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‘Going in their honor’: Vietnam veterans to visit key battle sites for first time since war’s end

Veterans returning to Vietnam to tour battle sites in Hanoi, Da Nang, Hue and Ho Chi Minh City.

Retired Army officer honors her great-grandfather, UN troops at key Korean battlefield

Julie MacKnyght, a retired Army lieutenant colonel, toured Chipyong-ni, where U.S. and French troops under the United Nations Command held off waves of Chinese attacks in 1951.

Retired Marine and Okinawa JROTC instructor is DODEA’s Teacher of the Year

Brent Cook, the Kubasaki High School JROTC instructor recently named Teacher of the Year for all Defense Department schools, has always been inspired by his students, going back to his Marine Corps career.

DOD agency identifies missing remains of Medal of Honor recipient killed in 1945

The Defense Department announced Friday that it had identified the missing remains of a Medal of Honor recipient who was killed in the Philippines in 1945 while a prisoner of war.

Korean War vets recall ‘bold operation’ at Incheon 75 years after pivotal landing

More than 100 Korean War veterans were honored Monday during a ceremony on the 75th anniversary of Operation Chromite, the daring amphibious assault that turned the tide for South Korea and the U.S.-led U.N. Command.

Longtime Stars and Stripes bureau chief named top editor

Erik Slavin, a longtime Stars and Stripes bureau chief in Europe, has been named the media organization’s new top editor.

WWII POWs remembered in Yokohama on 80th anniversary of Japan’s surrender

On the 80th anniversary of Japan’s surrender in World War II, the names of more than 1,000 troops who died as prisoners of war were read aloud Tuesday during a memorial ceremony at the Commonwealth War Cemetery.