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Korean War Veterans Association reminds students to apply for scholarship
dan.dearth@herald-mail.comA local Korean War veterans association wants to remind aspiring college students about two scholarships that have been offered for the last several years. V. Joseph Startari, scholarship committee chairman of Antietam Chapter 312 of the Korean War...Tags: Korean War (1950-1953), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Teaching and Learning, Financial Aid, Education
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Veterans at Maryland Correctional Training Center learn about services
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comDeputy Secretary Richard Lane of the Maryland Department of Veterans Affairs spoke to incarcerated veterans at Maryland Correctional Training Center Wednesday about services available to them. Various organizations made themselves available to the...Tags: Veterans Day, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), U.S. Air Force
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If lender is unresponsive, shop around for another
Real Estate MattersQ: My husband and I started a refinance late last year with an Internet lender, and we are still going through the process. Now our mortgage broker wants a letter about my husband's disability from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and more proof...Tags: Finance, Mortgages, Services and Shopping, Real Estate, Economy, Business and Finance
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Manchin: 167th Airlift Wing would be hard hit by budget cuts
matthewu@herald-mail.comAutomatic federal budget cuts set to take effect Friday would mean thousands of temporary layoffs for National Guard and civilian defense workers in West Virginia, including those at the 167th Airlift Wing near Martinsburg, along with reduced funding...Tags: Budget Control Act of 2011, Crime, Law and Justice, Unemployment, Defense, Substance Abuse
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Mikulski faults VA for errors — 40 years too late
After reading your recent article on efforts to reduce errors on disability claims by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, I find it sad but also somewhat amusing that Sen. Barbara Mikulski is making such a fuss about bringing better care to...
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Rare form of macular degeneration dims man's sight but not his work ethic
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND -- Driving to his company's Granger office one day, Niel Makielski noticed the telephone poles along the road seemed to be warping as he passed them. The chief of his company's small maintenance department and a "fix-it" guy all his life,...Tags: Blindness, Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Career and Workplace, Employment Opportunities
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Fort Meade VA Outpatient clinic advances effort to serve women veterans
When retired Master Sgt. Sheryl A. Webb left the U.S. Army in 1997, she was scarcely aware of services that U.S. Veterans Administration hospitals offered specifically for women. That was well before women became the fastest growing demographic group...
Tags: Infertility, Hospitals and Clinics, Iraq War (2003-2011), U.S. Army, Martin Garcia
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William D. "Doug" Harrison, 63
William Douglas "Doug" Harrison, 63, of Charles Town, W.Va., died Wednesday, March 20, 2013, at Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Martinsburg, W.Va. Friends will be received Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Melvin T. Strider Colonial Funeral Home in Charles... -
VA trying to move faster on benefits claims
Our government historically has armed soldiers with the technology necessary to succeed on the battlefield, enabling them to topple targets like Osama bin Laden and Saddam Hussein. Washington finally is recognizing the importance of technology on the home...Tags: Science and Technology, Northampton County (Pennsylvania), Vietnam War (1955-1975), Eric Shinseki, Electronics
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Acupuncture helping vets with traumatic brain injury
Premium Health News Servicehttp://www.whatdoctorsknow.com The movie "The Hurt Locker," which won the Best Picture Oscar in 2008, helped portray what our veterans are being exposed to during wartime. It's easy to see, through the lens of a camera, why we see traumatic brain...Tags: Symptoms, Skull Fracture, The Hurt Locker (movie), Pharmaceuticals, Drugs and Medicines
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The wait drags on for veteran seeking benefits
When Matthew Ford returned from vacation in late February, one of the first things he did was call the U.S. Board of Veterans' Appeals to check the status of his disability benefits appeal. He really wasn't expecting an answer, so he wasn't shocked when...
Tags: Asthma, Symptoms, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Military Justice, Trips and Vacations
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Sen. Warner to visit Hampto VA medical center Friday
U.S. Sen. Mark Warner will present replacement medals to Korean War Air Force veteran John Millan Friday at the Hampton Veterans Affairs Medical Center Friday. The event will be part of a two-day trip to the Peninsula and Hampton Roads. On Saturday...Tags: Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia), Korean War (1950-1953), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Wars and Interventions, John Warner
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Mar 16, 2013
|Column| Allentown Morning Call
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