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    Vietnam veteran no longer suffers in silence
    Vietnam veteran no longer suffers in silence
    By Vets Life staff • March 3, 2014 10:33 am

    After getting back home from two tours in Vietnam as a Marine, Joel Courreges spent the better part of 18…

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    VETERAN PROFIle: The Anonymous Battle, Part One
    VETERAN PROFIle: The Anonymous Battle, Part One
    By Vets Life staff • March 3, 2014 10:04 am

    By Jessica Ginet It happened 44 years ago this month. It was March 25, 1970, deep in the jungles of…

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    Evidence is everything or nothing with the VA
    Evidence is everything or nothing with the VA
    By Vets Life staff • March 3, 2014 10:00 am

    By Thom Stoddert When making a claim with the Veterans Administration always keep in your mind: you must have evidence…

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    Captain Joseph House team to run marathon
    Captain Joseph House team to run marathon
    By Vets Life staff • March 3, 2014 9:51 am

    The loneliness of the long distance runner has been well documented, but that feeling is no where to be found…

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    Wounded Warriors working in Kitsap County
    Wounded Warriors working in Kitsap County
    By Vets Life staff • March 3, 2014 9:50 am

    By Leslie Kelly The Wounded Warriors Project has been around for a decade. In that time, word has spread about…

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    What is a  Navy SEAL?
    What is a Navy SEAL?
    By Vets Life staff • March 3, 2014 9:49 am

    After the killing of Osama Bin Laden, and the release of the movies Act of Valor, Zero Dark Thirty, Captain…

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    Handmade ‘acrylic hugs’ warm homeless vets
    Handmade ‘acrylic hugs’ warm homeless vets
    By Vets Life staff • February 6, 2014 3:57 pm

    By Seraine Page The Kitsap Fancy Crocheters Guild has an entire storage locker full of yarn that’s been donated for…

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    World War II veteran continues to feel the pain and pride of his military service
    World War II veteran continues to feel the...
    By Vets Life staff • February 6, 2014 3:29 pm

    By CHRIS CHANCELLOR Facebook. Skype. Twitter. The proliferation of social media provides instant access to those separated by time zones…

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    Dogs on Deployment contest open now
    Dogs on Deployment contest open now
    By Vets Life staff • February 6, 2014 3:26 pm

    Looking to support a cause? Dogs on Deployment is a national non-profit dedicated to helping America’s service members find volunteers…

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    The in-between spaces
    The in-between spaces
    By Vets Life staff • February 6, 2014 3:23 pm

    By Mark Harvey It has been pointed out to me that there are only three places in the entire universe:…

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    A lifetime of service, a lifetime of love
    A lifetime of service, a lifetime of love
    By Vets Life staff • February 6, 2014 2:51 pm

    By Leslie Kelly If you ask Navy veteran Harry Risch what’s the toughest job in the Navy, he’ll tell you…

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    A home for Cpl. Ammon Lang and his family
    A home for Cpl. Ammon Lang and his...
    By Vets Life staff • February 6, 2014 12:48 pm

    PORT ANGELES —A crowd of about 80 people welcomed former Marine Cpl. Ammon Lang and his family to their new…

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    Healing Shepherd founder wants to help other veterans
    Healing Shepherd founder wants to help other veterans
    By Vets Life staff • February 6, 2014 12:47 pm

    By KEVAN MOORE Ozzy Vom Binderhaus is one heck of a handsome fella. He’s also a little rambunctious, but that’s…

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    Army couple takes on college degrees together
    Army couple takes on college degrees together
    By Vets Life staff • February 6, 2014 12:46 pm

    First and foremost, Chris and Lyn Armstrong want you to know they’re a team. Chris retired from the U.S. Army…

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    Laura Hagen Westeren cuts her birthday cake at the celebration of her 100th
    Couple shares their service in and out of...
    By Vets Life staff • February 4, 2014 5:34 pm

    Dave Riley travels in style.  From one of America’s premier aircraft carriers to a squad car to a winter conveyance…

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    Soldiers play paintball ‘war’ for a good cause
    Soldiers play paintball ‘war’ for a good cause
    By Vets Life staff • January 2, 2014 2:27 pm

    By CHRIS CHANCELLOR There is a familiarity with combat — the mask resting against his face and weapon in hand…

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    Christmas morning a year ago was different
    Christmas morning a year ago was different
    By Vets Life staff • January 2, 2014 2:04 pm

    By Petty Officer Josiah Rowell, USNR This holiday season there are only two things on my mind: family and friends….

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    Local Vietnam vet shares his war experiences
    Local Vietnam vet shares his war experiences
    By Vets Life staff • January 2, 2014 2:03 pm

    By Seraine Page No one likes talking about war, especially Vietnam veterans. It’s too cold; it’s too painful. The images…

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    Senator Murray presses VA officials
    Senator Murray presses VA officials
    By Vets Life staff • January 2, 2014 2:00 pm

    (Washington, D.C.) ­— During a recent hearing examining the Department of Veterans Affairs claims processing system, Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee…

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    Watching out for the exploitation of veterans
    Watching out for the exploitation of veterans
    By Vets Life staff • January 2, 2014 1:59 pm

    By Thom Stoddert Exploitation against veterans, especially the elderly, is so prolific in Washington state that Attorney General Bob Furgusson…

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