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U.S. / NEWS Tue Jul 24, 2007 @ 3:53am neoform

BBC News -- A coalition of US military veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan is suing the US government. The class-action lawsuit on behalf of hundreds of thousands of veterans claims they have been denied disability pay and mental health treatment. The.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Thu Mar 8, 2007 @ 8:29am neoform

Yahoo News -- Twelve gay and lesbian veterans who were dismissed under the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy asked a federal appeals court Wednesday to reinstate their lawsuit challenging the policy. In arguments before the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals,.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Sun Nov 12, 2006 @ 2:50pm neoform

MSNBC -- A display in a central Georgia community divides the names of 800 local veterans into two lists, marked in large type: “Whites” and “Colored.”.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Wed Sep 19, 2007 @ 8:19am neoform

MSNBC -- A seven-year, multimillion-dollar effort by the Library of Congress to gather American veterans’ personal war stories is peppered with inaccurate information and fraudulent claims of heroism, critics say, casting doubt on its value as a historical recor.. Read More

U.S. / OPINION Wed Jul 11, 2007 @ 8:23am neoform

USA Today -- A growing number of states are cutting college tuition for recent veterans in a show of gratitude, but also in some cases to fill gaps in the federal GI Bill. Though most of the state laws honor veterans for their sacrifices, some also address disparities.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri Jun 8, 2007 @ 8:15am neoform

Washington Post -- The Department of Veterans Affairs should overhaul its outdated system of compensating former military personnel for disabling injuries they suffered during their service, the Institute of Medicine recommended yesterday. The current system dates, in pa.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Tue May 29, 2007 @ 8:17pm neoform

FOX News -- The vandals who desecrated the graves of U.S. veterans over the Memorial Day weekend were professionals, says a Vietnam vet who kept night watch at the cemetery in Washington State. "We thought at first it was just a prank-type deal at first. We were v.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Thu Mar 22, 2007 @ 1:39pm neoform

Washington Post -- Reports of a rising death rate and rooms spattered with blood, urine and feces at the Armed Forces Retirement Home prompted the Pentagon yesterday to begin investigating conditions at the veterans facility in Northwest Washington. The Government Accoun.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Thu Mar 22, 2007 @ 11:14am neoform

FOX News -- The Veterans Affairs' vast network of 1,400 health clinics and hospitals is beset by maintenance problems such as mold, leaking roofs and even a colony of bats, an internal review says. The investigation, ordered two weeks ago by VA Secretary Jim Nicho.. Read More

U.S. / OPINION Thu Mar 1, 2007 @ 9:36am neoform

Washington Post -- Top officials at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, including the Army's surgeon general, have heard complaints about outpatient neglect from family members, veterans groups and members of Congress for more than three years. A procession of Pentagon and.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Sat Nov 11, 2006 @ 6:28pm neoform

Yahoo News -- The Navy is coming to the rescue of one of its mightiest veterans, joining the operation to free the World War II aircraft carrier USS Intrepid from deep Hudson River mud that has blocked efforts to move the ship to a dry dock for renovation, officials an.. Read More