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July 8, 2017     'Killed' in Vietnam and buried with comrades, this Marine returned from the dead Marine Pfc. Ronald Ridgeway, 18, was "killed" outside Khe Sanh in Vietnam on Feb. 25, 1968. On Sept. 10, he was buried in a national cemetery in St. Louis. But as his comrades and family mourned, he sat in harsh North Vietnamese prisons.   US sends B-1B bombers in show of force after North Korean ICBM test A pair of supersonic bombers fired inert weapons at a range in South Korea, the Air Force said Saturday, in a show of force days after North Korea tested its first intercontinental ballistic missile.   Lawmakers to take on veterans issues after weeklong recess As they return this week from a July Fourth break, lawmakers are set to discuss Department of Veterans Affairs health care, its 2018 budget, how veterans are affected by the opioid crisis and how the VA handles claims for Gulf War Illness – all while facing a short timeframe to do something about quickly diminishing funds in the VA Choice program.   Keel laying marks official construction of attack submarine The keel of the nation's 20th Virginia-class attack submarine named for Oregon was laid Saturday at the manufacturing plant for General Dynamics' Electric Boat.   Guantanamo judges freeze Sept. 11, USS Cole terror cases in speedboat showdown Aboard the war court charter flights, the Pentagon gives the victims of terror attacks and their families first-class seats when they travel to this base to watch the hearings. On occasion the judges sit in a section of the first-class cabin, too, or at the front of coach class directly behind them, similarly surrounded by their staff.   Half a century and 23 commanders later, Travis Bell still cutting hair on Fort Bragg After 50 years of standing behind his barber chair, Fort Bragg leaders pulled Bell out into the open Friday to honor him for his decades of service.   Forces Command welcomes Richardson to Fort Bragg as new deputy commanding general Given his pick among all of the Army’s two-star generals, Gen. Robert “Abe” Abrams knew exactly who he wanted as his No. 2 at U.S. Army Forces Command. On Friday, Abrams welcomed Lt. Gen. Laura J. Richardson to Fort Bragg.   A beloved metal band played at Gitmo - where its music was once used for torture The troop favorite and its sordid past converged in a strange way this week, when the band played for Freedom Fest, a July 4 show for troops stationed at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay in Cuba.   'Spirit of '76' painting possibly worth $1 million was kept in closet For nearly 40 years, Jay Stevens kept his "Spirit of '76" painting in a closet - thinking it was just a copy and unaware it was an original painting possibly worth more than $1 million.   14 years ago, he was a convicted jihadist. Now he's fighting radical Islam steps from the White House. Ismail Royer's apparent transition illustrates what has become a nascent phenomenon in America as the struggle against radical Islamists nears the end of its second decade and more people convicted of terrorist-related crimes approach their release dates.