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WASP museum to have its homecoming May 24

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Texas Forts Trail, has free map of 29 county region

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National Museum of the Pacific War in Fredericksburg to expand

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Aging war bird returns to birthplace

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Barnett shares World War II experiences

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Civil War battle brings Pilgrimage weekend to a close

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Update: John McCain wants answers about diorama drama, Diorama Drama on MSNBC, Dismantling of Civil War diorama angers teens, A tantrum of historic proportions?, Texas Military Forces museum volunteers call for director's resignation

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General with Midland ties embarks on special operations command

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Vintage warplanes severely damaged in Galveston air show

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Boys at Beaumont shelter take pride in troops quilts

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Remains of 11 Missing WWII Airmen Identified

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San Antonio soldier faces court-martial in Iraqi's slaying

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At the mercy of a bomber

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BAMC's 'Miracle Man' didn't let injuries hurt his spirit

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Camp Fannin Dedicates 8 Memorial Benches, photos of Camp Fannin

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F-35 Joint Strike Fighter costs less than expected - how often do you see this?

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Ex-POW recounts horror during WWII

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Troops run their own Cap 10K - in Afghanistan

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Student recalls military path leading to Texas Tech

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WASP museum sets annual homecoming

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Soldier thanks Odessa

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Perry greets touring vets at State Capitol

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Mourners bid farewell to Army corporal killed in Iraq

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WASP history project is now underway

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Vietnam War journalists address Lubbock symposium - vet in attendance got it right when he told journalists "You all became the enemy to us." Peter Arnett is just another America hater.

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San Antonio vet gets presidential tour

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Blue Angel Number One Arrives At USS Lexington in Texas

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Texan becomes 2nd woman soldier since WWII to earn Silver Star

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War memorial highlights tree restoration project at Texas A&M

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Editorial: Immigrant soldiers merit fast citizenship

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Solider’s body brought home: Residents line streets in show of appreciation

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WWII plane that vanished on flight from Texas discovered in Costa Rica

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Aggie recalls missile success (satellite shoot down)

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New Army Combat Vehicle Being Tested in Texas

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A HERO’S STORY: Victoria veteran, Israel Tames, will be featured in TV series ‘Inside the Vietnam War’

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Keller votes to move ahead with veterans memorial

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Kaufman County buying replica of Vietnam veterans memorial

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Vietnam Vet Freddy Gonzalez to receive Texas’ highest honor

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Fallen soldier with Lubbock & Amarillo ties awarded Silver Star

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Texas Army National Guard to celebrate a Texas-sized milestone: Its 19,000th recruit

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Ready for duty, Iraq veteran moves to border duty

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NAS Kingsville to get new $12.7M engine test facility

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Texas rated No. 1 in Army recruiting, but 'quality' down

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Attacked in Iraq, Victoria native receives Purple Heart - good photo of 'copter

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Andrews: Cpl. Ray's Coffee

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Army to Court-Martial San Antonio Soldier for Iraqi Killing

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Edinburg waits for governor to RSVP

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Texas officer and sergeant ambushed by Iraqi soldier

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Storied Sinton Army Reserve unit idled, Quartermaster outfit's troops will disperse

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Valley lieutenant finds love in Iraqi combat zone

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Texas airmen deploy to Mideast

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RIP: Victor Lloyd Ettredge, WWII POW & NASA engineer

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A history of Texas Towers in Air Defense, 1952-1964

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Air Force Space Surveillance System (Space Fence) located between Olney & Archer City at Lake Kickapoo, more, map location, site info

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Lockney soldier taking hometown flags to war

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Remains from Korean War ID'd as Dallas soldier

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World War II Fort Lawton lynching taints Texans' legacies

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Lockheed shows off new fighter jet in Fort Worth

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Boosting morale a matter of duty

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WWII POW Honored By Family, Officials

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Bartee Haile: ‘Lost’ battalion of Texans slaves for Japanese

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Media sentiment during old war mirrors today

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Lawmakers back F-22 production extension

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Fort Hood Medic Helps Stepfather Ship Trees To Troops

