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This Abandoned New York City Island Shows What Would Happen 50 Years After...

Imagine that one of New York City's many islands became abandoned, and you came back to see what it looked like 50 years later. It’s hard to visualize. However, the place would likely be overgrown...

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'Don't let let them be forgotten'

With each year that passes, fewer survive to keep alive the memory of the sacrifice made by thousands who joined the fight to liberate Europe -- but veterans say it's too early to forget. Reported by...

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Allocadia Raises $7 Million in Series A Financing to Continue Exponential...

Silicon Valley VC Altos Ventures joins current investor iNovia Capital to lead financing round; additional participation from Illuminate Ventures, Beehive Holdings and other current investors....

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Move Management, Inc. Announces Q-Award Winners at Second Annual Summit

Move Management, Inc. held its second annual Partner Summit at its World Headquarters that is located in Aurora, Colorado on May 12 – 13, 2014. Over eighty executives from the Company’s U.S. supply...

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VIDEO: London veteran remembers D-Day

BBC Local News: London -- One of the youngest veterans of World War Two recalls the D-Day landings in France on the 70th anniversary. Reported by BBC Local News 47 minutes ago.

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US World War II Museum plans remembrances for D-day anniversary

Veterans recall their the invasion of Normandy as museum plans tours of landing vehicles, talks by experts and re-enactments D-day landings scenes in 1944 and now interactiveContinue reading......

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D-Day Veteran's Brother Was Holocaust's First Jewish Victim

Lothar Kahn, D-Day Plus Seventy Years Lothar Kahn's backstory has all the ingredients of a Hollywood movie -- the Jew from Nazi Germany who returns in the vanguard of war to face his sworn enemies on...

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VA denies 4 in 5 Gulf War illness claims, new data show

While the Veterans Affairs Department encourages former troops with Gulf War illness symptoms to file claims for health care and benefits, only one in five applications are approved, according to data...

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Watch Live: Acting VA Secretary Holds Press Briefing - 3p ET

Acting Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Sloan Gibson, visits the Phoenix V-A Medical Center and holds a media availability. Reported by msnbc.com 29 minutes ago.

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Veterans make emotional D-Day return

Reported by 9News 24 minutes ago.

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D-Day anniversary ceremonies in Normandy draw thousands of vets, visitors

70 years after historic invasion, world leaders and dignitaries including President Obama gather to honor Allied D-Day veterans Reported by CBS News 19 minutes ago.

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Louisiana Charter Boat Association to Sponsor "Wish to Fish With My Dad" Contest

Louisiana Charter Captains to Create Memories of a Lifetime for Two Winning Entries Baton Rouge, La. (PRWEB) June 05, 2014 The Louisiana Charter Boat Association announced the launch of their "Wish to...

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House Veterans' Affairs Committee invites acting VA Secretary Sloan Gibson to...

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D-Day thoughts on the Greatest Generation

I've sometimes thought it a misnomer to refer to the veterans of World War II as the "Greatest Generation." The reverence may be justified but I'm uncomfortable with the sly implication that those who...

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The Bergdahl hits just keep coming

In response to AP Reporter: Taliban Proposed Prisoner Swap During Phone Interview: Has there ever before been an Obama scandal that was still getting worse by the hour, days after the story broke?  The...

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VIDEO: D-Day veterans mark 70th anniversary

Veterans from Wales are joined by world leaders to mark the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy. Reported by BBC News 1 hour ago.

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VA Employees' Union Cautiously Optimistic on Bipartisan Veterans Care Bill

WASHINGTON, June 6, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) expressed cautious optimism about recently announced legislation aimed at improving staff......

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Veterans Return to Normandy 70 Years After D-Day

Some 3,000 veterans are among those attending ceremonies in northern France to mark the anniversary of the June 6, 1944 invasion. Reported by msnbc.com 26 minutes ago.

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World Leaders Honor D-Day Anniversary

President François Hollande of France and President Obama spoke to veterans at the Normandy American Cemetery at Omaha Beach on the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landing. Reported by NYTimes.com 1 hour...

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Wonkblog: The looming approach of a world without World War II veterans

As Bruce Drake points out over at the Pew Research Center, only 1 million World War II veterans are still alive to witness the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings at Normandy that precipitated the...

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