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In a suicide crisis, eligible veterans can go to any ER for free. Nearly 50,000 already have.
The COMPACT Act allows veterans to receive emergency suicide crisis care for free, but many eligible remain in the dark about its existence.
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Celebrating America’s 250-Year Legacy of Service, Sacrifice and Strength
For 250 years, generations of Americans have built, served and sacrificed for something greater than themselves.
Veterans
News that informs military veterans on topics such as benefits, healthcare and Tricare, transition assistance and more.
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VA said electronic health record modernization would cost $10 billion — now it’s $48 billion
The Department of Veterans Affairs is nearly tripling the ceiling on its contract with Oracle to modernize the agency’s electronic health record system.
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The real story of how NORAD began tracking Santa Claus
Seventy years ago, a wrong number prompted the U.S. Air Force to begin issuing reports of St. Nick’s progress on Christmas Eve.
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How the Civil War inspired this iconic poet’s classic Christmas song
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow vehemently objected to his son’s desire to enlist in the Union Army.
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Ham, turkey and cigars? A look at Christmas festivities during WWII
It’s not too late to put Snowflake potatoes on one’s Christmas day menu.
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Ira ‘Ike’ Schab, one of last Pearl Harbor survivors, dies at 105
There remain only about a dozen survivors of the 1941 surprise attack, which killed just over 2,400 troops and propelled the U.S. into World War II.
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The American who was held in Ireland’s WWII internment camp — twice
Guards at the Curragh had blanks in their weapons and the internees, allied and German, were allowed to visit local pubs and join fishing and golf trips.
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Trump order would allow more VA research on medical marijuana
It does not, however, give Veterans Affairs doctors leeway to prescribe the drug.
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America’s Dunkirk: The battle of Long Island
Wars are not won by evacuation, but George Washington’s decision to evacuate Long Island in August 1776 ultimately saved the the Continental Army.
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VA to launch largest reorganization of health care system in 30 years
The Department of Veterans Affairs will slash the number of networks that support VA medical centers and realign policy offices to promote consistency.
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First teaser trailer for Jimmy Stewart biopic just dropped
‘Jimmy’ is set to hit theaters Nov. 6, 2026.
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Veteran unemployment rates bump up in job market hit by layoffs
The unemployment rate for post-9/11 veterans bumped up from 2.7% in September to 4.3% in November, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Tuesday.
