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VA chief makes 1st hospital visit
Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald visited a VA hospital Friday for the first time since taking over the embattled agency last month, meeting with veterans and health care providers and vowing...
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Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald visited a VA hospital Friday for the first time since taking over the embattled agency last month, meeting with veterans and health care providers and vowing...
View ArticleWounded Soldier to Skydive With Maine First Lady
Vet who lost 4 limbs in war plans to skydive with Maine's first lady to fundraise for veterans Reported by ABCNews.com 7 hours ago.
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As Obama Launches Another Iraq Assault, Here Is An Undercover Look Inside ISIS
While the biggest geopolitical news of the past week was Obama's announcement he would become only the fourth president in a row to order military action in Iraq, explicitly targeting the ISIS...
View ArticlePossibility Of Genocide Moved Obama To Act In Iraq
WASHINGTON (AP) — For much of the summer, President Barack Obama had watched with alarm as a brutal, al-Qaida-linked insurgency seized more and more territory in northern Iraq. But it wasn't until...
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Tour of duty: Bomber Command veterans turn out to salute Canadian Lancaster...
The plane had been due to perform a flypast over Lincoln Cathedral with its counterpart from RAF Coningsby - but rain grounded the British bomber. Reported by MailOnline 5 hours ago.
View ArticleWatford vs Bolton Wanderers match report: Troy Deeney inspires Hornets to...
First-half goals from 2013 play-off final veterans Troy Deeney and Matej Vydra helped ensure Watford made a good start to the new Sky Bet Championship season by defeating Bolton Wanderers 3-0 at...
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Vets up in arms over shifting memorabilia
RSA clubs are moving plaques, paintings and photographs to "freshen up" bars and function rooms, angering vets. Some disgruntled veterans at Browns Bay, Auckland, have taken umbrage at club management...
View ArticleVet who lost 4 limbs in war skydives with Maine's first lady to fundraise for...
A former paratrooper who lost four limbs in Afghanistan has made a parachute jump in Maine with a first lady afraid of heights. Reported by FOXNews.com 1 hour ago.
View ArticleNew VA Secretary Touts Fixes to Veterans Group
New VA Secretary Robert McDonald says chance to fix agency is 'an opportunity we can't miss' Reported by ABCNews.com 22 hours ago.
View ArticleNew V.A. Chief Promises to Mend Practices
In his first public address since taking the helm of the embattled Department of Veterans Affairs, Secretary Robert A. McDonald vowed on Saturday to restore trust in the agency. Reported by NYTimes.com...
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Hundreds honour veterans at Picnic in the Park
Picnic held in lieu of air show Lasia Kretzel It wasn’t an emergency that drew Saskatoon police, M.D. ambulance and fire trucks out in full force to Gerhard Herzberg Park Saturday. The first...
View ArticleNew VA chief touts improvements
Robert McDonald says he has "an opportunity to make a difference in the lives of veterans." Reported by Politico 18 hours ago.
View ArticleRetired general wins ABA medal; DHS secretary calls immigration system...
The ABA General Assembly this afternoon in the capacious Veterans Memorial Auditorium at Boston’s Hynes Convention Center was a patriotic affair, with a fife and drum rendition of the "Star-Spangled...
View ArticleNo optical illusion: How Barack Obama balances Iraq war with golf, family...
President Barack Obama gave Americans an update on U.S. military strikes in Iraq on Saturday from a podium on the White House lawn with Marine One, the presidential helicopter, parked in the...
View ArticleNew VA secretary addresses veterans groups for first time
Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald spoke Saturday at the National Disabled American Veterans convention in Las Vegas, his first such address to vets since taking over the agency last month....
View ArticleWhere Federal Law Exempts Same-Sex Couples
Social Security and veterans benefits are constrained by state laws. Reported by Wall Street Journal 14 hours ago.
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Volunteers at Cheltenham's Royal British Legion recognised for...
Volunteers who helped raise tens of thousands of pounds for veterans of the armed forces have been recognised.Long-service medals have been awarded to 21 volunteers from the Cheltenham branch of the...
View ArticleNew life for song dubbed viral hit of WWI
Veterans, military families and serving soldiers have taken to the choir stands for a new recording of a hit World War I marching song to mark 100 years since the start of the conflict. Reported by...
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CHENEY: The Obama Administration 'Can't Blame George Bush Anymore'
Former Vice President Dick Cheney lashed out again at President Barack Obama on Sunday, repeatedly accusing him of projecting "weakness" abroad and "crippling" the U.S. military. The frequent Obama...
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