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U.S. Department of Defense Announces Latest Contract Awards: 7-31-08

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            Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems of Linthicum, Md., is being awarded an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contract with cost plus fixed fee (Completion) type...

Aviation Leader Pledges Bucks to Help the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Center

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Major Defense Contractor and Aviation Leader Pledges Big Bucks to Help the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Center Boeing has pledged $1 million to help build the Vietnam...

REAGAN AMBASSADOR TARGET OF ROVE/GONZALES STOOGES

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  AUTHOR OF A DEADLY MISUNDERSTANDING, CONGRESSMAN MARK SILJANDER FACES PRISON AS SECRET US MONEY FOR BIN LADEN "MISDIRECTED" TO FINANCE COUNTERETERRORISM BOOKBy Gordon...

BABYING THE TERRORISTS IN IRAQ

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CODDLING THE TROOPS or CATERING TO TERRORISTSWAR IN THE INFORMATION AGEBy Gordon Duff, Staff WriterIf this doesn't seem crazy to you, it should.  We are...

House Approves Three Bills to Improve Veterans' Programs

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Washington, D.C. — The U.S. House of Representatives approved one bill on Tuesday, and two additional bills Wednesday which would improve benefits and services...

Top 10 News For Veterans from Around the Country 07-31-08

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Today's Local News for Veterans from around the Country What's Inside:  A Summary  1. Peake Stresses Importance Of Wheelchair Games. 2. Korean Official Visits War Memorial In...

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund Dedicates Center in Vietnam

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The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, along with local officials in Quang Tri Province, will be dedicating a cultural community center and preschool complex in...

San Juan VA Medical Center Gets Award from Medical Industry

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HAVE YOU HEARD? The American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer has given the San Juan, PR, VA Medical Center its highest award –...

News from the VA’s Office of Human Resources and Administration

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News from the VA’s Office of Human Resources and Administration What's Inside:Discrimination in the European Union: Perceptions, Experiences, and Attitudes 3 Keys to Increasing Employee...

U.S. Department of Defense Announces Latest Contract Awards: 7-30-08

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            Hensel Phelps Construction Co., Chantilly, Va., is being awarded a $312,495,000 firm-fixed-price contract for design/build to collocated Military Department (MILDEP) Investigative Agencies, Marine...

Kentucky weapons depot confirms mustard gas leak

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Kentucky weapons depot confirms mustard gas leak by Jeffrey McMurrayLEXINGTON, Ky. — The first mustard gas leak in three years was confirmed Tuesday at...

Top 10 News For Veterans from Around the Country 07-30-08

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Today's Local News for Veterans from around the Country What's Inside:  A Summary  1. Officials Say Suicide Prevention Hotline Has Been A Success.  2. Research Indicates Group...

Gulf War Veterans Informaton and Update on Medical Issues

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Gulf War Veterans INFORMATION Service in the Persian GulfMilitary personnel who served in the Gulf War have had a significantly higher incidence of undiagnosed illnesses...

VFW National Convention to be held in Orlando Aug. 16-21

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VFW National Convention to be held in Orlando Aug. 16-21Every summer, thousands of VFW delegates to the national convention converge in a major U.S....

Gulf War Veterans Needed for Illness study in California

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The purpose of The University of California, San Diego (UCSD) Q10 and Gulf War Veterans Research Study is to learn whether taking Ubiquinone (Coenzyme...

Exposure to sarin may have caused brain damage in U.S. troops

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Exposure to sarin may have caused brain damage in U.S. troopsOn March 4th 1991, four days after the end of the Persian Gulf War,...

FILNER'S "AGENT ORANGE EQUITY ACT" WOEFULLY INADEQUATE

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FILNER'S "AGENT ORANGE EQUITY ACT" WOEFULLY INADEQUATE -- House Vets' Chair reneges on promise to help "all veterans who were exposed to Agent Orange"...

Aug 20 – 24 Sporting Event for Senior Veterans

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HAVE YOU HEARD? Aug 20 - 24 Sporting Event for Senior VeteransSome 600 “golden age” veterans from across the country meet in Indianapolis to...

U.S. Department of Defense Announces Latest Contract Awards: 07-29-08

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            Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems of Linthicum, Md., is being awarded an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contract with cost plus fixed fee (completion) type...

WAR IN OUR HEARTS

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THE THOUGHT OF WAR MAY BE AMERICA'S MOST SUCCESSFUL PRODUCTHAVE WE LOST AMERICA BY DEFENDING AMERICA?By Gordon DuffNearly 70 years ago, Republican isolationists warned...

