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It was horrifying every time it happened, every time Kylie Briest’s father choked on his food and started to turn blue, every time her mom, Jenny, sprang out of her own dinner chair to attempt the Heimlich maneuver on her husband.Kylie lost…

Three weeks after President Donald Trump’s extraordinary purge of inspectors general across the federal government, a document arrived in Navy Lt. Cmdr. Shannon Bencs’ email inbox.It was the day before Valentine’s Day, but what was detailed…

Shay Dubis got to know the love of her life through a series of FaceTime calls from the other side of the planet.She was just outside of Atlanta, he was in Afghanistan. She would call her future husband, Scott Dubis, on her way to work,…

This story contains the topic of suicide. If you or anyone you know are having thoughts of suicide, please call 988. Lena Ramsay lives with two aging chihuahuas—Diesel and Daisy—in rural Maine, down a long dirt road overlooking a glassy…

The tragic story of an American spy plane with the radio call sign Baron 52 began like so many other midnight missions over Indochina. Shortly after 11 p.m. on Feb. 4, 1973, the plane left a Thai air force base with a crew of eight whose…

Twelve years ago, Army 1st Lt. Alivia Stehlik walked the parade route for President Obama’s second inauguration, making sure everything would go smoothly. Stehlik spent weeks planning for the Army’s role in the inaugural parade, training…

With the new Congress sworn in and President-elect Trump poised for his second inauguration, Republicans have queued up a number of bills that could widely expand veterans’ access to the private health care system, setting up the latest…

For decades, tens of thousands of gay and lesbian veterans have carried the frustration and shame of being kicked out of the military because of their sexual orientation. Recent efforts helped a small number of these veterans receive…

Today, when more than 300 second lieutenants graduate from the intensive training known as The Basic School at Quantico, Virginia, Aaron and Jennifer Cunningham will beam from the audience as their only son, Mason, takes his next step in…

A Navy submariner who said she was sexually assaulted multiple times. An Army major who chose to never report her assault. A Marine Corps sexual assault response coordinator who worries she is being discriminated against because she’s a…