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Veteran, 35, Is Dying From Burn Pit Exposure

It's an issue that Jon Stewart says has an "incredible similarity" to the health problems suffered by 9/11 first responders—and it's killing 35-year-old retired Staff Sgt. Wesley Black. He has terminal...

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Report Finds Toll, Possible Causes of Military Suicides

More than four times as many US active military personnel and veterans involved in 21st century wars have died by suicide than were killed in fighting, a new report says. The report from Cost of War...

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He Almost Fired on 3 Kids in WWII. Now, a Joyous Reunion

Martin Adler still has nightmares about his experience in World War II. But there are happy memories, too, like that day in October 1944 when he posed for a photo with three Italian children he'd...

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'I Think We're Making History,' Pilot Said. Then He Crashed

A pilot who'd flown for 42 years—32 of those spent in the Army and Air Force— died Tuesday during a pioneering effort to fight a Colorado wildfire at night. Marc Thor Olson of CO Fire Aviation...

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Veteran Gets Unexpected Gift From Long-Dead Friend

A Canadian veteran whose best friend and fellow service member was killed 13 years ago serving in Afghanistan got a surprise Christmas gift this year that drew out a cascade of feelings: his pal's...

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Another Nasty Side Effect of COVID Rears Its Head

People who've been infected with COVID-19 are at a "substantial" risk for cardiovascular diseases up to a year after infection, according to a study of US veterans, 99.7% of whom were unvaccinated. The...

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Burn Pits Bill Clears Senate

This story has been updated with new developments . A bill to expand benefits for veterans exposed to toxic burn pits cleared the Senate Tuesday evening—days after Jon Stewart fiercely denounced...

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VA Makes 'Historic Shift' on Abortion Access

The Department of Veterans Affairs hasn't offered abortions, or even counseling for patients considering one, to the former service members covered by its health care services. That's about to change,...

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Study Suggests More Veterans Die of Suicide

The number of US military veterans who have died by suicide could be far higher than the Department of Veterans Affairs has reported, a new study indicates. America's Warrior Partnership, which works...

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