Veterans
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'Rebuilding Together', 'Heroes at Home' renovate vets home
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After months of specially-designed renovations, injured veteran Patrick Horan and his wife, Patty, can move into their new home. Two non-profits helped provide the Horans with a improved, safe space for Patrick.
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Hotels for Heroes lets wounded warriors receieve donated reward points
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"Hotels for Heroes" is an expansion of a program enabling people to donate frequent-flier miles to military families.
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Vets observe 68th anniversary of D-Day
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At the World War II Memorial Wednesday morning, there was a warm welcome for dozens of veterans, including World War II veterans Josephine and Murray Bussard, in side-by-side wheelchairs, who met during the war and celebrate their 67th wedding anniversary in two days.
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Veterans Institute for Procurement helps get veterans jobs
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A program started locally is teaching veterans not just how to enter the workforce, but how to run their own companies.
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Memorial Day parades, memorials honor the fallen
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Many Americans paid homage to our fallen servicemen and women with parades and visits to area memorials.
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Gallup Poll: Veterans favor Mitt Romney by wide margin
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A new Gallup Polls shows that presumptive GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney has a stunning advantage over President Barack Obama when it comes to veterans.
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Memorial Day in Washington D.C.: Obama leads Memorial Day commemorations
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The sights and sounds of patriotism are filling the air monday as people pause in the D.C. area and around the country to mark another Memorial Day.
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Half of veterans are seeking disability compensation
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America's newest veterans are filing for disability benefits at a historic rate, claiming to be the most medically and mentally troubled generation of former troops the nation has ever seen.
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D.C. Housing Authority finds housing for homeless veterans
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With $1.5 million from HUD, the D.C. Housing Authority is helping more than 70 homeless veterans move into new homes.
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Veterans, spouses get job-hunting help from H2H.jobs
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H2H.jobs is helping veterans and their spouses connect with employers.
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Hanoi Hilton prisoners of war share survival stories
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ABC7's Jay Korff spoke with several veterans of the Vietnam War about their time as prisoners of war at the Hanoi Hilton.
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Obama pays tribute to Iraq veterans
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With a formal dinner for the few, President Barack Obama on Wednesday paid solemn tribute to the many who served in Iraq.
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For Veterans, a Hire-On-the-Spot Job Fair in Bethesda
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More than one thousand people attended a job fair today exclusively for military veterans and their spouses at the Naval Support Activity Bethesda in Bethesda, Maryland. And some were hired on the spot.
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Job-searching veterans battle job market, stress disorders
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Basic training may have whipped military veterans into shape to serve the United States, but now that their service has ended, a new challenge awaits.
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D.C. job fair helps veterans find work
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The Veterans Affairs Department is sponsoring a job fair today at the Washington Convention Center in Northwest.
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Perea Brown-Blackmon named D.C. Teacher of the Year
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Perea Brown-Blackmon, a third and fourth grade teacher at Langdon Education Campus, has been named the District of Columbia Teacher of the Year.
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Wounded vets face red tape, confusion, report says
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Severely wounded service members are sometimes facing more red tape and confusion as a result of reforms meant to streamline military health care.
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Congress ready to pass bill for vets, contractors
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Congress is getting ready to send President Barack Obama a bill helping government contractors and unemployed veterans.
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