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• Exit Wounds: Defending Our Vets

  
  Progressive News Daily — Authority: 158
  By Elizabeth Gettelman Mother Jones.com original post 11/11/2009 Another Veterans’ Day is upon us, and there’s perhaps no more appropriate time to pause and consider the challenges facing our 23 million military vets. There’s the obvious: wars on two fronts, which affect our troops-to-be-vets and the VA ...
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• WWII veteran Kip LaBelle awarded Distinguished Service Cross

  
  Citizens Against Pro-Obama Media Bias — Authority: 533
  November 11, 2009Source: ABC 7WWII Army machine gunner Clifford “Kip” LaBelle (84) was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for his extraordinary heroism and courage at the Battle of the Bulge. The Distinguished Service Cross is the second highest military honor behind the Medal of Honor and is awarded for ...
  14 hours ago

• “American Heroes: Portraits of Service”

  
  Citizens Against Pro-Obama Media Bias — Authority: 533
  November 11, 2009“Portrait of a Soldier” (pencil sketches of deceased Illinois vets since 9-11)At the Belmont Village Senior Living Facilities, residents who are veterans have their photographs hanging on the walls. It’s part of a project by Thomas Sanders (24), who felt his generation didn’t understand the ...
  15 hours ago

• Veterans Day at Soldier Field: “Portrait of a Soldier”

  
  Citizens Against Pro-Obama Media Bias — Authority: 533
  November 11, 2009“American Heroes: Portraits of Service” (WWII veteran photos)On display at Soldier Field is a special art exhibit to honor the Illinois servicemembers who have died in Iraq or Afghanistan.The exhibit is called: “Portrait of a Soldier” and consists of hand-drawn portraits by artist CAMERON ...
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• In Memoriam: Fort Hood

  
  Everyday Citizen — Authority: 530
  The tragedy of the Fort Hood massacre touches us all. We can scarcely comprehend the stress, or hatred or ideology that seeks to justify the senslessness of this act.But we all honor the lives and seek to console the families of those who died on that day. And we appreciate the words of the President as he seeks to ...
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• MyVetwork: Connecting The Digital Dots For Veterans Globally

  
  Shaping Youth — Authority: 120
  Nov. 11, 2009 With the outpouring of sadness regarding Fort Hood, the scary statistics surfacing on PTSD and women soliders under ‘friendly fire’ from missles of a different kind, and work-family/depression conflicts, I figured it was high time for some GOOD news this Veteran’s Day. Every year on ...
  22 hours ago

• 2009 Memorial Day Tribute

  
  The Republican Temple — Authority: 514
  Tribute to all veterans and all the fine men and women serving in the armed services.
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• Yay, it’s Veterans’ Day.

  
  Pragmatik — Authority: 122
  Today is the day when people with no respect for members of the military (because they don’t agree with their leaders) talk their bullshit on their Facebook pages while those of us who quietly respect our brave men and women show our respect in more productive ways.  Talk to a veteran.  Don’t put bullshit in ...
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• Lack of health care killed 2,266 US veterans last year: study

  
  Progressive News Daily — Authority: 158
  WASHINGTON (AFP) – The number of US veterans who died in 2008 because they lacked health insurance was 14 times higher than the US military death toll in Afghanistan that year, according to a new study. The analysis produced by two Harvard medical researchers estimates that 2,266 US military veterans under the age ...
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• Veteran’s Day 2009, Thanks To All Who Served

  
  Noblesse Oblige — Authority: 418
  Veteran’s Day 2009, Thanks To All Who Served11/11/2009: Veteran’s day celebrates those who have served in all wings of our military services. My thanks and appreciation go out to all of them.
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• Homeless on Veterans Day

  
  BuzzFlash.net: published — Authority: 550
  Gen. Eric Shinseki was famously shunned by the Bush administration for daring to state the true costs of occupying Iraq. As President Obama’s secretary of veterans affairs, he is, thankfully, no less candid about the grinding problems veterans face at home. They lead the nation in depression, suicide, substance ...
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• Veterans Day/Remembrance Day

  
  The Secondlife Newspaper — Authority: 427
  To veterans, an honored Veterans Day/Remembrance Day from all the crew
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• Honoring Those Who Served

  
  Little Green Footballs — Authority: 610
  As always on Veteran’s Day, we take a few moments to thank all the veterans of our armed forces for their contributions and sacrifices. ( Google does have a very nice special logo for this Veteran’s Day, for which we thank them.)
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• Happy Veterans Day

  
  Mirror On America — Authority: 479
  Happy Veterans Day!!! African-Americans have fought with pride, courage and dignity in every conflict this country has had, beginning with Revolutionary War. Crispus Attucks - first person killed in the Revolutionary War. Buffalo Soldiers 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Immortalized in the ...
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• Heartwarming Veterans Day Video: Joyful, Beagle-Full Reunion!

  
  PetSugar — Authority: 485
  Happy Veterans Day! Check out more happy reunion videos over at mental floss .
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• On Holiday, Considering the Plight of Homeless Veterans

  
  City Room — Authority: 803
  There are nearly 10,000 homeless veterans in New York City, on Long Island and in northern New Jersey, according to estimates in a new report from the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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• Veterans Die from Lack of Health Insurance

  
  Unsilent Generation — Authority: 418
  From the web site of Physicians for a National Health Plan comes this summary of a new study on American veterans’ limited access to health care. These figures are an estimate, extrapolated from an earlier study–but if they are right, they dwarf the number of deaths from combat, and rival the suicide ...
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• Happy Veteran’s Day

  
  UrbanGrounds — Authority: 136
  From Frank Buckles --- the last remaining living US Veteran of World War I --- to the 17 and 18 year old Privates that my brother (a Recruiting Station Commander in the US Army) is enlisting today: our nation owes you the deepest debt of gratitude.
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• Little Red Flowers And Remembering Veterans

  
  The Republican Temple — Authority: 514
  Ever wonder what the significance is of the little red flowers that the Veterans of Foreign Wars hand out? What are they and what do they mean? The answer to the first question is simple. They are poppies. Red-flowered corn poppies. So, what’s with the poppies? Poppies have long been used as a symbol of both sleep ...
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• No Dog Left Behind: Canine Companions For Veterans

  
  TakePart Social Action Network — Authority: 612
  angells Flickr Photostream/Creative Commons Veterans Day provides us the opportunity to honor and thank all those who have committed their lives to serving the country, and the documentary No Dog Left Behind , which airs this Sunday on the Military Channel , introduces us to some canine companions who have ...
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