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Accused killer angry about surgery
A man accused of killing a Newport Beach doctor told the Daily Pilot Friday that he was angry about the after effects of surgery performed on him about 21 years ago. "I'll admit, what I did was a terrible thing," Stanwood Elkus, 75, said during visiting...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Trials, Medical Procedures and Tests, Justice System, Lawyers
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Every day is Memorial Day for vet who lost comrades in copter crash
Anthony Simone doesn't remember much these days. The effects of a traumatic brain injury are so severe that he refers to his iPod as "my brain." But the five men from Pedro 66, he remembers. In a hallway at Edward Hines Jr. Veterans Affairs Hospital...
Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Physical Therapists, Armed Forces, Skull Fracture, Human Interest
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Guide to Memorial Day events in Orlando area
Through Tuesday Fallen Floridians Memorial Cross Tribute: 10 a.m.-8 p.m. daily; Lawton House, 200 W. Broadway St., Oviedo. More than 370 crosses will be on display, honoring Florida soldiers who have died while serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. Details:...
Tags: Winter Springs, Ocoee, Human Interest, Holidays, Holden
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W&M clinic model generating some national interest
Nine law schools across the country have expressed an interest in how the College of William and Mary is working to reduce the backlog of veteran's disability claims, Sen. Mark R. Warner said Thursday. The Virginia senator has taken a personal interest...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, American Legion, Jeff Miller (Florida Politician), Mark R. Warner, College of William and Mary
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Lawmakers press Pentagon, VA to cooperate on claims backlog
A bipartisan group of lawmakers pressed the Obama administration Wednesday to reduce the backlog of disability claims at the Department of Veterans Affairs by improving cooperation between the several agencies that have a role in the process. Senators...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Barbara A. Mikulski, Jeff Miller (Florida Politician), Chuck Hagel, Politics
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VA and veterans organization announced alliance to reduce claims backlog
Under fire for its backlog of disability claims, the Department of Veterans Affairs on Tuesday announced it would enlist the help of two established service organizations to speed the process. The Disabled American Veterans and the American Legion...Tags: Eric Shinseki, American Legion, Disabled American Veterans, Colleges and Universities, Hospitals and Clinics
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White House chief of staff visits local VA office
White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough visited the Baltimore regional office of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on Friday to discuss efforts to address the agency's persistent backlog of veterans disability claims. The Baltimore office,...
Tags: Eric Shinseki, Barbara A. Mikulski, Chuck Hagel, United States Naval Academy, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
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Dorothy E. Papa
janeth@herald-mail.comDorothy Papa learned her work ethic on the farm during her childhood in Bedford County, Pa., then later after she and her husband bought a farm on Alternate U.S. 40 between Funkstown and Boonsboro. “She grew up on a farm and ended up on a farm,&...Tags: Milan (Italy), American Red Cross, Bedford (Bedford, Virginia), Bedford County (Virginia), Farms
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Selby man receives probation for Veterans Affairs fraud
A Selby man who forged travel reimbursement vouchers with the Department of Veterans Affairs must pay back more than $3,600 he wasn't entitled to. Michael Kuehl, 56, pleaded guilty to a federal charge of fraudulent acceptance of payments. He was...Tags: Trials
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One man's extraordinary walk across America
Staff WriterSEELEY — Joe “Tiger” Patrick has been carrying across the country the names and faces of the 6,655 service men and women killed in Iraq and Afghanistan on a 200-square-foot banner. He began his walk April 26 from Coronado Beach and...Tags: The Washington Post, Diseases and Illnesses, Iraq, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Afghanistan
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Saving our warriors from themselves
As the nation marks Memorial Day, here is a statistic that offers sobering insight into the lives of the military men and women who have, over the decades, sacrificed so much for so many: Last year, 349 active servicemen and women committed suicide,...
Tags: Suicide, Health and Medical Professionals, Armed Forces, Behavioral Conditions, Memorial Day
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AP Interview: Barnes aims to revamp Michigan vets' services
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Throughout his nearly 10-year military career, Jeff Barnes said he led almost 700 soldiers into combat and brought all home alive. But after leaving the military, a prospective employer looked at his resume and asked, "This...
Tags: American Legion, Armed Forces, Rick Snyder, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, U.S. Army
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