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Vet News: Mental Health Experts Convene for Summit
WASHINGTON -- To ensure returning combat Veterans are receiving the latest, world-class mental health care, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is convening a four-day meeting here in July of mental health clinicians and researchers from across the country.
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Vet News: Mental Health Experts Convene for Summit
WASHINGTON -- To ensure returning combat Veterans are receiving the latest, world-class mental health care, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is convening a four-day meeting here in July of mental health clinicians and researchers from across the country.
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Vet News: Nicholson Leads Federal Task Force on Combat Benefits
WASHINGTON– President Bush has created a special, inter-agency task force under the leadership of Secretary of Veterans Affairs Jim Nicholson to thoroughly examine and cut through red tape affecting the latest generation of combat Veterans seeking services and benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) or any other federal agency.
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Vet News: VA Leading the Way in Care for Traumatic Brain Injury
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), long a leader in the treatment and rehabilitation of Veterans with brain injuries, is continuing to adapt its programs to meet the needs of Veterans from the Global War on Terror, with a variety of new services in place or underway.
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Vet News: A Improves Services for Blinded and Low-Vision Veterans
WASHINGTON – More than a million visually impaired Veterans will receive enhanced health care services from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) under a reorganization of VA’s vision rehabilitation services, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Jim Nicholson announced today.
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Vet News: New Jersey to Get War Dog Memorial
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20, 2006 – Man’s best friend has contributed to U.S. war efforts for many years, so it is only fitting to have an official war dog memorial to honor the service of these canine companions.
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Vet News: VA Secretary Appoints New Veterans' Liaison
WASHINGTON – The Honorable R. James Nicholson, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, recently appointed Kevin B. Secor, of Woodbridge, Va., as his senior advisor on issues relating to major Veterans groups.
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Vet News: Veterans Day, 2005: A Proclamation by the President of the United States of America
The Veterans’ Disability Benefits Commission, established by Congress to review benefits going to disabled Veterans and the survivors of deceased Veterans, held its first meetings May 9 and 10 in Washington, D.C.
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Vet News: Military Support to Katrina Relief Continues to Grow
The thousands of soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines supporting relief efforts along the Gulf Coast are increasingly playing a larger role in the Hurricane-struck Louisiana region, as the water levels recede and death toll mounts.
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Vet News: The History of Arlington National Cemetery
Washington, May 26, 2005 -- Arlington National Cemetery is the final resting place for Veterans of every war and conflict in American history. Even though it has been more than 140 years since the first soldier was buried in the cemetery, more that 20 funerals take place there every day.
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Vet News: Paul R. Smith, Medal Of Honor Recipient
The children of the first US soldier to be awarded the Medal of Honor in Iraq unveiled a commemorative plaque in the Pentagon, adding the name of Sergeant First Class Paul Smith to a roll call of American combat heroes.
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Vet News: Britain's Prince Harry to Join the Army
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain’s Prince Harry will join an officer training course next year after passing the army’s entrance tests, his father’s office said last month.
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Vet News: Veterans Receive Cost-of-Living Increase in Benefits
The (VA) is including a 2.1 percent increase in the disability benefit payments that millions of Veterans and dependents will receive at the end of December. President Bush authorized an increase matching the increase in Social Security rates by signing into law the Veterans Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2003.
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Vet News: VA Seeks Expansion of Benefits for Former POWs
WASHINGTON, July 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Responding to the needs of service members who were prisoners of war during Operation Iraqi Freedom, President Bush has proposed legislation to Congress that would improve benefits for former POWs.
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Vet News: Veterans Advantage Nationwide Drive to Reward the Troops Accelerates
On September 11th 2003 in New York City's Grand Central Station, the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority issued a challenge: Donate a million used cell phones to thank the troops.
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