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World War II tank gunner Clarence Smoyer poses for a portrait near the Charlestown Naval Shipyard in Boston, Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019. The 95-year-old veteran was surprised with a ride through the streets of Boston in a Sherman tank, one of the tanks most widely used by the U.S. during the war. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
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A Houthi military spokesman warned foreign companies to pull their employees from Saudi energy facilities. (Associated Press)
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Protesters carry bricks during a demonstration near Central Government Complex in Hong Kong, Sunday, Sept. 15, 2019 as violence flared anew after thousands of pro-democracy supporters marched through downtown in defiance of a police ban. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
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The U.S. military is feverishly working to incorporate AI into its operations in a myriad of ways, including drones and robots to ferry wounded soldiers away the battlefield, software that can spot a hidden enemy force over a hill, AI programs that can give generals and line soldiers a fuller picture of a confusing battle, and even algorithms that can outperform any resume in determining the right men and women for a specific job. (Associated Press) ** FILE **
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CNN anchor and political analyst John Avlon came under fire Wednesday after he warned viewers about the dangers of "right-wing" terrorism on the 18th anniversary of 9/11. (CNN)
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"[President] Trump and [Brazilian President Jair] Bolsonaro are part of the same insurgency, what I would call universal insurgency against [BS]," Brazilian Foreign Minister Ernesto Araujo said. (Associated Press)
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Illustration on unfounded attacks on U.S. Border Patrol Agents by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times
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Aerial view of the Pentagon Building located in Washington, District of Columbia (DC), showing emergency crews responding to the destruction caused when a high-jacked commercial jetliner crashed into the southwest corner of the building, during the 9/11 terrorists attacks.
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Illustration on the Taliban negotiation situation by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times
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Rep. Ralph Abraham, who is looking to unseat Gov. John Bel Edwards, said Mr. Edwards has "declared war" on the oil sector. (Associated Press)
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Hezbollah Missile Barrage Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times
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U.S. military forces stand beside an A-10C Thunderbolt II ground attack aircraft during an air show at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018. (AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini) ** FILE **
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Indian paramilitary soldiers keep guard outside the main telephone exchange building in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019. The Indian government stripped the Indian-administered portion of Kashmir of its limited autonomy on Aug. 5. Authorities imposed a sweeping military curfew that's still in place, and cut off residents from all communication and the internet. Mobile phone services have yet to be restored. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)
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"Huawei is a big concern of our military, of our intelligence agencies, and we are not doing business with Huawei," President Trump said on Wednesday. (Associated Press)
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Illustration on the ghosts of World War II by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times
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A molotov cocktail hurled by a protestor burns on a street in Hong Kong, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2019. A large fire blazed across a main street in Hong Kong on Saturday night, as protesters made a wall out of barricades and set it afire. Hundreds of protesters gathered behind the fire, many pointing laser beams that streaked the night sky above them. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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This photo taken from Alhurra TV via AP Television News the Iraqi shows damaged furniture and victims helping each other in the smoke filled, darkened Iraqi parliament cafeteria following an explosion in Baghdad's Green Zone in Iraq, Thursday April 12, 2007. A suspected suicide bomber blew himself up in the Iraqi parliament cafeteria Thursday, killing at least eight people and wounding dozens in a stunning assault in the heart of the heavily fortified, U.S.-protected Green Zone. Television footage showed scenes of pandemonium inside the building at the moment of the attack. A Muslim imam being interviewed on Alhurra television ducked for cover, as a hallway filled with smoke. People can be heard screaming out one another's names. One man was slumped over, motionless, covered in dust. (AP Photo/Alhurra TV via AP Television News) ** TV OUT **
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Gameshow host Pat Sajak joined the U.S. Army in 1968 and was a disc jockey for 18 months on the armed forces radio
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Don Knotts was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1943. He served for special services to entertain troops as a ventriloquist
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Actor Jimmy Stewart was drafted into the Army but was rejected because he was underweight for his height. He put on the necessary pounds, and successfully enlisted with the Air Corps. He received his commission after the attack on Pearl Harbor. He began flying combat missions and on March 31, 1944, was appointed Operations Officer of the 453rd Bomb Group and, subsequently, Chief of Staff of the 2nd Combat wing, 2nd Air Division of the 8th Air Force. Stewart ended the war with 20 combat missions. He remained in the USAF Reserve and was promoted to brigadier general on July 23, 1959. He retired on May 31, 1968
