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Watch a patriotic Philly POPS performance for Veterans Day at the Museum of the American Revolution

Veterans Day Weekend AmRev

Pennsylvania National Guard soldier, 17, dies after collapsing during training

Alyssa Cahoon National Guard

Jon Stewart slams Pat Toomey and other GOP senators over stalled burn pit legislation

Low-flying military helicopters over Philly this week are part of training exercise

helicopters emergency drill

Flyers prospect Ivan Fedotov sent to Arctic after forced conscription into Russian military, reports say

Sen. Mastriano wrote paper justifying civilian casualties in 2002, and it's raising eyebrows among war scholars now

Sen. Doug Mastriano

Bucks County WWII vet's remains identified decades after fighting in U.S. Army's longest battle

Bucks County Soldier WWII

Cape May fisherman finds submerged engine from WWII-era aircraft

Cape May WWII Engine

Mayor Kenney pays tribute to 'Band of Brothers' vets as part of 'Honor Your Hometown' campaign

Philly resident looking for true love on newest season of 'The Bachelorette'

The Bachelorette Jack Russell

Philly native captures alligator outside Florida home, video goes viral

Bucks County man gets prison in stolen valor case, theft of $300K from VA

Bucks County Stolen Valor

U.S. Marine from South Jersey dies during basic training exercise at Parris Island

Dalton Beals Marine

Breweries collaborate on Memorial Day beer to raise money for Pennsylvania veterans organization

Pennsylvania breweries veterans beer

College Football

Army-Navy Game moved to West Point due to Philly's COVID-19 gathering limits

Bucks County man pleads guilty to posing as former Navy SEAL, POW to receive health care benefits

richard meleski plead guilty

Military jets take to the skies on Fourth of July in flyover across Philly region

Fourth of July military jet flyover

Philadelphia among cities included in military jet flyover on Fourth of July

Philadelphia flyover Independence Day

2020 Atlantic City Air Show canceled for concerns travelers could bring COVID-19

Atlantic City Air Show

Soldier from New Jersey dies in roadside bombing in Afghanistan

Mike Goble

Army, Navy investigate possible white supremacist hand gestures at Philly football game

Retired Air Force General, Iraq veteran charged with possession of child pornography

Gen. Frank Sullivan child pornography

New Jersey congressman wants to know if military used Lyme disease-ridden ticks as 'bioweapons'

Tick book 08132019

Sexually transmitted diseases on the rise in U.S. military

Soldiers in front of flag

Memorial Day marked with flags and a stirring image

Memorial Day flag planting

Two area Marines killed in roadside bombing in Afghanistan

Hines Slutman Marines

Army paratrooper from South Jersey killed in live-fire training exercise

Fort Greely Army Alaska

Gender-neutral fitness test may soon be coming to the Air Force

air force fitness test

Alumni petition follows president's resignation at Valley Forge Military Academy

Shannon Hall Valley Forge

A Veterans Day challenge from an active duty Army family

11112018_Sciarretta_Family

Dispelling the myths of PTSD – and how to get help

11092018_veteran_holding_hands

The former Philly cop with the 'Nazi tattoo' is a police captain down at the Navy Yard now

10232018_Hans_Lichterman

Here's why that crazy-low military plane was over Center City this morning

military plane FOX29 Philly

Navy sailor from New Jersey dies in propeller accident on aircraft carrier

Navy Sailor, New Jersey dies in propeller accident on aircraft carrier

Army Ranger, Bucks County native killed in tactical vehicle accident

Connor Bednarzyk

Explosion causes injuries at Pennsylvania Army depot

Letterkenny Army Depot

How the EPA and the Pentagon downplayed a growing toxic threat

03102016_NAWC_Werner_Field_GM

Missing a military medal? The state seeks veterans and their families

05292018_lost_medals_PA

Watch: Air Force Major surprised family at Phillies game

Air Force Major Robert Rowton Military Family Phillies

Marine from Philly suburbs killed in helicopter crash

U.S. Marines Capt. Samuel A. Schultz

Delaware Air Force Reservist charged with raping, impregnating teen

Delaware Reservist

Penn takes part in study of faster PTSD treatment for military personnel

Stock_Carroll - Penn Medicine

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