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Hospital admits blunder over war veteran
THE family of a war veteran whose broken neck was not diagnosed at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary have finally received an apology, more than two years later.
7 hrs ago | Stevens Point Journal
Thanksgiving meal set for veterans
Area veterans have a place to go for Thanksgiving, even if money is tight or family is far.
12 hrs ago | www.wate.com | Ken1569
SC Wwii vet's battle ends in gunshot at Va clinic
On the last day of his long, troubled life, Grover Cleveland Chapman packed a black duffel bag, washed out his coffee cup, put it in the dish rack and fetched his Smith&Wesson. He threw away his favorite slippers and left his house key on his bedside table in the two-bedroom yellow bungalow he shared with his daughter, tucked in an aging ...
12 hrs ago | Thepress.co.uk
North Yorkshire Second World War veteran George Chapman has died, aged 86
MORE than 65 years after he landed on Normandy's Gold Beach on D-Day, North Yorkshire Second World War veteran George Chapman has died, aged 86.
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A Good Place To Get Moving On Homeless Veterans
The national embarrassment of homeless veterans was in the news around Veterans Day , not surprisingly.
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US soldiers: Afghan war more challenging than Iraq
In this Thursday Nov. 19, 2009, photo Sgt. Michael McCann from Enterprise. Ala., of the 118th Airborne MP Company, a veteran of both Iraq and Afghanistan wars, watches as a driver is stopped at a checkpoint near the town of Balisal Afghan, Logar province, Afghanistan.
At a clinic in SC, a WWII vet's struggle for treatment of ...
On the last day of his long, troubled life, Grover Cleveland Chapman packed a black duffel bag, washed out his coffee cup, put it in the dish rack and fetched his Smith & Wesson.
Seasonal flu vaccine available to veterans at Eglin AFB
The seasonal flu vaccine is available to all eligible and enrolled veterans at Department of Veterans Affairs Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System facilities.
Bias Lawsuit: Tyngsboro firm to fight $445,000 award to ex-worker who served in Iraq
A.S.A.P. Fire & Safety Corp. said it will appeal a jury verdict in U.S. District Court awarding a former employee and Iraq war veteran $445,000 in a military-discrimination lawsuit.
Ferret Theory XIV: Man, Explores Barking Dog Conspiracy
November: 27th 2009 Ref: {' Letter from Animal Control over Barking Dog Issue,'} I am writing, in regard to a complaint, dated on November 24th 2009, Notice of a barking dog complaint.
Ohio groups work to meet gift deadline for troops
4. The Postal Service says mail sent to U.S. troops stationed in Iraq and Afghanistan should be sent by that date to assure arrival by Christmas.
www.romenews-tribune.com | Ken1569
Lawsuit: Veterans cheated when refinancing
Military veterans who refinanced their mortgages in expectation of lower interest rates may have been cheated on fees by their bank, according to a lawsuit pending in federal court.
Military Divorces Edge Up Again During Wartime
The toll for a nation long at war is evident in military homes: The divorce rate in the armed forces edged up again in the past year despite many programs to help struggling couples, and the rate now is a full percentage point higher than around the time of the attacks of Sept.
Conn. charity gets boats, laptops and other equipment to vets to help them start businesses
His father was a lifelong scalloper, his uncles are fishermen, and 23-year-old Chris Pinto realized as he got older that fishing is "in my blood." It just didn't look like it was in his future.
Military shielded from health reform
The national health reform bill passed by the House last month and the Senate version to be debated in early December pose no threat to current health care benefits provided to military families, retirees or veterans, say advocates for these beneficiaries as well as congressional committee staffs.
A small group of veterans is returning to Italy where they waged one of the longest, fiercest campaigns of the Second World War.
Nearly three years after a chorus of complaints from local soldiers went public, a program designed to reduce the waiting time for veterans' disability claims will expand to Fort Lewis and five other military installations.
Veterans affairs gets $85K boost
For Veterans Agent Richard "Dick" McCarthy, his work isn't a job but a way to give back to his fellow soldiers -- and he wants to ensure both recognition and services to older veterans as well as to those just returning from war.
Accused Killer Gets New Attorneys
Click small images above to enlarge. New details on an Iraq War veteran, accused of murder.
NC vet's ashes plummet from sky in plastic box
World War II veteran Robert Comito's ashes were supposed to be spread across the North Carolina sky.
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