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An American gun crew from Regimental Headquarters Company, 23rd Infantry, fires a 37mm gun during an advance against German entrenched positions in an undated photo taken during World War I. Image courtesy of the Library of Congress/Handout via Reuters

Photos: When tanks replaced horses, and the birth of other WWI weapons

By Larisa Epatko

How Pentagon efforts to claw back recruitment bonuses have affected soldiers

Amid a mounting outcry, Defense Secretary Ash Carter halted Pentagon efforts to recollect money given to thousands of California National Guard members. Soldiers were asked to repay bonuses of $15,000 or more, which had been doled out improperly by recruiters…

By PBS NewsHour

Column: How I answer my students’ tough questions about military service

Darrell Jones, who served in the U.S. Air Force for 20 years, shares how he teaches his classes about the history of Memorial Day and how he answers the question often posed by his students: does he know anyone who…

By Darrell Jones

Mitsubishi apologizes for using American POWs as laborers in WWII

Senior executives from Mitsubishi Materials held a press conference at the Simon Wiesenthal Center in Los Angeles on Sunday to formally apologize for using American prisoners of war as forced laborers during World War II.

By Kenzi Abou-Sabe

Soldiers find special bond with dogs trained for war

Some 2,500 dogs have accompanied American warriors on patrol and in close combat in Iraq and Afghanistan. Tasks like bomb detection and protection demand dedication to their human handlers, with whom they often form a special bond in the face…

By PBS NewsHour

Russia pulls back most of its forces from Ukrainian border

By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press

U.S. defense officials said Thursday that Russia has pulled most of its forces away from the Ukraine border, a withdrawal that the U.S. has been demanding for weeks. They said about seven battalions remained, amounting to a couple of thousand…