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Jon Stewart pushes VA to help veterans sickened by uranium exposure after 9/11
Special operations forces deployed to Karshi-Khanabad, or “K2,” in Uzbekistan have pressed the Department of Veterans Affairs for help for years, but so far the VA has not acted.
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Veterans make emotional return to Normandy ahead of the Olympics
The Best Defense Foundation brought American veterans back to the battlefields where they served.
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Local army veteran's golden retrievers on a mission to spread smiles
The two dogs have more than 2 million followers on social media. News4’s Eun Yang reports.
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Virginia lawmakers reach deal over military tuition benefits
Lawmakers in Virginia have reached a deal on the battle over tuition benefits to military families.
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VA lawmakers reach deal over military tuition benefits
Lawmakers in Virginia reached a deal to grant tuition relief for spouses and children of Gold Star families and severely disabled veterans. News4’s Drew Wilder reports.
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‘My husband did not deserve this': Widow asks why Spotsylvania deputy shot and killed Marine veteran
The Spotsylvania Sheriff’s office says a deputy shot and killed Kenny Carr when they saw him pointing a gun at a woman. But that woman — his widow — is raising questions about why and how the deputy opened fire.
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Questions after Spotsylvania deputy shoots veteran
A grieving widow is questioning why a Spotsylvania deputy opened fire on her husband. News4’s Julie Carey reports.
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Benefits for Virginia military families in limbo
Virginia military families wonder how they will pay for college amid the rollback of a program called the Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program. News4’s Drew Wilder reports.
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Virginia Senate fails to act on changes to military education benefits program; Youngkin stunned
The Virginia Senate has failed to take up a bill to exempt some military families from pending changes in eligibility for a state program for educational benefits at public colleges and universities. Facing an uproar from military families, Gov. Glenn Youngkin had asked lawmakers to tweak portions of a recently signed bill that would have prevented some from accessing the...
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‘People who look like me have helped defend this country': Juneteenth honor flight brings Black veterans to DC
In the organization’s first-ever Juneteenth trip, Honor Flight took Black veterans from Atlanta, Georgia on a VIP tour of the national monuments in Washington, D.C.
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Black veterans take Juneteenth Honor Flight to DC
A group of African American veterans is getting a VIP tour of Washington D.C., thanks to Honor Flight. News4’s Arielle Hixon reports.
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Task force meets Monday to discuss changes to Virginia veteran education benefit program
Virginia military families are fighting for benefits they lost in the state’s latest budget negotiations that paid for in-state tuition for spouses or children of veterans who were killed or disabled. Monday is the first meeting of a task force created by Gov. Glenn Youngkin to look at the changes. News4’s Drew Wilder reports.
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A World War II veteran just married his bride near Normandy's D-Day beaches. He's 100, she's 96
World War II veteran Harold Terens and his sweetheart Jeanne Swerlin proved that love is eternal as they tied the knot near the D-Day beaches in Normandy, France. He’s 100, she’s a youngster of just 96.
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102-year-old WWII vet from New York dies while traveling to D-Day ceremony in France
Robert Persichitti suffered a medical episode while on a ship en route to Normandy, he was airlifted to a hospital in Germany and “died peacefully” to music by his favorite artist, Frank Sinatra.
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WWII veterans share stories of enlisting young
“There was a sense of patriotism that may never exist again,” said veteran Dave Yoho. That’s what drove him to enlist at just 15 years old. News4’s Derrick Ward reports.
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Silver Star inscription added to DC man's headstone
After decades of missing the inscription, the DC man’s bravery has finally been recognized. News4’s Molette Green reports.
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How WHUR is celebrating moms who serve
With Mother’s Day coming up, WHUR is saluting moms in uniform. News4’s Molette Green reports.
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Wounded Warrior Project Soldier Ride celebrates 20 years
For 20 years, the Wounded Warrior Project Solder Ride has served thousands of veterans in cities nationwide. News4’s Arielle Hixson reports soldiers marked the special anniversary by biking across the D.C. region stopping by the White House.
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Remains of World War II veteran buried in Kentucky
A Kentucky veteran killed during World War II was buried on Friday after his remains were identified through DNA testing.
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Black veterans denied VA health benefits more often than white veterans, new data shows
New data from the Veterans Benefits Administration that NBC obtained shows a wide disparity for former military members seeking disability benefits.