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Genealogy Web site Ancestry.com is opening up its entire U.S. military collection in honor of Veterans Day.
First lady Michelle Obama said on Wednesday that many veterans want to serve their communities and nation in ways that "make their entire life a tour of duty."
Vice President Joe Biden says it is the "sacred duty" of the United States to provide for active-duty members of the military as well as care for their families.
Far from winding down, the numbers of U.S. soldiers coming home wounded have continued to swell. The problem is especially acute among those fighting in Afghanistan, where nearly four times as many troops were injured in October as a year ago.
Veterans Secretary Eric Shinseki says he's working to improve the agency's ability to cope with increasing numbers of troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan with mental health problems.
Billy Martin, Whitey Herzog, Gene Mauch and Danny Murtaugh are among the former managers who will be on the ballot when the Hall of Fame Veterans Committee votes next month.
On a cold, rain-soaked Veterans Day, President Barack Obama walked slowly through the white, stone markers at the section of Arlington National Cemetery reserved for troops killed in Iraq and Afghanistan, the two wars he oversees as commander in chief.
The floor of VFW Post 291 has been scuffed by the shoes and boots of veterans who fought in wars going back nearly a century, to World War I.
USAA opened coverage to all honorably discharged veterans Thursday, more than doubling the number of eligible military members eligible for its insurance policies and financial services.
Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki on Tuesday unveiled a plan to end veterans' homelessness in five years, saying that without action the improvements of recent years could be lost because of the bad economy.
President Barack Obama on Thursday signed into law a measure designed to keep funding for veterans' medical care steady amid future budget negotiations.
As her husband debates whether to send more U.S. troops into Afghanistan, first lady Michelle Obama told Department of Veterans Affairs employees Tuesday they are doing vital work.
First lady Michelle Obama says the work Department of Veterans Affairs employees are doing is "vital."
Female soldiers and others serving in dangerous roles behind the front lines in Iraq and Afghanistan have long complained it was hard to prove their combat experience when applying for disability for post-traumatic stress disorder.
Depression, post-traumatic stress disorder and substance abuse are behind an alarming rise in the number of former British soldiers ending up in prison, a report says — and more veterans have had tangles with the law than there are British troops in Afghanistan.
A Veterans Administration probe that found eight veterans suffered potentially preventable vision loss while under the care of optometrists at a Northern California VA facility is prompting medical groups to call for a state investigation.
Too many veterans' disability claims take more than a year to process, the Veterans Affairs Department's inspector general said Wednesday.
Lawmakers on Wednesday questioned whether millions of dollars in bonuses were appropriately awarded to employees at the Veterans Affairs Department.
The Veterans Affairs Department appears to have stepped up its suicide prevention efforts.
Inspections show that Veterans Department medical facilities have made significant progress on fixing endoscopic procedure problems that potentially exposed thousands to HIV and other infections.
The official who ran Wisconsin's largest nursing home for veterans has been replaced amid an ongoing investigation into more than $800,000 in unauthorized spending.
The Department of Veterans Affairs has canceled a $75 million, five-year research contract with a Texas medical center studying illnesses suffered by veterans of the first Gulf War.
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs now estimates that more than 600 veterans erroneously received letters telling them they had been diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease, VA spokeswoman Katie Roberts said Thursday.
Former Air Force reservist Gale Reid received a letter from the Veterans Affairs Department that told her she had Lou Gehrig's disease, and she immediately put herself through a battery of painful, expensive tests. Five days later, the VA said its "diagnosis" was a mistake.
Outside the Veterans Affairs Department, severely wounded veterans have faced financial hardship waiting for their first disability payment. Inside, money has been flowing in the form of $24 million in bonuses.
Initiative helps disabled vets stay active 11/16/2009 - WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- A recent initiative launched by officials with the Department of Veterans Affairs and the U.S. Olympic Committee is giving disabled veterans a chance to rediscover their potential through athletics and competition.
Funeral highlights search for missing servicemembers11/18/2009 - WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- The leaves are changing color at Arlington National Cemetery; a bright backdrop for something as sobering as a funeral. An Army chaplain in his dress blue uniform presents a folded flag to the fallen's next of kin, a man in his 60s.
