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With the 80th anniversary of D-Day -- the “Battle of Normandy” -- coming up in a little more than a month, it is only fitting that the Medal of Honor recipient recognized in this week’s DoD...

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During his March 7 State of the Union Address, President Biden announced an ambitious project that will significantly boost the amount of desperately needed humanitarian aid to the people of Gaz...

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This week’s Department of Defense (DoD) News’ highlighted Medal of Honor recipient is Army Sgt. Joe Hayashi, a California-born son of Japanese parents who emigrated to the U.S from Japan at t...

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Less than two months before that other date that will live in infamy – January 6, 2021 – the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), Gen. Mark Milley, had some words of warning for the n...

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In July 1944, the U.S.S. Tirante submarine commanded by then-Navy Lt. Commander George Levick Street III “sank at least six Japanese ships,” a feat of leadership and bravery that earned Stree...

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Ran Porat, Monash University Close to midnight on April 13, hundreds of military drones were launched from both Iran and Iraq toward Israel. Subsequently, several waves of ballistic missiles, cru...

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A military spouse hugs a U.S. soldier at Joint Base Langley-Eustis ahead of deployment on March 12, 2024. Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images Charles Walldorf, Wake Forest University U.S. presid...

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We have all watched those breathtaking World War II air battle footages where intrepid allied fighter pilots with superb airmanship and tenacious fighting spirit hurl themselves into action again...

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President Joe Biden greets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in New York City in September 2023. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images Jordan Tama, American University School of International S...

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Friday, March 29, marked the 51st anniversary of the completion of a mission that brought home 591 American Prisoners of War after the Vietnam War. I was a young serviceman at the time. These are...

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Katie Lange at DoD News presents this week’s Medal of Honor recipient story. That of an immigrant from our neighbor to the North: Lemon was born on June 5, 1950, in Toronto, to Charles and Gera...

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The mission to establish a temporary pier off the coast of Gaza to deliver critical humanitarian assistance to the people in Gaza is well underway. The project, known as Joint Logistics-Over-the-...

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Yesterday, March 25, was National Medal of Honor Day, a day to solemnly recognize and honor the more than 3,500 Soldiers, Airmen, Sailors and Marines who have distinguished themselves “through ...

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Monday, March 25, is National Medal of Honor Day. A day to solemnly recognize and honor the more than 3,500 Soldiers, Airmen, Sailors and Marines who have distinguished themselves “through cons...

https://themoderatevoice.com/remembering-and-honoring-eighteen-jewish-medal-of-honor-recipients/