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America's Oldest Veteran Drinks Whiskey And Smokes Cigars Every Day
With Veterans Day coming up on Monday, America's oldest living military veteran is enjoying the spotlight on his service once more, but even at the age of 107 he doesn't seem to be slowing down.Richard...
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FX’s Original Hit Series ‘Legit’ Salutes Veterans
When stand-up comedian turned actor Jim Jefferies entertained the troops in Afghanistan, something special happened — he became completely enamored. He was touched by their heroism, patriotism, and...
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19 Celebrities Who Served In The Military
In honor of Veteran's Day, we're taking a look back at some of Hollywood's most famous faces who have served in the military.Some stars, such as Chuck Norris or Elvis Presley, have well documented...
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Putting Veterans On A Pedestal Isn't Helping Anyone
My generation of veterans has adopted an odd moniker: The Next Greatest Generation. We grew up watching Band of Brothers and found parallels in this dramatization of World War II experiences to what we...
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Military Suicides Have Dropped More Than 22% This Year
WASHINGTON (AP) — Suicides across the military have dropped by more than 22 percent this year, defense officials said, amid an array of new programs targeting what the Defense Department calls an...
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Here's Why Veterans Day And Memorial Day Are Two Different Holidays
Why does the United States have a holiday named Veterans Day and one named Memorial Day? Don’t they overlap a bit, with both celebrating the US armed forces and military service?These are questions...
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The 107-Year-Old Whiskey Drinking Veteran Met President Obama
The White House just released a photo of the oldest American veteran, 107-year-old Richard Overton, meeting with President Obama in the West Wing yesterday, and it's a pretty special moment that every...
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North Korea May Have Arrested The Wrong Elderly American Veteran
(Reuters) - When North Korea dragged an elderly American tourist off a plane and detained him four weeks ago, they may have got the wrong man.Pyongyang may have thought they were detaining a...
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What Vets Miss Most Is What Most Civilians Fear: A Regimented, Cohesive...
When I joined the Army as a 17-year-old, I expected to face many challenges and hardships as an individual — whether that meant getting yelled at or shot at or made to jump out of airplanes. What I...
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Military Veterans Are Leading The Way In Delivering Aid To The Philippines
The plastic crate sitting outside a sweltering makeshift military terminal serves as both a seat for Peter Meijer and a container for 150-plus pounds of nails, hammers, and military-style quick-prep...
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U.S. Veterans Affairs Lobotomized WWII Vets Suffering From PTSD
The Wall Street Journal published an investigation Wednesday into lobotomies performed on World War II veterans, some of whom are now thought to have suffered from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.Before...
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Disposable: Paul Ryan's Budget Epitomizes How Washington Actually Sees Veterans
Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) wants to look tough on budget issues. In an editorial published in USA Today explaining his decision to lead the passage of a budget that reduced vested veteran pensions by an...
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Injured Veteran Who Wrote Scathing 'Last Letter' To President Bush Decides To...
The quadriplegic Iraq War veteran who wrote an open letter to President George W. Bush before announcing he would choose to end his life amid unbearable physical and emotional pain has changed his...
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Wounded Veterans Are Targeting A New Enemy: Child Pornographers
WASHINGTON (AP) — Oskar Zepeda has had pretty much one mission in his life: kill or capture.After serving nine tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan, he now has a new target — child predators.Zepeda,...
View ArticleThe Daily Show's Hilarious 'Outrage' About Vietnam Vets Denied Health...
Jason Jones of The Daily Show was nothing short of outraged when he found out that Vietnam veterans were denied health care benefits because of PTSD."So let me get this straight," Jones says in...
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The 10 Best Jobs For Veterans
A new list from the CareerCast Veterans Network highlights the 10 best jobs in the U.S. for military veterans.Veterans return home with diverse skill sets that can easily be applied to the civilian...
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Hackers Are Using A Flaw In Internet Explorer To Prey On Military Veterans
A previously unknown flaw in a recent version of Microsoft Corp's Internet Explorer web browser is being used to attack Internet users, including some visitors to a major site for U.S. military...
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U.S. Veteran To Be Honored 70 Years After Declining The Purple Heart
SYRACUSE, New York (Reuters) - An 89-year-old U.S. World War Two veteran who was wounded when his plane crashed in occupied France in 1944 is due to be honored on Saturday with a medal he declined 70...
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1,892 US Veterans Are Thought To Have Committed Suicide Since January 1, 2014
Nearly 1,900 military veterans are thought to have taken their own lives in just 2014 alone, according to an estimate from Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, ABC reports.Extrapolating from a...
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Why A Commonly Cited Statistic About Veterans' Suicide Is Totally Misleading
Almost 22 veterans are thought to commit suicide each day, according to a 2012 VA report.That statistic is tragic, but it doesn't really represent current veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan,...
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