Vietnam veterans recount their missions through the deadly jungleVeterans of the Vietnam War’s long-range reconnaissance patrols recount their missions through the jungle, where they faced far more than just the enemy.

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Vietnam vets recall what it was like to lose brothers in combatVeterans of LRRP units talk about how they got into the military, and took jobs in Long Range Recon — one of the most dangerous jobs in Vietnam.

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Military HistoryBlack D-Day combat medic’s long-denied medal laid on Omaha BeachU.S. First Army soldiers held a ceremony in honor of Waverly Woodson Jr. on the beach where he came ashore and was wounded.

D-Day anniversary marked by dwindling number of veteransNow bent with age, a dwindling number of WWII veterans joined a new generation of leaders on the shores where they landed 80 years ago.

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A brief timeline of the Allies’ D-Day invasion of occupied FranceJune 6, 1944, began with Allied aircraft bombing German defenses in Normandy, followed by some 1,200 aircraft who carried airborne troops.

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Remembering D-Day: Key facts about the invasion that altered WWIIWith vets and world dignitaries gathering in Normandy to commemorate the landings' 80th anniversary, here's a look at how Operation Overlord unfolded.

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D-Day anniversary shines spotlight on ‘Rosies’ who built WWII weaponsIn World War II, millions of women rolled up their sleeves and worked in defense-industry factories, freeing up and equipping men for combat.

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Centenarian vets are sharing their memories of D-Day, 80 years laterFew witnesses remain who remember the storied Allied assault and history’s biggest amphibious invasion.

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Last WWII vets converge on Omaha Beach for D-Day and fallen friendsVets, many of them centenarians and likely returning for one last time, pilgrimaged to what was the bloodiest of five Allied landings on June 6, 1944.

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Here’s your team, go get ‘em: Training for long range recon in VietnamVeterans of LRRP units talk about how they got into the military, and took jobs in Long Range Recon — one of the most dangerous jobs in Vietnam.

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Parachute jump over Normandy kicks off D-Day 80th anniversaryWWII vets are converging on France to revisit old memories, make new ones and hammer home a message D-Day survivors have repeated time and time again.

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The military lab that identifies fallen troops decades after WWIIGenerations of American families have grown up not knowing exactly what happened to their loved ones who died while serving their country in World War II.

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From history to controversy: 5 things to know about Memorial DayThe day is supposed to be about mourning the nation’s fallen service members, but it’s come to anchor the unofficial start of summer and retail discounts.

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World War II ace Richard Bong’s plane found, explorers believeSearchers announced Thursday they’ve discovered what they believe is the wreckage of World War II ace Richard Bong’s plane.

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Explorers discover possible wreckage of WWII ace Richard Bong’s planeDick Bong is credited with shooting down 40 Japanese aircraft during World War II.

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Bud Anderson, America’s last World War II ‘triple ace,’ dies at 102Bud Anderson, the last American fighter pilot known as a “triple ace” for downing 16 German planes during World War II, died May 17 at 102.

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A jacket, a coin, a letter: Relics of Omaha Beach tell the D-Day storyEighty years ago, Allied soldiers crossed the choppy waters of the English Channel to land on Normandy beaches to defeat Hitler’s regime.

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Marine Corps’ longest-held Vietnam War POW, Harlan Chapman, dies at 89Marine aviator Harlan Chapman once spent 2,657 days in captivity before his release in 1973. The retired lieutenant colonel passed away Monday, May 6.

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Pilot reported fire on vintage military plane before Alaska crashThe C54D-DC airplane — a military version of the WWII-era Douglas DC-4 aircraft — crashed outside Fairbanks Tuesday. No survivors were found.

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