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WWII mess kit cup finds its way back to Army veteran, thanks to German historian

Senior Airman Frances Gavalis, 332nd Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron equipment manager, tosses unserviceable uniform items into a burn pit here, March 10. Military uniform items turned in must be burned to ensure they cannot be used by opposing forces. Airman Gavalis is deployed from Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M.

Lawmakers to launch sweeping legislation for veterans suffering from toxic exposure

Lawmakers will unveil sweeping bills this week that aim to create a fast track to Department of Veterans Affairs benefits for nearly all veterans who served overseas since 1990 and developed a respiratory illness or cancer.

Family members watch their soldiers graduate from the Army’s Basic Airborne Course at Fort Benning, Ga. on Friday, May 21, 2021. It marked the first airborne school graduation open to family and loved ones since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. (Corey Dickstein/Stars and Stripes)

Families attend Airborne School graduation at Fort Benning for first time since the pandemic began

Fort Benning’s Basic Airborne Course on Friday held its first public graduation ceremony since public activities were shut down military-wide last March as the pandemic spread around the globe.