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As new vets go online, VA and others follow

Posted September 17, 2012 by by Dan Elliott

Busy, tech-savvy and often miles from their peers, thousands of new veterans are going online to find camaraderie or get their questions answered – forcing big changes in long-established veterans groups and inspiring entrepreneurs to launch new ones. “We’re going back to school, we have full-time jobs, we have families and kids,” said Marco Bongioanni,…

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Companies offer specials for veterans

Posted November 7, 2012 by

Applebee’s, Nov. 11, 2012: Applebee’s is offering a free meal to military veterans and active-duty service members on Veterans Day, Nov. 11, 2012. There will be seven entrées to choose from, beverage and gratuity not included. Military ID or proof of service required.   California Pizza Kitchen, Nov. 11-12, 2012. Free meal and non-alcoholic beverage…

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Vets gather to honor thousands felled at Battle of the Bulge

Posted December 19, 2012 by J.D. Leipold

Veterans of what became the greatest land battle in the history of the U.S. Army gathered at Arlington National Cemetery, Va., Dec. 16, to remember and pay tribute to the 19,000 soldiers who didn't return home from the Battle of the Bulge, which raged in Europe from Dec. 16, 1944 to Jan. 25, 1945.

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Arlington National Cemetery to share design for Millennium expansion project

Posted March 4, 2013 by

Courtesy graphic The current proposed design of the Millennium expansion project at Arlington National Cemetery, Va. This design is estimated to add close to 30,000 burial and niche spaces to the cemetery. The Millennium Project at Arlington National Cemetery started in the late 1990s when Congress realized that Arlington National Cemetery was near capacity. Expansion…

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Synonyms: Superman and Doolittle Raider

Posted May 10, 2013 by SSgt. David Salanitri

Air Force photograph by SrA. Carlin Leslie From right, retired Lt. Col. Dick Cole, retired Lt. Col. Ed Saylor and retired Staff Sgt. David Thatcher salute their fallen brother, retired Master Sgt. Edwin Horton, April 18, 2013 in Fort Walton Beach, Fla. The men were all part of the Doolittle Raiders, who bombed Tokyo 71…

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Doolittle raid sparks nation during early days of World War II

Posted April 19, 2012 by by Amn. Hrair H. Palyan

It was 1942 and the world was at war for the second time that century. American morale was as low as it had ever been and Japanese forces began an all-out assault on United States and Filipino troops on the Bataan Peninsula. It was also the year when a pilot, Lt. Col. James...

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VA partnership aims to house 10,000 homeless vets

Posted June 1, 2012 by

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced May 30 that it will collaborate with the “100,000 Homes” campaign and its 117 participating communities to help find permanent housing for 10,000 vulnerable and chronically homeless veterans this year. “President [Barack] Obama and I are personally committed to ending homelessness among veterans,” Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric…

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Veteran still building

Posted June 29, 2012 by by Linda KC Reynolds

While growing up in Los Angeles, John Bradach and his older brother Lloyd built most of the furniture in their parents' house. His first junior high school project was a laundry stick that was used to take laundry out of the wash tub before it hit the wringer.

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Employers court troops, spouses, vets at job fairs

Posted August 7, 2012 by by Lisa Daniel

Transitioning service members, military spouses and veterans attending hundreds of job fairs around the country like one held in Hampton, Va., Aug. 2 are finding themselves on the proverbial red carpet as employers pack arenas...

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Airman missing from World War II identified

Posted October 3, 2012 by

The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office announced Sept. 28 that the remains of a serviceman, missing in action from World War II, have been identified and will be returned to his family for burial with full military honors. Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. Samuel E. Lunday, of Marianna, Fla., was buried Sept. 28 at…

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