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Detroit, Mich. — With the communists in Congress engaged in the worst witch hunt in history, it can seem like loyalty to the President is
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DAVIDSONVILLE, Md. — To support his friend who is a nurse working during the COVID-19 pandemic, local veteran Drew McGann has been sending her care packages filled with chewing
Oct 5, 2022 · 1 min readOTTUMWA, Iowa — Local veterans’ rights advocate Dustin Boates was “pretty peeved” this morning to find changes to preferential parking at the strip mall on US Route 34. Spaces
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Editor’s note: The following article originally appeared in the September 1918 Duffel Blog. The author die weeks later of the 1918 influenza pandemic. ALBANY, N.Y. — Army
Oct 5, 2022 · 2 min readWASHINGTON — After a long battle with customer satisfaction issues, the Department of Veterans Affairs—known to friends and coworkers as "VA"— took its own life in
Oct 5, 2022 · 2 min readCHARLESTON, W.V. — Less than a year after separating from the Army as a first lieutenant, Daniel Cummings has found himself sleeping on the streets of West Virginia
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DAYTON, Ohio — Air Force veteran Blake Miller is reported to be in "stable condition" after his PTSD was triggered by a ringtone that reminded him of
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SEATTLE, Wash. — A startup consisting of retired members of the E4 Mafia has developed a new way to experience coffee: by exposing it to the alcoholic wastelands of
Oct 5, 2022 · 1 min readSAN FRANCISCO — Anti-war veterans group Iraq Veterans Against The War announced today that they would be changing their name. In a combined protest and press conference, IVAW leaders
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CLEVELAND, Ohio – John Jakeman always knew he wanted to be a fake veteran, ever since he grew up following his father Sullivan "Sully" Jakeman around to
Oct 5, 2022 · 3 min readHope, Oregon – At Happy Fields Senior Village, a lone figure sits alone in a rocking chair by the window. A Special Forces Operator in Vietnam -- the look
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WASHINGTON — Both the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars issued a joint statement today condemning the U.S. Navy over the launch of its newest warship,
Oct 5, 2022 · 2 min readOXFORD, MS — As the Department of Veterans Affairs reports a record number of military veterans utilizing GI Bill benefits, many universities have implemented "veteran-friendly policies" to
Oct 5, 2022 · 2 min readBAGHDAD, IRAQ – Legislators from the Iraqi Government and officials at the Pentagon confirmed today that all US military veterans that participated in Operation Iraqi Freedom would be eligible
Oct 5, 2022 · 2 min readWASHINGTON, D.C. - Sources at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) confirmed today that former Sergeant Kristofer Wagner, the Marine best known throughout the United
Oct 5, 2022 · 2 min readWASHINGTON, D.C. - The Department of Veterans Affairs announced today that they were hiring 27,000 additional workers as claims processors. In a press release, the VA
Oct 5, 2022 · 2 min readTAMPA, Fla. — Life can be harsh for those living homeless on the nation's city streets. But for one man, it's even worse – especially when
Oct 5, 2022 · 1 min readWASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Veterans Affairs announced today that the massive backlog of claims has been "reduced to a manageable level," according to an
Oct 5, 2022 · 1 min readLOS ANGELES, CA - Speaking to assembled press today, officials with the Department of Veterans Affairs announced the closure of all VA facilities west of the Mississippi river
Oct 5, 2022 · 1 min readBOULDER, CO - A former Marine was arrested Monday for stopping morning traffic on the Denver-Boulder Turnpike, in an apparent attempt to call in an Explosive Ordnance Disposal
Oct 5, 2022 · 1 min readBETHESDA, MD - A group of elderly World War II veterans at the Bethesda Naval Medical Center have written a letter to the Federal Election Commission asking them
Oct 5, 2022 · 2 min read
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Jody Siever spends his Friday nights like so many American servicemen and women, mingling while kicking back drinks at a local bar. Recognizing the giveaway
Oct 5, 2022 · 3 min readTAMPA, FL - Area resident Dan Snyder reported today that he has no money to donate to veterans charities, despite the fact that he owns Adam Sandler'
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