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VA makes all toxic-exposure conditions presumptive immediately following signing of PACT Act

The VA had planned to phase in the system, under which specific health conditions likely resulting from exposure to toxins are recognized as service-related, over the next few years.

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Army veteran wins disability discrimination complaint case against Air Force, but he may still lose his home

After years of legal battles, a judge found that the Air Force, when it withdrew an offer in 2014 for a historian job at Laughlin Air Force Base, had discriminated against Dave Bighia. Weeks after the deadline, Bighia has yet to see a dime or receive a job offer.

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Police: Heroic Safeway employee and Army veteran confronted gunman in store

A Safeway employee who previously served in the U.S. Army for two decades attacked a gunman in the produce section of the Bend, Oregon, supermarket, possibly preventing more casualties from a shooting that left the employee and one other person dead.

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Veterans’ lawsuits against 3M can continue despite bankruptcy filing

The ruling by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the Southern District of Indiana denied 3M’s motion for a preliminary injunction to stop the litigation.

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Biden calls Afghan war vets ahead of withdrawal anniversary

President Joe Biden on Monday called the leaders of two U.S. veterans groups assisting Afghans who have fled from the country on the eve of the one-year anniversary of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.

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Veterans who worked as 9/11 first responders can’t access WTC health program due to technicality

When Congress wrote the legislation to give 9/11 responders health care, the lawmakers failed to specify that members of the military qualified as first responders.

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Dean ‘Diz’ Laird, renowned World War II fighter pilot, dies at 101

In nearly three decades of service, Dean “Diz” Laird earned the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Congressional Gold Medal, and nabbed the rare title of an “ace,” a classification of fighter pilots credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft.

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California veterans take a trip on a WWII bomber

The flight, featuring a fully restored Douglas C-47 airplane known as Betsy’s Biscuit Bomber, was organized by a collection of nonprofit groups as a way to salute veterans for their service.

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Remains of Tennessee sailor who died at Pearl Harbor identified

Oliver K. Burger was among the nearly 400 USS Oklahoma service members who were unaccounted for when the battleship was torpedoed and capsized.

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Ohio cold case: Dayton police seek help to find suspect in 2009 killing of 85-year-old veteran of 3 wars

Advances in DNA technology may help Dayton police solve the killing of a decorated war veteran in his home more than 13 years ago, and authorities are renewing requests for the public’s help.

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