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Vet News: DoD Mulls Proposed 'Africa Command'

Defense officials are seriously considering the creation of a new combatant command to contend with the variety of issues in Africa.

Vet News: Program Helps Wounded Vets Find New Jobs

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28, 2006 – Severely injured servicemembers and their spouses are seeing doors open to meaningful civilian careers, thanks to a partnership between the Defense Department and the private sector.

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Vet News: Committee Examines Issue of Women Separating From Military

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28, 2006 – Female military doctors, lawyers and chaplains are more likely than their male counterparts to leave the military after serving five to eight years. The Defense Department Advisory Committee on Women in the Services wants to know why.

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Vet News: Web Site to Outline Voting Options for Troops Overseas

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25, 2006 – A new Web site being developed by the Defense Department will provide information on electronic voting options for servicemembers and other U.S. citizens living overseas.

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Vet News: Corps Can Recall Marines To Active Duty

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Marine Corps said Tuesday it has been authorized to recall thousands of Marines to active duty, primarily because of a shortage of volunteers for duty in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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Vet News: Lindsay Lohan Wants to Go to Iraq to Entertain American Troops

Lindsay Lohan says she wants to go to Iraq with Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton and entertain American troops there.

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Vet News: Two Teens Are Arrested in Theft of Laptop With Veteran Data

Two teenagers were arrested Saturday in the theft of a laptop and hard drive containing sensitive data on up to 26.5 million Veterans and military personnel, authorities said.

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Vet News: Marine Killed in Iraq was US Senator's Nephew

Marine Corps Cpl. Phillip Baucus, a nephew of U.S. Sen. Max Baucus, of Montana, was killed during combat operations in Iraq last Saturday in restive Anbar province west of Baghdad, the Pentagon said on Tuesday.

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Vet News: Experts Helping Military Kids Deal With Loss of Parent

Houston, July 27, 2006 -- Experts with the Military Child Education Coalition are working to help military children deal with the death of a parent through a new initiative: "Living in the New Normal; Supporting Children through Trauma and Loss."

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Vet News: Military Amputees to Get Free Service Dogs

WASHINGTON, July 26, 2006 – Man’s best friend is about to become every military amputee’s best friend, thanks to the Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind and a new pilot program at Walter Reed Army Medical Center here.

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Vet News: Actor Jack Warden Dead at 85

Jack Warden, an Emmy-winning and Academy Award-nominated actor who played gruff cops, coaches and soldiers in a career that spanned five decades, has died. He was 85.

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Vet News: Basic Trainees Carry Legacy of Vietnam Vets

FORT BENNING, Ga., July 12, 2006 -- Pvt. Jay Grassel believes he has a lot in common with Pfc. James Murphy. Both Pittsburgh natives joined the Army at 19, fresh out of high school. Both were assigned to 1st Battalion, 50th Infantry Regiment.

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Vet News: Some Soldiers Eligible for MGIB Benefits Transfer

WASHINGTON, July 21, 2006 -– The Army announced today the implementation of a pilot program allowing Soldiers in critical skills who reenlist the ability to transfer Montgomery GI Bill benefits to their spouse.

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Vet News: Tuskegee Airmen Observe 65th Anniversary

WASHINGTON, July 19, 2006 – Sixty-five years after the Defense Department launched a program to train the first black military pilots and aircrews, Veterans of the Tuskegee Airmen say they’re proud of the barriers they helped break down and the example they set for today’s servicemembers.

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Vet News: Military Child Education Coalition Launches SchoolQuest

HOUSTON, July 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Joined by military families, armed service members, elected officials, and educators from around the world, the Military Child Education Coalition (MCEC) kicked off its annual conference today with the launch of SchoolQuest, an innovative new Web-based interactive service designed to provide military families with valuable information to facilitate a successful academic and social transition.

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Vet News: VA Expands Service by Opening 25 New Clinics

WASHINGTON, June 23, 2006 -To provide world-class health care closer to where more Veterans live, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs today announced plans to open 25 new community-based clinics in 17 states and American Somoa.

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Vet News: Streets Renamed After Fallen Soldiers

BUFFALO, N.Y. - Loretta Derenda’s home sits only a few steps from what used to be called Candlelight Lane, where her son Robert walked to school as a child.

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Vet News: US Releases Documents on Nazi War Criminals

Washington, June 6, 2006 -- The U.S. government has declassified scores of files pertaining to Nazi war criminals and their activities during and after the Second World War. Historians and others may now review the documents.

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Vet News: 'Statues of Servicemen' Immortalizes Fallen Troops

WASHINGTON, June 6, 2005 -- A nationwide project is under way to pay lasting tribute to fallen service members in their hometowns.

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Vet News: Operation Jump Start' Puts 2,500 Guardsmen on Southern Border in June

WASHINGTON, June 6, 2006 – As part of Operation Jump Start, the National Guard will place about 2,500 troops along the U.S.-Mexico border by the end of the month to support efforts to curb illegal immigrants from entering the country, the chief of the National Guard Bureau said yesterday.

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Vet News: Earned Retirement Opportunities Act Gives Combat Troops Tax Help

WASHINGTON, May 31, 2006 – An act signed into law May 29 by President Bush solves a conflict in the tax code by allowing servicemembers who serve in a combat zone to still contribute to their individual retirement accounts, a Defense Department official said here today.

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Vet News: 90th Indianapolis 500 Festivities Include Military Tributes

INDIANAPOLIS, May 28, 2006 – Today’s opening ceremonies for the 90th Indianapolis 500 carried a special message for servicemembers and their families: America Supports You.

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Vet News: Internet Harnessed for Veterans' Health With VA Initiative against Obesity, Diabetes Advances

FORT MONROE, Va. – Setting his sights on the twin maladies of obesity and diabetes, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs today announced the launch of a national registration campaign to let Veterans and their families tailor their diets and exercise programs into a healthful lifestyle.

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Vet News: VA Reaching Out to Veterans on Disability Benefits

WASHINGTON – The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) today announced a special outreach campaign to inform Veterans about VA’s disability compensation program.