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Nebraska wants to keep veterans out of jail. Other states may follow.

A new Nebraska law that makes judicial diversion available for some veterans is serving as a model for other states.

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D-Day anniversary marked by dwindling number of veterans

Now bent with age, a dwindling number of WWII veterans joined a new generation of leaders on the shores where they landed 80 years ago.

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102-year-old WWII Navy vet dies en route to D-Day commemorations

Robert Persichitti enlisted in the Navy in 1942 and later sailed on the USS Eldorado to the Pacific, taking part in the invasions of Iwo Jima and Okinawa.

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Nurses rally in DC, call for immediate hiring of VA medical staff

After record hiring in 2023, official say the VHA's workforce is at its highest point in history.

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Rangers led the way in the D-Day landings 80 years ago

Among the 150,000 soldiers who landed on and fought across the Normandy beaches on June 6, 1944, were 1,000 members of a new, specially trained unit.

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How the 16th Infantry Regiment’s heroism helped bring victory on D-Day

As part of the first wave of the largest amphibious assault in history, the regiment was assigned to clear Omaha Beach landing sectors.

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A brief timeline of the Allies’ D-Day invasion of occupied France

June 6, 1944, began with Allied aircraft bombing German defenses in Normandy, followed by some 1,200 aircraft who carried airborne troops.

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Remembering D-Day: Key facts about the invasion that altered WWII

With vets and world dignitaries gathering in Normandy to commemorate the landings' 80th anniversary, here's a look at how Operation Overlord unfolded.

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D-Day anniversary shines spotlight on ‘Rosies’ who built WWII weapons

In World War II, millions of women rolled up their sleeves and worked in defense-industry factories, freeing up and equipping men for combat.

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LGBTQ+ veterans face more health problems than peers, study finds

A new analysis of state data shows gay and bisexual vets face more medical care access issues than their peers.

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Centenarian vets are sharing their memories of D-Day, 80 years later

Few witnesses remain who remember the storied Allied assault and history’s biggest amphibious invasion.

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Last WWII vets converge on Omaha Beach for D-Day and fallen friends

Vets, many of them centenarians and likely returning for one last time, pilgrimaged to what was the bloodiest of five Allied landings on June 6, 1944.

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Biden threatens VA budget veto over abortion, gender-affirming care

The White House is opposed to a Republican-backed VA budget plan that is expected to be advanced this week.

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Service dogs helped ease PTSD symptoms in military vets, study finds

Veterans with specially trained service dogs saw a bigger improvement in PTSD symptoms on average than veterans on a waiting list for service dogs.

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No firings planned after VA executive bonus mistakes, secretary says

VA Secretary Denis McDonough acknowledged serious mistakes in how executive bonuses were awarded last year but does not think firings are warranted.

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D-Day vets hailed as heroes as they arrive in Normandy for anniversary

Schoolchildren greeted dozens of WWII vets, many in their 100s, as they arrived in Normandy to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings.

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Black medic who saved dozens on D-Day posthumously honored

Waverly Woodson Jr., a medic who was part of the only Black combat unit to take part in D-Day, was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross.

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Here’s your team, go get ‘em: Training for long range recon in Vietnam

Veterans of LRRP units talk about how they got into the military, and took jobs in Long Range Recon — one of the most dangerous jobs in Vietnam.

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