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Germans and Americans bid final farewell to Haddock, last US military chief in divided Berlin

Raymond Haddock, a former Army general who oversaw the missile system that protected Europe against Cold War Soviet threats and who was also the last U.S. military commander in West Berlin, died at age 86.

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New US prosthetics program helps Ukrainian soldier injured in war with Russia walk again

Oleksandr Chaika is the first Ukrainian veteran to benefit from Operation Renew Prosthetics, a new program launched by the Brother’s Brother Foundation in partnership with the Future for Ukraine Foundation to treat Ukrainian military amputees abroad.

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7 years after Ferguson DOJ report, lawsuit dismissed for Navy veteran who claimed wrongful arrest

Fred Watson, a Navy veteran and former defense contractor, sued the city of Ferguson and Officer Eddie Boyd III in 2017, arguing Boyd illegally stopped Watson in 2012, searched his car, pointed a gun at him, unlawfully arrested him and filed bogus charges.

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Florida Army veteran begins walk of 1,000 miles to Missouri for epilepsy awareness

From his career in the Army to a life-changing medical diagnosis in his 30s, Ryan O’Connor doesn’t view life’s obstacles as roadblocks but rather as challenges he can overcome.

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Tennessee songwriter honors World War II veteran in 'Mama's Bible'

The album, "Freedom Sings WWII," in which Tennessee World War II veteran J.B. Stubblefield's song is featured, has 15 songs on it, all written about other World War II veterans.

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New monument honors service of Black Americans in 12 US wars

“This will be a site for healing,” said Ronal Bassham, a veteran of the Korean and Vietnam wars. It’s enlightening, as well, about both the vital sacrifices Black veterans made and the unequal treatment afforded them.

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VA secretary says staff shortages are being addressed to better serve Hawaii's veterans

The head of the Department of Veterans Affairs testified on Oahu Wednesday about the state of health services in Hawaii and issues including staff shortages, women's care and complaints from community clinic providers about payments.

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After a century, Black naval Civil War veteran gets headstone in Tacoma, Wash.

A years-long effort spearheaded by a Civil War historian will finally bring Civil War Navy veteran David Franklin the white marble tombstone that was forgotten in 1920.

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