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BOOK REVIEW: ‘American Heroes’

By John R. Coyne Jr.- Special to The Washington Times

A resident passes by toppled car outside an airport terminal after powerful Typhoon Haiyan slammed into Tacloban city, Leyte province central Philippines on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2013. Rescuers in the central Philippines counted at least 100 people dead and many more injured Saturday, a day after one of the most powerful typhoons on record ripped through the region. AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Over 100 dead as one of the strongest typhoons on record slams Philippines

Associated Press

BOOK REVIEW: ‘I Am Soldier of Fortune’

By Dale Timothy White - Special to The Washington Times

BOOK REVIEW: ‘Blowtorch’

By Gary Anderson. Special to The Washington Times

SGT. SHAFT: Veteran should check eligibility for TRICARE Prime health insurance

By Sgt. Shaft - The Washington Times

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KUHNER: Obama hails Ho Chi Minh

By Jeffrey T. Kuhner - The Washington Times

Retired Air Force Col. George "Bud" Day (left) laughs with Sen. John McCain, Arizona Republican, at a veterans town hall meeting and endorsement news conference at the Luke-Greenway American Legion Post No. 1 in Phoenix on Feb. 18, 2010. Col. Day, a Medal of Honor recipient who spent 5½ years as a POW in Vietnam, where he was Mr. McCain's cellmate, died on Saturday, July 27, 2013, after a long illness. He was 88. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Air Force Col. Bud Day, Medal of Honor recipient, dies at 88

By Jennifer Kay and Melissa Nelson-Gabriel - Associated Press

Illustration by Greg Groesch for The Washington Times

SMITH: Skipping the photo op

By Christopher H. Smith

President Obama walks from Marine One to the Oval Office as he arrives at the White House, Thursday, July 25, 2013, in Washington, after speaking in Jacksonville, Fla., about his vision for rebuilding the economy. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Obama talks rights, trade with Vietnamese leader

By Ashish Kumar Sen - The Washington Times

Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang (left, shown here with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang in June) will meet with President Obama while suppressing dissidents, bloggers and religious leaders. (AP Photo/Mark Ralston, Pool)

EDITORIAL: Religious freedom for Vietnam

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang (left, shown here with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang in June) will meet with President Obama while suppressing dissidents, bloggers and religious leaders. (AP Photo/Mark Ralston, Pool)

Vietnamese president’s White House visit alarms human rights advocates

By Ashish Kumar Sen - The Washington Times

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Time to admit wrong in Vietnam

The Washington Times

Army Spc. 5 John L. Burgess receives full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery almost 43 years to the day after his helicopter crashed in South Vietnam. The lone survivor of the five-man crew was at Tuesday's service. (Associated Press)

End of a long trip home for soldier killed in Vietnam

By Kristina Wong - The Washington Times

SGT. SHAFT: VA will lend a hand to disabled veteran who wrote letter

By Sgt. Shaft - The Washington Times

Dr. Sam Axelrad (right) hands over arm bones belonging to former North Vietnamese soldier Nguyen Quang Hung at Hung's house in the town of An Khe, Gia Lai province, Vietnam, on July 1, 2013. In October 1966 Axelrad amputated Hung's arm after the soldier was shot in the arm in an ambush by American troops in the coastal province of Binh Dinh in the former South Vietnam. (Associated Press/Thanh Nien Newspaper)

Humerus reunion: Doc returns Vietnamese vet’s arm

By Mike Ives - Associated Press

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Ron Paul on Syria: ‘Another multi-billion dollar war has begun’

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel delivers his keynote address on "The U.S. Approach to Regional Security" at the International Institute for Strategic Studies Shangri-la Dialogue, or IISS Asia Security Summit, on Saturday, June 1, 2013, in Singapore. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)

Hagel mixes business and memories in Asia trip

By Lolita C. Baldor - Associated Press

Rolling Thunder gathers again this Memorial Day weekend for its 26th rally, which kicks off Saturday when thousands on motorcycles will gather at the Pentagon before riding into D.C.
(The Washington Times)

Supporting fellow vets is a year-round effort for Rolling Thunder

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Vietnam vet embraces Rolling Thunder’s mission

By Annie Z. Yu - The Washington Times