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Troops stationed at Buckley Space Force Base in Aurora, Colorado might notice an odd four-legged robot loping around the base. That’s CHAPPIE. The Space Force has a robot dog that hunts down dangerous material. And yes, it is apparently named after “Chappie,” the 2015 Neil Blomkamp-directed science-fiction movie where a police robot is stolen by members of the South African rap group Die Antwoord and becomes a criminal-slash-revolutionary.
Space Force’s CHAPPIE has been in use on the base since July, according to the dates on some photos released by the service.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s calls for the withdrawal of the U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon, and headlines of rocket attacks resulting in numerous casualties, have brought to the forefront questions about the safety of U.N. peacekeepers and the utility of today’s peacekeeping enterprise. These developments highlight perennial challenges faced by peacekeepers worldwide: operating in volatile environments where escalating tensions can place them in harm’s way.

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On a remote hilltop in a farm field above the tiny French hamlet of Chaumont-devant-Damvillers sits a unique memorial from World War I. The monument honors SGT Henry Gunther of the 313th Infantry Regiment, 79th Division. What makes Gunther’s death unique is not the manner of his death but rather the timing. He was killed by a German machine gun at 10:59am on 11 November 1918, making him the last known soldier to be killed on the Western Front of The Great War.

The Honoring Our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act, passed in August 2022, represents one of the most significant expansions of VA benefits in recent history. Designed to help veterans who have suffered from toxic exposure during military service, the PACT Act offers comprehensive coverage and resources for those impacted by harmful substances like burn pits, Agent Orange, radiation, and other toxic exposures. For veterans who have faced health challenges tied to their service, this act provides a crucial lifeline.

Just in time for Veterans Day, the City of Miami Beach unveiled its “Boot Camp in Paradise: World War II in Miami Beach” to honor the hundreds of thousands of U.S. troops that trained in Miami Beach during the war years from 1942-45, according to a press release.
The three-month outdoor exhibit runs through the end of January in Lummus Park along Ocean Drive between 11 and 12 streets in Galería Ocean Drive, a new outdoor exhibit space.

Hallmark is a long-term legacy in the United States and around the world. When mentioning the name people recall cards, movies and fond memories. The cards and company have touched people for over hundred years. The company itself was founded in 1907, by J.C. Hall, as the Norfolk Post Card Company in Norfolk, Nebraska. J.C. Hall did not even graduate from high school. The company struggled some during its initial years with the store burning down, but J.C. Hall restarted again and did his own engraving and printing of cards. The Hallmark brand name was coined in 1928 and J.C.