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- What do you know about D-Day? Take our quiz
This June, the United States and its World War II allies celebrate the 70th anniversary of D-Day. The Allies stormed the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944, beginning a massive amphibious attack that broke through the Nazis’ “Atlantic Wall” along France’s northern coast. Test your knowledge of that day by taking this 25-question quiz.
Sources: "D-Day: The Invasion of Normandy, 1944" by Rick Atkinson, "Remember D-Day: The Plan, the Invasion, Survivor Stories" by Ronald J. Drez, and "Eyewitness to World War II: Unforgettable Stories and Photographs from History's Greatest Conflict" by Neil Kagan and Stephen G. Hyslop.
Did Bowe Bergdahl go AWOL in Afghanistan?After five years as a POW, Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl is headed home. But the circumstances of his capture by the Taliban in Afghanistan remain unclear, indicating he may have walked away from his base.
Bowe Bergdahl's first hours of freedom: Now the questions beginThe release of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl in return for five Taliban helps fulfill two of President Obama’s goals: Bringing US combat activity in Afghanistan to an end and reducing the number of detainees at Guantánamo.
Five years a POW, Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl released by Afghan TalibanUS Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, captured in Afghanistan by the Taliban and held prisoner for nearly five years, was released to US Special Forces there Saturday in return for the transfer of five detainees from the US facility at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, to Qatar.
Why Eric Shinseki departure won't quiet VA scandal furorEric Shinseki is gone as VA chief, but the scandal over services to military veterans is likely to grow as investigations continue. It’s a highly political issue, especially as elections approach.
Eric Shinseki is out: 3 big ideas for his successor to fix the VAEric Shinseki resigned Friday as Veterans Affairs chief after a report found systemic abuses in VA facilities across the US, including 'secret' lists that delayed patient care and hid the scope of the problem. What to do to make the VA better?
Obama's half-full, half-empty Afghanistan planPresident Obama has committed to keeping a relatively robust 9,800 US troops in Afghanistan next year, but that number will be cut in half in 2016. It sends a mixed message, some analysts say.
Arlington National Cemetery: 'The history of our nation'Arlington National Cemetery – established during the Civil War on property owned by Confederate General Robert E. Lee – holds the remains of American soldiers from every US war.
- What do you know about US women in war? A quiz.
A year after the Pentagon lifted the ban on women in combat, US women are still fighting to prove they can serve alongside their male counterparts.
Since the days of the Revolutionary War, however, American women have voluntarily put their lives on the line for their country as they navigated battlefields to tend to wounded soldiers, penetrated enemy lines to gather intelligence, and disguised their identities to fight alongside men.
So, how much do you know about women’s contributions to US war efforts? Test your knowledge with this quiz.
Eric Shinseki: Obama sticks with embattled Veterans Affairs chief … for nowIn his Memorial Day weekend address, President Obama alluded to troubles at Veterans Affairs when he said the nation must do more to support military vets. So far he's not replacing VA chief Eric Shinseki.
10 futuristic ideas from the Pentagon The Pentagon's DARPA scientists are working to bring to fruition innovations that could affect daily life as dramatically as the World Wide Web. Here are 10 of them.
Military budget: Four ways US lawmakers are blocking Pentagon cost-cuttingThe Pentagon is under pressure to cut the military budget but is facing push-back from members of Congress on issues ranging from pay rates and force size to weapons and base closures.
Secretary Shinseki 'mad as hell' over VA deaths, not ready to resignVeterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki faced a Senate panel Thursday over charges that VA hospitals on his watch 'cooked the books,' leading to delays in treatment that resulted in dozens of deaths.
Medal of Honor recipient recalls friends who fell in 'ambush alley' every daySgt. Kyle White, the seventh living recipient of the Medal of Honor for the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, had 'no doubt' he was going to die trying to rescue his friends in Afghanistan in 2007.
Nigeria school attack: why US hasn't sent Special Forces to rescue girlsOffers of US military assistance are 'politically dicey' for Nigeria, experts say, and intelligence suggests the schoolgirls have been split up, making their rescue complicated even for Special Forces.
Veterans health care 101: Why is Obama's VA chief in the hot seat?Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki faces a House subpoena and mounting calls to step down. The concerns: that some VA hospitals are misrepresenting wait times for veterans to get doctors' appointments – and that patients are dying in the meantime.
Nigeria's captive girls: Calls begin for US military to join rescue campaignThe US is sending a team, including military personnel, to Nigeria to help coordinate the response to the Boko Haram kidnappings of almost 250 school-age girls. Some in Washington urge a deeper US military footprint.
Sexual assault in the military: What happens when the victim is a man?By the Pentagon's data, men account for half of all reported victims of sexual assault in the military. 'Yeah, that kind of stuff happens' is no longer considered to be an adequate response, officials say.
Cover StoryHow women are scaling barriers to combatOne year into a controversial experiment, what the US military is learning about women training for combat duty.
Military's big jump in sexual assault reports: outrage or sign of progress?US service members reported 5,000 rapes or sexual assaults in 2013, up from 3,400 in 2012, the Pentagon reports. Military officials see greater willingness to report such crimes. Critics see an unaddressed 'epidemic.'
