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New memorial honors valor of Jewish chaplains

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On a bitter winter night in 1943, four Army chaplains stood on the deck of the torpedoed and foundering USAT Dorchester while hundreds of American soldiers around them prepared to slip into the icy depths of the North Atlantic.

Code Talker

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Twenty-nine Navajo Marines created an unbreakable military code used during World War II. Memories of those glory days are fading, and Chester Nez is the last living original Code Talker.

Obama and Congress Wrangle Over Vet Jobs

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In the face of White House frustration regarding the lack of movement in Congress around President Obama's jobs plan, today the Obama Administration announced two new initiatives designed to help create jobs for veterans, specifically jobs in the heath care field.

Denham hosts Veterans Roundtable in Sonora to promote jobs for vets and other needs

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep. Jeff Denham, a veteran of Desert Storm, hosted a Veterans Roundtable in Sonora Monday night. The roundtables are face-to-face meetings where active military personnel and veterans’ concerns can be addressed on a personal level. As a member of the House Committee on Veterans Affairs, Denham has been working to streamline the bureaucratic process impeding benefits for many veterans. Denham has held roundtables in Modesto and Fresno as well, according to a news release from his office.

Miller's bill to boost veterans benefits moves through House

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Jeff Miller, R-Chumuckla, chairman of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee. Miller said the legislation would "help a broad cross section of veterans to obtain or retain meaningful employment." A number of veterans service organizations endorsed the ...

ET congressmen impressed with care for soldiers in Afghanistan

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Roe, a Republican from Johnson City and a member of the House Veterans Affairs Committee, said he arranged the trip for the five-person congressional delegation because he wanted to see what kind of care soldiers are getting not only in Afghanistan but

House to VA: Improve sexual assault reporting

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chairwoman of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee's health panel and chief sponsor of the bill, said the number of assaults and VA's failure to keep nationwide records that would show the scope of the problem reflects a “fundamental weakness” in ...

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