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

August 24, 2022
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

July 22, 2022
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!

July 18, 2022
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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Combat Death Puts Spotlight on Americans Fighting in Ukraine

May 2, 2022
Eddy Etue, an American who left home for Ukraine to help in the fight against Russia, is shown in a self portrait taken on Sunday, May 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Eddy Etue) Harrison Jozefowicz quit his job as a Chicago police officer and headed overseas soon after Russia invaded Ukraine. An Army veteran, he said he couldn’t help but join American volunteers seeking to help Ukrainians in their…
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