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Support improves for families with special needs

Officials are working to boost the resources and support the Defense Department’s Exceptional Family Member Program provides to military families with special needs. “Most people are aware of EFMP as a mandatory enrollment program, but we’re working to raise awareness … Continue reading

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Family talks of need for caregiver benefits

A North Carolina family whose lives were forever changed by an October 2005 roadside bomb explosion in Iraq are being held up by Senate Democrats as a prime example of why the government needs to improve benefits — not just … Continue reading

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Family talks of need for caregiver benefits

A North Carolina family whose lives were forever changed by an October 2005 roadside bomb explosion in Iraq are being held up by Senate Democrats as a prime example of why the government needs to improve benefits — not just … Continue reading

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Loved ones celebrate broadcaster’s life

Airman 1st Class Lauren Marie Lagudi made everyone around her feel special.She always had a smile and her laugh was infectious.Her charisma made her a natural on camera, launching her into the broadcasting career she had aspired to since her … Continue reading

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Mortuary center sees steep rise in visits

DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. — Susan Velloza stood on the flight line here less than 36 hours after she found out two Iraqi soldiers shot and killed her only child.She cried as she and her husband watched six soldiers … Continue reading

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Airman aims to serve despite loss of legs

Airman 1st Class Colton Read is back in his home state of Texas, ready to learn to walk again so he can stay blue.Read believes he will once again stand tall in uniform despite losing both his legs after a … Continue reading

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Procession, burial for Speicher in Jacksonville

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Thousands of people lined the streets for the funeral procession of Gulf War Navy pilot Michael Scott Speicher, whose remains were discovered in Iraq and returned home 18 years after his plane was shot down.A hearse carried … Continue reading

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