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Just months after James McCloughan was deployed to Vietnam, his courageous actions over two days of close-combat would earn him the nation’s most prestigious military award. Within a year of accepting work as a coach and teacher at a Michigan high school, McCloughan found himself drafted into the Army, sent to basic training and deployed to Vietnam from March 1969 to March 1970. On a May afternoon in 1969, Spc. 5 McCloughan, then 23, was part of a squad sent to rescue a downed helicopter crew under intense enemy fire.

The Pentagon still has not received guidance from the White House since the Pentagon confirmed Monday. "What we saw was what amounts to an announcement from the commander in chief," Pentagon spokesman Capt. Jeff Davis said of the series of tweets that Trump posted last Wednesday, in which he wrote that "no transgender individuals" will be allowed "to serve in any capacity in the U.S. Military." “We are now in the process of waiting for that to be formally articulated to us in a policy memo.

presidential election instead of vetoing the rare bipartisan piece of legislation, which would damage his push for better relations with Russia. The bill would require the executive branch to get a resolution of approval for any changes to sanctions — a significant restriction of the president's powers by his own party in Congress. On Thursday the Senate passed its version of the bill, which would slap Russia, Iran and North Korea with new sanctions and remove Trump's a

There's a new chief of staff in town. Retired Gen. John Kelly was sworn in today as President Trump's most senior staffer in the White House. Some, however, are pointing to the recent staff shakeups as a sign of turmoil in the Trump administration. In a tweet that could be seen as a retort to critics, Trump wrote this morning, "No WH chaos!" Kelly, the former secretary of homeland security, replaces Reince Priebus.

White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci is leaving his position after submitting his resignation Monday, ABC News has learned. The news comes only days after Scaramucci's hiring.

Most popular on bostonglobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories Statement from the press secretary on the departure of Anthony Scaramucci as communications director: Anthony Scaramucci will be leaving his role as White House Communications Director. Mr. Scaramucci felt it was best to give Chief of Staff John Kelly a clean slate and the ability to build his own team.

Most popular on bostonglobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories Hours after news of Scaramucci’s removal broke, President Trump tweeted: “A great day at the White House!”  Is Scaramucci’s firing the beginning of a more orderly White House?  All the “Godfather” jokes suddenly became reality.  It’s been a bad week for Anthony Scaramucci, but not that bad.  President Trump predicted his new chief of staff, a Brighton native, would do a “spectacular job.”   The news is unrelenting, and it makes a 24-hour news cycle feel like 24 days.

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Most popular on bostonglobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories CAPITAL SOURCE Governor Charlie Baker will attend a Republican Governors Association meeting for four days in Aspen, Colo., a spokesman said Friday.  CAPITAL SOURCE Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey on Wednesday endorsed Michael Kelley in the District 2 City Council race.  CAPITAL SOURCE On Monday, almost a year to the day after he was offered the running-mate spot, Kaine was back at One Beacon Street.

Most popular on bostonglobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories Hours after news of Scaramucci’s removal broke, President Trump tweeted: “A great day at the White House!”  Is Scaramucci’s firing the beginning of a more orderly White House?  All the “Godfather” jokes suddenly became reality.  It’s been a bad week for Anthony Scaramucci, but not that bad.  President Trump predicted his new chief of staff, a Brighton native, would do a “spectacular job.”   The news is unrelenting, and it makes a 24-hour news cycle feel like 24 days.