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December 1, 2015

Ex-Phoenix VA Hospital Boss Firing Upheld for Accepting Illegal Gifts

An appeals board has backed the firing of Sharon Helman as director of the VA medical center in Phoenix, Arizona.,An appeals board has backed the firing of Sharon Helman as director of the VA medical center in Phoenix, Arizona, but not because it connected her to long patient wait-times and manipulated data at the hospital.

December 1, 2015

Man known as kissing sailor in WWII-era picture dies

A man who became known for claiming he was the sailor kissing a woman in Times Square in a famous World War II-era photo taken by a Life magazine photographer has died. Glenn McDuffie was 86.

December 1, 2015

Pentagon Defends Pay and Benefit Cuts to Congress

The military's top leaders tried to sell Congress on the pay and benefits changes they proposed in the 2015 defense budget.,The military's top leaders tried to sell Congress Tuesday morning on the pay and benefits changes they proposed in the 2015 defense budget that would reduce pay raises to 1 percent, raise health care fees, and shrink housing allowances by an average of 5 percent.

December 1, 2015

Groups: Hagel Offered Troops a Voice but Missed Chances to Fix Budget

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel's unexpected resignation on Monday drew words of consternation and praises from veterans groups.,Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel's unexpected resignation on Monday drew words of consternation and praises from veterans groups and even from lawmakers who two years ago took the shots at him during his confirmation hearing.

December 1, 2015

Congress Agrees to Troop Pay, BAH Cuts in Budget Compromise

The deal on the 2015 defense budget would mean more out-of-pocket healthcare costs and lower pay increases for troops.,Service members next year will be paying more for prescriptions bought off base, getting less of a housing subsidy and a picking up a smaller pay raise under an agreement reached between Senate and House lawmakers.

December 1, 2015

Panel Approves Troop Reductions, Not Benefit Cuts

A House subcommittee on military personnel is reluctantly going along with troop cuts but not on changes to retirement and healthcare benefits.

December 1, 2015

Iraq War veteran reunited with bomb-sniffing military dog in Chicago

After nearly two years apart, an Iraq veteran and his military dog have been reunited.

December 1, 2015

Hagel: Old Discharges Reviewed for PTSD Cases

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel directed military review boards Wednesday to give "liberal consideration" to diagnoses of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in veterans’ petitions for upgrades of their discharges.

November 30, 2015

Senator's Hold Threatens Clay Hunt Veteran Suicide Legislation

Veterans groups are criticizing Coburn's move to derail passage of legislation to speed up vets' access to mental health care.,Veterans groups and military associations are blasting a move by Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Oklahoma, intended to scuttle a veterans' suicide prevention bill that has already passed in the House with strong bipartisan support.

November 30, 2015

100-year-old WWII veteran to receive high school diploma in New York

A 100-year-old World War II veteran will receive his high school diploma Saturday, alongside his great-grandson, in an emotional ceremony for which his family couldn't be more proud.