Military
This story is part of a WHYY series examining how the United States, four decades later, is st ...
9 years ago
Hundreds run in military charity race marred last year by bombing
Hundreds of runners came out Saturday for a Marine Corps charity race on the New Jersey shore, a race run without incident one year after ...
9 years ago
To mark 30th year of Philly’s Vietnam memorial, vets and families salute missing soldiers
Veterans and family members honored prisoners of war or those missing in action to mark the 30th anniversary of the Philadelphia’s ...
9 years ago
‘It’s hard to take pride in a war that, by any definition, we lost’
“The Vietnam War” heaps ineptness upon ignorance upon immorality by policymakers and the military brass — all gui ...
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N.J. National Guard to provide security during Irma relief efforts in U.S. Virgin Islands
More than two dozen New Jersey National Guard troops are heading to the U.S. Virgin Islands to assist with security efforts during the in ...
9 years ago
N.J. National Guard personnel assist South Carolina amid historic tidal flooding
UPDATE: New Jersey Department Of Military and Veterans Affairs Public Affairs Officer Kryn P. Westhoven tells us that So ...
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‘Blood smells the same,’ but for Vietnam nurses, the war never ends
It’s been more than 40 years since the Vietnam War ended. But for the combat nurses who served there, the de ...
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‘It’s complicated’: U.S. history teachers still grapple with Vietnam War
Later this month, WHYY-TV will air Ken Burns and Lynn Novicks’ 10-part documentary on the Vietnam War. American forces withdrew ...
9 years ago
Delaware man honors Vietnam veterans with oral history project
A Delaware filmmaker and veteran who’s been on and off the battlefield is working on a series of projects to preserve the voices of ...
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Photos give a new way to permanently honor Vietnam veterans in Washington, D.C.
A group is collecting photos of all veterans killed in Vietnam as part of a new education center to be built on the National Mall. ...
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The North Korea conflict; Congress returns to Washington
Guests: Joe Cirincione, Reid Wilson, Rosie Gray North Korea tested a nuclear bomb on Sunday. Secretary of Defense ...
Air Date: September 5, 2017
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Mark Bowden on “Hue 1968” and North Korea
Guest: Mark Bowden Historians often point to the battle of Huế, part of the Tet Offensive, as the turning point ...
Air Date: September 4, 2017
Listen 00:49:02South Korea says North fires ballistic missile over Japan
South Korea’s military says North Korea fired a ballistic missile from its capital Pyongyang toward the sea between the Korean Peni ...
9 years ago
ACLU sues Trump over transgender military ban
The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s ban on transgender individuals joining ...
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Air show to draw thousands to Dover Air Force Base
The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds will headline two days of aerial entertainment celebrating the 70th anniversary of the Air Force. ...
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