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Veteran Serves in Iraq on GI Bill - now Fed says Pay Up

Timely Donation Helps Veterans' Wreath Cause

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A timely donation is helping complete a mission that started in mid-December with 3,650 wreaths laid at the headstones of veterans at Jacksonville's National Cemetery.

PETA to Army: Investigate Sheep-beating Video

PETA is calling on the Army to investigate a video depicting what appears to be soldiers watching while a sheep is beaten with a baseball bat. WARNING: THE VIDEO IS GRAPHIC

Civil War Sub Finally Unveiled After a Decade | PICTURES

CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Confederate Civil War vessel H.L. Hunley, the world's first successful combat submarine, was unveiled in full and unobstructed for the first time on Thursday, capping a decade of careful preservation.

Marines ID Two of the Men in Urination Video

WASHINGTON -- Two of the four Marines shown in a video urinating on dead bodies sprawled out on the ground have been identified by the Marine Corps, a Marine Corps official told CNN Thursday.

Panetta: Urination Video 'Utterly Deplorable'

WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on Thursday condemned as "utterly deplorable" a video that purports to depict four U.S. Marines urinating on the corpses of Taliban fighters.

Video Shows Apparent U.S. Marines Urinating on Bodies

WASHINGTON -- A number of websites including TMZ and YouTube posted a video Wednesday showing four men dressed in U.S. Marine Corps combat gear urinating on the apparently dead bodies of three men sprawled on the ground in front of them.

Former Soldier Terrorist Charge

GREENBELT, Md. -- A former soldier from Maryland who converted to Islam shortly before leaving the Army has been charged with attempting to join a terrorist group in Somalia

U.S. Navy Rescues Iranian Sailors

U.S. sailors from a carrier strike group whose recent presence in the Persian Gulf drew the ire of Iranian military officials have rescued 13 of the Middle Eastern country's sailors from a hijacked fishing boat, a military spokesman said Friday.

Could New Defense Strategy Impact First Coast?

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- About 250,000 active duty and military veterans call the First Coast home, which means an economic impact of $14.1 billion dollars a year.

Son Unwraps Marine Dad for Christmas | VIDEO

Xavier knew his dad was coming home from 10 months in Afghanistan but he didn't know he'd be a special delivery from Santa.

Crew of Mayport's U.S.S. De Wert Celebrate Christmas

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- First Coast News got a peek at how local sailors aboard the U.S.S. De Wert celebrated their Christmas.

No Troop Parade Imminent as Iraq War Ends

WASHINGTON -- Americans probably won't be seeing a huge ticker-tape parade anytime soon for troops returning from Iraq, and it's not clear if veterans of the nine-year campaign will ever enjoy the grand, flag-waving, red-white-and-blue homecoming that the nation's fighting men and women received after World War II and the Gulf War.

New Therapy Helping Vets Treat PTSD

Today is Veterans Day and we talk to a marine who tried a new therapy to help him with his post traumatic stress disorder, a mental health condition often triggered by the horrors of war.

Prince Harry Wants to Return to Afghanistan After U.S. Training

LONDON -- Prince Harry has been quoted as saying he is returning to serve in Afghanistan, after months of combat helicopter training in the United States.

Casket Photo Sparks Probe at Lackland Air Force Base

LACKLAND AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- The commander of the 37th Training Group at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, has launched an investigation into a photo of 15 airmen posing with an open casket, in which another airman is posed with a noose around his neck and chains across his body.

Air Force Leader: Dover Mortuary Problems Fixed

WASHINGTON -- Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz said he believes the service has found and fixed problems at Dover Port Mortuary and that a Defense Department panel will back up that belief.

Pearl Harbor Commemoration to Be Held on Mayport-based Ship

NAVAL STATION MAYPORT, Fla. -- The Navy and over 200 veterans will commemorate the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor.

Top Marine Spends Thanksgiving in Afghanistan

COMBAT OUTPOST HANSON, Afghanistan -- A turkey trot it was not. The U.S. Marines' top general, James Amos, sprinted up and down the Helmand River Valley in southern Afghanistan on Thursday, visiting frontline Marines.

Clay County Foundation Provides Job Training

ORANGE PARK, Fla. -- Many have benefited from Pragmatic Works Foundation, part of Pragmatic Works a IT company, in Orange Park. For the past three years, the company has helped many veterans make a change.

Military Members could Get Souped-Up Lollipops to Ease Pain

JACKSONVILLE, FL --  Skip the injection and stick a lollipop in your mouth.  Seriously, doctors say the military has a new way to ease pain on the battlefield.

Justin Timberlake Goes to Ball With Marine Who Posted YouTube Invite

Singer/actor Justin Timberlake made good on his promise, attending a Marine Corps ball in Washington, D.C., this weekend with a Marine who posted her invitation to him on YouTube.