Veteran's Day Op Ed: The Violence Within is the Veteran withoutIt's time to take care of your troops, America. We are mired in violence and gun lust, post traumatic stress and substance; outward anxiety and inward extremism. Maj. Nidal Hassan is one of us.
Pentagon, VA officials expand disability claims test11/16/2009 - WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- Defense and Veterans Affairs officials today announced another step in their efforts to streamline the process of determining veterans' disability ratings.
War Vets Deported Astonishingly, more than 30,000 foreign born detainees face deportation at some 350 facilities nationwide.
Well Veterans Day is over and gone till next year BUT to me it's VETERANS DAY every day. During our lives WE meet many people, some young MANY OLD.
For Vets, Healthcare Gaps May Be More Deadly than Modern WarfareHarvard researchers revealed that over 2,280 veterans died in 2008 due to lack of health insurance. They detailed that 1.46 million working-age vets lacked health coverage last year, thus increasing their death rate. Now that is truly a disgrace.
Obama's pledge: America will fulfill obligations to veterans11/12/2009 - ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY, Va. (AFNS) -- America will fulfill its obligation to take care of and value those who have sacrificed for the country, President Barack Obama said here Nov. 11.
Homeland Security unveils new job site for veterans11/12/2009 - WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- The Department of Homeland Security has unveiled a new Web site designed to provide a one-stop location for veterans looking for jobs.
Lack of health care killed 2,266 US veterans last year: studyThe number of US veterans who died in 2008 because they lacked health insurance was 14 times higher than the US military death toll in Afghanistan that year, according to a new study.
Vandals target war memorialVandals in Kingston, MA knocked over a large slab of granite commemorating veterans of the Korean War, WW2 and WW1. Police also found more than 100 overturned headstones in the adjacent cemetary.
Local Veteran Wins Fight For Medical BenefitsNASHVILLE, Tenn. - Cheatham County veteran James Cripps is celebrating Veterans Day after winning an appeal that could pave the way for other veterans to get medical care. He served his country, but felt betrayed when he sought care for exposure to Agent Orange.
Executive order seeks more veterans in government11/10/2009 - WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- President Barack Obama signed an executive order Nov. 9 aimed at hiring more veterans to work in the federal government.
Sick Desert Storm vets denied benefitsIndianapolis - Their contributions have gone unrecognized, despite top secret missions and battle time service. Now, sick and dying, these men and women are being refused Veterans Affairs benefits because of a military technicality.
SALUTE! HAPPY VETERANS DAY! LOVE TO ALL OUR MILITARY PERSONNEL AND THEIR FAMILIES...MAY THIS DAY BE FILLED WITH HONOR AND GRATITUDE FOR ALL VETERANS, HERE AT HOME AND ABROAD.
I came back from the Pacific Theater in 1972 to the jeers and insults of my peers. I was not alone, the C-130 was full of military personnel, and we had to brave a gauntlet of protesters to get our luggage. I took a great deal of the ire simply because I was female.
After I had spent several years in the United States Air Force, I returned to college. During that time, I did some Work Study at the Veterans Hospital on the Long Term Care Ward. That was where I met the old Veteran. I actually met several, but this Veteran was different.
In honor of Veterans Day, the AZGOP has unveiled the Arizona Republican Party Veterans Alliance to recognize and honor the courage, sacrifice, and achievements of service men and women from across the state.
Veteran's Day Verses Memorial Day - A HistoryVeterans Day gives Americans the opportunity to celebrate the bravery and sacrifice of all U.S. veterans. However, most Americans confuse this holiday with Memorial Day, reports the Department of Veterans Affairs.
In Honor of Veterans: President Reagan's Remarks on the 40th Anniversary of D-DayWe're here to mark that day in history when the Allied armies joined in battle to reclaim this continent to liberty. For four long years, much of Europe had been under a terrible shadow. Free nations had fallen, Jews cried out in the camps, millions cried out for liberation.
Every Day Is Really Veterans Dayby Thomas D. Segel We have all read the various tributes to veterans, such as the one that starts out "It is the Veteran, not the preacher, who has given us freedom of religion.
Keeping One's FocusNever since the foundation of this nation has freedom been under assault like what is presently underway in the halls of government.
Day of HonorOn Memorial Day, 2009, I already knew that I would be writing an article in honor of Veterans, and I knew exactly what would be my focus.
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