The weird engineering that links old ships of the line and the SR-71 Blackbird
One is the fastest jet ever produced, capable of outrunning anti-air missiles while capturing reconnaissance in some of the most hostile airspace on Earth.
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GOP lawmakers seek review of VFW’s claims authority amid veterans cartoon controversy
Two Republican House members have asked Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins to review the Veterans of Foreign Wars’ authorization to help veterans file disability claims following the group’s use.
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Vets4Warriors and WAV launch “Key into Care” campaign
Vets4Warriors and Worried About a Veteran (WAV) are partnering to support Veterans and their loved ones through the Key into Care initiative, giving away 250 free Key into Care packages in honor of...
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Marines open units on East and West Coast to focus on drone warfare
The Marine Corps is standing up two new organizations focused on drone warfare at its major training bases on the East and West coasts.
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The Indiana forest that keeps the USS Constitution afloat
The world’s oldest commissioned warship is still afloat — thanks to a forest in Indiana. The USS Constitution, named by George Washington and built with copper bolts forged by Paul Revere, was...
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VA claims backlog drops below 70,000 for first time in six years
The Department of Veterans Affairs’ disability claims backlog dropped below 70,000 this week for the first time in six years, a milestone the VA hasn’t seen since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Chinese farmers built a road up an impassible mountain to bring home American airmen from World War II
“God help us if we go down here,” William Drager, a 25-year-old tail gunner from Hackettstown, N.J., wrote to his family in the late summer of 1944.
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DAV Scholarship recipient creates a legacy of service to veterans
Jacob Weber, who received a $30,000 scholarship from DAV in 2023, recently graduated from Michigan State University with a bachelor’s degree in supply chain management.
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Military members assaulted by fellow troops cannot sue the military. That could change.
A rule created 75 years ago bars military members from suing the government while still on active duty, even in cases when one service member sexually assaults another.
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While the military drops religions, the VA still offers 84 religious tombstone emblems
The Department of Defense policy that dropped 180 faiths from its list of recognized religions is bad news for Unitarians, Druids, and dozens of other belief systems.
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PACT Act: Presumptive Conditions
The Department of Veterans Affairs estimates that "potentially millions" more veterans or their survivors could be eligible to receive health care or financial compensation for toxic exposure-related.
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VA community residential care brings Veteran peace of mind
Independent living community brings VA support closer to Veteran and caregiver Community Residential Care helps Veterans who can’t safely live on their own, but who also don’t need a nursing home,...
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The Ukrainian soldier ‘Da Vinci’ inspired a nation with his fighting spirit
Hamlet Avagyan left his native Armenia for Ukraine in 2015 to fight against Russian military and pro-Russian separatists. Avagyan committed for three months, yet he never left.
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A Veterans Organization Has Millions in the Bank. Why Did It Seize a Small Chapter’s Donation?
Former members of DAV Chapter 6 in Sacramento gather outside their longtime headquarters. (Photo by Paul Kitagaki Jr. for the Sacramento Bee) " /> This story was published in partnership with The...
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