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Government
watchdogs criticized the Department of Veterans Affairs on Wednesday for
a “broken culture” that has allowed breakdowns in patient safety and led to
tragic deaths at facilities across the country.
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Dozens of Americans joined the ritual at the Arc de
Triomphe on Tuesday night after a 10-day pilgrimage across France
in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the dedication of the
U.S. Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
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A Marine Corps veteran is being heralded in Yuma,
Ariz., for his quick reaction in disarming a would-be robber
Wednesday at a gas station convenience store, according to the Yuma
County Sheriff’s Office.
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The Carl Vinson VA Medical Center in Dublin, Ga., sent
an emergency email alert Friday about a false news story on a
satirical site that veterans are misconstruing as true.
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The agreement is pending approval by the U.S. District
Court for the District of Connecticut. It orders the Navy Discharge
Review Board to reconsider cases in which the board denied upgrades
despite evidence that veterans were struggling with post-traumatic
stress disorder, traumatic brain injury or military sexual trauma
when they separated from the military.
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Many of the claims hitting the backlog are from
veterans suffering from bladder cancer, hyperthyroidism and
Parkinson’s-like symptoms stemming from their exposure to Agent
Orange during the Vietnam War. Congress passed a measure at the
start of 2021 that placed those conditions on the presumptive list
for VA benefits.
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The VA was the first federal agency to mandate that
its employees be vaccinated against the coronavirus. There are
420,000 employees at the agency, and most workers had until Oct. 8
to provide proof of vaccination to their local VA Occupational
Health Office.
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For James E. “Ted” Bassett III, the “most meaningful
phase” of the past century was not the one in which he ascended to
the pinnacle of achievement in business. It was his service as a
U.S. Marine.
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Denver Conard, who served in the U.S.
Army in World War II, turned 100 Friday and in an emotional
ceremony received enthusiastic and heartfelt recognition of his
service from more than 75 years ago.
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Prosecutors said Canadian Armed Forces reservist
Patrik Jordan Mathews and U.S. Army veteran Brian Mark Lemley Jr.
planned to carry out a massacre inspired by their white supremacist
ideology.
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Harley riders and veterans hit the 5 freeway early on
Sunday, riding their motorcycles across Southern
California to raise awareness and funding to help injured and
ill military veterans with services as they transition to civilian
life.
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