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Politics
JD Vance and the Republican vets who think America should do less, not more, abroad
JD Vance is the first veteran of Iraq or Afghanistan to appear on a presidential ballot. But he isn’t a hawk; he leads a contingent of war veterans in the GOP who oppose U.S. military intervention overseas.
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Biden issues blanket pardon to troops expelled from the military for their sexuality
President Joe Biden issued a blanket pardon on Wednesday morning to LGBTQI+ service members removed from the military because of their sexual orientation/gender identity.
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Politics
Half of U.S. military bases in the country are in 'health care deserts'
For hundreds of thousands of U.S. troops and their families, when the Pentagon orders them to find health care off base there is none.
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Health
50% of U.S. military bases are in a health care desert, NPR probe finds
An ongoing NPR investigation into military health care reveals that four out of 10 U.S. military bases are located within a federally designated health care desert.
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Politics
The VA tells banks not to foreclose on veterans’ homes this year
The move gives mortgage companies more time to get a new program up and running to rescue veterans who were facing foreclosure through no fault of their own.
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Climate
In the Coast Guard's wargames, climate change is now a key adversary
The Coast Guard is holding it's strategic wargames at a base in Portsmouth, Va., and climate change is a key adversary.
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National
Rescue Workers Still Trying To Find Hurricane Survivors In Mexico Beach, Fla.
Nearly a week after Hurricane Michael devastated parts of the Florida panhandle, residents are still trying to patch together their lives, without electricity or potable water. With cell phone service down it's even hard for people to let their loved-ones know they're safe.
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National
Kansas City Mayoral Candidate Jason Kander Drops Out, Citing PTSD
Jason Kander, an Army veteran and former Missouri secretary of state, dropped out of the race for Kansas City mayor on Tuesday, citing his struggles with PTSD.
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National
Maj. DJ Skelton Retires From Army, Leaving Behind A Legacy Of Helping Wounded Warriors
Army Maj. DJ Skelton was grievously wounded in Iraq, yet managed to return to active duty and command a platoon in Afghanistan. He has endured more than 80 surgeries and has yet to completely heal. Skelton is retiring from the Army with a legacy of helping other wounded warriors.
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Politics
VA Will Try Again To Make Its Health Records Compatible With Pentagon's
The VA is now set to spend $10 billion over the next 10 years adopting the Pentagon's system for electronic health records, but it's not clear who is in charge of the effort.
