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True Patriot: From the NFL to the Navy

11:55 PM, Feb 6, 2012

JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. --One football player missed out on his opportunity to play in the Super Bowl alongside the likes of Tom Brady.

Marine Hazing Trial Delayed

7:39 PM, Feb 6, 2012

KANEOHE BAY, Hawaii (AP) -- A military judge is delaying a court martial for a Marine sergeant accused of hazing a fellow Marine who committed suicide in Afghanistan after the prosecution asked to expand the details of the charges.

Air Force to Cut 10,000 Airmen, Shift Aircraft

11:59 PM, Feb 3, 2012

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Air Force says it will cut the service by nearly 10,000 active, National Guard and Reserve airmen next year, as part of a broad move to downsize and shift capabilities around the country to be better prepared for wars of the future.

Who Are You? Group Works to ID Unclaimed Veteran Cremains

7:23 PM, Feb 3, 2012

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Across the country the unidentified cremains of thousands of military veterans are sitting in urns.

Obama to push for veterans jobs programs

6:22 AM, Feb 3, 2012

WASHINGTON -- Emulating the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s, the president Friday will unveil a new jobs program for the nation's veterans, designed to rebuild roads, levees and trails on public lands.

U.S. Marine Fights Conviction for Suicide Attempt

9:56 PM, Feb 2, 2012

HAGERSTOWN, Md. - A Marine private who slit his wrists in a suicide attempt is fighting his conviction for deliberately hurting himself.

Military Mess: Widow Feels Short-Changed after Benefits Slashed

11:12 PM, Jan 31, 2012

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. -- Local woman shocked. Military says it paid her too much after husband died on duty. Her income is cut by two-thirds.

Army Veteran Declared Dead 4 Times

5:03 PM, Jan 31, 2012

PALM BAY, Fla. -- "I'm alive. I'm very alive," Miller told WESH 2 News. The U.S. Veterans Administration has declared him dead four times, but Miller, a Brevard County resident, refuted the claims.

Military Dumps Infamous 'Birth Control Glasses'

3:48 PM, Jan 25, 2012

Military recruits who wear glasses no longer will have to endure the embarrassment of sporting BCGs - those beloved standard-issue specs, technically called S9s, which are universally known as "Birth Control Glasses."

Veteran Serves in Iraq on GI Bill - now Fed says Pay Up

9:06 PM, Jan 24, 2012

MACCLENNY, Fla. -- Brandon Colbert served during Operation Iraqi Freedom as an explosives ordinance disposal (EOD) specialist, but when he received his deployment orders, he did not finish his classes and now the government its trying to garnish his wages.

Timely Donation Helps Veterans' Wreath Cause

5:37 PM, Jan 20, 2012

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A timely donation is helping complete a mission that started in mid-December with 3,650 wreaths laid at the headstones of veterans at Jacksonville's National Cemetery.

PETA to Army: Investigate Sheep-beating Video

1:59 PM, Jan 18, 2012

PETA is calling on the Army to investigate a video depicting what appears to be soldiers watching while a sheep is beaten with a baseball bat. WARNING: THE VIDEO IS GRAPHIC

Civil War Sub Finally Unveiled After a Decade | PICTURES

11:34 AM, Jan 13, 2012

CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Confederate Civil War vessel H.L. Hunley, the world's first successful combat submarine, was unveiled in full and unobstructed for the first time on Thursday, capping a decade of careful preservation.

Marines ID Two of the Men in Urination Video

8:00 AM, Jan 13, 2012

WASHINGTON -- Two of the four Marines shown in a video urinating on dead bodies sprawled out on the ground have been identified by the Marine Corps, a Marine Corps official told CNN Thursday.

Panetta: Urination Video 'Utterly Deplorable'

2:19 PM, Jan 12, 2012

WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on Thursday condemned as "utterly deplorable" a video that purports to depict four U.S. Marines urinating on the corpses of Taliban fighters.

Video Shows Apparent U.S. Marines Urinating on Bodies

7:36 PM, Jan 11, 2012

WASHINGTON -- A number of websites including TMZ and YouTube posted a video Wednesday showing four men dressed in U.S. Marine Corps combat gear urinating on the apparently dead bodies of three men sprawled on the ground in front of them.

Former Soldier Terrorist Charge

4:58 PM, Jan 9, 2012

GREENBELT, Md. -- A former soldier from Maryland who converted to Islam shortly before leaving the Army has been charged with attempting to join a terrorist group in Somalia

U.S. Navy Rescues Iranian Sailors

2:16 PM, Jan 6, 2012

U.S. sailors from a carrier strike group whose recent presence in the Persian Gulf drew the ire of Iranian military officials have rescued 13 of the Middle Eastern country's sailors from a hijacked fishing boat, a military spokesman said Friday.

Could New Defense Strategy Impact First Coast?

6:56 PM, Jan 5, 2012

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- About 250,000 active duty and military veterans call the First Coast home, which means an economic impact of $14.1 billion dollars a year.

Son Unwraps Marine Dad for Christmas | VIDEO

1:52 PM, Jan 2, 2012

Xavier knew his dad was coming home from 10 months in Afghanistan but he didn't know he'd be a special delivery from Santa.

Crew of Mayport's U.S.S. De Wert Celebrate Christmas

8:42 AM, Dec 29, 2011

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- First Coast News got a peek at how local sailors aboard the U.S.S. De Wert celebrated their Christmas.

Charles Meade Investigated by FBI Over 5-Year Period

LAKE CITY, Fla. -- The Federal Bureau of Investigation has released hundreds of documents detailing investigations it conducted on Charles Meade, the founder of the group Meade Ministries, who died in 2010.

11:42 PM, Feb 22, 2012

Blu Hair Salon Must Remove Aluminum From Storefront

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A Five Points businessman is upset over a city ruling that is ordering him to remove some recent storefront improvements because they are inappropriate.

8:59 PM, Feb 22, 2012

Jacksonville, Florida Weather Forecast

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.---Showers in the area will continue racing eastward as warm front lifts north. Then some isolated showers on Thursday before a cold front brings in t-storms(some strong) on Friday.

11:03 PM, Feb 22, 2012

State Counting Beach Mouse - Key to Dune Preservation - on Anastasia Island

ANASTASIA ISLAND, Fla. -- The state is working today to preserve a beach mouse that only exists on the First Coast.

10:02 PM, Apr 21, 2011

St. Augustine's Historic Lightner Museum In Need of Repair

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. -- The Lightner Museum in St. Augustine has cosmetic and structural damage.

9:01 PM, Feb 22, 2012

Food Lion Closing Several First Coast Store Locations

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Food Lion stores all over the First Coast will soon be closing their doors, according to a news release posted on the company's website.

10:03 AM, Jan 13, 2012

Illinois Man Sentenced to 3 Years in Erectile Pump Case

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- An Illinois man has been sentenced to more than three years in federal prison for shipping unwanted penis enlargers to diabetes patients in a scheme to bilk Medicare of more than $2.2 million.

3:53 PM, Feb 10, 2012

Two Deputies Shot, One Killed in Meth Lab Bust

MIDDLEBURG, Fla. -- A Clay County deputy is dead and another is recovering in the hospital after a meth lab bust Thursday night.

8:06 AM, Feb 17, 2012

Eight Students Injured in School Bus Crash on US-17

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A school bus crash with multiple injuries shut down two northbound lanes of Roosevelt Boulevard at Collins Road for nearly two hours.

11:05 AM, Feb 22, 2012

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