World honors D-Day fallen on 70th anniversary in Normandy
Colleville sur Mer hosts a somber commemoration with 19 world leaders and monarchs. Barack Obama salutes veterans at the Normandy American Cemetery as Merkel Hollande and Putin meet on the sidelines. D-Day beaches Sword Omaha Utah Juno Gold and Point du Hoc are recalled with paratroopers and Rangers honored.
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Colleville-Sur-Mer
France
Europe
Normandy
Barack Obama
Obama
Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial
Omaha Beach
U.S
Democracy
Petro Poroshenko
Putin
Africa
Hollande
Hitler
Sword Beach
Ouistreham
Pegasus Bridge
Omaha
Utah
Juno
Gold
U.S. Army
2Nd Ranger
5Th Battalion
Rangers
Point du Hoc
101St Airborne Division
Paris
North Africa
Colleville
Oscar Peterson
2Nd Infantry Division
Clair Martin
San Diego
California
Elbe River
Germany
Caen
Vichy
Jack Schlegel
Albany
New York
508Th Parachutist Infantry Regiment
82Nd Airborne
29Th Infantry Division
Don McCarthy
Rhode Island
Elizabeth II
Adolf Hitler
Third Reich
Bergdahl swap secrecy fueled by fear for life
Secretive handling of the Bergdahl exchange with five Guantanamo detainees arose from fears the Taliban could kill him if news leaked. Officials cited deteriorating health and emergency timing. Congressional doubts and planned testimonies followed as Bergdahl underwent medical evaluations in Germany.
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Sgt
Bowe Bergdahl
Guantanamo Bay
Cuba
Obama
Congress
Administration
Bergdahl
U.S
Guantanamo
Obama Administration
Barack Obama
Chuck Hagel
National Security
Susan Rice
Bergdah
Brussels
State Department
Marie Hart
Lindsey Graham
S.C
Hagel
France
Asia
Europe
Bergdhal
Washington
Sergeant Bergdahl
John Kirby
Pentagon
Germany
Hailey
Idaho
Secu
VA whistleblower retaliation probe widens across facilities
The Office of Special Counsel investigates 37 VA employees facing retaliation claims after whistleblower reports about scheduling, patient restraints, and misused funds. The agency halted three disciplinary actions, while noting ongoing probes at 28 facilities in 18 states and Puerto Rico amid delays and secret waiting lists at Phoenix VA hospitals. The VA says 18 veterans died on an official delayed list, joinder to the broader scandal.
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Veterans Affairs
Independent
Office of
Special Counsel
Inspector General
Carolyn Lerner
Lerner
Puerto Rico
Nick Schwellenbach
Phoenix
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