The decision is the latest move by Pete Hegseth to purge references to diversity, equity and inclusion. Harvey Milk was among the first openly gay candidates elected to public office.
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Verlin "Buzz" Fortin was on the USS Indianapolis when it was sunk by Japanese torpedoes, and he has a harrowing tale to tell of sharks, hallucinations and rescue.
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The House has approved a compromise bill to refurbish the Veterans Affairs Department and improve veterans' health care.
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California regulators have barred the University of Phoenix from enrolling veterans in seven popular programs at its San Diego campus.
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Army Pfc. Keith M. Williams, 19, of Visalia, Calif. was killed July 24 in Afghanistan by the blast of an improvised explosive device. Also killed in the explosion was Staff Sgt. Benjamin G. Prange, 30, of Hickman, Nebraska.
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Army Pfc. Donnell A. Hamilton, Jr., 20, died July 24, at Brooke Army Medical Center in Texas from an illness he contracted while deployed in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan.
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Women are breaking new ground — in the air — making history on the newly chosen 2015 Blue Angels team.
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The judges from the TV talent competition "America's Got Talent" voted unanimously on Wednesday night to send 21-year-old Army Pfc. Paul Ieti to Radio City Music Hall for the show's finals. Ieti, an active-duty soldier, recently returned from a nine-month deployment to Afghanistan.
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Nurses at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in La Jolla are recommending changes to improve patient care.
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Texas Gov. Rick Perry may be making headlines for deploying National Guard troops to that state's border with Mexico, but California won't be following suit.
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Detectives are "looking for a crime scene" in connection with the disappearance of pregnant Marine wife Erin Corwin. Court documents show Erin's friends believed she was romantically involved with Marine veteran Christopher Lee, and may have been carrying his child.
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