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U.S. Navy veteran gone but not 'forgotten'

More than 100 military men and women and civilians gathered Wednesday to honor "forgotten" U.S. Navy veteran David Berlew, who had no local family to attend his service at Biloxi National Cemetery.Bradford-O'Keefe funeral director Jason Moody said this was the largest turnout he has seen for a service of this kind.

16:22 September 13, 2012

Honor guard: Procession of veterans, motorcycles escort Traveling Tribute Vietnam Wall

Pearl Pearson of New Albany may not have worn the uniform, but she served the military during the Vietnam War. She’s one of the countless military wives that stayed behind while her husband fought in Southeast Asia, thousands of miles from home. She raised her three daughters and took care of the family finances while her husband was away.

15:59 September 13, 2012

Senate panel OKs veterans infertility bill

A Senate commitee on Wednesday approved legislation that expands access to infertility treatment for seriously injured veterans.

17:17 September 12, 2012

Columbus VA program: Retreats help heal couples strained by military life

A couple in a healthy marriage will change together over time. That becomes almost impossible when one spouse has to deploy overseas, said Leandra Couasnon, a licensed social worker at the Chalmers P. Wylie Department of Veterans Affairs Ambulatory Care Center in Columbus.

12:33 September 12, 2012

Senate advances Obama's Veterans Jobs Corps

The Senate overwhelmingly advanced President Obama’s Veterans Jobs Corps legislation, which would provide $1 billion over the next five years to hire post-Sept. 11, 2001-era veterans for public works jobs and give them preference for police and firefighter positions.

23:36 September 11, 2012

WWII veteran to free town in Pa. reenactment

Ted Jenkins spent more than six months as a prisoner of the Germans during World War II. Nearly 68 years later, he will get a chance to turn the tables on them.

14:17 September 11, 2012

 

 

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