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VA trying to move faster on benefits claims
Our government historically has armed soldiers with the technology necessary to succeed on the battlefield, enabling them to topple targets like Osama bin Laden and Saddam Hussein. Washington finally is recognizing the importance of technology on the home...Tags: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Career and Workplace, Science and Technology, Eric Shinseki, Vietnam War (1955-1975)
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Kevin Hunt: A New State Driver's License For Vets: Already, A Conflict With Home Depot, Lowe's?
The Hartford CourantHome Depot lost a customer recently when it stopped honoring Tom Colapietro's Naval Reserve identification card for the retailer's 10 percent discount for veterans. Colapietro, a Navy veteran who says he spent thousands of dollars at the local Bristol...Tags: Human Interest, Veterans Day, The Home Depot, U.S. Department of Defense, Physical Disabilities
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Kevin Hunt: Why Did Home Depot Stop Honoring Bristol Veteran's Military Card For Discount?
The Hartford CourantBeing a veteran has its privileges, like a 10 percent discount at local retailers. Tom Colapietro, a Navy veteran, has been using his Naval Reserve card for more than a year at his hometown Bristol Home Depot. "I've spent thousands of dollars there," he...Tags: Lawyers, South Windsor, The Home Depot, U.S. Department of Defense, American Legion
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Mike's Carwash to provide free car washes for veterans this Sunday
An Indianapolis-based car wash is doing its part to honor Hoosier veterans. Mike's Carwash will offer free car washes to veterans this Sunday. “We all owe a great deal to our current and former military members for their sacrifice on our behalf,...
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Could TRICARE work for veterans?
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney has proposed opening military TRICARE networks of civilian health care providers to veterans who can't get timely mental health care from the Department of Veterans Affairs. TRICARE networks currently exist...Tags: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Politics, Government, Mitt Romney, Barack Obama
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Actor Gary Sinise (AKA Lt. Dan) talks about rocking out for veterans
Lehigh Valley Music presents FESTBLOGEmmy Award-winning actor Gary Sinise says he has had a strong connection with military personnel and veterans for as long as he can remember. But it was after Sinise’s Academy Award-nominated role as double amputee Lt. Dan Taylor in the...... -
AARP: Veterans benefits in danger during budget talks
The AARP has joined more than a dozen veterans' groups in opposition to a proposed change in how cost-of-living adjustments are computed for retired military personnel. The groups oppose use of the so-called "chained CPI" for calculating veterans'...Tags: American Legion
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William Lowry
William Edward “Speck” Lowry, 91, passed to our Heavenly Father on May 11. He was a farmer and native of Jessamine County. He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Martha June Poor Lowry; daughters, Grace Anita Chatham Woods, Billie Lee...Tags: American Legion
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Byron G. Ashburn, 87
Byron George Ashburn, 87, of Chambersburg, Pa., passed away Wednesday, May 1, 2013, at Quincy Village. Born March 4, 1926, in Altoona, Pa., he was the son of the late Samuel George and Mildred Elizabeth Brubaker Ashburn. A 1944 graduate of Altoona...
Tags: James Buchanan, Human Interest, American Legion, Franklin County (Virginia), Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia)
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Peter E. Sandeen, 78
Peter Edward Sandeen, 78, of Hagerstown, Md., passed away, Sunday, April 28, 2013. Born Tuesday, Oct. 2, 1934, in Longview, Texas, he was the son of the late William W. Garrett and the late Henretta Sandeen Garrett. He was a career veteran of the U.S....Tags: U.S. Army, Human Interest, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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Woodrow Olson
Woodrow Olson, 97, of Webster died on Monday, April 15, 2013, at Sun Dial Manor in Bristol. His funeral will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 20, 2013, at Westside Wesleyan Church in Bristol, the Rev. Matt Pribyl officiating. Burial with military rites...
Tags: U.S. Army, American Legion, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Bel Air (Harford, Maryland), U.S. Navy
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Disabled veterans agency to have rep on hand Thursday
A service officer from the Disabled American Veterans agency will be available Thursday at the Hagerstown Veterans Administration Clinic, Hub Plaza Building, 1101 Opal Court. The representative will be at the office from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The...Tags: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Physical Disabilities
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