Operation Sea of Support to Show Support for United States Service Members

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Enchanted Tutu Announces Operation Sea of Support to Show Support for United States Service Members

Western & Southern Financial Group Joins HireVeterans.com

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Create a Rewarding Future After Leaving the MilitaryMajor Financial Services Firm Reaches Out to Hire Veterans Leaving the Air Force, Army, Navy, or...

Create a Rewarding Future After Leaving the Military

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Create a Rewarding Future After Leaving the MilitaryMajor Financial Services Firm Reaches Out to Hire Veterans  Leaving the Air Force, Army, Navy, or Marines?...

PTSD leaves physical footprints on the brain

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PTSD leaves physical footprints on the brainby Justin BertonAt a recent conference for some of the area's leading neurologists, San Francisco physicist Norbert Schuff...

Monterey Bay Veterans Inc. provides veterans options for outdoor recreation

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by Donna Teresa, Homefront JournalIf you are an injured or disabled veteran needing assistance or physical therapy, you can look past the hospital room...

Top 10 News for Veterans from Around the Country – 07-29-08

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Today's Local News for Veterans from around the Country What's Inside:  A Summary  Veterans Groups Ask Appeals Court To Expedite PTSD Care. House To Consider...

Congressman Phil Hare says 30,000 troops are Being Improperly Diagnosed

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Congressman Phil Hare says 30,000 troops are being improperly diagnosedBy Laura Michels Congressman Phil Hare is helping a Chillicothe man get his money back from...

VA Denial of Presumption for Sarin Exposures

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VA Denial of Presumption for Sarin ExposuresDEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS: Determination of Presumption of Service Connection Concerning Illnesses Discussed in National Academy of Sciences...

Concurrent pays expand, VA retro pay review set

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Concurrent pays expand, VA retro pay review setBy Tom Philpott, Special to Stars and StripesNew groups of disabled retirees will be able this year...

Former NJ Mayor Gets Probation in War Service Lies Case

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Former NJ mayor gets probation in war lies caseBy WAYNE PARRYCAMDEN, N.J. — A judge ordered former Atlantic City Mayor Robert Levy on Friday...

Injured vets tell pull Dick Cheney invitation over security demands

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Dick Cheney invitation to Speak at DAV Meeting Pulled Over Veeps Unreasonable DemandsBy James Gordon MeekWASHINGTON - Vice President Cheney's invitation to address wounded combat...

15 Travel to Vietnam with Memorial Fund Delegation

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15 Travel to Vietnam with Memorial Fund Delegationby Lisa GoughIn just a few short days, 15 individuals from around the United States will be...

Widow's VA claim gaining steam

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Widow's VA claim gaining steamBy GEORGE WERNETHA Mobile woman says she was encouraged recently when a Department of Veterans Affairs appeals judge agreed to...

World War II Veteran Misses Out on Decades of Benefits

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After World War II vet misses out on decades of government benefits, family moves to raise awareness among othersGENESEE COUNTY, Michigan -- World War...

Jane Fonda: This Woman Crossed the Veterans Line

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VIDEO:  Watch the Newly Posted Video by CAPTAINQUINN Jane Fonda? This woman crossed the line.  Big time.  While other artists of her era were protesting...

U.S. Department of Defense Announces Latest Contract Awards: 07-28-08

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            Purcell-Lawman, Watertown, N.Y., was awarded on Jul. 23, 2008, a $33,434,500 firm-fixed price contract for the construction of the Warrior in Transition facility. ...

Independent Voters SPLIT, UPSET and DEBATE Senator Obama's Afghanistan pla

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MEDIA REPORT: DEBATE RAGES OVER OBAMA AFGHANISTAN PLAN(S)by Bob HanafinThis is a article was also posted on my blogs at Progress Ohio and Veterans...

VA Research Advisory Committee Annual Set for September 15-16

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September meetings in DC, ON GULF WAR ILLNESS by Denise Nichols  aka DSNurseHi Gulf War Veterans wanted to let you know that National Gulf War...

Top 10 News for Veterans from Around the Country – 07-28-08

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Today's Local News for Veterans from around the Country What's Inside:  A Summary   Thousands of Veterans Have Called Suicide Hot Line.VA Said To Be "Light...

Top 10 News for Veterans from Around the Country – 07-27-08

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Today's Local News for Veterans from around the Country What's Inside:  A Summary Peake "Clears Way" For Advertising Veterans' Benefits. Former Mayor Must Repay VA...

Top 10 News for Veterans from Around the Country – 07-25-08

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Today's Local News for Veterans from around the Country What's Inside:  A Summary            National Wheelchair Games Begin In Omaha. Former Mayor May Face Prison...

MTV Documentary Looking for PTSD Victims

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TV Documentary Looking for PTSD VictimsMTV Doing Show on Veterans with PTSD "True Life" is a documentary series that's been on MTV for 10 years.  Each...