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Airmen walked in the 108th International Four Days Marches in Nijmegen, Netherlands, a long-standing, 100-mile event that brought together 47,000 participants, including 6,455 military members from 38 nations.

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Army Tech. Sgt. Ted Takayuki Tanouye posthumously received the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions in western Italy during World War II.

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Virginia’s Thomas Jefferson was a Founding Father who drafted the Declaration of Independence and who doubled the size of the country with the Louisiana Purchase while serving as the third president.

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Space Force Sgt. Morgan O. Thompson became the first guardian to complete Space Force basic military training and later graduate from military training instructor school as a Space Force military training instructor.

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Country music legend Dolly Parton stayed connected to the military for more than a half century, consistently showing support for the troops over the years.

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The precision needed to certify the nation’s underwater nuclear deterrent is anchored on the talents of civilian scientists at Naval Surface Warfare Center Corona Division in Southern California.

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Army Air Forces Maj. Ralph Cheli, a bomber pilot, was posthumously presented with the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry during World War II.

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Army Staff Sgt. Stanley Bender was an infantryman during World War II whose unwavering courage under extreme fire earned him the Medal of Honor. 

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There are hundreds of military and war museums in the U.S. and abroad, offering ample opportunity to learn about our history and celebrate the men and women who served this nation.

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Joseph Hewes, William Hooper and John Penn represented North Carolina at the Second Continental Congress and signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776.

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