Feature"
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article-title="Double-Amputee Paratrooper Trains for Historic Jump Into Normandy"
article-alt="A man in a camouflage military uniform and helmet smiles and raises his fists in the air while wearing a parachute outside on the ground."
article-url="https://www.war.gov/News/Feature-Stories/Story/Article/4503827/double-amputee-paratrooper-trains-for-historic-jump-into-normandy/"
article-url-or-link="https://www.war.gov/News/Feature-Stories/Story/Article/4503827/double-amputee-paratrooper-trains-for-historic-jump-into-normandy/"
article-url-or-link-absolute="https://www.war.gov/News/Feature-Stories/Story/Article/4503827/double-amputee-paratrooper-trains-for-historic-jump-into-normandy/"
article-summary="Fourteen years after an explosion in an Afghan village took both of his legs and nearly his life, a former 82nd Airborne Division paratrooper is preparing to jump again, this time in Normandy, France."
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publish-date-jss="2026-05-29T15:28:00"
publish-date-ap="May 29, 2026">
Feature"
item-index="1"
article-id="4484699"
article-title="Gunsmiths Play Essential Role in Winning Revolutionary War"
article-alt="A painting depicts men in Revolutionary War uniforms fighting with long guns while some are wounded."
article-url="https://www.war.gov/News/Feature-Stories/Story/Article/4484699/gunsmiths-play-essential-role-in-winning-revolutionary-war/"
article-url-or-link="https://www.war.gov/News/Feature-Stories/Story/Article/4484699/gunsmiths-play-essential-role-in-winning-revolutionary-war/"
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article-summary="Revolutionary War gunsmiths handcrafted unique, noninterchangeable firearms from scratch, keeping patriot forces armed despite frequent battlefield weapon failures."
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publish-date-jss="2026-05-29T07:43:46"
publish-date-ap="May 29, 2026">
Feature"
item-index="1"
article-id="4487405"
article-title="Medal of Honor Monday: Army Pvt. Henry Johnson"
article-alt="A man, wearing a military uniform, smiles for the camera."
article-url="https://www.war.gov/News/Feature-Stories/Story/Article/4487405/medal-of-honor-monday-army-pvt-henry-johnson/"
article-url-or-link="https://www.war.gov/News/Feature-Stories/Story/Article/4487405/medal-of-honor-monday-army-pvt-henry-johnson/"
article-url-or-link-absolute="https://www.war.gov/News/Feature-Stories/Story/Article/4487405/medal-of-honor-monday-army-pvt-henry-johnson/"
article-summary="Army Pvt. Henry Johnson held back a German force and rescued a captured soldier while on sentry duty at a French outpost during World War I. Because of his bravery, the enemy retreated and left behind equipment that provided valuable intelligence."
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publish-date-jss="2026-05-25T10:09:23"
publish-date-ap="May 25, 2026">
Feature"
item-index="1"
article-id="4499496"
article-title="At 96, Former Army Tank Driver Reflects on the Korean War"
article-alt="An older man points to a photo in his other hand of three men in military uniforms posing for a photo outside."
article-url="https://www.war.gov/News/Feature-Stories/Story/Article/4499496/at-96-former-army-tank-driver-reflects-on-the-korean-war/"
article-url-or-link="https://www.war.gov/News/Feature-Stories/Story/Article/4499496/at-96-former-army-tank-driver-reflects-on-the-korean-war/"
article-url-or-link-absolute="https://www.war.gov/News/Feature-Stories/Story/Article/4499496/at-96-former-army-tank-driver-reflects-on-the-korean-war/"
article-summary="Army Staff Sgt. Stanley Martinez, one of two surviving members of a local Korean War Veterans Association chapter, speaks about his experiences as a 7th Infantry Division tank driver during the Korean War."
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publish-date-jss="2026-05-22T13:01:00"
publish-date-ap="May 22, 2026">
Feature"
item-index="1"
article-id="4479319"
article-title="Songs Inspired Patriotism During American Revolutionary War"
article-alt="A graphic depicts three Colonial soldiers playing drums and a flute and carrying a Betsy Ross flag. In the top-left corner are the words, “Yankee Doodle.”"
article-url="https://www.war.gov/News/Feature-Stories/Story/Article/4479319/songs-inspired-patriotism-during-american-revolutionary-war/"
article-url-or-link="https://www.war.gov/News/Feature-Stories/Story/Article/4479319/songs-inspired-patriotism-during-american-revolutionary-war/"
article-url-or-link-absolute="https://www.war.gov/News/Feature-Stories/Story/Article/4479319/songs-inspired-patriotism-during-american-revolutionary-war/"
article-summary="As the nation celebrates 250 years of freedom, this look back at songs from the Revolutionary War explores how religious hymns and satirical tunes became the patriotic anthems that unified the Continental Army."
image-url="https://media.defense.gov/2026/May/06/2003925131/825/780/0/760506-O-D0439-8001.JPG"
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publish-date-jss="2026-05-22T06:58:53"
publish-date-ap="May 22, 2026">
Feature"
item-index="1"
article-id="4478307"
article-title="Medal of Honor Monday: Army Spc. 5 James C. McCloughan"
article-alt="Spc. 5 James C. McCloughan speaks at a podium."
article-url="https://www.war.gov/News/Feature-Stories/Story/Article/4478307/medal-of-honor-monday-army-spc-5-james-c-mccloughan/"
article-url-or-link="https://www.war.gov/News/Feature-Stories/Story/Article/4478307/medal-of-honor-monday-army-spc-5-james-c-mccloughan/"
article-url-or-link-absolute="https://www.war.gov/News/Feature-Stories/Story/Article/4478307/medal-of-honor-monday-army-spc-5-james-c-mccloughan/"
article-summary="Army Spc. 5 James C. McCloughan's bravery as a Vietnam War combat medic during a three-day battle in 1969 led to him receiving the Medal of Honor nearly 50 years later."
