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Stripes' iPhone and Android users could win $50! Win a $50 gift card just for reading Stars and Stripes on your phone.   Military women sweep top finishing spots at Marine Marathon Military women swept the top three spots in the female division of the 2013 Marine Corps Marathon on Sunday, while the male winner of the race ran to spotlight two major issues facing the military today.   UN experts call for more US transparency on drones Two U.N. human rights investigators called for more transparency from the United States and other countries about their drone strikes program, saying their secrecy is the biggest obstacle to determining the impact pact on civilian casualties.   Vet's key to 103 birthday parties: Work hard at positive outlook Floyd "Pete" Petiprin has lived through the Pearl Harbor attack, a broken hip and the loss of his wife Emily, but the Winter Park man greets each day with an upbeat outlook.   307th Engineer Battalion troops return from Afghanistan It was well after 1 a.m., but no one inside the hangar at Fort Bragg's Green Ramp was going to fall asleep anytime soon.   Syria meets deadline for chemical weapons plan The Syrian government has submitted a formal declaration of the chemical weapons in its possession and a plan for their removal, a crucial first step in an international agreement to destroy or remove its stockpiles and weapons.