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'I survived being shot in the face – my injuries were so horrific people had to walk away'
Al-Qaeda
Former US Navy SEAL Jason Redman was shot in the face during a mission to capture a high-value Al-Qaeda operative in Fallujah, Iraq, and endured nearly 40 surgeries to survive and recover from his devastating injuries
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Family of Irish-born recipient of US Navy Cross christen US warship bearing his name
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The ship bears the name of Patrick Gallagher, who fell on a grenade to save his comrades in Vietnam in the 1960s
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US Navy ship named in honour of Mayo war hero killed in Vietnam
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Ballyhaunis native Patrick Gallagher saved the lives of his fellow Marines in Vietnam by throwing himself on top of a live grenade, for which he was awarded the Navy Cross
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Unknown sailor killed in WWII Pearl Harbor bombing aged just 19 finally identified after 83 years
World War 2
David Walker had been assigned to the Pearl Harbor moored California battleship when it was attacked by Japanese aircraft, he was just 19-years-old at the time, and though his body was recovered it was unidentified until recently
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Two US Navy SEALS missing off coast of Somalia during boarding mission
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Two Navy SEALs are missing after falling into the waters of the Gulf of Aden during a boarding mission in the middle of the night on Thursday. Details remain unclear regaridng what happened
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College Football came to town with more razzmatazz than Dublin could handle
Notre Dame University
Notre Dame ran out 42-3 winners in front of a packed Aviva Stadium.
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Notre Dame v Navy recap as Sam Hartman shines in Aer Lingus College Football Classic
Notre Dame University
Nearly 50,000 packed into the Aviva Stadium for the Aer Lingus College Football Classic.
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US deploys world's most expensive military ship into the Atlantic with 9,000 troops amid Russia tensions
News
The USS Gerald R Ford set sail from the State of Virginia and will make its way to the depths of the Atlantic ocean carrying a NATO strike group
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US Department of Defence officially releases spooky videos of UFO sightings by Navy pilots
UFOs
The 'unidentified aerial phenomena' sightings were spotted between 2004 and 2015
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World War II US Navy uniform and handbook found in Limerick charity shop
World War 2
It is to be reunited with the family of its owner
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US military tests new 'game-changer' electromagnetic railgun that can fire projectiles from ships at 4,500mph
US Navy
The Navy have developed a weapon that uses the ship's self-generated power to fire at long-range
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Twin Peaks' Doc Hayward and Seinfeld actor Warren Frost dies aged 91
Celebrity News
The World War II veteran turned actor passed away after a long illness
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Could mysterious hexagonal clouds in Bermuda Triangle caused by 170mph 'air bombs' be behind centuries of bizarre disappearances?
Conspiracy theories
It is believed these deadly blasts of air that can flip over ships and bring planes crashing into the ocean could be behind the vanishing of at least 75 planes and hundreds of ships
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Atlas V rocket launch greets Florida dawn with astonishing light show
US Navy
The rocket, launched from Cape Canaveral, carried a US Navy communications satellite into space
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Terrifying footage shows passenger pass out as he takes a ride in military jet
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The man also had to fight extreme airsickness as he was propelled into the air by the Blue Angels aircraft before losing consciousness for a few seconds
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Watch as adorable dolphin gives US Navy submarine a guard of honour as it goes on final sea trial
Dolphins
The US Navy’s Virginia-class attack vessel was off Newport, Virginia, when it got an unexpected mammal pilot
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Haunting pictures of aircraft wreckage from mystery crash on desolate beach 40 YEARS ago
Plane crash
These incredible shots were taken by drone photographer Eric Cheng who said: "I felt as if I were roaming around on alien landscapes"
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James Bond meets Jaws: Watch terrifying mechanical spy shark drone designed by US Navy
Drones
The GhostSwimmer, 5ft long and around 45 kilos, has been tested for surveillance but the US will likely eventually “weaponise” it
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Silent Nemo: US Navy developing ‘robotuna’ to spy on enemy
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The US military has been developing a robotic tuna that can infiltrate enemy territory.
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