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Booming VA Home Loan Program Hits The 20 Million Mark
The widow of an Iraq War veteran recently received the 20 millionth VA loan in the program’s nearly 70-year history.Elizabeth Carpenter and her 3-year-old son, Joey, secured financing for their...
View ArticleJesse Canella Of HonorVet.org Outlines The Tough Challenges Vets Face As They...
Jesse Canella co-founded HonorVet.org in order to provide a decent, "holistic" structure for veterans as they make the transition from military to civilian life.Canella's concerns are first for the...
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Wal-Mart Plans To Hire 100,000 Veterans Over Five Years
Wal-Mart Stores Inc, the world's largest retailer, said it plans to hire more than 100,000 veterans in the United States over the next five years, a move supported by First Lady Michelle Obama.Most of...
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Walmart Thinks Veterans Make Such Great Workers That It Plans To Hire 100,000...
Veterans make great employees after their deployment ends, according to a Walmart senior executive. "Veterans are great employees because of the qualities they learn in training," Simon said in a...
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Female Veterans Speak Out About Women In Combat
The Pentagon's decision to give women the chance to serve in front-line combat drew mixed reactions Wednesday from female veterans.Veterans such as U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth -- the first woman injured...
View ArticleThis Man Fought Through Hell To Avoid Becoming Another Homeless Veteran
When Dennis Cadigan returned from Vietnam, a Marine machine gunner blinded by an enemy booby trap and addicted to his pain medication, he almost became just another veteran statistic. His dependency on...
View ArticleNew Bionic Exoskeleton Offers Hope To Thousands Of Paralyzed Veterans
It's not quite Iron Man, not yet anyway.Advancements in medicine for hurt military veterans bodes well for all of us in the future. Alison Morrow of ABCrecently reported about an exoskeleton designed...
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The Army Doesn't Want You To See The Results Of Its Shady PTSD Probe
This past fall, the Army found out the results of a probe meant to determine if psychiatrists were reversing soldiers' PTSD diagnoses to save the government money by denying them medical retirements....
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TSA Denies Report That Officers Made A Marine Remove His Prosthetic Legs
According to a complaint filed with the Transportation Security Administration, airport security officers required a wounded Marine to remove his prosthetic legs and attempt to stand as part of a...
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How Veterans Can Increase Their Chances Of Landing A Civilian Job
Recently discharged veterans often experience confusion and worry stemming from adjusting to family life and finding a job. Transitioning isn’t easy, and landing a career in the process can add to the...
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For US Troops, The Toughest Battle Is Waiting For Them Back At Home
The Marine Corps recruiter never told me the biggest battle would be waged right here at home.Whether it be to secure a disability pension for ills caused from military service, or to cash in education...
View ArticleJon Stewart Mocks VA Backlog Crisis: 'There's Gotta Be An App For That'
In a segment on The Daily Show last night, Jon Stewart hammered the Department of Veterans Affairs for its problems with the claims backlog. The V.A. has seen a more than 2,000 percent increase in...
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The 10 Biggest Things Your Income Taxes Pay For
Now that tax season is over (except for those who filed for an extension), it's natural to wonder exactly where the hard-earned dollars you paid in tax over the past year actually went.To answer that...
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Inside The Big Charity Party On The Intrepid Last Night Hosted By Wall Streeters
Hundreds of people from the Wall Street community gathered with military veterans and active duty service members last night on board the Intrepid on the Hudson River for a fundraiser to help stop...
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New Goldman Hire Tom Ernst Has One Of The Most Stacked Résumés We've Ever Seen
We see a lot of personnel news about new hires on on Wall Street, but not every one stands out like this.Tom Ernst, a Goldman Sachs hire who served as a U.S. Navy submarine officer, has an impressive...
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TOP VETERANS' ADVOCATE: Obama's Budget Contains One Of The Most Galling...
As a concession to Republican members of Congress who want to see meaningful entitlement reform, President Barack Obama included in his budget the so-called Chained CPI, a cumbersome economic fix that...
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Inside A Big Charity Fishing Tournament That's Quietly Stacked With Wall...
On Friday, we went to the Fishermen's Conservation Association's 15th annual Manhattan Cup — a "catch and release" charity tournament.The event raised funds and awareness for the Wounded Warriors...
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On Memorial Day, America Honors Soldiers By Cutting Their Benefits
Unofficially, Memorial Day weekend marks the start of summer, and the opening day for many pools and amusement parks. But more meaningfully, Memorial Day is the day that America sets aside to honor the...
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Wounded Veteran Congresswoman Eviscerates Man Accused Of Abusing Veterans...
Rep. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), had a heated exchange with a man who the Committee for Oversight and Government Reform says defrauded the government for millions of dollars in aid and federal incentives...
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Cop Testifying At Zimmerman Trial Wore Military Ribbons She Didn't Earn
Combat veteran Jeremiah Workman couldn't believe what he was seeing: a police officer testifying at the George Zimmerman murder trial was wearing military ribbons.“Am I going blind or is this police...
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