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Snippet of Article: "...Last year, the 12-year-old sold more than 65 gallons of lemonade – raising about $1,500 for the VA hospital in Saginaw. This year, she set the bar even higher. “I wanna raise $2,000,” Sammie said in June. One month later, the natural born entrepreneur presented a check for $2,111.53 to the VA hospital ..."
Article Source: www.wnem.comSnippet of Article: "... Dallas Cowboys players will be required to stand for the national anthem, says team owner Jerry Jones. Jerry Jones said players will be required to stand for the anthem and not stay in the locker room prior to the game..."
Article Source: sports.yahoo.comSnippet of Article: "... WalletHub sought to help ease the burden on our nation’s military community by comparing the 50 states and the District of Columbia based on their ability to provide a comfortable military retirement..."
Article Source: wallethub.comSnippet of Article: "...Veterans who left the military because of combat-related injuries between 1991 and 2016 may have been wrongly taxed on their one-time lump-sum disability severance pay, even though Congress deemed that money nontaxable. Now, thanks to the Combat-Injured Veterans Tax Fairness Act of 2016 ..."
Article Source: www.marketwatch.comSnippet of Article: "...Gov. Andrew Cuomo said in a statement Friday the state would fully fund the replacement of the plaque, adding that “to desecrate this honor is beyond the pale. “He was a Smithtown native who was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor, the military’s highest decoration, for his actions in Afghanistan during Operation Red Wings ..."
Article Source: nypost.comSnippet of Article: "..."I'm going to take a fine this year, why not?" Casey told CNN at an NFL promotional event in London. "I'm going to protest during the flag. That's what I'm going to say now. "... It is what it is, I ain't going to let them stop me from doing what I want to do. If they want to have these battles between players and organizations, this is the way it's going to be." The Titans did not comment ..."
Article Source: www.nfl.comSnippet of Article: "... A line in the most recent draft of the National Defense Authorization Act could change that, though. In the bill, signed June 19 by the Senate, U.S. law would expand to ensure that veterans can get their stuff back. “The award of equipment under this section shall be without cost to the member or veteran concerned,” according to the bill ..."
Article Source: www.armytimes.comSnippet of Article: "... Military veterans no longer need to carry a second identification card to access discounts thanks to Virginia legislation that went into effect July 1. The law combined the stand-alone veteran IDs with the driver’s licenses and ID cards already being carried..."
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