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2013/05/21 08:23
2013/05/21 08:23
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Business Bootcamp Helps Veterans Translate Army E...
BOSTON — Every year, 250,000 men and women leave the military. But over the next five years, an additional 1.5 million will leave due to budget cuts and reorganization. A Cambridge nonprofit, along...
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2013/05/21 08:23
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2013/05/19 15:53
2013/05/19 15:53
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Veterans Affairs official criticized over backlog
The 30-second Web video has the edgy quality of a campaign-season attack ad, including ominous music, grainy photos and a closing demand: “It’s time for new leadership.” But the target is not an...
Read more at The Columbus Dispatch
2013/05/19 07:41
2013/05/19 07:41
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Betrayed?
LOS ANGELES – The jobs of the nation’s citizen-soldiers are supposed to be safe while they are serving their country: Federal law does not allow employers to penalize service members because of their...
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2013/05/17 20:02
2013/05/17 20:02
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Two Iraq War Veterans to Skateboard 900-miles for...
SHARE:Two Iraq War Veterans Seek to Inspire and Empower Fellow Vets Through 900 mile Skateboarding Trek Press Release:Andrew Goldsmith and Bob Harington served together during two combat tours in...
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2013/05/16 01:54
2013/05/16 01:54
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VA requiring employees to work overtime
VA requiring employees to work overtime Wednesday, May 15 2013 | 8:37 p.m. CDT By KEVIN FREKING, Associated Press More than 10,000 workers who handle disability claims at the Department of Veterans...
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2013/05/14 12:29
2013/05/14 12:29
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Betrayed? Citizen soldiers lose jobs; U.S. govern...
LOS ANGELES — The jobs of the nation's citizen-soldiers are supposed to be safe while they are serving their country: Federal law does not allow employers to penalize service members because of their...
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2013/05/13 02:15
2013/05/13 02:15
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Military moms celebrate Mother's Day rebuilding f...
DENVER — Soon after Miriam Beg gave birth to her son, she was deployed to Iraq with the U.S. Army, so she left baby Michael with her mother-in-law. "I was really worried to leave my child so young,"...
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2013/05/06 08:28
2013/05/06 08:28
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Over 600,000 veterans caught in messy bureaucracy...
WASHINGTON — After two tours of duty with the Marines in Iraq, Anthony Pike returned home with hearing loss, a ringing in his ears and what he says is profound stress. And now there's the galling,...
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2013/05/03 15:22
2013/05/03 15:22
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VA working to end backlog
WASHINGTON (AP) - Although the number of pending veterans’ disability claims keep soaring, Veterans Affairs Secretary EricShinseki on Sunday said he’s committed to ending the backlog in 2015 by...
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2013/04/30 14:19
2013/04/30 14:19
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LI Pol's Bill Aims to Cut VA Backlog
Rep. Steve Israel (D-Dix Hills) at a news conference in Hicksville on Monday, April 29, 2013. A Long Island congressman is proposing legislation to help reduce a massive backlog of claims in the...
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2013/04/28 05:55
2013/04/28 05:55
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Young war veterans struggle to find jobs
SAN JOSE -- The simple, heartfelt expression of gratitude toward men and women in military uniform has been repeated countless times in recent years: Thank you for your service. But when post-9/11...
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2013/04/25 07:46
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Jackson County Pilot
... brave American in uniform out on the front lines serving our country who is the victim of sexual assault should have to fight to receive care or pursue justice,” said Klobuchar. “This legislation...
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2013/04/20 13:33
2013/04/20 13:33
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VA approves veteran's claim after Baltimore Sun r...
For 21/2 years, Iraq combat veteran Robert Fearing battled overwhelming anxiety and paranoia, a remnant of the mortar attacks he endured in the desert, all the while swallowing his frustration at the...
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2013/04/20 13:33
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VA to immediately evaluate, pay oldest disability...
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced Friday a plan to immediately evaluate and pay the oldest disability claims, a move that advocates expect will bring relief to Maryland servicemen and...
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2013/04/20 00:08
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VA moves to process oldest disability claims first
WASHINGTON (AP) - Veterans waiting more than a year for a decision on their disability claims are moving to the front of the line, under a new program announced Friday. The Department of Veterans...
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