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Nov 10

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What Trump’s second term could mean for military members and veterans

By Ali Rogin, Harry Zahn

The full extent of President-elect Donald Trump’s plans for the Pentagon and Department of Veterans Affairs is not entirely clear, but he's likely to reverse some of the Biden administration's policies while reinstating others from his first term. Ali Rogin…

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Sep 24

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Families of veterans face growing emotional and financial toll in providing care

By Lisa Desjardins, Dan Sagalyn

A survey commissioned by the nonpartisan Elizabeth Dole Foundation and conducted by the RAND Corporation found those caring for military members or veterans are an increasingly large group and stretched increasingly thin. It estimates more than 14 million Americans are…

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Sep 14

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A federal housing program reduced veteran homelessness by more than half. What’s next?

By Lisa Desjardins, Harry Zahn

According to government data, homelessness in the U.S. increased 12 percent in 2023 compared to 2022. But one group has seen significant improvement over the last 15 years: veterans. Much of that can be credited to a government housing program…

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Aug 16

WATCH: In Milwaukee, Vance addresses crime and criticism of Trump’s comments on the Congressional Medal of Honor

By Associated Press

During an event at his New Jersey golf club on Thursday, former President Donald Trump said the Medal of Freedom “much better” than the top military honor because the servicemen and women who receive it have “been hit so many…

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Jun 26

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Biden pardons veterans convicted under military’s former ban on gay sex

By Geoff Bennett, Teresa Cebrián Aranda

President Biden announced pardons for former U.S. service members who were convicted under a military law, repealed in 2013, that banned gay sex. The move would potentially cover thousands of veterans who were forced out of the military because of…

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Jun 26

Biden pardons ex-service members convicted under a defunct gay sex ban so they can regain benefits

By Zeke Miller, Associated Press

“Today, I am righting an historic wrong by using my clemency authority to pardon many former service members who were convicted simply for being themselves,” President Joe Biden said in a statement.

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Jun 23

Watch 7:06
What to know about the private firms illegally profiting from veterans’ disability claims

By Lisa Desjardins, Andrew Corkery

In the two years since the PACT Act brought about a landmark expansion of veterans’ benefits, more than 1 million disability claims have been approved. But a number of for-profit companies are also reaping benefits, even though what they do…

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Jun 08

An American WWII veteran just got married near Normandy’s beaches. He’s 100, the bride’s 96

By John Leicester, Associated Press

Together, the collective age of the bride and groom was nearly 200. But World War II veteran Harold Terens and his sweetheart Jeanne Swerlin proved that love is eternal as they tied the knot Saturday inland of the D-Day beaches in Normandy,…

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Jun 06

WATCH: World leaders and veterans mark 80th anniversary of D-Day in France

By John Leicester, Sylvie Corbet, Danica Kirka, Associated Press

On Thursday, a dwindling number of World War II veterans in a parade of wheelchairs joined a new generation of leaders to honor the dead, the living and the fight for democracy in moving commemorations on and around those same…

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Jun 05

D-Day anniversary shines a spotlight on ‘Rosie the Riveter’ women who built the weapons of WWII

By Sylvie Corbet, John Leicester, Associated Press

In World War II, millions of women rolled up their sleeves and worked in defense-industry factories, freeing up and equipping men for combat.

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