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ISIS Fighter Behind Brutal Beheading of Journalist and Murder of Veteran Sentenced to Life in Prison

Diane Foley outside the federal courthouse for the Eastern District of Virginia in Alexandria, Va. minutes after former ISIS fighter El Shafee Elsheikh was sentenced to life in prison for his role in the capture and beheading of her son, journalist James Foley. Behind her are Carl and Marsha Mueller whose daughter, Kayla Mueller, an aid worker, was also captured by Elsheikh and his ISIS cell.
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Soldier Killed by Lightning Served on Combat Surgery Team

Fort Gordon. Army photo FORT GORDON, Ga.— The U.S. military Thursday identified a soldier killed by a lightning strike at a Georgia base as a 41-year-old Army reservist assigned to a medical team that performs emergency surgery in combat zones. Sgt. 1st Class Michael D.
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This Week’s Top Military Photos: F-35 Copy-Paste, a Revolutionary Charge, Gas! Gas! Gas!

Cadets undergo training for Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosive materials (CBRNE) during Basic Cadet Training at the U.S. Air Force Academy’s Jacks Valley in Colorado Springs, Colo., on July 13, 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by Trevor Cokley) This week in the military, the path from Alabama to Russian-separatist prison became a little more clear as Military.com dug…
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