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10 May 2021 Military.com | By Jim Absher Did you know that many of your VA benefits have an expiration date? If not you are not alone, most veterans aren’t aware of their benefits, let alone that many of them can expire. Although these deadlines are generally set in stone, the VA has provisions to waive them if […]
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This Vietnam Veteran found strength in sobriety Jeff found himself on the street, asleep under a bridge with a 40-ounce bottle of beer. He had gone through a divorce; lost his kids — and his job. “There were times where I felt totally abandoned,” he says. “I had been a family man all my life.” […]
Veterans: Great Stories Need to be Told Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin J. Van Meter, U.S. Army Another Veterans Day is upon us to appreciate our veterans that served honorably in the U.S. Armed Forces. It is a tradition that began with the end of major hostilities during World War I declared on the 11th hour of […]
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Darrel Maddux Veterans Help Net Correspondent American Legion Department Public Relations Committee Andrew Whipple of St. Maries, Idaho knows too well the price of war on our brave and gallant military veterans. He graduated from the University of Idaho in 1991 with a teaching degree and a ROTC Commission. He took a job teaching school […]
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The American flag does not fly because the wind moves past it……The American flag flies from the last breath of each military member who has died serving it.” AIRLINE CAPTAIN My lead flight attendant came to me and said, “We have an H.R. on this flight.” (H.R. stands for Human Remains.) “Are they military?” I […]
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Wesley S. Anderson VFW Post 51 Chaplain A short distance from The Wall stand three women, who are they, we may never know but they are there tending their charge and overlooking The Wall. Who were they? They were called Mother, Daughter, Wife, Girlfriend when the wounded and dying called out. “These women were the […]
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Hey Veterans Don’t be like this story…. “Where is my Disability check”? You are responsible to follow up on all of your applications. At a presentation being made at a pre-planning seminar for funeral arrangements there was a section about benefits available to veterans. One of the attendees commented that he was receiving healthcare from […]
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FROM VIETNAM TO THE VA by Ruth Aresvik Veterans Help Net Correspondent Have you ever heard of Operation Ranch Hand? How about Agent Orange? Of course. It was part of the U. S. military herbicidal warfare program during the Vietnam War from 1961 to 1971. Its long-term effects have been battled by an untold number […]
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News Sections: Veteran of the Day Published On: January 8th, 2022| Vantage Point Contributor Elvis Presley was born in 1935 in Tupelo, Mississippi, to a working-class family. In 1953, he 429while working odd jobs. By the age of 21, Presley had attracted a loyal following after achieving early success in the music and film industries. The […]