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1.   Bill looks to protect ‘sanctity’ at military funerals.  The Senate passed an omnibus veterans affairs bill Wednesday that includes additional restrictions on protests near military funerals and tougher penalties on groups that violate the law.
 
2.   House backs spending millions for military sports sponsorships.  In spite of budgetary woes and calls for defense programs to be slashed, the House of Representatives on Wednesday voted to let the U.S. military spend millions of dollars to continue sponsoring sporting events, most notably NASCAR.
 
3.   Air Force chief of staff nominee: Deeper cuts at Europe bases needed.  The prospective new Air Force chief of staff said service officials must look into further base consolidations in Europe as part of the larger effort to trim military spending and stabilize the national economy.
 
4.   Efforts to combat military sex assaults are failing.  Efforts to stop military sexual assaults are not working, and officials need to spur a culture change, the presumptive Air Force Chief of Staff told Congress on Thursday.
 
5.   Navy launches suicide awareness video contest.  The Navy is launching a video contest aimed at promoting awareness of suicide warning signs and bystander intervention from a sailor’s perspective.
 
6.   Retired military officers: Lazy summers threaten national security.  Hundreds of high-ranking, retired military officers have joined the chorus of summer school proponents, arguing that what children do in the summertime is a matter of national security.

7.   Sowers formally recommended for VA post.  The Rolla Daily News  A Rolla native and veteran was formally recommended Wednesday to a U.S. Senate committee for a Department of Veterans Affairs post. During a Senate Veterans Affairs Committee hearing, U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill introduced and recommended Tommy …

8.   Surgery Can be Avoided for Men with Early Stages of Prostate Cancer. Counsel & Heal The research was sponsored by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, the National Cancer Institute, and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Researchers had 731 men across the country with early prostate cancer have the gland surgically …

9.   VA Awards Swords to Plowshares $1 Million to Help Veteran Families.  San Francisco Chronicle  Swords to Plowshares promotes and protects the rights of veterans through advocacy, public education, and partnerships with local, state and national entities. War causes wounds and suffering that last beyond the battlefield. Our mission is to heal the …

10.Department of Veterans Affairs: San Antonio Veteran Chosen to Accompany.  San Antonio Express  A local paralympian and San Antonio Veteran was chosen to join First Lady Michelle Obama during the Opening Ceremony for the 2012 Olympic Games in London. … He is thrilled at the opportunity to travel to London next week along with five other individuals including The Honorable Louis B. Susman, United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and Brandi Chastain, 2-time Olympic gold … There are a lot of caring individuals working for the VA and they’re out there for us.