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Jill Biden promotes Post-9/11 GI Bill website

Jill Biden is promoting a new website designed to make it easier for service members, veterans, their spouses and dependents to calculate their Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits at thousands of schools and job training programs.

Angel Fire among 4 sites chosen for new veteran cemeteries

Angel Fire, Gallup, Carlsbad and Fort Stanton are the sites chosen for new veterans cemeteries in rural New Mexico, Gov. Susana Martinez said Tuesday.

One last time, WWII veterans take flight in restored B-17 bomber

A group of World War II veterans got a rare treat Monday in a short flight in a restored B-17 that transported them back seven decades to a time when they were young men and the world was at war.

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Lawmakers eye ways to curb preventable deaths at VA hospitals

Joseph Petit's death is one of four preventable patient deaths at the Atlanta VAMC and one of at least 31 nationwide, part of a growing systemic breakdown in care at Department of Veterans Affairs facilities, according to House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Rep. Jeff Miller and the committee’s VA Accountability Watch website.
Military pay and pension reform panel hears concerns in San Diego

The last time the military pay and retirement system saw a significant reform, Truman was president and gas cost a quarter a gallon. Since then, the demographics and culture of the military have changed dramatically, and many have proposed changes to the compensation and benefits system, but none have taken hold. Yet.
Reunion of Honor brings 8 vets back to Iwo Jima March 29, 2014
France bestows Legion of Honor on 14 US vets for WWII efforts March 28, 2014
Flags display, Senate bill put focus on veteran suicides March 27, 2014
Delay military compensation reform, lawmakers and advocates say March 26, 2014
Legion commander: Budget woes are real, but so are veterans’ needs March 26, 2014
Medal of Honor Day: Military heroes honor 3 Americans for courage March 25, 2014
Fight against suicide tops vet group's agenda for 2014 March 24, 2014
Some veterans will now have their Social Security disability benefits expedited March 18, 2014

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New Texas veterans app provides quick access to resources

A new mobile app designed to give veterans a faster way to access help from crisis hotlines and online military services was launched last week by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission.
Pa. programs help to nudge unemployment among veterans downward

The two months that Mark Corbin spent searching for a job were as stressful as his time in Iraq and Afghanistan. Corbin was retiring after more than seven years in the Army. A government job he had lined up fell through and, after sending out more than 100 applications for everything from retail security to bail bonds jobs, he got barely a response.
Pa. World War II veteran from Gillett recalls Honor Flight

World War II veteran Lynn Maynard, 92, of Gillett, said the recent Twin Tiers Honor Flight trip "was the greatest thing that's happened in a long time to me." "I loved it," he said. Accompanied by his son, Gary, he visited the U.S. National World War II Memorial.
Amputee veteran's Boston Marathon training is inspiration to others April 14, 2014
Colorado paper wins Pulitzer for vets’ stories April 15, 2014
Fort Wayne, Ind. bike pub crawl raises thousands for veterans April 15, 2014
York Jewish community looks for WWII liberators April 15, 2014
Soldiers stuck in backlogged disability system can't go forward, can't go back April 13, 2014
Combat veterans battle an enemy within: Addiction April 13, 2014
Former WWII sailor catalogs fellow submariners lost on sea patrol April 15, 2014

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Stories, photos, timelines: Vietnam at 50

In this continuing series, Stars and Stripes looks back at the Vietnam War and the cultural changes that surrounded it. With contributions from the men and women who were there, we will examine how the war was prosecuted, how it changed our military and foreign policy thinking, and how America viewed itself then and now.

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A nation honors valor in the war on terrorism

In an annual special section, Stars and Stripes looks at the deeds that have earned medals of valor for the servicemembers.

Jill Biden promotes Post-9/11 GI Bill website

Angel Fire among 4 sites chosen for new veteran cemeteries

One last time, WWII veterans take flight in restored B-17 bomber

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Lawmakers eye ways to curb preventable deaths at VA hospitals

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