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Marine awarded Purple Heart 16 years after being wounded in Fallujah February 27 U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Kyle Ellison, commanding general for 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, left, awards Capt. Kevin W. Leishman, an anti-terrorism force protection officer, right, with the Purple Heart medal at the base theater, Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 24. (Cpl. Francesca Landis/Marine Corps) In late 2004 Marines and soldiers fought side-by-side to retake the ancient city of Fallujah, Iraq, in what would become the bloodiest battle in the Iraq War. Operation Phantom Fury has taken a pl...

Rookie middlemen muddle the government’s effort to buy coronavirus supplies Josh Salman, Nick Penzenstadler and Dak Le, USA TODAY © Illustration by Andrea Brunty/USA TODAY Network, and Getty Images In search for COVID face masks, PPE and supplies, the government turned to rookie middlemen. Lawsuits, canceled orders and finger pointing followed. Middlemen seeking to profit from the coronavirus pandemic have sprung up overnight to score billions of dollars in federal COVID-19 contracts, their stake as small as a mailbox rental or virtual office subscription. Some never touc...