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Austin cautions allies backing Ukraine against expectation of ‘easy sprint’ to victory
Ukraine’s much-anticipated counteroffensive is shaping up to be a long, bloody fight rather than a sign that victory is on the horizon, the United States’ top military officials said Thursday.
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Nuclear-powered submarine visits South Korea as a show of force against North’s threats
One of the U.S. Navy’s largest submarines, the nuclear-powered USS Michigan, sailed into South Korea’s largest port Friday, less than a day after the North fired two short-range missiles.
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House GOP advances defense spending bill with big pay boost for junior enlisted troops, cancels ‘woke’ DOD policies
The Fiscal Year 2024 Defense Appropriations Bill, an annual must-pass law that funds the Pentagon and some intelligence agencies, would boost pay by an average of 30% for most troops below E-5, according to Republican appropriators.
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Ukraine downs Russian drones but some get through due to gaps in air protection
The attack was part of a wider bombardment of Ukrainian regions that extended as far as the Kyiv region in the west of the country, near Poland.
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VA Hospitals are Outperforming Private Hospitals, Latest Medicare Survey Shows
A nationwide Medicare survey released June 14 found that Veterans rated Veterans Affairs hospitals higher than private health care facilities in all 10 categories of patient satisfaction. Read the full article from NPR.
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I am so fed up with the war in Ukraine. I talked to a guy that is also fed up. He was very extreme.
” What we should do is have all the allies drop nuclear bombs on Russia at once. Total surprise, and they wouldn’t be able to defend it. Russia would not be a real nation after that. Just fragmentation.”
I didn’t even know how to respond! That would be awful. Millions of people dying, because of one man’s dictatorship. What about the fallout??
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Three days ago I came down with COVID, my second time. Wednesday was a nightmare. I was so weak I could hardly go to the bathroom. When I did try I dribbled in my PJ’s all the way. I had no control. Very hopeless feeling.
Today I am much better! Got the right medicine. Feel 90% OK. My wife came down with it too.
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Just finished an interview with the daughter of a WWII nurse. Some gripping thoughts there. The nurse, Velma Sundet was a hero to many soldiers during the war. She saved many lives.
I only have one other interview left. That is with a Gold Star father. I will be talking to him this week.
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