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Published February 13, 2013, 06:37 PM

Pentagon creates new medal for cyber, drone wars

They fight the war from computer consoles and video screens. But the troops who launch the drone strikes and direct the cyberattacks that can kill or disable an enemy may never set foot in the combat zone. Now their battlefield contributions may be recognized with the first new combat-related medal to be created in decades.

By: Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press

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