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San Antonio doc helps to heal the faces of war

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Navy veteran recalls unbelievable attack, swim for life at Pearl Harbor

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Pearl Harbor: A witness's account

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Three veterans of the attack share their memories of Pearl Harbor

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Pearl Harbor Survivor Dies in Beaumont

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Fallen Heroes Fund gives Velez new start

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Decorations tell of WWII vet's bravery

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Dozens donate to fulfill wish list of fallen Dallas soldier's comrades

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Mystery surrounds death of one of last WWI casualties

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Archer City family endures war's deadly echo

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Idalou soldier who lost legs in Iraq attack gives thanks for life, trip home to see family

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War-battered unit heads home at last

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Meal honors wounded soldiers, their relatives

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Tyler Soldier Thankful To Be Home

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Fort Bliss leader says defensive system effective in repelling attacks

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Service banners, once prevalent during WWI and WWII, return in popularity, paying tribute to those serving, or who have given their lives for, the country

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A ‘Fairly well’ experience, World War II POW spent 2 years in German prison camp

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Veteran remembers lofty adventure

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Stories of Southeast Texans in the armed forces

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Lost for almost 40 years, a serviceman comes home

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Biffle: Relocating grave marker is a move for patriotism

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President Bush Marks Veterans Day in Texas

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Dallas Veterans Day parade a tribute to military service

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Veterans Day deserves greater recognition

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Stolen Valor leads to prison term for veteran

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Decorated WWII pilot from Palestine dead at 84

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Texas Army officer faces court-martial in soldier's death

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Nimitz Museum to honor WWII ace Tex Hill

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Pilgrim recalls double tour in Vietnam

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Del Rio, Laughlin AFB: Vice commander reaches 2,000 hours in T-38

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After 64 years of military service, Bible goes under glass

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Aviation buff brings past roaring back to life

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National VFW revokes Abilene's Post 2012's charter

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Remains Of Missing WWII Texas Airman Recovered

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Osprey's debut in combat zone has rocky start

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World War II bomber pilot writes of wartime experiences

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Native Texan, Doolittle Raider Nolan Herndon dies at 88

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War's pain felt deeply at home (WWII)

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'I thank God it turned out like it did' Amarilloan recalls time as POW

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Happy birthday to our United States Air Force

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VFW post in Abilene could lose its charter

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Axtell still upbeat despite loss of legs in Iraq battle

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Veterans march across Texas for awareness

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Air Force took flight in San Antonio

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The first code talkers

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Texas State Veterans Cemetery at Abilene awarded $8.2 million in Federal dollars

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Sabine Pass monument recognizes soldiers, battle

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Exhibit brings back memories of WWII attack on ship

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Purple Heart honor ‘long overdue’

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Maj. Gen. Patrick Ronayne Cleburne, the Stonewall Jackson of the West

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Tech student works to uncover WWII history in Lubbock

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Biography tells remarkable tale of WWII hero

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San Antonio pitched as home for Air Force Cyberspace Command

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MIA Air Force officers from Pampa, Dallas ID'd

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Scrapbooks provide uncensored look at WWII

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Port Arthur's Wheelus proclaimed Honorary Chief in the U.S. Coast Guard & Admiral in the Texas Navy

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Bricker, recipient of Distinguished Flying Cross, dies

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WWII tailgunner was safely out of enemy range - then came deadly quiet

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Police Artist Backs Claim That Texas Man is ‘Kissing Sailor’

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We’ll never forget: Harlingen war casualty honored with plaque

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American Hero Marcus Luttrell

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CAF Boot camp teaches desert survival, aviation history

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SE Texas group provides military funeral service for veterans

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Fort Hood: Projectile leaves launch tube at Mach 3

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France salutes New Braunfels WWII veteran in belated ceremony

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This model soldier aims to become a model citizen

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Editorial: USS San Antonio woes signal bigger problems

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Beaumonter competes to be Soldier of the Year

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Wichitan pilot visits Debach

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Japanese-American found acceptance serving with local veteran in WWII

