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Tag Archives: Vietnam
Astronauts, famed pilots salute troops
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany — The men who were the first and the last to walk on the moon, the astronaut who immortalized the words “Houston, we’ve had a problem,” the only Air Force flying “ace” in the Vietnam War … Continue reading
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Tagged China, Gene Cernan, Germany, Jim Lovell, last man to walk on the moon, Lovell, Mike Whalen, Neil Armstrong, President Obama, Ramstein, Ritchie, Robert Gilliland, space, Steve Ritchie, Turkey, U.S., Vietnam
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Benefits reconsidered for ill Gulf War vets
WASHINGTON — The Veterans Affairs Department says it will look again at the rejected claims of veterans who say their Gulf War service caused a mysterious illness, the first step toward potentially compensating them nearly two decades after the war … Continue reading
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Tagged Charleston, gulf war service, James Bunker, John Gingrich, Robertson, Secretary Eric Shinseki, Sen. Jay Rockefeller, Steve Robertson, the Gulf, Va., Vietnam, W.Va., War, Washington
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New hires won’t speed VA claims soon
Key senators said Friday they are pleased that the Veterans Affairs Department is hiring more than 4,000 more claims processors, but they are worried this won’t result in most veterans getting their disability benefits any faster.VA Secretary Eric Shinseki acknowledged … Continue reading
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Tagged Hawaii, increase, John Wilson, Secretary Eric Shinseki, Sen. Daniel Akaka, Sen. Mike Johanns, veterans affairs department, Vietnam, Wilson
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VA to reopen Gulf War vets’ files
WASHINGTON — The Veterans Affairs Department says it will take a second look at the disability claims of what could be thousands of Gulf War veterans suffering from illnesses they blame on their war service, the first step toward potentially … Continue reading
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Tagged Charleston, gulf war illness, John Gingrich, Robertson, Secretary Eric Shinseki, Sen. Jay Rockefeller, Steve Robertson, the Gulf, Vietnam, W.Va., War, Washington
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Benefits reconsidered for ill Gulf War vets
WASHINGTON — The Veterans Affairs Department says it will look again at the rejected claims of veterans who say their Gulf War service caused a mysterious illness, the first step toward potentially compensating them nearly two decades after the war … Continue reading
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Tagged Charleston, gulf war service, James Bunker, John Gingrich, Robertson, Secretary Eric Shinseki, Sen. Jay Rockefeller, Steve Robertson, the Gulf, Va., Vietnam, W.Va., War, Washington
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VA to reopen Gulf War vets’ files
WASHINGTON — The Veterans Affairs Department says it will take a second look at the disability claims of what could be thousands of Gulf War veterans suffering from illnesses they blame on their war service, the first step toward potentially … Continue reading
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Tagged Charleston, gulf war illness, John Gingrich, Robertson, Secretary Eric Shinseki, Sen. Jay Rockefeller, Steve Robertson, the Gulf, Vietnam, W.Va., War, Washington
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VA often errs in billing vets, groups say
More aggressive billing of private insurers for health care received at veterans hospitals and clinics may be a way to cut costs — but it’s also fraught with errors, a House subcommittee was warned Tuesday.Blake Ortner, a legislative aide with … Continue reading
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Tagged America, Gardner, Glen Gardner Jr., health, veterans affairs department, Vietnam
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VA often errs in billing vets, groups say
More aggressive billing of private insurers for health care received at veterans hospitals and clinics may be a way to cut costs — but it’s also fraught with errors, a House subcommittee was warned Tuesday.Blake Ortner, a legislative aide with … Continue reading
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Tagged America, Gardner, Glen Gardner Jr., health, veterans affairs department, Vietnam
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Shinseki: VA disability system will be fixed
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki said he’s making it a top priority this year to tackle the backlog of disability claims that has veterans waiting months — even years — to get financial compensation for their injuries.Among … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Ark., Baltimore, Charleston, Gulf, Iraq, Little Rock, Ohio, Pittsburgh, Providence, R.I., said shinseki, Secretary Eric Shinseki, the Gulf, Va., Vietnam, W., War, West Virginia
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Blogger helps expose alleged military faker
The goateed man was decked out in a formal Army uniform with a dozen medals pinned to his jacket and a Commander of the British Empire medallion hanging around his neck. To blogger Mark Seavey, the “general” was an obvious … Continue reading
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Tagged Charles Schantag, combat infantry badge, Gen. Colin Powell, Houston, Mark Seavey, Mary, Michael P. McManus, Missouri, online, P.O.W. Network, Parker, Vietnam
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