Veterans

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Remembering an Amazing Marine, Candidate, and Man

Jon Soltz | Posted 09.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, Hardball, Iraq Veterans, Afghanistan Veterans, Bill-Cahir, Afghanistan, Bill Cahir, Killed-in-Action, Hardball Video, Votevets, Chris Matthews, Veterans, Afghanistan War, Politics News

This week brought tragic news that among the painful and heartbreaking losses of those Killed in Action was Bill Cahir, a Marine Sergeant, killed in Afghanistan.

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Veterans: Newest Addition to the Health Care Debate

Paul Rieckhoff | Posted 09.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care, Public Option, Department of Veterans Affairs, Obama, Iava, Shinseki, Veterans, Paul Rieckhoff, Politics News

Hundreds of veterans were in attendance recently to hear Obama and VA Secretary Shinseki promise that despite the rumors, VA health care will be protected.

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Obama Seeks Veterans' Support, Says Reform Won't Change Their Health Care

Politico | Carol E. Lee | Posted 09.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: War in Afghanistan, War in Iraq, Veterans, President Obama, Politics News

PHOENIX -- Fighting prolonged wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and a tough battle at home to overhaul health care, President Barack Obama on Monday sought...

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Obama To VFW: Afghan War "Fundamental" To U.S. Security

AP | LIZ SIDOTI | Posted 09.17.2009 | World

Read More: Obama Veterans, Obama Afghanistan, Obama Vfw, Obama Afghan War, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Afghanistan, War Wire, Obama Iraq, Obama, Veterans, World News

PHOENIX — President Barack Obama chastised the defense industry and a freespending Congress on Monday for wasting tax dollars "with doctrine and...

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Investing In Veterans

Hon. Eric E. Shinseki | Posted 09.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: GI Bill, Iraq Veterans, Veterans Affairs, Eric Shinseki Veterans Affairs Secretary, 21st Century GI Bill, War Wire, Gi Bill Passes Senate, Veterans GI Bill, New GI Bill, Obama GI BIll, Eric Shinseki, Veterans, Politics News

Safely investing one's money requires a reasonable understanding of market forces. Here's an investment option that is guaranteed to pay high dividends for years: the education of America's Post-9/11 Veterans.

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Hear from Military Families About Social Media Via DOD Feedback Site

Craig Newmark | Posted 09.11.2009 | Media

Read More: Iava, Social Media, Dod, Veterans, Media News

The Department of Defense is asking military families what they really need from social media. It's not an easy issue, since there are a lot of legitimate security and privacy concerns.

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Videos Explode Teabaggers' Health Care Myths

The Uptake | Posted 09.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Small Business, Marines, Military, Army, Teabaggers, Vets, Insurance, Obamacare, Air Force, Health Insurance, Navy, Teabagger, Medicare, Health Care, Healthcare, Veterans, Politics News

You may have heard that "Obamacare" will euthanize Grandma and force you to lose your medicare coverage. You may have heard that veterans will lose co...

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Will Veterans Sit for $250?

Luis Carlos Montalván | Posted 09.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Department of Veterans Affairs, Iraq Veterans, Obama Veterans Care, Veterans Affairs, Afghanistan, Eric Shinseki, Veterans, Politics News

The Department of Veterans' Affairs should ask Congress to fund the change required to install a VKO. Now that's change we could believe in!

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We Need Sestak (and More Vets) in the Senate

Jon Soltz | Posted 09.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Arlen Specter, US Military, Jon Soltz, Afghanistan, votevets.org, Joe Sestak Specter, Senator Arlen Specter, Veterans, Politics, Senate, Iraq Veterans, Afghanistan Veterans, Pennsylvania, Military, Votevets, Joe Sestak, Politics News

There are only three combat vets left. We need more because the values that war veterans learn, that they operate under, and that they carry with them after military life could help Capitol Hill.

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Celebrating The Storytellers: 5 Articles About New Radicals

Julia Moulden | Posted 09.08.2009 | Living

Michelle and Tal offered me their cottage for a week this summer. Prime time on a northern lake. How could I say no? One morning I slipped down to th...

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Obama Celebrates Post-9/11 G.I. Bill

AP | JULIE PACE and KIMBERLY HEFLING | Posted 09.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: Obama, President Obama, U.S. Military, G.I. Bill, Soldiers, US Army, Education, Veterans, Post 9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance, Iraq War, Afghanistan War, Iraq, Afghanistan, 9/11, September 11th, Politics News

FAIRFAX, Va. — President Barack Obama said Monday a new GI Bill for those who fought in Iraq and Afghanistan is an investment in both a new gene...

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Healing Heroes and Helping Hounds

Michael Markarian | Posted 08.22.2009 | Green

Read More: Wounded Warrior, Military, Al Franken, Shelter Dogs, Guide Dogs, Service Dogs, Ed Whitfield, Ron Klein, Animals, Dogs, Disabled Veterans, Veterans, Tamar Geller, Green News

Operation Heroes and Hounds is a way to support the men and women who served our country, and give a second chance to the animals who ended up in shelters through no fault of their own.

