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New VA clinic for Upstate S.C. in Spartanburg
By The Associated Press | Leave a CommentSPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — The Dorn VA Medical Center is opening a new outpatient clinic for veterans in South Carolina’s Upstate. Read More »
National Headlines
AP IMPACT: Some lawmakers send few to academies
BRIAN WITTE,Associated Press Writer
US soldier prime suspect in Okinawa hit-and-run
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese police said Thursday that an American soldier is the prime suspect in a fatal-hit-and-run accident on the southern island of Okinawa and asked the U.S. Army to bring him in for further questioning.
Fort Campbell soldier charged for refusing search
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (AP) — The military says a Fort Campbell soldier was charged after refusing to allow a search of his vehicle and causing a gate into the installation to be shut down.
Explosion at Va Guard base sends 14 to hospitals
BLACKSTONE, Va. (AP) — A pyrotechnic device used in training exercises exploded at Fort Pickett, sending 14 Virginia National Guard soldiers to hospitals, most as a precautionary measure.
Captain freed from pirates thanks Navy 'heroes'
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A merchant sea captain who was captured and held by Somali pirates in April reunited Thursday with the U.S. Navy crew and captain who were part of his daring rescue, thanking them for saving him.