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THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (David Brady) - Did Bin Laden Defeat America?

Preventing future blowback requires a foreign policy of peace. The post Did Bin Laden Defeat America? appeared first on The American Conservative .

Foreign Affairs Foreign Affairs Did Bin Laden Defeat America? Preventing future blowback requires a foreign policy of peace. Photo by CNN via Getty Images On September 11, 2001, al Qaeda terrorists hijacked four planes. Two of these were flown into the Twin Towers, one into the Pentagon, and the fourth—en route to Washington, D.C.—crashed in a Pennsylvania field after its passengers heroically overpowered the hijackers. All told, 2,977 Americans were killed on that day. Shortly thereafter, the Bush administration would launch the invasion of Afghanistan and begin laying…Open

WAR (Army Maj. Alexia Croizer, United Nations Command) - United Nations Command Pays Tribute to Fallen Soldiers During 50th Commemoration of Attack

The United Nations Command commemorated the sacrifice of Army Capt. Arthur Bonifas and 1st Lt. Mark Barrett, who were killed in an unprovoked attack 50 years ago in the Korean Demilitarized Zone, in the name of peace and stability.

STRIPES (Corey Dickstein) - ‘Black Hawk Down’ Rangers receive Silver Stars 28 years after Mogadishu heroics | Stars and Stripes

NYTIMES (Lizzie Skurnick and Lucy Lu) - Black Soldiers In the Revolutionary War: A New England Journey

Across New England, a writer traveled down dirt paths and into historic homes to find the forgotten stories of the enslaved men who fought for freedom on two fronts.

STRIPES (Brian McElhiney and Keishi Koja, Brian McElhiney, Keishi Koja) - Okinawa memorial day speakers reflect on sacrifice, peace and ‘heavy burden’ of US bases | Stars and Stripes

Thousands gathered at Peace Memorial Park to reflect on the horrors of war during ceremonies marking the 81st anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa.

STRIPES (Corey Dickstein) - Lost World War II submarine, USS Herring, identified off Japanese coast | Stars and Stripes

The U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command confirmed the wreck site of USS Herring, an U.S. submarine lost in the Pacific Ocean during World War II.

STRIPES (Gianna Gronowski) - From stage to screen, ‘Pressure’ shows new perspective of D-Day | Stars and Stripes

“Pressure” focuses on the data and the decision to proceed with the largest seaborne invasion in history, rather than the battle itself.

NYTIMES (Nazaneen Ghaffar) - The Real Story Behind “Pressure,” the Film About the D-Day Weather Forecast

The new film “Pressure” tells the story of the fateful D-Day weather forecast. Here’s what it got right and wrong from the historical record.

NYTIMES (Andrew E. Kramer) - In Ukraine, a Divisive 20th-Century Hero Comes Home

Andriy Melnyk, criticized as a Nazi collaborator and lionized as an anti-Soviet resistance leader, was given state honors for his reburial near Kyiv.