#South Korea’s first known transgender soldier found dead

#South Korea’s first known transgender soldier found dead

“#South Korea’s first known transgender soldier found dead” South Korea’s first known transgender soldier — who was discharged from the military last year — was found dead in her home on Wednesday, officials said. Byun Hui-su was found by rescue workers after local mental health counselors reported she had not responded for days, according to…

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#Arizona woman returns 1950s Purple Heart to man’s family after finding it at thrift store

#Arizona woman returns 1950s Purple Heart to man’s family after finding it at thrift store

“#Arizona woman returns 1950s Purple Heart to man’s family after finding it at thrift store” A family has been reunited with their father’s Purple Heart more than three decades after he died, thanks to a bit of sleuthing. Teresa Ferrin discovered the Purple Heart — along with several other military awards — at a thrift shop in Phoenix, Arizona, where she volunteers…

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#Myanmar military banned from Facebook, Instagram after coup

#Myanmar military banned from Facebook, Instagram after coup

“#Myanmar military banned from Facebook, Instagram after coup” Facebook banned Myanmar’s military from the social network amid violent protests against the coup that was carried out there this month. The Silicon Valley giant also booted the Tatmadaw armed forces from Instagram over concerns that the military’s posts on the platforms would lead to real-world violence….

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#2 killed in Alabama military plane crash

#2 killed in Alabama military plane crash

“#2 killed in Alabama military plane crash” A military plane crashed in Alabama on Friday evening, killing two people on board. The crash happened in a wooded area adjacent to Montgomery Regional Airport, according to Marshall Taggart, the executive director there. “There were two souls on board a military training jet and the two souls…

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#One-third of US military members are declining COVID-19 vaccinations

#One-third of US military members are declining COVID-19 vaccinations

“#One-third of US military members are declining COVID-19 vaccinations” Roughly one-third of US military members have declined to get vaccinated for COVID-19, a Pentagon official said in a report Wednesday. Air Force Maj. Gen. Jeff Taliaferro, the Joint Staff’s vice director for operations, told a congressional panel that “acceptance rates are somewhere in the two-thirds territory,”…

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#Burma’s junta strikes again

#Burma’s junta strikes again

“#Burma’s junta strikes again” The military junta in Burma, a k a Myanmar, detained top civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi and at least 45 others in a coup on Monday. She should’ve seen it coming. After all, Suu Kyi stood by as the junta — which never ceded most of its power — conducted…

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#National Guard IDs pilots killed in upstate NY helicopter crash

#National Guard IDs pilots killed in upstate NY helicopter crash

“#National Guard IDs pilots killed in upstate NY helicopter crash” The three National Guard members killed in a helicopter crash in upstate New York this week were identified Friday as Afghanistan war veterans. The New York Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk medical evacuation helicopter crashed during a routine training mission Wednesday in Mendon, killing…

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