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The Next Deadline for Backdated PACT Act Payments Is Coming Soon. Here’s What You Need to Know

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VA Fertility Benefits for Military Veterans

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Fertility Benefits for Active-Duty Service Members

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Military Child Care Fees

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The Mental Burden of Using Military Benefits

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Other Than Honorable Discharge: Everything You Need to Know

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Honorable Discharge: Everything You Need to Know

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PACT Act: Agent Orange Toxic Exposure

The John J. Pershing VA Medical Center held its third face-to-face PACT Act town hall Thursday afternoon in Pocahontas, Arkansas, and we were able to bring vital information to a number of Veterans. (Department of Veterans Affairs via Facebook)

What to Expect When Filing a PACT Act Claim

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101st Airborne Division Troops Return to Bastogne to Mark 80th Anniversary of Battle of the Bulge

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A Chinese Filmmaker Remembers Victims of a WWII Tragedy in 'The Sinking of the Lisbon Maru'

The sinking of the Lisbon Maru was a tragedy that got lost in the seemingly endless loss of life that was the Pacific Theater...

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‘The Six Triple Eight’ Is a Powerful Tribute to the Army’s First All-Black, All-Woman Battalion

The ugly job of sorting mail was meant to demean the women of the 6888 Central Postal Directory Battalion during World War II...

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The Greatest Service Academy Football Lineup in Army-Navy Game History

At least eight of the young men on the 1912 Army football team became highly ranked military officers who led troops in as...

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The Little-Known War Stories Behind Your Favorite Christmas Songs

Criscrossing decades, continents and conflict, we’ve collected some of the most intriguing stories behind a variety of...

U.S. Marines fire a salute in front of the USS Arizona Memorial during the 82nd Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day ceremony on Thursday at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu.

Hawaii State Archive to Digitize Pearl Harbor Memorial Records

The Hawaii State Archive is cataloging documents and records from the Pacific War Memorial Commission, chronicling how the...

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