U.S. service member killed in Afghanistan in an operation targeting ISIS; Amid an abuse scandal, Sarah Silverman asks the Marines: Will my nephew be okay as a recruit?; Critics exploded over Trump’s PTSD comments. But many veterans who support him don’t care.; A WWI dog tag was found on the ground. Facebook helped reunite it with the veteran’s family.;
 
Checkpoint
A military blog by Dan Lamothe
 
 
How the U.S. military is responding to Hurricane Matthew
One possibility has Marine Corps MV-22 aircraft flying from an aircraft carrier.
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U.S. service member killed in Afghanistan in an operation targeting ISIS
The death occurred near the Pakistan border.
 
Amid an abuse scandal, Sarah Silverman asks the Marines: Will my nephew be okay as a recruit?
"I'm nervous by what I'm reading," the comedian wrote after seeing news of a recent abuse scandal.
 
Critics exploded over Trump’s PTSD comments. But many veterans who support him don’t care.
People are offended by Trump’s comments about PTSD – but not the veteran who asked him the question.
 
A WWI dog tag was found on the ground. Facebook helped reunite it with the veteran’s family.
"It's just a piece of aluminum, but there's so much more to the story about the war, and the person, and all of his experiences."
 
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