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Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day!

On March 7, 2010, the US Senate voted unanimously on a measure introduced by North Carolina Senator Richard Burr that declares March 30th as “Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day.” Senator Burr is the Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on … Continue reading

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Vietnam Veteran Honored Four Decades After His Death

Original Article:  Fox 8 News

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Texas Vietnam Veterans Working to Raise $1 Mil for Monument at State Capitol

AUSTIN, May 26/PR Newswire/ – More than 500,000 Texans served in the Vietnam War and 3,416 sacrificed their lives there. While the war is history for some, the healing continues for others. The Texas Capitol Vietnam War Monument is about … Continue reading

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Disabled Veterans Face A Faceless Bureaucracy

by John McChesney The Department of Veterans Affairs is struggling to cope with tens of thousands of veterans filing for disability benefits. Because there are applicants from two current wars — plus a new wave from the first Gulf War … Continue reading

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