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PTSD VA Ratings: What You Need to Know
By Tiffini Theisen On April 26, 2024 Veterans who experienced certain traumatic events during their service may be able to receive disability compensation in the form of non-taxed monthly payments,…
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For Decades, Recipients Were Honored with Purple Hearts Made During WWII. This Company Now Forges New Medals.
By Sarah Sicard On May 14, 2024 For decades, recipients of the Purple Heart were honored with medals that had been forged during World War II, leftover stock from preparations for the…
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Oracle’s Troubled Effort to Create the Pentagon, VA Electronic Health Record System
By Ashley Stewart and Blake Dodge On May 20,, 2024 Larry Ellison’s vision for the future of medicine crystallized for him in a doctor’s office. Oracle’s billionaire cofounder needed medication to help manage…
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Coast Guard Tweaks Tattoo Policy to Allow Bigger Designs on Hands, Ink Behind Both Ears
By Patricia Kime On May 15, 2024 Coast Guard members can now have larger tattoos on their hands and one behind each ear under a new policy update, the service announced…
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Colorado Officials Fight Military’s Attempt to Move Air National Guard Members to US Space Force
By Nick Coltrain On May 20, 2024 The U.S. military’s proposal to unilaterally move potentially hundreds of Colorado Air National Guard members involved in space operations to the Space Force is facing…
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Officers with Higher Rank Get Better Care than Those with Lower Ranks at Military Hospitals, Study Finds
By Patricia Kime On May 17, 2024 Officers who outrank their military physicians and personnel who have been recently promoted receive better attention and care in Defense Department health facilities…
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Homeless Vets Find Housing on Old Walter Reed Grounds, Regardless of Discharge Status
By Richard Sisk On May 20, 2024 Former Army National Guard Spc. Donald Carey, a Desert Storm veteran, had reached the point in his long bout with homelessness where he was telling himself and anyone…
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Must-Pass Defense Bill Includes 4.5% Military Pay Raise on Top of 15% Increase for Junior Enlisted Troops
By Rebecca Kheel On May 13, 2024 A key House panel is endorsing a 4.5% across-the-board pay raise for service members on top of a 15% raise for junior enlisted troops in…
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‘Degree Forward’ is Making College More Accessible for Detroiters
By Micah Walker, BridgeDetroit | April 30, 2024 Andrew Linton’s college journey has been more than 10 years in the making. After high school, the native Detroiter went off to Virginia to attend…
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