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VA Launches Facebook Pages for All 152 Medical Centers

Strategy Enables Returning Vets to Engage with VA at the Local Level Oklahoma Facebook Pages Muskogee VA Medical Center Oklahoma City VA Medical Center WASHINGTON – The Department of Veterans Affairs announced today that all of its 152 medical centers … Continue reading

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New Law Increases Insurance Coverage

WASHINGTON – Some Veterans covered under the Veterans Group Life Insurance program (VGLI) now have the opportunity to increase their coverage to the current maximum coverage under the Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance (SGLI) program. “Currently, 70 percent of the Veterans … Continue reading

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A Holiday Message from the V.A.

From Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki WASHINGTON — On Christmas night, 1776, General George Washington led a poorly-clothed, poorly-equipped, and poorly-fed American Army across the icy Delaware River to attack well-equipped Hessian troops at the garrison in Trenton, … Continue reading

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Iraq War Ends: Nation Should Emulate Troops’ Service, Sacrifice

By Jim Garamone American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Dec. 17, 2011 – The American military exhibits the best the country has to offer, President Barack Obama said in his weekly address on Saturday, 17 Dec. 2011. The last U.S. service … Continue reading

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Legion: Reconsider pipeline delay

From the National Organization>>> Pointing out that unemployed veterans need jobs now, American Legion National Commander Fang Wong is encouraging President Obama to speed-up production of the proposed Keystone XL Pipeline. “We are very disappointed that President Obama is delaying … Continue reading

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