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National Veterans Memorial and Museum

A group of service members march in a parade. - America's Parade

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America's Parade

A soldier holds an American flag on an aircraft over a baseball stadium - Staff Sgt. Kori Myers, 418th Flight Test Squadron load master, waves the American flag out of the back of a C-17 Globemaster III during the beginning of Game 3 of the National League Championship Series between the L.A. Dodgers and Milwaukee Brewers, Oct. 15, 2018. The 412th Test Wing at Edwards Air Force Base, California, provided the C-17 for the ceremonial flyover. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kyle Larson)

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Our Nation's Heroes: Through the Years

A curving beam of light illuminates a dark blue sky as a rocket launches. - An Atlas V rocket carrying a Space Based Infrared System Geosynchronous Earth Orbit satellite for an Air Force mission lifts off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., Jan. 19, 2018. Photo courtesy of United Launch Alliance

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America’s Nuclear Triad

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Soldiers from around the world take a moment to wish their families and friends a Happy Thanksgiving.
We are Thankful for ...
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Super Typhoon Yutu ripped through the Northern Mariana Islands in late October. If the storm were in the Atlantic or Northeast Pacific it would have been a strong Category 5 hurricane. Fortunately, for the residents of storm-damaged Saipan, the Army is there to help.
Super Typhoon Yutu Cleanup
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A couple sits in a home.
Johnson and Johnson - A Military Family
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Alejandro Villanueva went from defending our country in the trenches of Afghanistan to defending the blind side of NFL quarterbacks in the trenches of an offensive line. He says the two worlds are different, yet they share certain traits.
From Soldier to Steeler
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Take a quick look at some famous people who also served in the military.
Celebs Who Served
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Video screen shot on exercise Keen Sword.
U.S., Japan Sharpen Readiness With Keen Sword
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Soldiers from the 403rd Civil Affairs Battalion are deployed to the African continent to support Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa. For the past six months they’ve been doing something rather special — teaching English to Moroccan nursing students so they can better interact with English-speaking patients and physicians.
Universal Language of Healing
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Defense Secretary James N. Mattis and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo joined Chinese Defense Minister Gen. Wei Fenghe and Chinese Foreign Affairs Director Yang Jiechi at a news conference in Washington, Nov. 9, 2018.
U.S., China Work Together Towards Stability
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Two soldiers in protective orange bodysuits walk down the stairs of an airplane.
Orange Advance
A tank participates in night time training in Poland.
Polish Partners
A Marine runs through a hole in a brick wall during a training exercise.
Marine Maneuver
A Navy captain dances with a performer under palm trees as a troupe sings and claps.
Celebration Dance
An aircraft takes off from a carrier's flight deck.
Hornet Launch
A Marine surveys the area around the helicopter he rides in.
Venom View
A sailor smiles at a child seated on her lap while holding a medical instrument.
Patient Smile
An airman wearing a gas mask walks along a fenced perimeter.
Recon Sweep
Two airmen survey damage from Super Typhoon Yutu.
Saipan Cleanup
A sailor cleans a weapon.
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