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More than 1,000 participate in BYU Tower Climb to honor 20th anniversary of 9/11

September 11, 2021 12:00 AM
It was an early and wet morning as more than 1,000 participants waited in line outside LaVell Edwards Stadium to pay tribute to the fallen heroes of 9/11. There were families, infants, college students, active first responders, veterans and other community members that came out wearing gear and uniforms, while others wore comfortable exercise attire.
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US marks 9/11 with somber tributes; Trump speaks at PA site

September 11, 2018 12:00 AM
A member of the military walks the grounds of the National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial before the start of the September 11th Pentagon Memorial Observance at the Pentagon on the 17th anniversary of the September 11th attacks, Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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US Army quietly discharging immigrant recruits

July 06, 2018 12:00 AM
Some immigrant U.S. Army reservists and recruits who enlisted in the military with a promised path to citizenship are being abruptly discharged, the Associated Press has learned.
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Military begins to recruit women for combat jobs

March 04, 2016 12:00 AM
One of the 20 female soldiers, center, who is among the 400 students who qualified to start Ranger School, runs in place in between obstacles on the Darby Queen, one of the toughest obstacle courses in U.S. Army training, at Fort Benning, in Ga. (Robin Trimarchi/Ledger-Enquirer via AP, File)
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Combat jobs for women stir questions about the draft

February 16, 2016 12:00 AM
Army 1st Lt. Shaye Haver and Capt. Kristen Griest pose for photos with other female West Point alumni after an Army Ranger school graduation ceremony at Fort Benning, Ga. There are increasing rumblings about whether women should now be required to register for the draft if they can indeed serve in all areas of the military. (Associated Press)
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On Sept. 11 anniversary, appeals to remember as time passes

September 11, 2015 12:00 AM
NEW YORK — Relatives of Sept. 11 victims marked the anniversary of the terror attacks Friday at ground zero with grief, gratitude and appeals to keep the toll front of mind after the passage of 14 years.
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BYU ROTC to commemorate 9/11 in 21-gun salute

September 08, 2015 12:00 AM
Americans commemorate those who died in the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The BYU ROTC also commemorates this day with a 24-hour vigil. (Luke Hansen)
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Obama taps Hagel for Pentagon, Brennan for CIA

January 07, 2013 12:00 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama on Monday nominated Chuck Hagel as his next defense secretary and counterterrorism adviser John Brennan to lead the Central Intelligence Agency, two potentially controversial picks for his second-term national security team.
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