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On July 23, 1936, Congress designated the last Sunday of September as Gold Star Mother’s Day
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Created by the National Security Act after World War II, the Air Force turns 70 on September 18.
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On the third Friday of September each year, National POW/MIA Recognition Day is observed across the country.
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September 11, 2001, a day that forever changed the lives of those who live in America.
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Throughout the years, the US military has been called upon to protect and defend areas outside of our borders. After World War II, the US armed services were often called upon to protect areas that were instrumental in stopping the spread of communism. This was part of a domino theory of containment, so named because of the belief that if one area fell to communism, others would fall like dominoes. One of the first areas the US military was called to defend was South Vietnam.
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