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publish-date-jss="2026-05-18T07:36:00"
publish-date-ap="May 18, 2026">
Feature"
item-index="1"
article-id="4493488"
article-title="439th Airlift Wing Airman Earns Academy Appointment Through LEAD Program"
article-alt="A service member wearing a camouflage military uniform uses a soldering tool on a circuit board. A magnifying light is above his hands."
article-url="https://www.war.gov/News/Feature-Stories/Story/Article/4493488/439th-airlift-wing-airman-earns-academy-appointment-through-lead-program/"
article-url-or-link="https://www.war.gov/News/Feature-Stories/Story/Article/4493488/439th-airlift-wing-airman-earns-academy-appointment-through-lead-program/"
article-url-or-link-absolute="https://www.war.gov/News/Feature-Stories/Story/Article/4493488/439th-airlift-wing-airman-earns-academy-appointment-through-lead-program/"
article-summary="An enlisted Air Reserve technician assigned to the 439th Maintenance Squadron at Westover Air Reserve Base, Mass., recently earned a coveted appointment to the U.S. Air Force Academy through the highly competitive Leaders Encouraging Airmen Development program."
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article-image-url="https://media.defense.gov/2026/May/15/2003932393/825/780/0/260507-F-QK202-1028.JPG"
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publish-date-jss="2026-05-15T16:20:19"
publish-date-ap="May 15, 2026">
Feature"
item-index="1"
article-id="4475841"
article-title="Uniform Variety Characterized American Revolutionary War"
article-alt="A painting shows dozens of soldiers in Revolutionary War uniforms charging at each other in a grassy field under a blue sky with bayonets affixed to muskets."
article-url="https://www.war.gov/News/Feature-Stories/Story/Article/4475841/uniform-variety-characterized-american-revolutionary-war/"
article-url-or-link="https://www.war.gov/News/Feature-Stories/Story/Article/4475841/uniform-variety-characterized-american-revolutionary-war/"
article-url-or-link-absolute="https://www.war.gov/News/Feature-Stories/Story/Article/4475841/uniform-variety-characterized-american-revolutionary-war/"
article-summary="American troops wore a mix of mismatched, handmade clothes that stood in stark contrast to the uniform red coats of the British."
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publish-date-jss="2026-05-15T09:56:55"
publish-date-ap="May 15, 2026">
Feature"
item-index="1"
article-id="4483106"
article-title="Fort Bragg Hosts NASCAR Driver Austin Dillon for Mission 600 Visit"
article-alt="A man wearing a red baseball cap and blue jacket looks through the sight of a Howitzer. Two men in camouflage military uniforms stand behind him."
article-url="https://www.war.gov/News/Feature-Stories/Story/Article/4483106/fort-bragg-hosts-nascar-driver-austin-dillon-for-mission-600-visit/"
article-url-or-link="https://www.war.gov/News/Feature-Stories/Story/Article/4483106/fort-bragg-hosts-nascar-driver-austin-dillon-for-mission-600-visit/"
article-url-or-link-absolute="https://www.war.gov/News/Feature-Stories/Story/Article/4483106/fort-bragg-hosts-nascar-driver-austin-dillon-for-mission-600-visit/"
article-summary="NASCAR star Austin Dillon visited Fort Bragg, N.C., for Mission 600, training with soldiers to honor their service ahead of the Coca‑Cola 600."
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publish-date-jss="2026-05-11T11:24:00"
publish-date-ap="May 11, 2026">
Feature"
item-index="1"
article-id="4474986"
article-title="Medal of Honor Monday: Army 1st Lt. Douglas Bernard Fournet"
article-alt="A man wearing a military dress uniform smiles for a picture."
article-url="https://www.war.gov/News/Feature-Stories/Story/Article/4474986/medal-of-honor-monday-army-1st-lt-douglas-bernard-fournet/"
article-url-or-link="https://www.war.gov/News/Feature-Stories/Story/Article/4474986/medal-of-honor-monday-army-1st-lt-douglas-bernard-fournet/"
article-url-or-link-absolute="https://www.war.gov/News/Feature-Stories/Story/Article/4474986/medal-of-honor-monday-army-1st-lt-douglas-bernard-fournet/"
article-summary="Army 1st Lt. Douglas Bernard Fournet posthumously received the Medal of Honor for heroically using his own body to shield his platoon from an exploding enemy mine during the Vietnam War."
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publish-date-jss="2026-05-11T08:12:16"
publish-date-ap="May 11, 2026">