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Medal of Honor Monday Marine Corps Sgt Dakota Meyer
In 2009, during the war in Afghanistan, Marine Corps Sgt. Dakota Louis Meyer spent hours traversing an active combat zone to rescue dozens of trapped men and recover the bodies of four U.S. service m...
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Former airman loses appeal in 2005 double homicide case at Robins AFB
By Rachel S. Cohen Then-Senior Airman Andrew Paul Witt enters the courtroom at the Bibb County courthouse in Macon, Ga., for his trial in 2016. (File photo) The military’s highest appeals court on M...
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Lieutenant Commander George Gay - Veteran of the Day
George Gay, often referred to as the “sole survivor” of Torpedo Squadron 8, was born in March 1917 in Waco, Texas. After graduating from high school, Gay attended Texas A&M University, studying...
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New VA Life Insurance Available Now
Enroll in the New VALife Program Now VA’s newest life insurance program, Veterans Affairs Life Insurance (VALife), increases access to life insurance for more service-connected Veterans than ever be...
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VA blog: 20-year anniversary of start of Operation Iraqi Freedom
From VA.gov Today marks the 20-year anniversary of the start of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). OIF, commonly known as the Iraq War, was authorized when Iraq was found to be in breach of a United Nati...
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DOD Expands Military Parental Leave Program
The Defense Department has released guidelines for the expansion of the military parental leave policy. The memo — released yesterday — is signed by Gilbert R. Cisneros, Jr., the undersecretary o...
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