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Snippet of Article: "...the crowd of about 1,000 people who sat and stood in the green pastures to help dedicate the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery on the outskirts of this community of about 1,300 people. ..."
Article Source: www.startribune.comSnippet of Article: "...Do you celebrate Memorial Day? In 1868, Commander in Chief John A. Logan of the grand Army of the Republic issued what was called General Order Number 11, designating May 30 as a memorial day. He declared it to be "for the purpose of strewing with flowers or otherwise decorating the graves of comrades who died in defense of their country during the late rebellion, and whose bodies now lie in almost every city, village, and hamlet churchyard in the land." Where do you suppose that first Memorial Day took place..."
Article Source: www.americaslibrary.govSnippet of Article: "... Mike "Pete" Peterson and Mac "Stretch" McMullen's friendship is Hollywood-worthy. More than four decades ago, the two met during the Vietnam War, and quickly became inseparable ..."
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Snippet of Article: "...The report released Wednesday reveals a web of complications with the VA's management of health care enrollment data, including a lack of procedures to oversee records, software glitches within the records system and inconsistency in identifying veterans who have died. The inspector general found the VA's office responsible for enrollment "has not effectively managed its business processes to ensure the consistent creation and maintenance of essential data." ..."
Article Source: www.cnn.comSnippet of Article: "..."They're just so hard to work with now. They used to be a nice organization, helpful," the 86-year-old woman said. "Now, you call them and they don't even want to talk to you. It's just really sad." In response to one of several inquiries Jolly has made about the VA's mistaken death notices, an agency official blamed the Social Security Administration for providing faulty data ..."
Article Source: www.washingtonexaminer.comSnippet of Article: "...Retired Staff Sgt. Chad Jukes, 2nd Lt. Harold Earls and Capt. Elyse Ping Medvigy reached the summit of Mount Everest on Tuesday. Soldiers, wounded veteran start Everest climb to put spotlight on PTSD Soldiers, veteran start Everest climb to put spotlight on PTSD Together, they climbed for nonprofit organization U.S. Expeditions and Explorations (USX) to shed light on the uphill battle that veterans ..."
Article Source: www.cnn.comSnippet of Article: "...Join representatives from VA, the Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) and others in the Veteran community for the May 19 #ExploreVA Facebook Chat to learn more about your options, eligibility requirements and deadlines for applying for VA life insurance. Participating is easy: Visit the IVMF Facebook page on May 19 at 2 p.m. ET. The discussion will begin at 2 p.m. in the comment section of the post announcing the Facebook Chat. Register here or click the red "Register for event reminders" button to receive an e-mail reminder the day of the event with a link to the page. You will need a Facebook account to participate. ..."
Article Source: explore.va.govSnippet of Article: "...U.S. Special Operations called in an airstrike on Al-Shabaab militants in Somalia Thursday when a mission to help Ugandan forces the American troops were accompanying turned into an unexpected battle. The incident occurred west of Mogadishu ..."
Article Source: www.cnn.comSnippet of Article: "...West Point has ruled that a photo featuring 16 black female cadets with their fists raised in the air, a symbol actively used by Black Lives Matter, was not political..."
Article Source: dailycaller.comSnippet of Article: "...Help Tyler Truitt defend his home and civil liberties. This veteran lives in a manufactured home off-the-grid and the city of Huntsville, AL is trying to kick him out ..."
Article Source: www.facebook.comArticle Title: Homeowners choked up after delivery driver fixes, salutes American flag Article Excerpt: "Michigan couple, Amazon...
