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Tag Archives: War
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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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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Your thoughts: Blues or cammies?
First it was Blues Monday, instituted in 2008 by Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz.Now there’s talk of returning to blues every day, unless you’re in the war zone or in jobs that are usually exempt, such as maintenance and … Continue reading
Obama makes Veterans Day visit to Arlington
ARLINGTON, Va. — On a cold, rain-soaked Veterans Day, President Barack Obama walked slowly through the white, stone markers at the section of Arlington National Cemetery reserved for troops killed in Iraq and Afghanistan, the two wars he oversees as … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, America, Camp Eggers, Fort Hood, Gen. Stanley McChrystal, I. Harvard, Iraq, Jill Biden, Kabul, Madison, Michelle Obama, Minnesota, navajo code talkers, New York, New York City, Pakistan, Ross McGinnis, Square Park, St. Paul, Texas, Tim Pawlenty, Tony Curtis, U.S., Uzbekistan, Va., Vice President Joe Biden, War
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