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New Jersey man says he lied about being POW for deck, gifts
A New Jersey man has admitted lying about his military record to get gifts, including a nearly $32,000 deck.
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VA: GI Bill processing delays impacting 11,000 beneficiaries
Sommona Ada is a graduate student at the University of North Texas who’s been paying for school with the Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits she earned after 11 years in the U.S. Air Force and reserves. But Ada hasn’t been able to re-enroll in classes for the next eight-week term at the UNT Health Science Center…
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Anti-war veterans group protesting Boston’s St. Patrick’s Day parade
A group of anti-war military veterans say they’ll hold a silent protest because they’ve again been prevented from marching in the annual Saint Patrick’s Day Parade in Boston.
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DoD: New TA oversight process to focus on correcting, not punishing, colleges
Randomly selected colleges, as well as those whose tuition assistance programs appear to differ significantly from other schools, will be scrutinized by auditors, under a new Defense Department plan.
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Unemployment dips in February for post-9/11 vets
The unemployment rate for veterans who served in the military after 9/11 dropped to 4.6 percent in February – the most significant month-to-month dip in nearly a year and a rate lower than nonveteran civilians.
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Remains of Marine shot down during Vietnam are coming home after 48 years
Nearly 50 years have passed since 1st Lt. William Ryan’s plane was shot down near Laos during the Vietnam War.
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Boston St. Patrick’s parade planners to reconsider gay veterans ban
The organizers of Boston’s St. Patrick’s Day parade have scheduled an emergency meeting to reconsider their vote to bar a gay veterans group from participating.
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Despite decreasing veteran unemployment rate, underemployment remains a problem
Despite a record-low annual unemployment rate of 5.1 percent for post-9/11 veterans in 2016 and a consistent drop from 12.1 percent since 2011, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, experts say the data can paint a misleading picture of veterans in the job market – many of whom struggle with being underemployed.
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Michigan restaurant tells American Legion officers to remove vests
American Legion officers say they were told they weren’t permitted to wear their affiliated jackets at a Dave & Buster’s in Michigan because they showed evidence of gang affiliation.
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Photos showing patients being ignored at North Carolina VA cause uproar
A former Marine and his wife say the scene inside a Veterans Administration hospital in Durham, North Carolina, was so shocking that they felt compelled to take pictures and post them to Facebook.
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New Jersey man says he lied about being POW for deck, gifts
A New Jersey man has admitted lying about his military record to get gifts, including a nearly $32,000 deck.
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VA: GI Bill processing delays impacting 11,000 beneficiaries
Sommona Ada is a graduate student at the University of North Texas who’s been paying for school with the Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits she earned after 11 years in the U.S. Air Force and reserves. But Ada hasn’t been able to re-enroll in classes for the next eight-week term at the UNT Health Science Center…
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Anti-war veterans group protesting Boston’s St. Patrick’s Day parade
A group of anti-war military veterans say they’ll hold a silent protest because they’ve again been prevented from marching in the annual Saint Patrick’s Day Parade in Boston.
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DoD: New TA oversight process to focus on correcting, not punishing, colleges
Randomly selected colleges, as well as those whose tuition assistance programs appear to differ significantly from other schools, will be scrutinized by auditors, under a new Defense Department plan.
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Unemployment dips in February for post-9/11 vets
The unemployment rate for veterans who served in the military after 9/11 dropped to 4.6 percent in February – the most significant month-to-month dip in nearly a year and a rate lower than nonveteran civilians.
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Remains of Marine shot down during Vietnam are coming home after 48 years
Nearly 50 years have passed since 1st Lt. William Ryan’s plane was shot down near Laos during the Vietnam War.
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Boston St. Patrick’s parade planners to reconsider gay veterans ban
The organizers of Boston’s St. Patrick’s Day parade have scheduled an emergency meeting to reconsider their vote to bar a gay veterans group from participating.
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Despite decreasing veteran unemployment rate, underemployment remains a problem
Despite a record-low annual unemployment rate of 5.1 percent for post-9/11 veterans in 2016 and a consistent drop from 12.1 percent since 2011, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, experts say the data can paint a misleading picture of veterans in the job market – many of whom struggle with being underemployed.
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Michigan restaurant tells American Legion officers to remove vests
American Legion officers say they were told they weren’t permitted to wear their affiliated jackets at a Dave & Buster’s in Michigan because they showed evidence of gang affiliation.
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Photos showing patients being ignored at North Carolina VA cause uproar
A former Marine and his wife say the scene inside a Veterans Administration hospital in Durham, North Carolina, was so shocking that they felt compelled to take pictures and post them to Facebook.
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New Jersey man says he lied about being POW for deck, gifts
A New Jersey man has admitted lying about his military record to get gifts, including a nearly $32,000 deck.
-
VA: GI Bill processing delays impacting 11,000 beneficiaries
Sommona Ada is a graduate student at the University of North Texas who’s been paying for school with the Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits she earned after 11 years in the U.S. Air Force and reserves. But Ada hasn’t been able to re-enroll in classes for the next eight-week term at the UNT Health Science Center…
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Anti-war veterans group protesting Boston’s St. Patrick’s Day parade
A group of anti-war military veterans say they’ll hold a silent protest because they’ve again been prevented from marching in the annual Saint Patrick’s Day Parade in Boston.
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DoD: New TA oversight process to focus on correcting, not punishing, colleges
Randomly selected colleges, as well as those whose tuition assistance programs appear to differ significantly from other schools, will be scrutinized by auditors, under a new Defense Department plan.
-
Unemployment dips in February for post-9/11 vets
The unemployment rate for veterans who served in the military after 9/11 dropped to 4.6 percent in February – the most significant month-to-month dip in nearly a year and a rate lower than nonveteran civilians.
-
Remains of Marine shot down during Vietnam are coming home after 48 years
Nearly 50 years have passed since 1st Lt. William Ryan’s plane was shot down near Laos during the Vietnam War.
-
Boston St. Patrick’s parade planners to reconsider gay veterans ban
The organizers of Boston’s St. Patrick’s Day parade have scheduled an emergency meeting to reconsider their vote to bar a gay veterans group from participating.
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Despite decreasing veteran unemployment rate, underemployment remains a problem
Despite a record-low annual unemployment rate of 5.1 percent for post-9/11 veterans in 2016 and a consistent drop from 12.1 percent since 2011, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, experts say the data can paint a misleading picture of veterans in the job market – many of whom struggle with being underemployed.
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Michigan restaurant tells American Legion officers to remove vests
American Legion officers say they were told they weren’t permitted to wear their affiliated jackets at a Dave & Buster’s in Michigan because they showed evidence of gang affiliation.
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Photos showing patients being ignored at North Carolina VA cause uproar
A former Marine and his wife say the scene inside a Veterans Administration hospital in Durham, North Carolina, was so shocking that they felt compelled to take pictures and post them to Facebook.
