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Marine Gunnery Sgt. John Canley, who has received a recommendation from Congress to receive a Medal of Honor for his actions in the Battle of Hue City in 1968. (Image: Alpha Company web site)

Trump to Award Medal of Honor to Marine for Hue City Heroism

An alligator is seen at the Botanical Gardens on Avery Island, Louisiana in 2010. An alligator's proximity to the barracks on Schmidt Street at Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, caught officials' attention. (U.S. Army photo/Chuck Cannon)

Hungry Alligator Found Lurking Near North Carolina Marine Barracks

Cobham, whose breathing sensor system, VigilOX, has been helping monitor U.S. Navy pilots while in flight for months, has a contract to develop a new system to predict and respond to pilots' oxygen needs. (Cobham photo)

Cobham Gets Pentagon Contract to Develop Pilot Life Support System

Silhouette of a woman dealing with depression. (Getty Images)

Senators Continue Call for Family Suicide Data Release

In this April 2, 2015, file photo, a visitor leaves the Sacramento Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Rancho Cordova, Calif. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

VA Firings Climb Under Trump; Dems Charge Low-Wage Workers Targeted

Veterans Josh and Neil riding by the field of flags in Sturgis for the 2017 Veterans Charity Ride.

Motorcycles and Wounded Warriors: Saving Lives on the Open Road

Congress Shocked by Number of Disabled Vets Due Tax Refunds

Adrian Cronauer, famed Vietnam-era Air Force disc jockey, with white beard, celebrates during the U.S. Air Force Memorial's the 10th anniversary during a ceremony in Arlington, Va., Oct. 14, 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo/Scott M. Ash)

'Good Morning, Vietnam' DJ and Air Force Veteran Adrian Cronauer Dies at 79

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A Marine embraces her son and husband aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort Jan. 12. (U.S Marine Corps/Lance Cpl. Kayla Rainbolt)

The Most Read Stories This Week on Military.com -- July 20, 2018

Here's a look at the most popular stories this week on Military.com.

An explosion was reported at around 7 a.m. Thursday morning, July 19, 2018 at Letterkenny Army Depot, in Chambersburg, Pa. (Markell DeLoatch/Public Opinion via AP)

Worker Injured in Blast at Army Depot in Pennsylvania Dies

The Army says one of five civilian employees injured in an explosion and fire at a military depot in Pennsylvania has died.

In this June 20, 1942 photo provided by the Naval History and Heritage Command, Howard Curtis, a U.S. Navy second-class aerographer, wears a seven-month's beard at Dutch Harbor, Alaska. Though the Navy said in July 2018, that its servicewomen could wear longer hairstyles, servicemen have not been permitted to wear beards, which were banned in 1984. (Naval History and Heritage Command via AP)

A Hairy Issue: Sailors Tell the US Navy, 'We Want Beards'

Now that women in the Navy can wear ponytails, men want beards.

In this April 20, 2013 file photo, male greater sage grouse perform mating rituals for a female grouse, not pictured, on a lake outside Walden, Colo. In an abrupt reversal, the Pentagon now says it supports a Republican proposal in a defense policy bill that would bar the Fish and Wildlife Service from using the Endangered Species Act to protect two chicken-like birds in the western half of the U.S. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

In Reversal, Pentagon Now Says it Backs GOP Measure on Birds

The birds have become flashpoints in an ongoing battle over whether they warrant federal protection that hinders mining.

FILE - In this Nov. 3, 2015 file photo, Afghan Taliban fighters listen to Mullah Mohammed Rasool, the leader of a faction of the Taliban, in Farah province, Afghanistan. (AP Photo, File)

General Views Taliban Cease-Fire with 'Cautious Optimism'

Gen. Joseph Votel said the cease-fire between Afghan forces and the Taliban may be a signal both sides are ready for peace.

Airman Dalton Shank, 5th Bomb Wing Public Affairs broadcast journalist apprentice, reads pamphlets on the Montgomery GI Bill and the Post-9/11 GI Bill at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., March 10, 2017. (U.S. Air Force/Airman 1st Class Alyssa M. Akers)

VA Says New 'Forever GI Bill' Finally Ready for Launch Aug. 1 … Mostly

The delayed launch is coming next month despite glitches on housing allowances.

In this April 11, 2017, file photo, Gen. Joseph Votel speaks during a news conference with Defense Secretary Jim Mattis at the Pentagon. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

US Stance on Russia in Syria Remains Unchanged, General Says

The head of U.S. Central Command had few kind words Thursday for Russian forces operating in Syria.

Some GI Bill Transfer Changes Take Effect Immediately, Pentagon Says

Some of the newly announced Post-9/11 GI Bill changes have immediate effect, Pentagon officials said this week.

FILE - A June 21, 2013 file photo of the Veterans Affairs Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

VA Watchdog Says 20K Veterans Subjected to Unwarranted Medical Exams

A VA watchdog has discovered the agency spent about $10 million in unwarranted medical exams for military veterans.

Letterkenny Army Depot (U.S. Army photo)

Injuries Reported in Blast at Pennsylvania Army Depot

Authorities say an explosion at an Army depot in Pennsylvania has left some workers injured.

