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Funding sought for veterans cemetery in the Upper Cumberland region
Chattanooga Times Free Press, Tenn.A cemetery for military veterans could be coming to the Upper Cumberland region. The Tennessee Department of Veterans Affairs announced an initiative Thursday to build a new state veterans cemetery that would serve 14 counties. To do so, the... -
BRIEF: Charting the VA's attempts to streamline
Reading Eagle, Pa.The chart below shows claims accuracy and the backlog for the Philadelphia office of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (orange line), compared with the national average (blue) and the VA's own goals (red). Data comes from the Department of... -
Veterans seeking benefits endure long waits
Reading Eagle, Pa.Greg Massey's mission was top secret, and there was so much at stake. Massey was a Navy photographer ordered to take pictures of nuclear missile sites that Russia had built in Cuba. It was 1962, and the Cuban Missile Crisis loomed. So did the threat...Tags: Berks County, Politics, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Interior Policy
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Mother, daughter overcome family tragedy to earn their college degrees
The Roanoke Times, Va.Francisco Pablo taught his three children to read two books every day: the Bible and an English dictionary. Greta Estacio and her older sister and brother -- Suzette and Francisco Jr. -- were expected to look up one word per day in the dictionary to...Tags: Graduation, Concordia University Chicago, Cardiac Arrhythmia, Health and Safety at School, Philosophy
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Other Voices
South Dakota has become the focal point of a racial controversy that could become newsworthy on the national scene. The Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Hot Springs removed two Confederate flags last week after receiving complaints that the flags...Tags: Politics, Government, Justice System, Hospitals and Clinics, Slavery
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Barbara Stewart, 76, VA Hospital administrator
The Philadelphia Inquirerbara Scarborough Stewart, 76, of Philadelphia, a longtime administrator at the Veterans Affairs Hospital and a helper and adviser to many, died Monday, April 29, of renal cell carcinoma at her home. An ongoing theme in Mrs. Stewart's life was...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Family, Renal cell carcinoma
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Local nonprofit organization to rehab apartments for homeless veterans
Winston-Salem Journal, N.C.Whole Man Ministries of North Carolina is giving new life to duplex buildings once marked for demolition. The nonprofit organization is teaming up with several businesses and other groups to rehab apartments to provide affordable housing for the...Tags: Conservation, Social Issues, Rentals, Homelessness, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Bicyclists have positive effect on their communities
A recent Voice contributor was critical of bicyclists and the accommodations being made for them, such as the recent law mandating 3 feet between motorists and bicyclists in South Bend. The gist of his letter was that bicyclists take and take and give...Tags: Health Insurance Cost, Jackie Walorski, Museums, Arts, Mother's Day
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Vietnam veterans' new battle: getting disability compensation
Vietnam veteran John Otte did his best to forget the war. He got married, raised two sons and made a career working at credit unions. But as Otte neared retirement, memories of combat flooded back. Starting in 2005, he filed a series of claims with...
Tags: Heart Disease, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder , Vietnam War (1955-1975), Wars and Interventions, Behavioral Conditions
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Local author signing his new book at Barnes & Noble
The Dominion Post, Morgantown, W.Va.Local author and ultramarathon runner Jamie Summerlin shares something very special with millions of other American men and women: He is a United States veteran. After completing a cross country run to support wounded veterans in 2012, Summerlin...Tags: Technology, Science and Technology, Book, Barnes & Noble, Science
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VA entitlements exist for surviving family members
The Daily News, Jacksonville, N.C.As veterans with honorable discharges pass away, many surviving families are unaware of benefits they are entitled to through the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense. "It is important for veterans' families to know about...Tags: U.S. Department of Defense, Defense, Raleigh, Human Interest, U.S. Military
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Lawmakers call for VA hospital changes following fourth suicide
The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionThe head of the U.S. House Committee on Veterans' Affairs said Friday that top leaders at the Atlanta VA Medical Center clearly had "something to hide" after failing to reveal the suicide of a Georgia veteran at the hospital last fall. U.S. Rep. Jeff...Tags: Post-traumatic Stress Disorder , Mental Health, Mental Illness, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Behavioral Conditions
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