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Department of Defense United States Department of Defense ... Eventually, Blackburn went to a local law enforcement academy, where she got her training in contract security.

On Jan. 27, 2005 in Iraq, Marine Corp Eusebio Collazo suffered a cerebral contusion, a broken leg and a host of other injuries as a result of a mortar attack.

Tara Ingram says she and her mother spent thousands of dollars installing sprinklers and making other improvements to ensure their house would qualify for a Veterans Affairs contract to shelter homeless veterans.

Reverse boot camp provides a five to seven day training program for returning Veterans on career readiness and transitioning back to civilian life.

1-877-WAR-VETS is a confidential call center where combat Veterans and their families can call to talk about their military experience or any other issue they are facing in their readjustment to civilian life.

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.

VA has completed a record-breaking 1 million claims per year the last two fiscal years, and is on target to complete another 1 million claims in FY2012.

On July 17, VA announced the award of nearly $100 million in grants that will help approximately 42,000 homeless and at-risk Veterans and their families.

U.S. Navy Veteran and longtime movie icon Ernest Borgnine died at the age of 95 on July 8. Raised during the Great Depression, Borgnine enlisted in the Navy in 1935, mainly to help his family through the difficult times.

VA has created segmented lanes to help get claims processed faster and with greater accuracy.

The Pentagon plans to establish a searchable database of military valor awards and medals, hoping for a technological fix to the problem of people getting away with lying about earning military honors.

CNN The U.S. Department of Transportation announced Tuesday an initiative in which the rail sector will hire more than 5000 veterans this year.

The Department of Veterans Affairs has implemented a new initiative, Specialty Care Access Network-Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (SCAN-ECHO), to increase access to specialty care services for Veterans in rural and medically under-served areas through the use of videoconferencing equipment.

VA has also developed a skills certification process to assess employees’ job proficiency in comparison to national performance standards.

Read about one woman’s journey to take her life into her own hands and how she’s inspiring other athletes at the National Veterans Wheelchair Games.

More than 400 volunteers from children to adults descended on the grounds of Arlington National Cemetery today for the 16th annual Renewal and Remembrance, to honor the nation's veterans and fallen service members by sprucing up the landmark's grounds.

Unemployed Vets between 35-60 with no remaining GI Bill benefits may qualify to receive assistance to train for a high-demand job under the Veterans Retraining Assistance Program.

Last week saw the conclusion of VA’s most recent Veteran Hiring Fairin Detroit, where 240 employers from across the government and private sector brought over 25,000 nationwide jobs for Veterans to snag.

In support of homeless Veterans, one VA employee bicycled from West Virginia to Washington, D.C. to raise money.

The VA for Vets Hiring Event started Tuesday in Detroit. June 26-28 the COBO Center will host employers from all over the country who have jobs for Vets.

Just a reminder, pre-registration for VA's Veteran Hiring Fair in Detroit on June 26-28 closes at midnight tonight. 22,000 jobs will be available nationwide at this event.

Millions of dads have served the country in uniform, and for Father’s Day, we honor and thank them for their service by listening to their stories.

Editor’s note: This is the third essay in an 11-part Father’s Day series entitled, Honoring Fathers Who Serve. In May, we asked readers to submit essays about the men who have served our country.

Almost half of new Veterans are seeking disability compensation as a result of their service, and the injuries are more complex than ever before.

The 13-year program will “honor and give thanks to a generation of proud Americans” who served in Vietnam.

Do you have questions concerning the Veterans Retraining Assistance Program (VRAP)? Maybe the below will help answer some of them.

On May 22, VA honored all Veterans past and present with a gallery of works from The American Fallen Soldiers Project.

On May 21, VA Secretary Shinseki and Defense Secretary Panetta toured the Federal Health Care Center in Chicago, named after Capt. James Lovell (pictured).

When they landed, Pathfinders with 4th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 101st Airborne Division bounded from the aircraft with their Afghan partners.

It is the solemn 24-note military bugle call that launched a thousand handkerchiefs and became an American musical icon.

VA partnered with Blue Star Families and Facebook to create an online safety net for active duty troops, Veterans, and their families.

If you've ever deployed in combat, you may qualify for counseling services at your local Vet Center. Individual, group, and family counseling are available in facilities away from big hospitals, and 70% of the support staff are Veterans themselves.

Three Seattle-based Department of Veterans Affairs doctors received national recognition Wednesday for their research helping veterans" with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), amputations and Type 2 diabetes.

Veterans Affairs will "host the National Veteran Small Business Conference and Expo in Detroit from June 26 to June 29" at the Cobo Center.

The Department of Veterans Affairs announced today the national deployment of claims transformation initiatives to 12 regional offices in the remaining months of fiscal year 2012 to improve benefits delivery to Veterans, families and their survivors.

The Department of Defense and Department of Veteran Affairs must disclose more information about sexual assault on women in the military.

The Department of Veterans Affairs is awarding nearly $1.9 million to install life safety fire alarms and sprinkler systems at the Pennsylvania Veterans home in Hollidaysburg.

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, which provides VA an opportunity to reaffirm our commitment to supporting Veterans who experienced military sexual trauma (MST).

Hiring Our Heroes, a partnership between NBC News and the US Chamber of Commerce that seeks to help vets find jobs.

VA recently launched a contest to help the people, who help the homeless – Project REACH (Real-time Electronic Access for Caregivers and the Homeless).

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is collecting video testimony from people suffering from traumatic brain injury for an online film festival designed to educate the public about TBI.

On March 31, The USO will host a free welcome home event for Vietnam Veterans, in a long overdue show of gratitude for those who served. VA will be on hand to sign up Vets for services and care.