Richard Sisk

Richard Sisk has more than 45 years of journalism experience in reporting and editing in the U.S. and abroad for United Press International, the N.Y. Daily News and now for Military.com. He has covered police beats, the courts, transportation and politics in New York City and Washington, D.C., and had numerous assignments in the Mideast, Europe and Latin America. He has covered six presidential campaigns and since 2016 has been Military.com’s Pentagon reporter. Sisk is a Vietnam veteran who served with the 2nd Battalion, Fourth Marines, in 1967-68.

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U.S. Army veteran Maj. Gen. (Retired) John Raaen at the Pointe Du Hoc, Omaha Beach reenactment

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Women wave as motorcyclists participate in the 32nd Rolling Thunder demonstration.

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A supporter salutes motorcyclists in Rolling Thunder 2017.

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A portrait of retired Sgt Maj. John L. Canley, a Medal of Honor recepient.

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Volunteers load bodies of civilians killed in Bucha, Ukraine onto a truck.

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An artist's rendering of the destroyer USS Walke's second cruise by Charles Smith. (U.S. Navy)

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Russian marine runs during the Union Courage-2022 military drills.

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A Taiwan soldier adjusts his helmet in front of a Taiwan flag.

Taiwanese Fighters Scrambled Amid Fears Beijing Could Be Emboldened by Ukraine Invasion

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U.S. Military Medical Team members at the New York City Health Hospital Coney Island

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The deployments have increased as COVID case counts have spiked across the nation.

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Raymond Hart, 98, joined Hershel Williams, 96, at the National Museum of the Marine Corps.

Hershel "Woody" Williams receives the Medal of Honor from President Harry S Truman at the White House in October 1945. (Hershel Williams Medal of Honor Foundation)

The Last Battle for Iwo Jima Legend Woody Williams, Only Surviving WWII Medal of Honor Recipient

At age 97, Woody Williams still has promises to Gold Star families to keep.

An Ukrainian serviceman peers from an armored personnel carrier

'Horrific': Joint Chiefs Chairman Says Russian Invasion Could Devastate Ukraine

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soldier closes the gate at the now abandoned Camp X-Ray, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba

Gitmo 20 Years Later: A 'Legal Black Hole' with Biden Shutdown Push Blocked by Congress

Newly appointed Brig. Gen. Michael Lehnert built the first detention facility in the war on terror at Naval Station...

Gen. Laura J. Richardson discusses COVID-19 care at San Antonio hospital

Military Docs, Nurses and Therapists Rushed to Local Hospitals Hit by Omicron Surge

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Members of the Air Force and its predecessor organizations have earned four Medals of Honor in World War I, 38 in World War II, 4 in the Korean Conflict and 14 in the Vietnam War. (Photo: U.S. Air Force)

Biden Green-Lights Medal of Honor Memorial in Washington, DC

Nearly 4,000 Americans have received the Medal of Honor since it was established during the Civil War.

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