. Hufstedler was killed by an improvised explosive device in Iraq in 2004. He was 25.
By Leslie Hufstedler-Alvarez
How the ‘remarriage penalty’ is hurting Gold Star families
On this episode of The Spouse Angle, Gold Star families are fighting to change a law that cuts survivors’ benefits for spouses who remarry before age 55.
By Natalie Gross
‘Embrace the Suck’–Life as a Gold Star child is a race with no finish
Gold Star daughter Bailey remembers her father, Army Maj. Michael Donahue, lost in Afghanistan in 2014.
By Bailey Donahue
Rules for military base visitors still missing after years of waiting
Defense leaders had promised changes on visitor access to bases four years ago, but entry standards remain unfinished.
Army artillery officer dies during assignment in Thailand
Maj. Andrew Cotter died in the central Thai city of Lopburi, one of the sites for the Cobra Gold training and coordination exercise.
By Kaweewit Kaewjinda, AP
As National Parks get crowded, reps want spots saved for troops, vets
Several popular parks sites have shifted to a lottery system for admission to control crowd sizes.
Son of Black Marine to receive father’s military service medal
James “Jimmy” Cook Jr., an Army veteran, will receive the Congressional Gold Medal on behalf of his father, who was one of the Montford Point Marines.
By Davarrick Turner, Knoxville News Sentinel