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$** FILE ** This Sept. 18, 2012, file photo shows female soldiers training on a firing range while wearing new body armor in Fort Campbell, Ky. Only a small fraction of Army women say they’d like to move into one of the newly opening combat jobs, but those few who do, say they want a job that takes them right into the heart of battle, according to preliminary results from a survey of the service’s nearly 170,000 women. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)$

Few Army women want combat jobs anyway, survey shows

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

$** FILE ** This Sept. 18, 2012, file photo shows female soldiers training on a firing range while wearing new body armor in Fort Campbell, Ky. Only a small fraction of Army women say they’d like to move into one of the newly opening combat jobs, but those few who do, say they want a job that takes them right into the heart of battle, according to preliminary results from a survey of the service’s nearly 170,000 women. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)$

AP Exclusive: Few Army women want combat jobs

By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

FILE -- In this May 15, 2012, file photo, Lebanese army soldiers patrol after a clashes in the old market of the northern port city of Tripoli, Lebanon. From radical preachers to irreverent taxi drivers, anger is spreading through Lebanon’s Sunni community toward the country’s military, adding a dangerous twist to Lebanon’s instability, already shaken by relentless bombings. Many Sunnis accuse the military of siding with their rivals, the powerful Shiite group Hezbollah, as sectarian tensions grow in Lebanon, stoked by the civil war in neighboring Syria. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)

Sunni anger in Lebanon against army grows

By DIAA HADID - Associated Press

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel briefs reporters at the Pentagon, Monday, Feb. 24, 2014, where he recommended shrinking the Army to its smallest size since the buildup to U.S. involvement in World War II in an effort to balance postwar defense needs with budget realities. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Congress skeptical about plan to shrink military

By BRADLEY KLAPPER - Associated Press

** FILE ** In this Feb. 7, 2014 file photo, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel speaks during a briefing at the Pentagon. A U.S. official says that as part of the proposed 2015 defense budget, Pentagon chief Chuck Hagel is recommending shrinking the Army to its smallest size in decades. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Hagel says US military must shrink to face new era

By ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, left, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, right, speak at a press conference at the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., Monday, February 24, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Chuck Hagel: U.S. can afford diminished military

By Maggie Ybarra and Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Indiana Air Guard chaplain receives Purple Heart

Associated Press

This undated photo provided by the U.S. Army shows Melvin Morris of Cocoa, Fla. More than four decades after Morris was commended for courageous actions while a staff sergeant during combat operations on Sept. 17, 1969, in South Vietnam, President Barack Obama will bestow on the Florida man, now 72, and 23 other veterans the Medal of Honor. The action follows a congressionally mandated review to ensure that eligible recipients were not bypassed due to prejudice. (AP Photo/U.S. Army)

Florida man shocked to learn of Medal of Honor: ‘I fell to my knees’

By DAVID FISCHER - Associated Press

Soldier from Wash. killed in Fort Bragg training

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Alabama Guard unit deploying for Afghanistan

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ADVANCE FOR USE SATURDAY, FEB. 22 AND THEREAFTER - In this Jan. 31, 2014, 2014 photo, World War II veteran Lynold Puterbaugh holds a portrait of him in his Army uniform that was taken in 1944 at his home in Pleasant Hill, Ill. (AP Photo/The Quincy Herald-Whig, Phil Carlson)

EXCHANGE: Pleasant Hill man remembers WW11

By DEBORAH GERTZ HUSAR - Associated Press

2 San Antonio residents to receive Medal of Honor

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Korea War veteran receives medals 6 decades late

By CHAD GARLAND - Associated Press

These photos released by the U.S. Army show, from left, Spec. 4 Santiago J. Erevia, Sgt. 1st Class Jose Rodela and Staff Sgt. Melvin Morris. Seeking to correct potential acts of bias spanning three wars, President Barack Obama will award the Medal of Honor on March 18, 2014, to 24 Army veterans, including Erevia, Rodela and Morris, who are still alive and fought in the Vietnam War, following a congressionally mandated review to ensure that eligible recipients were not bypassed due to prejudice. Of the 24, eight fought in the Vietnam War, nine in the Korean War and seven in World War II. (AP Photo/U.S. Army)

Obama to award Medal of Honor to 24 Army veterans

By JIM KUHNHENN - Associated Press

Deserter sentenced at Lewis-McChord to 1 year

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In this Feb. 14, 2014 photo Kristen Smith, arrives for a hearing in Tipton, Iowa. A federal grand jury has indicted Smith, Wednesday, Feb. 19, on federal charges alleging that she kidnapped her half sister's newborn from Wisconsin and left him behind an Iowa gas station in freezing weather. (AP Photo/Ryan J. Foley)

APNewsBreak: Army discharged Wis. kidnap suspect

By RYAN J. FOLEY - Associated Press

Army 1st Lt. Jonathan P. Brostrom, 24, was killed in Afghanistan in 2008 in the battle of Wanat. Critics of the M4 have long pointed to that battle as evidence that the rifle's design is flawed. (U.S. Army)

Army historian says report on deadly Afghan battle was altered to absolve faulty gun

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

U.S. Army Rangers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, fire at an enemy bunker during Task Force Training on Camp Roberts, Calif., Feb. 1, 2014. Rangers constantly train to maintain their tactical proficiency. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Steven Hitchcock)

Troops left to fend for themselves after Army was warned of flaws in M4 carbine assault rifle

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Yemen rebels clash with troops, 13 dead

By AHMED AL-HAJ - Associated Press

This undated photo provided by the Fort Hood Public Affairs Office shows Building 42003 being demolished in Fort Hood, Texas. Fort Hood officials said Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014, that they have torn down Building 42003, the site of a 2009 massacre that left 13 people dead and more than 30 wounded. They plan to place trees, a gazebo and a memorial plaque at the site.(AP Photo/Fort Hood Public Affairs Office)

Fort Hood tears down site of 2009 massacre

By NOMAAN MERCHANT - Associated Press