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Larry Paleno, 61, had never been outside the
United States, but he dropped everything and flew to Okinawa on Friday
after learning that a team of volunteers may have discovered the remains
of his uncle lost in World War II.
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A Defense Department agency wants specific
categories of veterans to know they have access to tax-free
recreational activities, retail shopping and grocery stores on U.S.
bases.
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A labor union representing federal workers
has begun a campaign and petition urging the Department of Veterans
Affairs secretary to replace its chief negotiator after the union
accused the agency of delaying negotiations.
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Former Green Beret and NFL player Nate
Boyer directed and stars in the film “MVP,” which tackles
real-world issues affecting many members of both the veteran and
athlete communities.
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Herbert "Bert" Jacobson was laid
to rest at Arlington National Cemetery more than 80 years after he
was killed in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
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Army veteran William Klein, an American
photographer whose innovative portraiture style strongly influenced
fashion and street photography in the second half of the 20th
century, has died at 96.
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Ronald Glasser’s 1971 book, “365 Days,”
became part of the canon of firsthand accounts from the Vietnam War
for its unblinking narrative on what he witnessed amid the young
men whose lives were riven by horrific injuries and mental trauma.
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James "Pee Wee" Martin — a
celebrated and much-loved World War II veteran who parachuted into
France with Allied troops on D-Day — died Sunday, according to a
post on his personal Facebook page. He was 101 years old.
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A set of first-person videos filmed
Thursday in southern Ukraine shows a gunner mounted atop an armored
Humvee, furiously firing a .50-caliber M2 Browning machine gun and
raking nearby buildings with rounds roughly the size of cigars.
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The veterans — many of them in their 90s —
showed up from across the country with cheek-to-cheek smiles, not
knowing whether this year's gathering would be their last.
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A southeast Alabama man says he was just
following an instinct to do the right thing when he saved two women
from a burning home.
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