5-Year-Old Girl Was Sexually Molested at Travis Air Force Base: Family

An attorney is alleging that a 5-year-old was sexually molested by other minors at a Travis Air Force Base child care center.

American soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines lead the annual Bastille Day military parade down the Champs-Elysees in Paris, July 14, 2017. (DoD photo/Dominique Pineiro)

Trump's Military Parade Initially Estimated to Cost $12M: Official

The cost estimate falls roughly in line with the canceled U.S. military "war game" with South Korea.

Mistress Testifies She Helped Army Sergeant Kill His Soldier Wife

Police found Army soldier Karlyn Ramirez shot to death inside her townhouse nearly three years ago.

A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter with the Wisconsin Army National Guard flies lands at the Combined Arms Collective Training Facility on June 28, 2018, at Fort McCoy, Wis. (U.S. Army photo/Scott T. Sturkol)

22 Soldiers Injured in California Military Base Tent Collapse

A U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter was landing when the wind from its rotor caused the tent to collapse.

A Soldier assigned to B Co., 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division with a M249 light machine gun charges forward during small arms training at Smardan Training Area, Romania, July 5, 2018. (U.S Army/ Sgt. 1st Class Robert Jordan)

Army 3-Star: Potent New Auto Rifle Just for Close-Combat Troops

The Cold War-era M249 Squad Automatic Weapon could remain in the arsenal for decades to come.

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Crew members from the Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast send off a pallet of seized cocaine during an offload at Tenth Avenue Marine Terminal, San Diego, July 16, 2018. The drugs were interdicted from four suspected smuggling vessels from late June to mid-July. (U.S. Coast Guard photo/Fireman Taylor Bacon)

Coast Guard Cutter Alert Returns Home Following Counterdrug Patrol

A German submarine maneuvers during Dynamic Mongoose 2015, an anti-submarine warfare exercise held off the coast of Norway. This year, a U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon maritime-patrol aircraft participated in the NATO exercise. (US Navy photo/Amanda Kitchner)

Sailors Join NATO Allies in Sub Exercise as Russia Threat Grows

U.S. Air Force Gen. Tod D. Wolters, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa commander, speaks during an all call with Airmen of the 100th Air Refueling Wing at RAF Mildenhall, England, June 22, 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo/Alexandria Lee)

Air Force Slowly Building Up in Eastern Europe: USAFE Commander

The Coyote unmanned aircraft system is used by the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration for hurricane tracking. (Raytheon photo)

Army to Buy Raytheon's Coyote Expendable UAS for Drone-Killing Mission

Dr. Tyrone Krause recites the commissioning oath given by his daughter, Ensign Laura Krause, the Assistant Chief Engineer aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Ramage (DDG 61), during a commissioning ceremony aboard the ship, July 13, 2018. Krause was inspired to join the Navy shortly after his daughter's commissioning in 2015. (U.S. Navy photo/Maxwell Anderson)

He's 63, Just Joined the Navy and Says 'I'm in my Prime'

Morgan Zoufal looks at the name of her late fiancee, Marine Sgt. Dietrich A. Schmieman, on a marble monument honoring the 15 Marines and a U.S. Navy corpsman who died in a 2017 plane crash near Itta Bena, Miss., on July 14, 2018. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Mississippi Honors Marine Plane Crash Victims with Memorial

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4 Old School Problems Today's Troops Don't Have to Worry About

It's important to always remember and respect just how tough our brothers and sisters-in-arms had it way back in the day.

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Ex-NFL Star Herschel Walker Speaks About Mental Illness at Fairchild AFB

Walker has toured military bases for nearly a decade in an effort to promote wellness and end the stigma of mental illness.

Tupelo to Seek German Ties Over Elvis Army Link

Tupelo's mayor will travel to Bad Nauheim, Germany to boost new possibilities for tourism driven by Elvis Presley.

Senior Airman Mike Warren, 39th Logistics Readiness Squadron, lifts weights using proper techniques for the inverted incline bench press (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Anthony Sanchelli)(Released).

Ask Stew: Learning from Fitness Mistakes

Stew Smith, Navy SEAL veteran and Military.com's tactical fitness expert, asks readers to comment on fitness mistakes they ha...

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Specialist Misha Pemble-Belkin (l.) and fellow soldiers from Battle Company, 173rd US Airborne during a firefight at Outpost Restrepo during combat in Afghanistan’s Korengal Valley. (Photo: Tim Hetherington)

'I Thought You'd Be Bigger:' Vet Grapples With What It Is to Be a Hero

Airmen from the Ellsworth Air Force Base’s Honor Guard move the casket of a retiree during a funeral at Black Hills National Cemetery in Sturgis, S.D., Sept. 26, 2017. (U.S. Air Force/Airman Nicolas Z. Erwin)

Honor Guardsman Reflects on True Meaning of Military Funerals

K9s for Warriors' end goal is to give all veterans access to Service Dogs if they choose. (Image: Courtesy of K9s for Warriors)

It's Time for the VA to Approve Service Dogs as a Treatment Option

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