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'Vic Mathias' Honor Flight: Be on It!

Dorian de Wind | Posted 06.08.2013 | Impact
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Dorian de Wind

One sad statistic that keeps making the news recently is how many World War II veterans leave us each year... and each day. The most recent statistics provided by the Veterans Administration (VA) tell us that an estimated 642 World War II veterans pass away each and every day.

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Making a Difference: The World of Giving -- Veterans Day Is More Than a Mattress Sale

Lisa M. Dietlin | Posted 01.12.2013 | Impact
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Lisa M. Dietlin

With over two million active and reserve personnel currently in our Armed Forces and over 22 million veterans, it is more important than ever to let them know we support them. What are you doing to be M.A.D. this Veterans Day?

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Veterans Day Is for Remembering -- And for Looking Ahead

James Wright | Posted 01.11.2013 | Politics
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James Wright

This Veterans Day is a good time to initiate a conversation about a memorial to the veterans who have fought our wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, our longest wars. Forgetting wars is bad history. Forgetting sacrifice is irresponsible history.

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This Veterans Day, Honor Our Heroes by Restoring the National Mall

Caroline Cunningham | Posted 01.09.2013 | DC
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Caroline Cunningham

Our country is deeply proud of our veterans. But while we honor these brave men and women every year on Veterans Day, we need to do more to preserve their legacy.

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Some Thanks He Got: Boy Fined For Helping WWII Vets

Posted 08.10.2012 | Home
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If it's true that no good deed goes unpunished, then a Washington state 12-year-old who has raised more than $25,000 to help aging World War II vetera...

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Tom Hanks Makes Endorsement In Ohio Race

The Huffington Post | Ariel Edwards-Levy | Posted 03.01.2012 | Politics
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Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio) has captured an unusual trio of endorsements in the Democratic primary. Actor Tom Hanks, Republican former senator and pres...

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D-Day Vets Reunite By Chance On Beach They Stormed 67 Years Ago

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 12.21.2011 | Impact
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Almost 70 years ago while fighting in Normandy on D-Day, Bill Betts believed himself wounded beyond survival. He told his friend Clifford Baker to con...

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Russia Rebuilds Memorial That Was Destroyed By Georgians

Posted 05.25.2011 | World
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Russia unveiled a stunning new memorial dedicated to Soviet troops who fought in World War II in Moscow, just one year after a similar monument was de...

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