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VA considers eliminating copayments for veterans at risk of suicide The Department of Veterans Affairs on Wednesday proposed eliminating copayments for health-care appointments for veterans at high risk of suicide. READ MORE >

Defense bill permits Medals of Honor for five soldiers from Korea and Vietnam wars Nine U.S. Army soldiers may receive the Medal of Honor or have previous awards upgraded to the Distinguished Service Cross. READ MORE >

Oldest US veteran of WWII, Lawrence N. Brooks, dies at 112 Lawrence N. Brooks, the oldest World War II veteran in the U.S. — and believed to be the oldest man in the country — died on Wednesday at the age of 112. READ MORE >   Holyoke Soldiers’ Home looks to future: new leadership, new facility after deadly COVID outbreak The Massachusetts Legislature and Gov. Charlie Baker moved swiftly on reforms at the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home focused on staffing, leadership and improving the outdated physical structure of the building, which was faulted, in part, for the scale of the COVID outbreak. READ MORE >   Family of Pennsylvania native killed in 1993 battle of Mogadishu awaiting word on award upgrade Sgt. First Class Earl Fillmore Jr. was 28 on Oct. 3, 1993, when he was fatally wounded in the battle of Mogadishu while fighting his way to rescue the crew of a downed UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter. READ MORE >

VA hospital in Buffalo, NY, suspends inpatient visitation As a result of the surge in COVID-19 infections throughout the region, the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Buffalo, N.Y., announced Tuesday that it is suspending physical inpatient visitation at the hospital until further notice. READ MORE >   Sailor killed at Pearl Harbor attack laid to rest in Washington Daryle Artley was 21 years old when he was killed at Pearl Harbor. Nearly 80 years later, his remains have come home to Washington. READ MORE >   Disabled Army veteran helping others through woodworking Army veteran Roger Lintz says his eventual freedom from PTSD came through working with his hands as a timber framer. After 2½ years of timber framing on his own, Lintz recently opened Old School Timber Framing of Virginia at his Stafford County home. READ MORE >   At 101, WWII seaman George Ellers still stands tall for the red, white and blue At 101, George Ellers seldom stands at attention. But let him hear the national anthem before a televised football game, and the World War II veteran clamors to rise. READ MORE >   Army veteran, former commander of Ohio American Legion Honor Guard to receive full military burial For years, as commander of the American Legion Post 218 Combined Honor Guard, Johnny Paynter was entrusted with providing veterans a proper military funeral service. Now he will receive the same treatment. READ MORE >   Calif. Army veteran whose leg was amputated due to necrotizing fasciitis looks toward future It has been nearly three years since Dez Del Barba's life changed. During that time, the then-21-year-old Stockton native and U.S. Army veteran was stricken with streptococcus A, which rapidly turned into necrotizing fasciitis, a flesh-eating bacteria. READ MORE >

 

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