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VA trying to move faster on benefits claims
Our government historically has armed soldiers with the technology necessary to succeed on the battlefield, enabling them to topple targets like Osama bin Laden and Saddam Hussein. Washington finally is recognizing the importance of technology on the home...Tags: Agent Orange Poisoning (1961-1971), Asthma, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Northampton County (Virginia), Eric Shinseki
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Kevin Hunt: A New State Driver's License For Vets: Already, A Conflict With Home Depot, Lowe's?
The Hartford CourantHome Depot lost a customer recently when it stopped honoring Tom Colapietro's Naval Reserve identification card for the retailer's 10 percent discount for veterans. Colapietro, a Navy veteran who says he spent thousands of dollars at the local Bristol...Tags: Memorial Day, U.S. Department of Defense, Personal Data Collection, The Home Depot, Veterans Day
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Kevin Hunt: Why Did Home Depot Stop Honoring Bristol Veteran's Military Card For Discount?
The Hartford CourantBeing a veteran has its privileges, like a 10 percent discount at local retailers. Tom Colapietro, a Navy veteran, has been using his Naval Reserve card for more than a year at his hometown Bristol Home Depot. "I've spent thousands of dollars there," he...Tags: Lawyers, U.S. Department of Defense, American Legion, The Home Depot, Crime, Law and Justice
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Mike's Carwash to provide free car washes for veterans this Sunday
An Indianapolis-based car wash is doing its part to honor Hoosier veterans. Mike's Carwash will offer free car washes to veterans this Sunday. “We all owe a great deal to our current and former military members for their sacrifice on our behalf,...
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Actor Gary Sinise (AKA Lt. Dan) talks about rocking out for veterans
Lehigh Valley Music presents FESTBLOGEmmy Award-winning actor Gary Sinise says he has had a strong connection with military personnel and veterans for as long as he can remember. But it was after Sinise’s Academy Award-nominated role as double amputee Lt. Dan Taylor in the...... -
VA and veterans organization announced alliance to reduce claims backlog
Under fire for its backlog of disability claims, the Department of Veterans Affairs on Tuesday announced it would enlist the help of two established service organizations to speed the process. The Disabled American Veterans and the American Legion...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, American Legion, Eric Shinseki, Education, Colleges and Universities
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AARP: Veterans benefits in danger during budget talks
The AARP has joined more than a dozen veterans' groups in opposition to a proposed change in how cost-of-living adjustments are computed for retired military personnel. The groups oppose use of the so-called "chained CPI" for calculating veterans'...Tags: American Legion
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VA looks to veterans groups for help with backlog
As officials at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs look internally for solutions to a claims backlog that is drawing increasing fire from Capitol Hill, they are also reaching for outside help from some of the nation's best-known veterans groups....Tags: Memorial Day, United Way , National Government, Government, Eric Shinseki
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Memorial Day programs/closings planned in area towns
Area communities will have Memorial Day ceremonies Monday. Aberdeen There will be an 8 a.m. service at Riverside Memorial (by GAR statue), 8:45 a.m. service at St. Mary’s Cemetery and 9:15 a.m. at Sacred Heart Cemetery. Services include...
Tags: Memorial Day, Grateful Dead (music group), Dwayne Johnson, Youth Organizations, American Legion
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Memorial Day programs planned in area towns
Area communities will have Memorial Day ceremonies Monday. Aberdeen There will be an 8 a.m. service at Riverside Memorial (by GAR statue), 8:45 a.m. service at St. Mary's Cemetery and 9:15 a.m. at Sacred Heart Cemetery. Services include roll call of...Tags: Grateful Dead (music group), Memorial Day, Dwayne Johnson, Youth Organizations, American Legion
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Gerald Eugene Ingram Sr., 89
Gerald Eugene Ingram Sr. passed to his heavenly home May 17, 2013, at the Martinsburg Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Gerald, also known as Roney, was born in Dargan, Md., on July 25, 1923, to the late Dola Ingram. He lived in Martinsburg for most of...Tags: General Motors Corp., Staten Island (New York City), Italy, Veterans Affairs
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Mich. disabled vets could see property tax relief
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Some disabled veterans living in Michigan could get some relief next tax season under legislation being debated in the state Senate. Two different bills passed by the Senate Finance Committee last week have one aim: to...Tags: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, American Legion, Taxation, Politics
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