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Vet News: DLA Reaches Out to Service-Disabled Veterans

Kathy Williams, like the rest of the Defense Energy Support Center -- and the rest of the Defense Logistics Agency -- was stumped. She along with other small-business officers and senior procurement executives throughout the Agency were committed, indeed, mandated by Congress, to help service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses gain contracts in the federal government. Yet, when the DLA group convened their quarterly video teleconference in the fall of 2003, the picture was bleak.

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Vet News: U.S. Postal Service Unveils World War II Stamp

The achievements and ideals of the men and women who served in the armed forces of the United States during World War II will be the focus of attention May 29 in Washington, DC, when the U.S. Postal Service issues a postage stamp depicting the National World War II Memorial.

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Vet News: Former P.O.W. Jessica Lynch and the National Military Family Association Kick Off New Camp Program for Children of Deployed Military

The National Military Family Association (NMFA) and Sears, Roebuck and Co. today unveiled a new summer camp program for children of deployed military parents. Announced by Jessica Lynch, former P.O.W. and program spokesperson, Operation Purple is the first camp program of its kind, bringing together children from all branches of the armed forces to interact with each other and address deployment-related stress.

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Vet News: Veterans Remember 'Days Before Longest Day'

WASHINGTON, June 1, 2004 -- Sixty years ago today, more than 250,000 ground and airborne troops in England anxiously awaited one of the most anticipated events in world history.

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Vet News: America Remembers

WASHINGTON, June 1, 2004 -- Three men who are pushing 80 or who have already passed that milestone of longevity and who were soldierly trim on Memorial Day weekend represented the way that young men served and fought in 19 National Guard infantry divisions during World War II.

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Vet News: With 1,800 Veterans Dying Each Day, NHPCO Awards Grants Improving Care

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 25 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization has awarded nine $5,000 grants aimed at improving access to hospice care for Veterans at the end of life. Grant recipients are state hospice and palliative care organizations in the Carolinas, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, and New York. These state organizations will work with Hospice-Veterans Partnerships to assess the needs of dying Veterans and provide hospice education and outreach.

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Vet News: Commission to Seek New VA Under Secretary for Health

WASHINGTON, May 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Secretary of Veterans Affairs Anthony J. Principi today announced the formation of a 10-member commission to recommend candidates for the post of Under Secretary for Health within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

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Vet News: Joint Service Open House at Andrews Honors War's Heroes

WASHINGTON, May 14, 2004 -- Although the 54th annual joint Armed Forces Day open house at Andrews Air Force Base has more to do with seeing both old and new generations of aircraft, military technologies and weapon systems, the message of the day from Defense Department officials was one of thanks and gratitude to service members.

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Vet News: VA Reaches Out to Newest Combat Veterans

WASHINGTON – The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is expanding its efforts to reach Veterans of combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan to ensure they are aware of benefits they have earned.

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Vet News: New Small Business Rules to Benefit Service-Disabled Vets

WASHINGTON, May 6, 2004 – A new procurement program boosts federal contract opportunities for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses, Small Business Administration officials here announced May 4.

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Vet News: Nonprofit Group To Build Homes for Disabled Troops

WASHINGTON, May 3, 2004 — Concerned about the welfare of troops returning home with disabilities from the war on terror, a new nonprofit group is raising money to build houses adapted to their needs.

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Vet News: New Program Cuts Red Tape for Severely Disabled Soldiers

WASHINGTON, May 1, 2004 -- A new Army program will help severely disabled soldiers and their families cut through red tape so they can more easily tap into services available to them through the military and Department of Veterans Affairs.

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Vet News: Former Football Star Pat Tillman Killed in Afghanistan

WASHINGTON, April 24, 2004 – He was so moved by the events of Sept. 11, 2001, that he turned down a $3.6 million professional football contract to become an Army Ranger.

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Vet News: Veterans Business Journal Launches to Assist and Unite the Nation's 4.2 Million Veteran-Owned Businesses

PITTSBURGH, April 22 - Victory Media Inc., a Pittsburgh, PA- based publishing firm, today announced that the company has launched a new magazine aimed at the nation’s 4.2 million veteran-owned businesses. Veterans Business Journal is the first-of-its-kind national magazine serving the unique needs and opportunities of small business owners who are Veterans of the U.S. military.

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Vet News: 59 Years in the Making, Presidential Honor Finally Bestowed

April 12, 2004 -- Because of the steadfastness and diligence of a World War II veteran, the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division received a long overdue Presidential Unit Citation, April 5.

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Vet News: Veterans Job Bill Heads to President's Desk

WASHINGTON, D.C. – H.R. 4015, dubbed the "Jobs for Veterans Act," is on its way to the President’s desk after the House of Representatives and Senate approved it unanimously.

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Vet News: Reserve Component Civilian Employment Information Program Begins

A new Defense Department reporting system has begun so members of all seven reserve components can register their employers.

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Vet News: DVA Secretary Principi Green-Lights Chiropractic Care for America's Veteran

Washington, DC - The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) and the Association of Chiropractic Colleges (ACC) commended Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) Secretary Anthony Principi for issuing an historic and far-reaching blueprint for formalizing the full inclusion of chiropractic care into the massive Veterans health care system in the United States. Secretary Principi’s decision today to implement more than three dozen recommendations made by a multi-disciplinary health care advisory panel will dramatically improve the quality of care available to millions of Veterans in the U.S. and increase access to chiropractic care for every veteran who wants or needs to see a doctor of chiropractic. The Secretary’s bold action originated with legislative directives from Congress in 2002 and 2003 - passed at the urging of the ACA, the ACC and America’s Veterans - to establish a permanent chiropractic benefit through the DVA system and authorize the DVA to hire and employ doctors of chiropractic as care providers.

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Vet News: Schwarzenegger 'Pumps Up' Deploying Guard

FORT IRWIN, Calif., March 15, 2004 -- California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger visited the National Training Center and Fort Irwin March 12 to speak to Soldiers of the California National Guard deploying to Iraq.

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Vet News: Volunteer Groups Can Earn Grants in 'Newman's Own Award' Competition

WASHINGTON, March 15, 2004 – The June 1 deadline for applications is fast approaching for volunteer organizations to enter the "Newman’s Own Award" competition that offers a share of $50,000 in grants to winners.

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Vet News: Vietnam Veterans: Remembering Those Who Fought In The Battle of Hue

MAYPORT, Fla., February 24, 2004 -- USS Hue City hosted more than 50 Vietnam Veterans and their families Feb. 1 for the 12th annual Battle of Hué City Memorial Service.

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Vet News: New Temporary Health Benefits for Reserves Announced

WASHINGTON, February 16, 2004 -- The Department of Defense announced Feb. 12 that it will implement the 2004 Temporary Reserve Health Benefit Program for certain eligible Reserve Component sponsors and their family members.

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Vet News: SAIC Launches Military Health System Advisory Council

Science Applications International Corporation’s (SAIC) Enterprise & Health Solutions Business Unit today announced the formation of the Military Health System (MHS) Advisory Council.

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Vet News: Military Retirees to See Pay Increase

ARLINGTON, Va., /PRNewswire/ -- On Feb. 2, an estimated 150,000 military retirees will see an increase in their pay. The National Defense Authorization Act, enacted in November 2003, significantly modified a long-standing law preventing retirees from receiving full retired pay if they also received disability pay from the Department of Veterans Affairs.

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