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Home loan offers that sound too good to be true
As a Veteran or service member, your VA home loan is one of the most powerful benefits you’ve earned. If you have a VA home loan, you have probably received unsolicited offers to refinance your...
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The Brits didn’t want this rifle, but you’ll be able to buy it soon
A military contract is a valuable win for a firearms manufacturer. Aside from receiving taxpayer dollars, a company can market its product as the military’s choice, with the implication that it’s the.
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Continuing the fight
I am truly honored to accept the role of national legislative director, furthering my life’s dedication to serving veterans and their families.
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Soldier killed protecting a Polish officer in Afghanistan will receive Medal of Honor
Army Staff Sgt. Michael H. Ollis, a New York City native who was killed in Afghanistan in 2013 after stepping between a suicide bomber and a Polish officer, has been approved for the Medal of Honor,..
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Bills seek to improve VA benefits for 9/11 survivors, other exposures
Service members sickened by hazardous exposures at the Pentagon on 9/11, as well as some exposed to radiation while serving — without related documentation — would be eligible for broader access to...
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How a Frenchman made a World War I artillery shell disappear
In military terms, there is a distinct difference between a training scar and any old ineffective decision. This story from Toulouse, France, on Jan.
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Army will now tie retention bonuses to PT scores, job performance
The Army is revamping how it hands out reenlistment bonuses, adding extra dollars for those with top scores in PT tests and job performance.
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The corpsman who gave all on ‘Bunker Hill’ in Korea
Marines, whose primary, universal purpose is to kill, reserve an ungrudging respect for “Doc,” eschewing weapons but ever ready to sacrifice his own life to save those around him.
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Soldier who died saving Polish officer in Afghanistan to receive Medal of Honor, family says
A soldier who gave his life shielding a Polish officer from a suicide bomber in Afghanistan will be posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor, his parents announced. Staff Sgt.
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Training for Greece, dedicating a marathon to VA
An Air Force Veteran prepares for a marathon in Greece while continuing his recovery from a spinal cord injury Air Force Veteran Auston Duncan is training for a marathon in Greece as he continues...
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From uniform to unforgettable: USMC Veteran Benjamin Summers, Jr.
Some stories don’t just show us what service looks like, they show us what endurance looks like, too. Take this month’s “From Uniform to Unforgettable” spotlight, a celebration of the life and..
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‘A Damn Good Time’ — Crew of well-named tank unfazed by frigid winter in Poland
We never get tired of learning the names that soldiers pick for their tanks, and a recent set of monickers on several M1A2 Abrams training in Poland touch on everything we love about them: dark...
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I Decided Not To Go On a Patrol in Iraq. An IED Killed My Friends
Photos courtesy of author, James Danna, and the Blair family
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This was the only mutiny on an American ship in the past 100 years
In the last century, only one American-flagged ship has been seized by mutineers. It wasn’t a Navy warship, but a merchant vessel laden with 3,500 bombs, steaming toward Vietnam.
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How a bombardier’s jacket inspired a failed Nazi propaganda campaign
Kenneth Daniel Williams was falling from the sky. His B-17, “Aristrocrap,” had just been shot over Bremen, Germany. A bombardier in the 351st Bomb Group, Williams was one of the few lucky ones of his.
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The future of mental health care is at VA
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is leading the nation in transforming mental health care for America’s Veterans and we’re looking for passionate mental health care providers to join us on...
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Soldiers with the 10th Mountain Division are headed back to the Middle East
An Army unit that deployed to the Middle East at the height of 2023 drone attacks on U.S. forces is headed back to the region, Army officials said this week.
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Top enlisted leader in the Air Force explains why he wears his father’s service pin
Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force David Wolfe wears a physical reminder of why he chose to make the service his career. Fastened inside his service coat is an Air Force pin that belonged to his...
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Efforts underway to preserve first WWII Devastator torpedo bomber
A team of maritime and naval conservation organizations are on a mission to save the last viable U.S. Navy Douglas TBD-1 Devastator torpedo bomber.
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Army recruiting waivers for mental health will be approved at lower levels
The Army is loosening its grip on recruiting waivers for mental health and misconduct, putting those decisions in the hands of the commanders who oversee street-level recruiting. On Jan.
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