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U.S. seeks to ID remains of ‘unknown’ Pearl Harbor victims

By Carey Reed

The remains of hundreds of unaccounted-for Pearl Harbor service members will be exhumed and analyzed for identification, following a broadening of U.S. military disinterment policy announced by the Department of Defense earlier this week.

The tale of a Marine and his war dog torn apart by death

By Margaret Warner

The crucial link for an effective war-dog-and-handler team in battle zones is the psychological bond between the two. They depend on each other for their lives. And if their assignment is detecting deadly IEDs -- as it was for many…

Courage and sacrifice of marine who absorbed grenade blast hailed with Medal of Honor

By PBS News Hour

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Military suicides dropped 15 percent in 2013; Army National Guard sees uptick

By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press

Suicides across the military dropped by more than 15 percent last year, but new detailed data reveals an increase in the number of Army National Guard and Reserve soldiers who took their own lives.

News Wrap: Syrian Government Accuses Rebels of Chemical Attack in the North

In other news Tuesday, rebel forces were accused of launching a chemical attack in Northern Syria, but the rebels denied they fired any chemical weapons. Also, seven U.S. Marines were killed during a training exercise in Nevada after a mortar…

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