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Lawmakers, military officials and members of the
public gathered at the U.S. Capitol to pay respect to Hershel “Woody”
Williams, who was the last remaining World War II recipient of the Medal
of Honor.
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Starting
Saturday, the Veterans Crisis Line will have a new and simpler
phone number. The VA's 2021 National Suicide Prevention Annual
Report states 6,261 veterans died by suicide in 2019.
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Department
of Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough has approved the
formation of a commission to search for candidates to fill the top
job for the agency’s benefits administration and named someone to
serve in the position in the interim.
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About 63%
of respondents said they would recommend the military — a drop from
about 75% in the survey completed in 2019. “That, to us, was
concerning,” said Shannon Razsadin, executive director of Military
Family Advisory Network.
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Four
American veterans who served in the Army during World War II and
fought in Europe were recently awarded France’s highest honor for
their service.
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A joint
task force to combat consumer fraud targeting service members and
veterans was introduced by House lawmakers as an amendment to the
National Defense Authorization Act.
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The
Department of Veterans Affairs has updated its Access to Care
website to be more user-friendly and record more accurate wait
times based on feedback from veterans and stakeholders.
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Nine
Republican senators have written a letter to Department of Veterans
Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough urging the agency fulfill its
promise to provide health care to veterans in a timely manner based
on guidelines in the Mission Act.
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The
National Desert Storm War Memorial Association (NDSWM) broke ground
Thursday on a memorial at the corner of 23rd Street and
Constitution Avenue in Washington, D.C., not far from the Vietnam
Veterans Memorial and the Lincoln Memorial.
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As the
deadline nears for surviving family members and veterans who
survived the 2020 COVID-19 outbreak at the Soldiers’ Home in
Holyoke to apply for shares of a $56 million settlement with the
state, former U.S. Attorney Donald K. Stern is
preparing to be the gatekeeper.
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After lying
about his age and joining the Marines at age 14, Jack H. Lucas
fought in the Battle of Iwo Jima. On Feb. 20, 1945, during a
firefight with Japanese soldiers, he saved the lives of three
Marines by hurling himself onto a pair of grenades, absorbing the
blast with his body.
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