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Iraq War

From Shock and Awe to the Battle of Fallujah to the surge, the Iraq War shaped two decades of the Middle East history and the troops who fought it.

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Iraq’s ‘Triangle of Death’ is still famously dangerous real estate

By Adam Gramegna

Operation Iraqi Freedom

The $1 billion robbery that Saddam Hussein pulled off before US bombs fell

By Stephen Ruiz

Why Saddam Hussein’s Fedayeen troops wore Darth Vader helmets

Why Saddam Hussein’s Fedayeen troops wore Darth Vader helmets

By Blake Stilwell

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The history of Rip It, the beverage that fueled the War on Terror

By Blake Stilwell

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RED Friday returns as combat deployments ramp up

By Adam Gramegna

Flame erupts from a building hit with a TOW missile launched by soldiers of the Army's 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) in Mosul, Iraq. Saddam Hussein's sons Uday and Qusay were killed in the battle as they resisted Coalition forces. (U.S. Army/Spc. Robert Woodward)

Operation Tapeworm: How the US Army’s most elite hunted down Saddam’s sons

By Friedrich Seiltgen

Rafael Peralta Navy Cross

The controversial Marine grenade hero of Fallujah that Washington still argues about

By Stephen Ruiz

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Isaiah Schwab, a combat engineer, holds a mark 19 grenade launcher over his shoulder before a Mk-19 live fire range at Fort Drum, New York. (U.S. Marine Corps/Lance Cpl. Scott Jenkins)

The Mk-19 grenade launcher and how it helped shape the War on Terror

By Adam Gramegna

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Medal of Honor Month: SSgt David Bellavia

By Jessica Evans

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Medal of Honor Month: Sergeant First Class Alwyn Cashe

By Jessica Evans

Medal of Honor Month: Army Sgt Travis Atkins

By Jessica Evans

Medal of Honor Month: Specialist Ross McGinnis

By Jessica Evans

A gift from his dad saved this Marine’s life in Fallujah

A gift from his dad saved this Marine’s life in Fallujah

By Miguel Ortiz

Soldiers from the 5th Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team fighting insurgents in Baqubah on March 14,2007.

Everything you need to know about the Battle of Baqubah

By Jessica Evans

Journalist reunites with his Marine ‘Red Dragons’ from the Iraq War

By Jessica Manfre

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Everything you need to know about the Iraq War Battle of Sadr City

By Jessica Evans

The world’s deadliest terrorist you probably never knew about

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MoH Monday: Corporal Jason Lee Dunham

By Jessica Evans

Paul Ray Smith medal of honor

MoH Monday: Sgt. First Class Paul Ray Smith

By Jessica Evans

Iranian fanatics tried to spark a war with the US during Desert Storm

Iranian fanatics tried to spark a war with the US during Desert Storm

By Blake Stilwell