40 years after the end of the Vietnam War, Viet X. Luong would become the first Vietnamese-American to be promoted to this prestigious rank.

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Let us remember, on this Armed Forces Day, all those who are currently serving the nation in the uniforms of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, and Marine Corps.

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This is no simple effort. It takes a special kind of attitude to want to jump out of an airplane, and not everybody has it.

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This video is as close as we dreamers can come to experiencing the power of these amazing machines.

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The Best Ranger Competition was designed to imitate some of the terrains and situations that Army Rangers went through in some of their most famous wartime encounters and battles during WWII.

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On his 93 mission, just 7 missions shy of the 100 mark, which would have sent him home, his F-105 was hit, and he and his navigator were forced to eject over enemy territory.

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John Paul Jones is known as the Father of the United States Navy.

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Fr. Capodanno gained a reputation as the "Grunt Padre," because he always volunteered to go out into the field with them.

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The Seabees have multiple construction-related skills but can also fight with the best of them.

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Lt. Col. Jensen became the first female pilot to be qualified to fly T-7A Red Hawk fighters.

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