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Fort Liberty soldier awake after Christmas Day drone attack in Iraq

Pilot Garrett Illerbrunn was badly injured in a drone strike on Christmas Day in Iraq. He is awake, family members told WRAL News.

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82nd Airborne pilot from Fort Liberty fighting for his life after Iran drone attack

Garrett Illerbrunn was serving at Erbil Air Base in northern Iraq when the base came under attack.

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Fort Liberty troops ready if called for Israel-Hamas conflict

Retired Gen. Dan McNeill spoke about the possibility of Fort Liberty troops getting deployed for the Israel-Hamas war.

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82nd Airborne Chorus to compete in America's Got Talent finals

The chorus will perform on NBC on Tuesday at 8:00 p.m. EST.

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America Reports

today, moment to share reflections you have. >> i had the opportunity on the 75th anniversary to jump over the area where the 82nd airborne jumped on june 5, 1944. i did it in a bipartisan way with representative jason crow, a ranger from colorado, and we jumped over this town out of an original aircraft that's 81 years old, the parachutes were new but the uniforms and the aircraft were vintage. gillian, the most amazing experience. everybody has to add normandy to their bucket list. there were banners the size of the wall behind me from the french people saying thank you to our liberators, we love you america, thank you for our freedoms, you would have thought d-day had happened last year, not 75 years ago. the reaction of the french people is just so moving, and we were able to do it with the

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The Army's 82nd Airborne Division has a new battlefield tech unit

Gainey Company, the 82nd Airborne Division's newest unit, has three platoons focused on different areas of battlefield tech.

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CNN Newsroom With Jim Acosta

majority of service members. they weren't thinking about fort bragg the man or whatever his ills were during the civil war, they were thinking about our camaraderie, what we had endured together, what that service at that base meant in terms of what we learned, in terms of discipline and leadership and followership and teamwork and the units that are stationed there, the 82nd airborne, and others, and the special forces. i think all of those things are what comes to mind. from the communities, i saw a lot of pushback in the communities of saying there is unnecessary. let's focus on having our tanks, planes, and ships flying safely or operating safely and having the best trained military to defend the nation. look, at the end of the day, we're going to move forward. i just thought it was a bit of an unnecessary distraction. the community often opposed it, and it's just -- i just don't

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Deadline White House

and every time america is divided, our enemies are celebrating. putin loves this. they love seeing us divided in every element to even include golf. >> i want to press you on that. republicans are so expert when the facts are not on their side of playing the patriotism card. who to you see on the democratic side with facts on their side and public values on their side, capable of making the argument? >> i think it is veterans. i think we're seeing more and more the approximaty war of veterans that will run. it you will hear desantis talk more about his navy service. >> you see folks like my friend wes moore in maryland who is trying to reframe patriotism and his time as an 82nd airborne veteran. they'll be proxies for the parties and that is why i see so many veterans checking out of both parties and declaring as independents. 49% of my generation are

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Outnumbered

his tough decisions on hot button national issues. just this week, desantis signed new legislation in florida banding state funding for the diversity, equity and inclusion programs. but that move sparked outrage from some in the media. usa today is getting called out for an op ed accusing the governor of "doing the white thing." it reads in part, "for people who have never once had to worry about or value diversity, equity or inclusion, this is the white move. it protects students who don't want to be told things they don't want to hear from potentially hearing things they don't want to learn.." congressman, governor desantis, comes from one of the most diverse institutions on the planet. serving 82 82nd airborne, they called all americans, surrounded by people

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FOX and Friends

shelter in place. for history of the united states, we consider commitment of americans abroad to be a priority. we use what is called noncombatant evacuation or neooperation and this white house for the second time has given the noo-operation from the department of defense and complete disaster when typically see conditions deteriorate, the u.s. ambassador calls for new operation or immediate response to the 82nd airborne to get american citizens out, not just diplomats. that is what we're seeing here. americans. >> rachel: we used to be a country that never left americans behind. we left billions of weapons

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