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NFL Honors Purple Heart Recipients By Samantha L. QuigleyAmerican Forces Press ServiceCANTON, Ohio, Aug. 9, 2004 -- It was the Deacon's doing. After visiting troops in...

Air Force Seeks Career Enlisted Aviators WASHINGTON, August 11, 2004 --Opportunities for Airmen to become enlisted aviators are taking off as nine aircrew specialties are...

Veterans Medical Facilities Management Act Gets Backing of Health Subcommittee Legislation Would Authorize Leases for 16 Veterans Outpatient Clinics  (Washington, DC) Legislation to authorize leases...

VA Establishes New Laser Eye Surgery PoliciesMonday August 2, 11:55 am ET The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has announced a new policy providing...

Prescription Discount Program Available Creative Benefits Design (CBD) has created a new, no cost, no enrollment, no monthly fee discount prescription drug program for DAV...

Helmets to Hardhats program welcomes veterans A recruitment program called Helmets to Hardhats is a construction industry initiative to provide career opportunities in Apprenticeship to...

Vietnam Veterans accuse Kerry of civilian abuses By David Rennie A group of Vietnam veterans launched an assault on Senator John Kerry's war record yesterday yesterday as...

Cruise ships offer minority nurses the opportunity to make paradise their workplace By Anne Baye Ericksen Close your eyes and feel the sweet ocean breeze gently...

Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program Technical Assistance Conference, Aug. 9-12 The U.S. Department of Labor-Veterans' Employment and Training Service annual Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program (HVRP) Technical...

DOES ANYONE FEEL A DRAFT? Though controversial, Bill to reinstate draft is gaining ground By Robert Graybill     In case you haven't noticed, it's an election year....

POW/MIA Consultations Conclude in Cambodia     The four nations involved in accounting for Americans missing in action from the Vietnam War closed their meeting Friday in...

Veterans History Project Seeks Histories of Women Veterans The Veterans History Project, an initiative of the Library of Congress's American Folklife Center, is issuing a...

American soldiers' families fight to keep lives on track By Ron French and Francis Donnelly Not all casualties of war wear uniforms. In thousands of...

WASHINGTON - Chronic lymphocytic leukemia, or CLL, is now officially on the list of diseases for which Vietnam War veterans can receive free-of-charge health care...

PENTAGON LEADERS FACE DEPLOYMENT QUESTIONS Emergency Measures, Not Desperate Attempts, Fill Troop Rotations By Sgt. Doug Sample - American Forces Press Service  WASHINGTON, July 7, 2004 -Pentagon...

Activated Guardsmen, Reservists Qualify Faster for Home Loans By Rudi WilliamsThere has been a dramatic increase in the number of Department of Veterans Affairs home...

Leading Auto Retailing Group, U.S. Military Join Forces to Hire Transitioning Veterans for Auto Service Positions To combat a looming shortage of qualified auto...

by Jennifer Clinton Brooks Labor Department Grants of Nearly $380,000 to Help Job-Seeking Veterans in three states WASHINGTON The availability of grants totaling $377,677 for training and...

by Truman Morris , PMN News Services    Job Outlook 2005 looking great for America's Best        Veterans look to jobs in Healthcare, Security Services, and Marketing For...

by Hobart Burley -  DFAS ARLINGTON, Va. - Eligible retirees will begin receiving Individual Unemployment (IU) payments and increased Combat-Related Special Compensation (CRSC) adjusted for dependents...

By John Runyan - Army News Service Soldiers Vote Fast with New Postal System Initiative A new labeling system at the U.S. Postal Service...

by Mimi Cruz Velasquez Reservists' Reemployment Rights Enforced Your Job is Guaranteed! Several government agencies are working together to aggressively defend the reemployment rights of reserve-component...

by William Spelvin Veterans' Right to an Attorney Act Know Your Rights!  These are Your Rights! A critical bill affecting veterans is sitting in the Veterans Benefits...

by Angela Julian Jones In the very best spirit of volunteerism, several VFW members are demonstrating the meaning of caring. They are determined not to...