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SHS senior left Afghanistan for 'safety and opportunities'; now he's a scholarship winner
Gannett via AOL· 1 day agoBen Kramer, a post-secondary coach at the school, helped him navigate the college search. "(Because...
VFW remembers World War II veterans with ceremony
Messenger-Inquirer, Owensboro, Ky. via Yahoo News· 1 day agoOn Friday afternoon, 113 flag-adorned crosses were set in rows on the grassy lawn behind the VFW Post 696 building on Veterans Boulevard. The crosses represent the 113 Kentucky service members ...
Thursday Briefing
New York Times· 6 days agoToday, I’m handing the newsletter over to my colleague Azam Ahmed, who writes about a hidden history of the U.S. war in Afghanistan.
'Vote in the streets?’ Vietnam War protesters reassess strategy more than 50 years later
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 4 days agoBut short of that unlikely possibility, Barry said there’s “no choice.” He will vote for Biden. “He...
In northwest suburban Chicago, a 105-year tradition on Memorial Day
CBS News· 2 days agoFor 105 years, Arlington Heights has honored its 59 fallen military heroes, spanning battles as old...
Key Republican calls for 'generational' increase in defense spending to counter US adversaries
Stamford Advocate· 5 hours agoThe top-ranking Republican on a Senate committee that oversees the military is calling for a...
A federal monument to Iraq and Afghanistan vets is years away, but states are erecting their own
WUNC Chapel Hill· 6 days agoIn 2021, the last U.S. troops withdrew from Afghanistan, marking the end of a 20-year war that took thousands of American lives. Not ...
Refugees need to repay for flight to Canada after arriving, but it's not that easy
CBC via Yahoo News· 2 days agoA year after their plane touches down in Canada, refugees are required to start repaying their...
Opinion | Melinda French Gates: The Enemies of Progress Play Offense. I Want to Help Even the Match.
New York Times· 1 day agoMs. French Gates is a philanthropist and the founder of the charitable organization Pivotal. To...
The International Criminal Court’s Appalling Misstep
The Dispatch via Yahoo News· 8 hours agoThe Trump administration took the news that the U.S. war in Afghanistan was under scrutiny by international bureaucrats with its characteristic ...