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Rep. Johnson Applauds American Small Business League for its Work on Small Business Contracting

Chris Gunn | Posted 08.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Fortune 1000, Women, Small Business, Abuse, Fortune 500, h.r. 2568, Oversight, Lloyd Chapman, Loopholes, Veterans, Fraud, Hank Johnson, Fairness and Transparency in Contracting Act, Gao, American Small Business League, Minorities, Politics News

Johnson proposed the "Fairness and Transparency in Contracting Act of 2009," to provide small businesses across the country with billions of dollars in additional contracting opportunities.

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Franken's First Bill: Service Dogs For Vets

Huffington Post | Susan Crile | Posted 08.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Afghanistan War, War Veterans, Military, Minnesota, Army Suicides, Iraq War, Al Franken, Minnesota Senator, Service Animals, Veterans, Politics News

Freshman Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) announced his first legislative initiative on Monday -- a bill to provide service dogs to wounded veterans. Franke...

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The Undoing of Gen. T. Michael Moseley: A Cautionary Tale About the Military/Industrial Complex

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 08.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Defense Secretary Robert Gates, Dod, US Military, Thunderbirds, Hornburg, Military, Favoritism, Air Force, Nuclear Missiles, Waste, Military-Reform, Edward Shipley, Secretary Wynne, Justice Department, Military Contracts, Veterans, T. Michael Moseley, Politics News

This tale recounts the interwoven fate of an Air Force Chief of Staff, potentially disastrous handling of nuclear weapons, and a financial advising company with more than 300,000 military personnel as investors.

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GAO: VA Failing to Serve Women Warriors

Paul Rieckhoff | Posted 08.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Veterans Affairs, Patty Murray, Veterans, Women Warriors, Iraq, Afghanistan, Obama, Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, Health Care, Troops, Government Accountability Office, Paul Rieckhoff, Politics News

This week, the Government Accountability Office released a stunning new report detailing significant barriers that many female veterans face in accessing health care at the Department of Veterans Affairs.

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New Era Vets Set To Toss Bronx Block Party

Bronx News | Dan Gesslein | Posted 08.16.2009 | New York

Read More: Charity Party, Charity, New Era Veterans, New York City, Bronx, New York, Block-Party, Commonwealth Avenue, Veterans, New York News

Despite the rough economy, New Era Vets will throw their annual Bronx block party on July 25th, trying to raise money to provide services to war veter...

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VA Health Care for Women Veterans

Kayla Williams | Posted 08.14.2009 | Home

Read More: Women, Iraq Veterans, Veterans Affairs, Oif, Health Care, Women's Health, Veterans, Home News

Beyond the general public, even Veterans Affairs employees are still sometimes unclear on the nature of modern warfare and women's role in it, presenting challenges for women seeking care.

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Veterans With Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder At High Risk Of Developing Dementia

USA Today | Mary Brophy Marcus, | Posted 08.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: US Troops, Troops, US Veterans, Ptsd, Veterans, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Politics News

Veterans diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have a significantly higher risk of developing dementia compared with veterans who don't...

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Athena Crossing the Potomac

Rachel Natelson | Posted 08.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Sikh, Women's Rights, Department of Veterans Affairs, US Military, Military Sexual Trauma, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, Violence Against Women, Sexual Assault, Veterans, Emergency Contraception, Gays in the Military, Don't Ask Don't Tell, Iraq Veterans, Homeless Veterans, Homelessness, Military Sexual Assaults, Women and Politics, Politics News

Many figures have decried the inequity of "Don't Ask Don't Tell," the president and Congress to repeal the law. However, one community has remained resolutely silent: national veterans service organizations.

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"Did Anyone Survive the War?"

Richard Klass | Posted 08.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Iraq Warwire, Mcnamara, Veterans, Politics News

No soldier fully survived Vietnam, and no one will survive the current wars unscathed.

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Celebrating Independence Day During Wartime

Luis Carlos Montalván | Posted 08.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, Independence Day, Abraham Lincoln, Fourth of July, Mark Twain, Afghanistan War, Declaration of Independence, War in Iraq, Veterans, Politics News

On the eve of our Grand Celebration of the extraordinary decree that declared us a free republic, we find ourselves chained to the wreckage of a brutally flawed casus belli.

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Veterans Step Out Of Camouflage And Into The Renewable Energy Industry

newsweek.com | Posted 09.08.2009 | Green

Read More: Renewable Energy, Veterans Affairs, u.s. Veterans, Renewable Energy Industry, Veterans, Sustainability, Green Technology, Green News

You might think that Dan Leary, now 32, had other things to worry about when he decided he'd start a solar company. In 2005, while on active duty in t...

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