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Medal of Honor Monday Marine Corps Sgt Dakota Meyer

Posted by Janet Liebsch - September 09, 2024 8:02 AM
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... Read More
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VA blog: 20-year anniversary of start of Operation Iraqi Freedom

Posted by Janet Liebsch - March 19, 2023 10:44 AM
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... Read More
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DOD Expands Military Parental Leave Program

Posted by Janet Liebsch - January 08, 2023 2:31 PM
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... Read More
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