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  • President Barack Obama awards the Medal of Honor to former Army Capt. William D. Swenson of Seattle, Wash., during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013.
  • Four years after risking his life in Afghanistan, William D. Swenson solemnly received the Medal of Honor on Tuesday.
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  • French Interior Minister Manuel Valls is seen prior to defense council at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013.
  • Negotiations have begun on a proposed U.N. resolution over Syria's chemical weapons.
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  • President Barack Obama addresses the nation on the situation in Syria on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013.
  • President Obama weighed the options in Syria, defending a possible military attack, but leaving the door open to diplomacy.
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  • President Barack Obama addresses the nation on the situation in Syria on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013.
  • Watch President Barack Obama's full speech on the situation in Syria on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013.
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  • President Barack Obama talks to ABC News on Sept. 9, 2013.
  • In a rapid chain of events, Syria welcomed the idea of turning over all of its chemical weapons for destruction on Monday.
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  • President Barack Obama is seen in this undated file photo.
  • With scant success, the Obama administration lobbied lawmakers in a struggle to get support for a Syria strike.
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  • Syrian President Bashar Assad is warning the U.S. of repercussions if it launches a military attack against him.
  • Syrian President Bashar Assad is warning the U.S. of repercussions if it launches a military attack against him.
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  • Bradley Manning says he plans to live as a woman, a day after the soldier was sent to prison for leaking classified data.
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  • Bradley Manning has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for giving secret military and diplomatic documents to WikiLeaks.
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  • Army Pfc. Bradley Manning took the stand Wednesday in his own defense at his court martial sentencing.
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  • Army Pfc. Bradley Manning has been acquitted of aiding the enemy for giving U.S. government secrets to WikiLeaks.
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  • Female soldiers are seen in this undated file photo.
  • The Pentagon announced Tuesday expanded roles for women in combat, allowing them to join elite forces.
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  • Family and friends said goodbye Wednesday, May 29, 2013, to fallen soldier William Gilbert, who was killed in Afghanistan.
  • Family and friends said goodbye Wednesday to fallen soldier William Gilbert, who was killed in Afghanistan.
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  • Family and friends said goodbye Wednesday, May 29, 2013, to fallen soldier William Gilbert, who was killed in Afghanistan.
  • Family and friends said goodbye Wednesday to fallen soldier William Gilbert, who was killed in Afghanistan.
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  • The Hawthorne Army Depot in Hawthorne, Nev.
  • The military has concluded that human error was to blame for a deadly mortar explosion in Nevada in March.
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  • The newborn daughter of Army Spc. William Gilbert, 24, is seen in this undated file photo. Gilbert died early in the week of May 13, 2013, during his first combat tour in Iraq.
  • One family is remembering a soldier this Memorial Day through his newborn baby, who never got a chance to meet her father.
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  • The newborn daughter of Army Spc. William Gilbert, 24, is seen in this undated file photo. Gilbert died early in the week of May 13, 2013, during his first combat tour in Iraq.
  • One family is remembering a soldier this Memorial Day through his newborn baby, who never got a chance to meet her father.
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  • Hundreds of people boarded the USS Iowa battleship in San Pedro to honor veterans and their families on Memorial Day on Monday, May 27, 2013.
  • Hundreds of people boarded the USS Iowa battleship in San Pedro to honor veterans on Memorial Day.
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  • William Gilbert, 24, is seen in this undated file photo. He died early in the week of May 13, 2013, during his first combat tour in Iraq.
  • William Gilbert of Hacienda Heights died in Afghanistan this week on his first tour. His family is remembering him.
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  • William Gilbert, 24, is seen in this undated file photo. He died early in the week of May 13, 2013, during his first combat tour in Iraq.
  • William Gilbert of Hacienda Heights died in Afghanistan this week on his first tour. His family is remembering him.
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  • Michelle Shepperd and her son Declan are seen under a banner honoring her husband and his father Air Force technician Brandon Shepperd in La Verne.
  • A Good Samaritan started a Facebook campaign to replace a weathered banner honoring an Air Force member in La Verne.
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  • Michelle Shepperd and her son Declan are seen under a banner honoring her husband and his father Air Force technician Brandon Shepperd in La Verne.
  • A Good Samaritan started a Facebook campaign to replace a weathered banner honoring an Air Force member in La Verne.
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  • Veterans gathered at a job opportunities event hosted by Hero 2 Hired and Working Wardrobes in Costa Mesa on Friday, April 12, 2013.
  • Two organizations teamed up in Costa Mesa on Friday in an effort to help veterans find job opportunities.
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  • Veterans gathered at a job opportunities event hosted by Hero 2 Hired and Working Wardrobes in Costa Mesa on Friday, April 12, 2013.
  • Two organizations teamed up in Costa Mesa in an effort to help veterans find job opportunities.
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  • An undated file foto shows an aerial demonstration team performing at the Naval Base Ventura County Air Show.
  • The US Navy's annual Ventura County Air Show has been canceled amid military budget cuts.
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  • An undated file foto shows an aerial demonstration team performing at the Naval Base Ventura County Air Show.
  • The US Navy's annual Ventura County Air Show has been canceled amid military budget cuts.
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  • The U.S. military has handed over its last detention facility in Afghanistan to security forces in Kabul.
