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Prosthetic advances closer to real thing

Tue, 05/21/2013 - 17:24
Sgt. 1st Class Edgar Barrera lost his left hand and both of his legs to an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan, and now a set of groundbreaking prosthetic hands is helping him regain his independence.
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GOP lawmakers seek limits on missile defense cooperation with Russia

Tue, 05/21/2013 - 16:04
Republicans are trying to block Obama administration overtures to Russia on missile defense, creating a potential obstacle to arms control talks.
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House passes bill giving disabled vets expedited airport screenings

Tue, 05/21/2013 - 15:50
The House has passed a bill that would require the Transportation Security Administration to expedite security screenings for severely injured or disabled veterans and any family members or caregivers traveling with them.
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U.S. lawmakers seek Asia missile defense safeguard

Tue, 05/21/2013 - 15:15
Lawmakers are seeking to prohibit the U.S. from removing missile defense equipment from East Asia, even if the threat posed by a nuclear-armed North Korea is eliminated.
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House passes automatic COLA for veterans

Tue, 05/21/2013 - 15:13
Annual cost-of-living adjustments in veterans' disability and survivor benefits would become automatic - just like Social Security - beginning in 2014 under a bill passed by the House on Tuesday.
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VA closing in on mental health hiring goal

Tue, 05/21/2013 - 14:53
The Veterans Affairs Department is 240 people shy of meeting a goal to hire 1,600 new mental health professionals by June 30, VA officials said Tuesday.
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Military discharges, rather than treats

Tue, 05/21/2013 - 14:42
The U.S. Army has discharged escalating numbers of traumatized combat veterans who commit crimes and in ways that make them ineligible for Veterans Administration health assistance, The Gazette of Colorado Springs reports.
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Court-martial set at Elmendorf-Richardson on sex charge

Tue, 05/21/2013 - 14:19
A general court-martial will be held this week for a chief warrant officer accused of sexual contact.
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WikiLeaks prosecutor accepts plea to 1 count

Tue, 05/21/2013 - 14:01
The government will accept an Army private's guilty plea to a lesser version of one of the 22 counts he faces for sending more than 700,000 classified U.S.
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Mothers in uniform get room on base to nurse young

Tue, 05/21/2013 - 13:58
Army civilian personnel specialist Tracey Leven recalls the time she tried to use a breast pump to express milk in a military office years ago. Instead of 'breast pump in use,' she was required to put a sign on the door reading, '
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Court: U.S. can keep bin Laden photos under wraps

Tue, 05/21/2013 - 13:46
A federal appeals court Tuesday backed the U.S. government's decision not to release photos and video taken of Osama bin Laden during and after a raid in which the terrorist leader was killed by U.S. commandos.
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PCS extended: Army lengthens tours to four years

Tue, 05/21/2013 - 13:10
Massive budget cuts the Army has been forced to make have hurt soldiers, but here is one budget impact you might like.
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Governor deploys Okla. Guard to assist after tornado

Tue, 05/21/2013 - 13:08
Search-and-rescue crews worked through the night after a monstrous tornado barreled through the Oklahoma City suburbs, demolishing an elementary school and reducing homes to piles of splintered wood.
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VA partners with DAV, American Legion on faster claims

Tue, 05/21/2013 - 12:46
The Veterans Affairs Department's latest initiative to try to reduce the backlog of compensation claims is a partnership with the American Legion and Disabled American Veterans to help veterans make sure their file has all the essential information.
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Wounded Iraq vet now says he will remain alive

Tue, 05/21/2013 - 12:20
Tomas Young, the paralyzed Iraq war veteran who announced earlier this spring that he was ready to die, said that he has decided to live for now.
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World War II vet gets a shot at graduation

Tue, 05/21/2013 - 12:07
World history conspired to keep George Jones from getting his high school diploma.
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Unclaimed veterans' remains buried

Tue, 05/21/2013 - 11:40
The unclaimed remains of 35 military veterans, including some from World War I, and two military wives have been given formal military burials in Northern California.
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Two Guam Guardsmen killed in Afghanistan

Tue, 05/21/2013 - 08:58
Two Guam soldiers were killed Thursday in Afghanistan.
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SBA starting new lending program for veterans

Tue, 05/21/2013 - 07:40
The Small Business Administration says it has lined up pledges from more than 120 banks to increase lending to veterans.
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Drum commander to lawmakers: Don't take post for granted

Tue, 05/21/2013 - 07:32
The commander of New York's largest military complex has told state lawmakers that they shouldn't take the post for granted with Pentagon budget cuts looming.
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