VA to add male breast cancer, two other conditions to presumptive listThe addition of three new cancers to the list of conditions presumed to be caused by military service will speed up disability benefits for some vets.

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98-year-old WWII vet believed to be oldest American organ donor everWorld War II and Korean War veteran Orville Allen lived a lifetime of service, and when he died at age 98 he had one last thing to give: his liver.

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Pentagon & CongressCongressman accuses Army of political attacks over combat badgeRep. Troy Nehls has received criticism for wearing a Combat Infantry Badge lapel pin after the service revoked the award last year.

VA home loan program added $4 trillion to US economy since WWII A new study by a Missouri professor labels the 80-year-old VA home loan program 'a huge success' for the American economy.

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Vietnam vets recall what it was like to lose brothers in combatVeterans of LRRP units talk about how they got into the military, and took jobs in Long Range Recon — one of the most dangerous jobs in Vietnam.

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Black D-Day combat medic’s long-denied medal laid on Omaha BeachU.S. First Army soldiers held a ceremony in honor of Waverly Woodson Jr. on the beach where he came ashore and was wounded.

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Senators take up defense bill work this week, but out of public viewDefense and veterans hearings for the week of June 10, 2024.

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Biden honors US war dead with Aisne-Marne American Cemetery visitPresident Joe Biden closed out his France trip by paying his respects at an American military cemetery that Donald Trump skipped during his presidency.

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Nebraska wants to keep veterans out of jail. Other states may follow.A new Nebraska law that makes judicial diversion available for some veterans is serving as a model for other states.

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D-Day anniversary marked by dwindling number of veteransNow bent with age, a dwindling number of WWII veterans joined a new generation of leaders on the shores where they landed 80 years ago.

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Vets group recruiting poll workers says next few months are ‘critical’We the Veterans is attempting to recruit 100,000 veterans and military family members to serve as poll workers for the November presidential election.

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Rangers led the way in the D-Day landings 80 years agoAmong the 150,000 soldiers who landed on and fought across the Normandy beaches on June 6, 1944, were 1,000 members of a new, specially trained unit.

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How the 16th Infantry Regiment’s heroism helped bring victory on D-DayAs part of the first wave of the largest amphibious assault in history, the regiment was assigned to clear Omaha Beach landing sectors.

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A brief timeline of the Allies’ D-Day invasion of occupied FranceJune 6, 1944, began with Allied aircraft bombing German defenses in Normandy, followed by some 1,200 aircraft who carried airborne troops.

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Remembering D-Day: Key facts about the invasion that altered WWIIWith vets and world dignitaries gathering in Normandy to commemorate the landings' 80th anniversary, here's a look at how Operation Overlord unfolded.

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D-Day anniversary shines spotlight on ‘Rosies’ who built WWII weaponsIn World War II, millions of women rolled up their sleeves and worked in defense-industry factories, freeing up and equipping men for combat.

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LGBTQ+ veterans face more health problems than peers, study findsA new analysis of state data shows gay and bisexual vets face more medical care access issues than their peers.

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Centenarian vets are sharing their memories of D-Day, 80 years laterFew witnesses remain who remember the storied Allied assault and history’s biggest amphibious invasion.

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Last WWII vets converge on Omaha Beach for D-Day and fallen friendsVets, many of them centenarians and likely returning for one last time, pilgrimaged to what was the bloodiest of five Allied landings on June 6, 1944.

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