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Despite Injuries, First Native American US Army Chaplain Grateful For His Service

The impact came out of nowhere — but Charles LeClair will never forget it. Suddenly, another truck barreled toward them, slamming into their jeep and sending LeClair hurtling to the ground. It was September 1969. LeClair and his assistant were traveling a dirt road in South Vietnam between Long Binh Army Base and Phu Loi Base Camp. As the chaplain for the 103rd Engineer Company at Phu Loi, LeClair had an important job to do — a memorial service for a battalion soldier killed in action.

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‘God, I Need Help’: 9/11 Military Heroes With PTSD Still Fighting A War At Home

SOF Missions helps veterans who — like retired Air Force Lt. Col. Damon Friedman — struggle with PTSD and other challenges from military service. At the 23rd anniversary of 9/11, many of those who served their country overseas still fight a war at home. “I’m telling you, I was going to become a statistic,” Friedman said.

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Israelis Split Along Religious Lines Regarding The War In Gaza

Israelis are split along religious lines when it comes to the ongoing war in Gaza, according to a new study. In fact, the Pew Research Center survey found that Israelis “perceive the war in vastly different ways” — and much of it depends on their religious backgrounds. One of the “starkest divides,” according to Pew, is between Jewish and Arab Israelis as well as observant and secular Jews.

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Planned Monument To Muslim British Soldiers Ignites Wider Political Debate

A new monument will recognize the hundreds of thousands of Muslims who fought for Britain under the Commonwealth banner. The British government announced that $1.2 million would be allocated to erecting the monument. Of course, the plan has come under fire politically from both the left and the right.

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Space Force Reservist Silenced Over Solzhenitsyn Speaks Out

The United States military has become increasingly partisan in recent years. The Armed Forces have become a new political battleground and the forefront of a cultural war between the political left and the right. That’s where Jace Yarbrough, a lawyer and Space Force reservist, found himself as this ideological and religious conflict worsens.

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An Iraq War Law Invites Presidential Overreach. Americans of Faith Are Rallying to Repeal It

(OPINION) Members of Congress have abdicated their war powers over the past 20 years, resulting in endless wars that have devastated millions of people’s lives. Now, lawmakers must rectify their mistakes – and those of their predecessors – by repealing the 2002 Iraq AUMF and reasserting their constitutional war powers.

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