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WEAR is giving a salute to our military. Tonight we honor Sergeant First Class LaShaun Tolbert Ligon who served 23 years in ...

COPPERAS COVE – Retired U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Johnnie Banks of Copperas Cove has been out of the military for a few years now, and he clearly remembers the loneliness of being away from home for ...

NORTHFIELD, Vt. (ABC22/FOX44) – In a ceremony on Sunday presided over by the adjutant general of Vermont’s Army National Guard, one soldier was recognized not for his bravery in combat, but for an ...