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  • Runners are seen in the inaugural Centanni-Cottle Memorial 5K Run and Walk in Yorba Linda on Sunday, March 24, 2013. The run-walk was held to honor Lance Cpl. Rick Centanni and Sgt. Maj. Robert Cottle, both of Yorba Linda.
  • An inaugural run-walk to remember two Orange County Marines killed in Afghanistan was held in Yorba Linda on Sunday.
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  • Seven Marines from North Carolina were killed and a half-dozen injured in a training accident at the Hawthorne Army Depot, Nev. on Monday, March 18, 2013.
  • The U.S. military has identified the seven Marines killed in a mortar explosion during a training exercise in Nevada.
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  • Brigadier Gen. James Lukeman speaks to members of the news media about a training exercise explosion that killed multiple Marines on Monday, March 18, 2013.
  • Seven Marines were killed and several others were injured in a training blast at Hawthorne Army Depot in Nevada.
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  • Brigadier Gen. James Lukeman speaks to members of the news media about a training exercise explosion that killed multiple Marines on Monday, March 18, 2013.
  • Seven Marines from N.C. were killed and a half-dozen injured in a training accident at the Hawthorne Army Depot, Nev.
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  • Seven Marines from North Carolina were killed and a half-dozen injured in a training accident at the Hawthorne Army Depot, Nev. on Monday, March 18, 2013.
  • Seven Marines from N.C. were killed and a half-dozen injured in a training accident at the Hawthorne Army Depot, Nev.
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  • The Army private charged in the largest classified material leak in U.S. history said it was meant to enlighten the public.
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  • A Marine from Camp Pendleton died while skydiving in Perris on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013, according to the Riverside County Sheriffs Department.
  • The Marine from Camp Pendleton who was killed in a skydiving accident in Perris has been identified as a Colorado resident.
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  • A Marine from Camp Pendleton died while skydiving in Perris on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013, according to the Riverside County Sheriffs Department.
  • A Marine from Camp Pendleton has died while skydiving in Perris, according to the Riverside County Sheriff's Department.
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  • A Marine from Camp Pendleton died while skydiving in Perris on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013, according to the Riverside County Sheriffs Department.
  • A Marine from Camp Pendleton has died while skydiving in Perris, according to the Riverside County Sheriff's Department.
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  • The Pentagon suspended its fleet of F-35 fighter planes after discovering a cracked engine blade during an inspection.
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  • This undated image provided by Hyla Merin shows 2nd Lt. Hyman Markel. Markel was a rabbis son, brilliant at mathematics, the brave winner of a Purple Heart who died in 1945.
  • The daughter of a World War II infantry officer, who never knew her father, tearfully accepted his Purple Heart medal.
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  • This undated image provided by Hyla Merin shows 2nd Lt. Hyman Markel. Markel was a rabbis son, brilliant at mathematics, the brave winner of a Purple Heart who died in 1945.
  • The daughter of a World War II infantry officer, who never knew her father, tearfully accepted his Purple Heart medal.
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  • President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union address on Tuesday Feb. 12, 2013.
  • President Obama covered a wide range of topics in Tuesday's annual State of the Union Address.
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  • President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union address on Tuesday Feb. 12, 2013.
  • President Obama covered a wide range of topics in Tuesday's annual State of the Union Address.
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  • The U.S. military successfully launched a missile interceptor rocket on a test flight from Vandenberg Air Force Base on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013.
  • The US military successfully launched a missile interceptor rocket on a test flight from Vandenberg Air Force Base.
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  • A female soldier is seen in this undated file photo.
  • In a groundbreaking change for the U.S. military, the Pentagon will now allow women to serve in combat positions.
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  • A female soldier is seen in this undated file photo.
  • In a groundbreaking change for the military, the Pentagon will now allow women to serve in combat positions.
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  • Hundreds of people gathered in Norco to welcome home an army specialist injured during his deployment in Afghanistan on Friday, Dec. 21, 2012.
  • Hundreds of people gathered in Norco to welcome home an army specialist injured during his deployment in Afghanistan.
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  • The USS Enterprise carrier is shown during its retirement ceremony in Norfolk, Va. on Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012.
  • The USS Enterprise, the world's first nuclear powered aircraft carrier, was retired from active service this weekend.
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  • Lt. Col. Select Colleen Johnson is seen at the Los Angeles Air Force Base in this undated file photo. The Los Angeles Air Force Base gives big discounts to military members on tickets to theme parks and movie theaters.
  • If you are on active duty in the armed services, a veteran, or a reserve officer, you can find discounts every day.
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  • A federal lawsuit filed by four service members Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012, challenges the Pentagons longstanding policy barring women from serving in direct combat positions.
  • A lawsuit filed Tuesday challenges the Pentagon's longstanding policy barring women from serving in direct combat.
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  • A federal lawsuit filed by four service members Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012, challenges the Pentagons longstanding policy barring women from serving in direct combat positions.
  • A lawsuit filed Tuesday challenges the Pentagon's longstanding policy barring women from serving in direct combat.
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  • Lt. Col. Select Colleen Johnson is seen at the Los Angeles Air Force Base in this undated file photo. The Los Angeles Air Force Base gives big discounts to military members on tickets to theme parks and movie theaters.
  • If you are active duty in the armed services, a veteran, or a reserve officer, you can find discounts every day.
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