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Md. congressional leadership demands answers from VA
Calling the failures at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in Baltimore "inexcusable," Maryland's congressional leadership on Monday demanded the beleaguered agency develop an immediate plan to fix the local problems in processing disability claims....
Tags: Steny Hoyer, World War II (1939-1945), Heart Disease, U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations, Leukemia
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Report: SEAL who killed Bin Laden is struggling in civilian life
The American raid to kill Osama bin Laden may be the most famous top-secret mission of all time, and the latest petal of secrecy was peeled away by Bin Laden's killer himself. On Monday, Esquire and the Center for Investigative Reporting co-released a...Tags: Interior Policy, U.S. Department of Defense, Afghanistan, Pension and Welfare, Arthritis
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"It's given me a new lease on life": Veteran discusses how VA program helped his PTSD
WDBJ7 ReporterMore men and women serving in the military committed suicide in 2012 than died during battle. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, or P-T-S-D plays a big role in the lives of many veterans. Sometimes, they don't know they have it, but as the problem grows,...Tags: Behavioral Conditions, World War II (1939-1945), The Home Depot, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
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2012: A year of remembering the past, and celebrating individual, group achievements
Big Slackwater Oct. 13 — Images of the old Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, which had faded with time, were resurrected in 2012. The 2.7-mile section of the towpath known as Big Slackwater was closed after flooding in 1996 and it deteriorated into a...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, International Military Interventions, U.S. Army, Battle of Antietam, Imperial and Royal Matters
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William Henry Poseley
William Henry Poseley, 84, Bison, died January 22, 2013 at the VA Dept. of Veterans Affairs Fort Meade. Committal services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at the Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis with Chaplain Bill Zandri...
Tags: Fort Meade (military base), Human Interest
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New agency to help Michigan veterans seek benefits
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — During a recent ceremony where a Vietnam veteran was awarded some long-overdue medals, Maj. Gen. Gregory Vadnais asked the man if he was receiving federal services such as health care or education. The former serviceman said he...
Tags: World War II (1939-1945), American Legion, Rick Snyder, Iraq, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Forecasts bank on Sunrail, downtown
Expectations will be high this year for continued growth in multifamily construction and other development tied to two highly incentivized projects: SunRail and Lake Nona's Medical City. The relative boom in apartment construction last year is...
Tags: Real Estate, Downtown (Miami, Florida), Services and Shopping, North Orange, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida)
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Baltimore VA using 3-D mammograms
The Baltimore VA Medical Center said Wednesday it has become the first hospital in Maryland to offer three-dimensional mammograms, a technology it hopes will better detect breast cancer in women. Approved by the Food and Drug Administration last year, 3-...Tags: Medical Research, U.S. Army, Medical Procedures and Tests, Hologic Incorporated, Hospitals and Clinics
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State Veterans Affairs Office Holds East Anchorage Open House
Channel 2 NewsThe State of Alaska’s Office of Veterans Affairs held an open house Tuesday, marking the relocation of its Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson office to East Anchorage. Verdie Bowen, director of the Office of Veterans Affairs, says the JBER location... -
Vietnam veterans low priority
The new 113th Congress members are now seated. The 112th Congress failed to recognize veterans of the Vietnam War. House Bill HR-3612 and Senate Bill S.1629, to restore The Agent Orange Equity Act did not make it out of committee. In all probability,...Tags: U.S. Navy, International Military Interventions, U.S. Congress, Politics, Agent Orange Poisoning (1961-1971)
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Church to host western-themed dinner
Salem Reformed Church Youth will sponsor a western-themed dinner with entertainment Saturday, Jan. 19. Doors open at 5 p.m. and dinner will be served at 5:30 p.m. Entertainment will be provided by Gad-Abouts Square Dance Club. Tickets can be purchased...Tags: Religion and Belief, Reformed, Entertainment, U.S. Military, Christianity
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Helping homeless vets, slowly
Los Angeles County holds the unwelcome distinction of having the most homeless veterans in the country — 6,000 to 8,000, depending on whose estimate you use. That number has remained stubbornly, embarrassingly high despite the presence of a...
Tags: Health Treatments, Zev Yaroslavsky, Mental Health, Health, Eric Shinseki
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Dec 28, 2012
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