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Jun 1, 2025 · (Caitlyn Burchett/Stars and Stripes) A sailor is greeted by a loved one after getting off the USS Harry S. Truman. Around 4,000 sailors returned June 1, 2025, from an eight …

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Jun 6, 2025 · Thousands of people attended the event to defend the benefits, jobs and dignity that veterans earned through sacrifice through service in the armed forces. (Eric Kayne/Stars and …

Jun 4, 2025 · Corey Dickstein covers the military in the U.S. southeast. He joined the Stars and Stripes staff in 2015 and covered the Pentagon for more than five years.

Jun 4, 2025 · Corey Dickstein covers the military in the U.S. southeast. He joined the Stars and Stripes staff in 2015 and covered the Pentagon for more than five years.

May 6, 2025 · Patti St. Clair, whose son Joseph is incarcerated in Venezuela, speaks about him during a mural unveiling on April 30, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Eric Kayne/Stars and Stripes)