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The VA compiles its data
on a two-year lag and revealed for the first time Wednesday the number of
suicides in 2019. The average number of veteran suicides decreased
slightly from 17.6 each day in 2018 to 17.2 in 2019.
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The
10th Mountain Division veteran was finally presented the country’s
third-highest award for those actions Wednesday in a ceremony at
Fort Drum, N.Y., two days after the U.S. withdrew its last troops
from Afghanistan.
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Luis
Puertas had both legs amputated above the knees after his Humvee
was hit by deadly bomb in Iraq in 2006. He ran the 200 meters in
25.4 seconds Friday evening, placing fourth.
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In
1941, before the U.S. joined World War II, Thomas house joined the
Navy. He was 17 so his mother had to sign for him. The war ended in
September 1945. About 10 months later, Thomas stepped off a trolley
in front of a coffee shop in Norfolk, Va. Dee was working inside
and noticed Thomas. He saw her, too.
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The
bipartisan Veterans Job Training Act was proposed last month by
U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse, who represents Colorado's 2nd District. The
legislation seeks to reauthorize the Homeless Veterans
Reintegration Program, which is administered by the Department of Labor
and expires in 2022.
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A
former Marine sharpshooter accused of invading the home of apparent
strangers in Florida and fatally shooting a woman, her 3-month-old
baby and two others was ordered held without bail during his first
court appearance Monday.
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While
it's natural to seek an obvious explanation for Riley's alleged
acts, focusing on his diagnosis of PTSD would be a mistake, said
another veteran, Dan Jarvis. Jarvis is founder and president of
22Zero, a Lakeland-based nonprofit that provides therapies for
veterans enduring symptoms of PTSD.
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The
USS Croaker helped win World War II, sinking 11 enemy ships. But
unlike its contemporaries, immortalized by their Pacific
adventures, this submarine was defined by what happened to it
later. In Croaker’s biggest battles, it didn’t launch torpedoes but
was a bystander to clashes over its fate as a museum ship.
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Army
Sgt. John V. Phillips was held captive at the Cabanatuan POW camp
when he died on July 27, 1942. He was buried in a common grave with
other prisoners.
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Former
U.S. Army Capt. Michael Kuszpa, who served in the trenches of
Afghanistan with translator Atif Ahmadzai as they dodged explosives
and ambushes, was working to get Ahmadzai and his family out. Their
shared experiences during the war created a bond they both said was
like being brothers.
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Donald
Schrey, 89, of Selinsgrove, served in the Army for "two years,
four months and five days" and said the medal presentation
stirred up many memories of his service during the Korean War, like
having to carry a 26-pound machine gun.
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