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Change ‘heroes need not apply’ law

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New USS San Antonio still can't pass a routine Navy sea trial

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Non-aerial honor a puzzle to WWII pilot who spent two years in South Pacific sky

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Woman from Taylor put together a movie about Texans who fought in wars from the Alamo to Operation Iraqi Freedom

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A war hero from Huntsville rues a decision made in Afghanistan

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Marine says Texas broke its promises - I agree with him

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Brownsville reveals war-torn past

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Quilt started during WWII connects family to past

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Son of a WW II Navajo “Code Talker,” Denton man continues code talking tradition

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A prisoner of war who lived to tell the tale

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Brazoria man touting Navy monument

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Lubbock Glider pilot remembers D-Day trials

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WWII veterans discuss symbol of American freedom

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Pentagon Chief Honors D-Day Troops

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A trip to witness the price of liberty

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Joe Trevino, 81, helped liberate Nazi-torn Europe

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Veteran looks back at carnage during historic D-Day invasion

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B-29/B-24 Squadron launches endowment Program component of FiFi fundraising efforts

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Amputee soldiers return to duty ... even to combat

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Family's request to bury soldier at Texas State Cemetery denied

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Baytonian on board when USS Indianapolis hit

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Killeen Police unveil new memorial for soldiers who died in the War on Terror

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Houston-area manufacturing plant honored to make Purple Hearts

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Retired war pilot survives brush with death (Al Martin, daily listener to Pratt on Texas & show guest)

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Freddy Gonzalez closer to state honor

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World War II re-enactment in Bellmead - photos

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Some troops connect with home online

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800 Camp Mabry soldiers to be sent to Iraq, Ceremony marks first time Austin unit deployed since World War I

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31 Texans Killed In Iraq War In 2007

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CAF's 'new and improved' B-24 to be unveiled

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After Iraq, vet faces war within

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2 Texans among missing soldiers found in Europe

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B-25s flock to San Marcos for anniversary of U.S. raid on Japan

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Remains of two Texans among 10 World War II soldiers identified

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Faith a key element in this soldier's struggles

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Advocate reporter hitches a ride on world's only flying B-24

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Aztec Eagles once soared Texas skies, Some Mexican pilots of Escuardon 201 trained at Foster Field in 1944

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House OKs bill to help soldiers vote from abroad

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Abilene Cooper grad chronicles soldiers' stories in Iraq

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Unity is GI Forum's focus 59 years later

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Airman missing for 62 years buried in Aransas Pass

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Nation's Largest U.S. Marines Camp to Honor Dolia González During Book Signing Ceremony

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Did those old Hispanic soldiers just fade away?

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Waco Marine's mom's support for the troops gets personal: 1,900 cards and counting

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West Texans organize to support troops with care packages

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Iraq war looks different in Killeen (different than Liberal Austin)

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A story of war: Margret Hofmann knows its sorrows, and wants us to as well

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Mystery of GI's Bible leads to N. Texas

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Tyler Civil Air Patrol graduates first leadership class

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USS Orleck sinks into debt

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Cleveland post office named after fallen Marine

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Is the Texas Air Guard shooting down women's careers? Part 2

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Buffalo Soldiers set stage for city - Fort Concho efforts helped San Angelo grow, prosper

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WW II hero finally gets Distinguished Flying Cross

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Alvord man's actions in the military were depicted in a recent film

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Vets showed patriotism till the end, Dallas area Pearl Harbor survivors shared their stories until the end

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Images of dying Texas soldier renew war coverage debate

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Forgotten journal turns up in E Texas, Reveals life in a WWII POW camp

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WWII flyboys: Members of B-24 crew hold a reunion on South Padre Island

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'Secret weapon', Choctaw code talkers aided U.S. forces in WWI

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Mission accomplished: Soldier runs Houston Marathon while on leave

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Fallen North Texas soldier, one of highest-ranking soldiers killed in Iraq, to be honored on his birthday, Jan. 12

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Big Spring: Former MLB umpire now donates time visiting disabled vets

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World War II Veteran remembers POW captivity

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