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Letter from Sens. Mikulski and Cardin to VA secretary
January 28, 2013 The Honorable Eric K. Shinseki Secretary U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs 810 Vermont Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20420-0001 Dear Secretary Shinseki: We are writing to express our continued frustration about the on-going and...Tags: Eric Shinseki, Washington, DC
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Baltimore VA office worst in nation for processing disability claims
The Baltimore office of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is the slowest in the country in processing disability claims for servicemen and servicewomen — averaging about a year — and makes more mistakes than any other office. The...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Injuries and Wounds, Oakland (Chicago, Illinois), Agent Orange Poisoning (1961-1971), Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
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Local veterans plan events to mark 60th anniversary of end of Korean War
dan.dearth@herald-mail.comLocal Korean War veterans plan to mark the 60th anniversary of that conflict’s end with a number of events, including the dedication of a granite memorial in Hagerstown. John Koontz, 80, and Jim Mobley, 84, who are members of Antietam Chapter No....Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, South Korea, International Military Interventions, Wars and Interventions, Washington, DC
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Veterans: Coming home in one piece but not in peace
HealthThe military hero looked out of place in the bar. He was walking toward me and I couldn't avert his gaze. HIis eyes carried the look of pain, indelible experiences from his career as a military sniper. I didn't know he was a veteran when I first met him.... -
VA woes: Where were Md.'s elected officials?
It almost makes you laugh. Rep. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger says that the situation at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in Baltimore "is and has been unacceptable for years" ("Officials demand answers from VA," Jan 29). Well, if it has been that... -
Mikulski, VA secretary pledge added staff, training in Baltimore
The Baltimore office of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, the nation's worst performer in processing disability claims, will receive more employee training, an influx of senior staff and a new digital processing system ahead of schedule, under a...
Tags: Eric Shinseki, U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Conservation, American Legion
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Good morning, Baltimore: Need to know for Tuesday
The Baltimore SunWEATHER: Light rain possible, highs around 50. TRAFFIC: Check our traffic updates for this morning's issues. TOP NEWS Hopkins doctor found dead amid investigation of claims he secretly taped patients: Police want to identify women seen by a...Tags: Eric Shinseki, Fergie (singer), Joe Flacco, University of Maryland, College Park, Canton (Baltimore, Maryland)
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VFW helping veterans collect VA benefits
Dawn Brown left the Navy after 15 years when she developed Hodgkin's lymphoma. She lost her job as a secretary at a Baltimore school about a month before she was diagnosed with breast cancer. She didn't know that her military service qualified her for...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Injuries and Wounds, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Prince George's County
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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: Abbottabad (Pakistan), Congressional Medal of Honor Heroes, Pension and Welfare, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Arthritis
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Confusion swirls around Esquire story on Osama bin Laden's killer
The fog of Abbottabad strikes again. On Tuesday, confusion continued to swirl around Esquire magazine's cover story about the Navy SEAL who killed Osama bin Laden during the instantly legendary May 2011 raid on the terrorist leader's compound in...Tags: Abbottabad (Pakistan), Los Angeles Times, Congressional Medal of Honor Heroes, Google Inc., Periodicals
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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: U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations, Heart Attack, Injuries and Wounds, Agent Orange Poisoning (1961-1971), Steny Hoyer
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Aged grist mill awaits scarce federal funds
A 250-year-old grist mill near the mouth of the Susquehanna River has sat mostly vacant since the end of the Civil War, its thick stone walls serving no purpose but the protection of a few old tools. Though the building is historic — it was listed...
Tags: Cecil County, Maryland Historical Trust, U.S. Public Health Service, Science and Technology, U.S. Congress
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