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Past articles by Brian:

National Airborne Day is coming this week. Here’s how these paratroopers plan to celebrate

Celebrations are planned for Friday at Fort Benning and Saturday at Fort Bragg. → Read More

Soldier rescues injured man from burning SUV

The specialist, a member of the National Guard, had deployed but says he hadn't seen an incident like this. → Read More

Soldier rescues injured man from burning SUV

The specialist, a member of the National Guard, had deployed but says he hadn't seen an incident like this. → Read More

The first underwater veterans memorial is open for divers

Matthews was dedicating the opening of the nation’s first underwater dive memorial honoring veterans, located 40 feet below the surface 10 miles off the coast of Dunedin Beach, Florida. → Read More

Research finds veterans earn more than non-veterans

Veterans, on average, earn $5 an hour more than civilians who never served in the military, a new study shows. → Read More

Navy declares missing carrier Lincoln sailor dead

Aviation Electronics Technician 2nd Class Slayton Richard Saldana went missing from the aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln on July 17. → Read More

Navy declares missing carrier Lincoln sailor dead

Aviation Electronics Technician 2nd Class Slayton Richard Saldana went missing from the aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln on July 17. → Read More

Navy declares missing carrier Lincoln sailor dead

Aviation Electronics Technician 2nd Class Slayton Saldana’s went missing from the aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln on July 17. → Read More

YouTube’s top military personalities

Here's eight of the top Military YouTubers active today. → Read More

Why military retirees may no longer have to wait 180 days to start a job at DoD

Lawmakers say the DoD is losing good candidates because military retirees don't want to wait for 180 days to start work. → Read More

VFW snaps 27-year membership decline and adds nearly 25,000 new members

Veterans groups like the VFW have struggled to appeal to younger veterans. → Read More

Alaska National Guard soldiers fight three separate fires in the state

Guardsmen have dropped thousands of gallons of water from Black Hawks and assisted in other ways. → Read More

Marine recruit gets his own high school graduation ceremony before leaving for Parris Island

When his high school found out he was leaving for boot camp before senior graduation, they decided to give him a ceremony they thought he deserved. → Read More

Marine recruit gets his own high school graduation ceremony before leaving for Parris Island

When his high school found out he was leaving for boot camp before senior graduation, they decided to give him a ceremony they thought he deserved. → Read More

The Few. The Proud. The Bikini Marine.

Shannon Irhke served as an Administrative Specialist in the Corps and after years of hard work she obtained the rank of sergeant. She says that although it can be hard being a female Marine she still loved it. → Read More

Memories of the Longest Day still linger for these D-Day survivors

As celebrations take place in France and around America honoring the men and women who took part in that mission on its 75th anniversary, there are fewer and fewer who remember it firsthand. Grapes, 98 and living in Houma, Louisiana, is one of five American D-Day survivors to share those recollections with Military Times. → Read More