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Veterans Day 2008 (www.nytimes.com)

Across the country on Tuesday, Americans paid tribute to veterans. Left, the Marine Drum & Bugle Corps performed before a ceremony for the rededication of the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum, which... More

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Guard's major general vows to help all vets (www.unionleader.com)

MAJ. GEN. Kenneth Clark, adjutant general of the New Hampshire National Guard, offered his definition of what constitutes a veteran yesterday at a Veterans Day ceremony at the New Hampshire Veterans... More

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Fighting hidden injuries of returning veterans (www.stargazette.com)

Today, tens of thousands of veterans across the United States will attend Veterans Day ceremonies. Some will wear their uniforms. Others will be in plain clothes but with their hearts pounding just as... More

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Honoring the debt owed our veterans (www.tampabay.com)

Today is Veterans Day. Although it lacks the religious trappings of Easter, the gift-giving spirit of Christmas, the communal sharing of Thanksgiving and the fireworks of the Fourth of July, Veterans... More

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Veterans Day (www1.va.gov)

This is the Department of Veterans Affairs website focusing on Veterans Day and the origins of the day remembering those who served in combat for our country.

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U.S. Still Losing Half a Rifle Company's Worth of Vets Every Year to Suicide (www.alternet.org) TMC

It’s Veteran’s Day and exactly a week since Obama’s exhilarating victory. I know that I, like so many others, am filled with soaring hope and feeling expansive. In truth, so many Americans have... More

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Veterans Day 2.0: A Historic PSA Campaign to Support New Veterans (See the Ad) (www.huffingtonpost.com)

So today, as people gather nationwide to honor all those who have served, I have a very exciting announcement to make. IAVA is launching a historic, groundbreaking Public Service Announcement (PSA)... More

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Herhold: A surgeon's story of the first Veteran's Day (www.mercurynews.com)

Dr. George L. Barry wrote to his good friend Al Kayser back home in San Jose at the hour enshrined by Armistice Day, later named Veterans Day: It was the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month,... More

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On Veterans Day and Every Day, Goodwill Puts Vets to Work (www.marketwatch.com)

Goodwill Industries International is leading the effort among community service organizations helping veterans find meaningful work. At Goodwill, we know it takes more than a strong work ethic to be... More

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This Veterans Day, U.S. Soldiers Say 'Stop the War' (www.alternet.org) TMC

On this day, Veteran's Day, we would like to express to the American public why we, veterans of the Global War on Terror, have chosen to refuse orders to reactivate into military service. We are... More

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