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Vet News: Raytheon Sarcos Exoskeleton Robotic Suit Linked to Iron Man Superhero
Known as an "Exoskeleton," it is essentially a wearable robot that amplifies its wearer’s strength, endurance, and agility. In its May issue, Popular Science magazine likens the Exoskeleton to the "Iron Man"® in the movie of the same name and suggests a blurring of the lines between science fiction and reality.Military & Veterans News
Vet News: Remember U.S. Troops Overseas as Holidays and Mailing Deadline Approach
According to guidelines issued by the Military Postal Service Agency (MPSA), Americans who want to send support to troops spending the holidays in Operations Iraqi or Enduring Freedom are running out of time.
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Vet News: Former VA Secretary Joins AMVETS in Planning Young Veterans Symposium
Former Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) Anthony J. Principi has agreed to co-chair the National Symposium for the Needs of Young Veterans, a landmark project that AMVETS, one of the nation’s foremost Veterans organizations, will host next year in Chicago, Ill. The Symposium, scheduled for October 18 to October 21, 2006 is expected to draw upwards of 1,500 Veterans from across the country.
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Vet News: Military Families Need Comprehensive and Responsive Support System According to National Military Family Association (NMFA) Research
WASHINGTON, In a briefing before Congressional and military leadership and staff today, the National Military Family Association (NMFA) unveiled the findings of its study on military family support. The report, "Serving the Home Front: An Analysis on Military Family Support from September 11, 2001 through March 31, 2004," is the result of a six-month research project conducted by the NMFA.
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Vet News: Blue Shield of California Begins Service to Nearly 900,000 Military Family Members
U.S. military personnel and their dependents will begin accessing health care services through Blue Shield of California from a network that includes more than 26,000 hospitals, physicians and other health care providers, effective July 1, 2004.
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Vet News: DLA Reaches Out to Service-Disabled Veterans
Kathy Williams, like the rest of the Defense Energy Support Center -- and the rest of the Defense Logistics Agency -- was stumped. She along with other small-business officers and senior procurement executives throughout the Agency were committed, indeed, mandated by Congress, to help service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses gain contracts in the federal government. Yet, when the DLA group convened their quarterly video teleconference in the fall of 2003, the picture was bleak.
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Vet News: Former P.O.W. Jessica Lynch and the National Military Family Association Kick Off New Camp Program for Children of Deployed Military
The National Military Family Association (NMFA) and Sears, Roebuck and Co. today unveiled a new summer camp program for children of deployed military parents. Announced by Jessica Lynch, former P.O.W. and program spokesperson, Operation Purple is the first camp program of its kind, bringing together children from all branches of the armed forces to interact with each other and address deployment-related stress.Military & Veterans News
Vet News: Senate Acknowledges Unjust Treatment of Former POWs
WASHINGTON, July 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Senate action Thursday, July 17, to provide compensation to U.S. servicemen who were forced into slave labor by Japanese companies during World War II is a good first step in the appropriations process this year, according to Justice for Veterans, a national coalition of former POW slave laborers.
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Vet News: The Salvation Army Helps Families and Troops Face War-Related Emotional, Spiritual and Financial Challenges
ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 /PRNewswire/ -- In an effort to provide immediate comfort and relief while the country is at war, The Salvation Army has expanded its service programs to address the needs of U.S. troops, their families and their communities.Military & Veterans News
Vet News: Vietnam Veteran Launches 'The Vietnam Files' Web Site
EUREKA, Calif., Oct. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- The Vietnam Files Web site arose out of David Prendergast’s desire to put crucial documents into the hands of those across the United States who need them most. For more than 30 years, Prendergast has been assisting Marines by obtaining Vietnam unit documents. But the process was cumbersome, time-consuming, and generally incomplete. "You’d get what the officials thought you wanted, and you’d often have to go back three or four times," Prendergast says. "People were willing to assist, but the documentation was the weak point, and Veterans on the street can’t wait years for critical documentation."