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Powell was fully
vaccinated against the coronavirus, his family said. But he faced several
ailments, including Parkinson’s disease. Powell’s longtime aide, Peggy
Cifrino, said Monday that he was also treated over the past few years for
multiple myeloma.
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VA
officials hope the new hires will help them slow the backlog which
they expected to grow from about 204,000 overdue claims at the end
of September to some 260,000 by the end of October, according to a
VA statement.
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An
Army veteran who was wounded in Iraq is accused of fraudulently
receiving over $1 million in federal benefits after claiming for
more than a decade that he was paralyzed.
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On
Oct. 14, 1947, 24-year-old Capt. Charles "Chuck" Yeager,
World War II fighter ace turned test pilot, took the bullet-shaped
Bell X-1 rocket plane dubbed "Glamorous Glennis" past 660
mph to break the sound barrier for the first time.
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Department
of Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough vowed Wednesday to
get all homeless veterans living in the area known as “veterans
row” in Los Angeles into housing by Nov. 1.
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Army
Cpl. Robert C. Agard, who was 19 when he died in the Korean War,
the fate of his life and his remains are now certain.
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The
hall of fame honor, which began in 1992, is awarded to Ohio
servicemen and women for the tremendous work — both professionally
and philanthropically — they accomplish following their military
careers, said Deborah Ashenhurst, director of the Ohio Department
of Veterans Services.
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The
crime happened nearly 40 years ago, but it still stung: Burglars
broke into Gus Allbritton's home one day while he was at work as a
sheriff's deputy, and they stole one of his most treasured
possessions.
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When Marine
Corps Capt. Bob Koenig served in Afghanistan, he
credited Sarasota County Sheriff’s Deputy Mubarak as
repeatedly saving his life. So Koenig, 45, and honorably discharged
in 2005, wanted to do something in to help his fellow officer who
is in need.
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The
Alabama State Board of Veterans Affairs is urging
establishment of a program to help veterans who suffer health
problems possibly caused by exposure to toxic substances at Fort
McClellan in Anniston.
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Eighty
years after their service and sacrifice on Dec. 7, 1941, final
respects will be paid to a former USS Arizona member and multiple
USS Oklahoma crew with a pair of interments and full military
honors planned for the Pearl Harbor defenders on the big
anniversary of the day that will live in infamy for America.
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