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V-22 Ospreys across the military were grounded for three months after a crash off the Japanese coast killed eight airmen in November. -
All veterans exposed to toxins while in the military will eligible for VA health care beginning March 5. -
Congress is considering whether to override a VA policy that says veterans who need financial fiduciaries may be reported to the FBI’s background check system. -
A long-term study hopes to shed light on an array of vague symptoms that can affect veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan. -
The Marine Corps grounded its aircraft for two days this week after an F-35C crashed in South Carolina. -
The U.S. military has identified the Marine Corps pilot who was killed when his combat jet crashed near a San Diego base during a training flight. Maj. Andrew Mettler was piloting an F/A-18D Hornet when it went down at 11:54 p.m. Thursday near Marine Corps Air Station Miramar. -
101-year-old Joe Cooper was a crew member of the USS Ommaney Bay, which was attacked by a Japanese suicide pilot in World War II. -
The law passed last year makes millions of veterans eligible for new benefits, including post 9/11 vets who were exposed to burn pits. -
Veterans eligible for disability benefits under last year's PACT Act who enroll by Aug. 9, 2023 will receive back pay from August 2022. -
President Joe Biden says in a Memorial Day address Americans “must never forget the price that was paid” by troops to protect their democracy.
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