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Police chief fired in Florida after fatal training demonstration last year

by Brian Seay

Punta Gorda Police Chief Tom Lewis was fired Wednesday more than a year after the fatal shooting of a librarian at a training demonstration.

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Trump approves plan to send 4,000 more troops to Afghanistan, outlines vision for conflict (VIDEO)

by Brian Seay

In a prime time address to the nation Monday, President Donald Trump outlined his vision for the future of the nearly 16 year war in Afghanistan.

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Former Army Captain Will Swenson to receive Medal of Honor for heroic acts in Afghanistan

by Brent McCluskey

After his heroic actions during combat, former Army Captain Will Swenson will receive the Medal of Honor, more than 4-years after the incident. The White House announced Monday that Swenson will receive the prestigious award, after displaying great valor when he led a small contingent of U.S. military advisers through a harrowing ambush in eastern […]

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Unbelievable Photos From Iraq And Afghanistan Show True Colors Of War (VIDEO)

by Kyle Rose

Michael Kamber is a photojournalist and editor of the book Photojournalists on War: The Untold Stories from Iraq. In Kimber’s book there are works by 39 photographers who made it their mission to capture the Iraq and Afghan War in ways that the American people might never have seen. Many of the photographers in the […]

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