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GI killed in Vietnam War to be awarded Medal of Honor

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is awarding the Medal of Honor to a Pennsylvania Army specialist killed in combat in 1970 while serving as a rifleman in Cambodia during the Vietnam War. The White House says Spec. Leslie H. Sabo Jr. will receive the medal posthumously for heroic action when his platoon was ambushed by North Vietnamese forces in 1970 near the village of Se San in eastern Cambodia. A White House description of the action says Sabo saved the lives of several of his fellow soldiers. At one point, he grabbed a nearby enemy grenade, tossed it away and shielded a wounded comrade with his body, saving his life. "Although wounded by the grenade blast, he continued to charge the enemy's bunker," the White House release said.

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Northrop Grumman gets $103M US military order
ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill. (AP) — Northrop Grumman Corp. said Monday that it received a $103 million delivery order from Naval Air Systems Command for Litening G4 targeting systems. The Litening system is a self-contained, multi-sensor weapon aiming system that allows fighter pilots to accurately detect, track and... Read More

Class of 2008: Childhood friends Nathan Sholund, Jared Griswold served Navy tours side by side
Nathan Sholund and Jared Griswold, both 23, have been nearly inseparable since they met at church camp about 15 years ago. During that time, they grew up, graduated from Mustang High School in 2008 and enlisted in the U.S. Navy. Read More

Two Oklahoma men are among four killed in fiery Kansas plane crash
All four who died in a Kansas plane crash, plus the lone survivor, have ties to Oral Roberts University. The group was headed to a Christian youth conference in Iowa when plane went down. Read More

Operation Route 66 will interview veterans in Edmond
A father-and-son duo is on a two-week, cross-country tour along Route 66 interviewing veterans who've served in Iraq and Afghanistan. They will visit Edmond Wednesday. Read More

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U.S. House committees move to save Boeing work in Oklahoma City
Two U.S. House committees have taken actions this week to protect an aircraft modernization program led by Boeing workers scheduled to move to Oklahoma City. Read More

U.S. Rep. Frank Lucas defends food stamp reductions to protect military spending
In House debate, Oklahoma chairman of Agriculture Committee says the food stamp cuts target waste and abuse, but Democrats say 2 million poor people would lose benefits. Read More

Oklahoma Hall of Fame names 2012 inductees
Seven notable Oklahomans will be inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame this year. The inductees, announced Thursday, are Stan Clark, Bart Conner, Edith Kinney Gaylord, Tom L. Ward, Suzanne Warren, Lee R. West and Ronald H. White. Read More

Parents reveal secret attempts to free US soldier

WASHINGTON (AP) — Frustrated by what they said are stalled efforts to free a U.S. soldier taken prisoner three years ago in Afghanistan, the man's parents have gone public with previously secret U.S. attempts to trade him for Taliban prisoners in U.S. hands. Bob Bergdahl and his wife, Jani Bergdahl, said in... Read More

Military stop brings health care to rural Alabama

HAYNEVILLE, Ala. (AP) — An Air Force dentist pulls teeth in the oil-stained garage where the town's fire truck normally parks. A reservist in camouflage dispenses free medicine in the police department lobby. The doctoring Wednesday was part of a military program to provide free health care in poor areas of the... Read More

14 sailors implicated in Navy drug investigation
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Fourteen sailors assigned to the security department of the U.S. submarine base in Groton have been implicated in a Navy investigation into illegal drug use, officials said Wednesday. The sailors have all been removed from security duties, according to Christopher Zendan, a spokesman for... Read More

Merci, GIs: France honors WWII vets at West Point

WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) — France has bestowed honors on three dozen World War II veterans at the U.S. Military Academy. The French ambassador to the United States awarded the French Legion of Honor during a ceremony held Tuesday at West Point, on the Hudson River north of New York City. It's the highest decoration... Read More

As veterans return home, Oklahoma colleges and universities seek to handle their needs
The University of Central Oklahoma opened an office last month to help student veterans navigate university life. As veterans begin to enroll in larger numbers, colleges and universities across Oklahoma are seeking ways to handle their specific needs. Read More

North Sea island evacuated because of WWII bomb
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Some 60 people have been evacuated from a 0.7-mile (1.4-kilometer) zone around a construction site on a Danish island where a possible World War II bomb was found. Police say the bomb was found on the island of Roemoe, which is popular among German tourists in the summer months.... Read More

Man pleads guilty to six killings in Oklahoma City 'Cathouse' case
David Tyner, 30, pleaded guilty in Oklahoma County to six first-degree murder charges and got a sentence of life without possibility of parole. Read More

AP apologizes for firing reporter over WWII scoop

NEW YORK (AP) — In World War II's final moments in Europe, Associated Press correspondent Edward Kennedy gave his news agency perhaps the biggest scoop in its history. He reported, a full day ahead of the competition, that the Germans had surrendered unconditionally at a former schoolhouse in Reims, France. For... Read More

King Aerospace in Ardmore secures $11 million Navy contract
King Aerospace has secured an $11 million contract to provide the U.S. Navy with aircraft maintenance and exterior paint on its fleet of C-9B aircraft. Read More

Military rethinking location of Guam Marine base
HAGATNA, Guam (AP) — The federal government is rethinking where to put a Marine base on Guam now that fewer Marines will be moving to the U.S. territory from Okinawa, Japan. With fewer troops and families to house, a local Marine base could be smaller than previously thought, Joe Ludovici, the executive director... Read More

OSS agent who led WWII rescue of 500 dies in NY
NEW YORK (AP) — George Vujnovich, the intelligence agent who organized a World War II mission to rescue more than 500 U.S. bomber crew members shot down over Nazi-occupied Serbia, has died at his home in New York. He was 96. Vujnovich is credited with leading the so-called Halyard Mission in what was then... Read More

Obama in Afghanistan, sees ‘light of a new day”
BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan (AP) — On a swift, secretive trip to the war zone, President Barack Obama declared Tuesday night that after years of sacrifice the U.S. combat role in Afghanistan is winding down just as it has already ended in Iraq. “We can see the light of a new day on the horizon,” he said on... Read More

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