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    Todd Baylor: From Sniper to Snipper
    Todd Baylor: From Sniper to Snipper
    By Vets Life staff • July 25, 2013 12:31 pm

    From Marine sniper to hair snipper, Todd Baylor has lived life on the cutting edge. And it has all added…

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    Veteran builds software business up and out
    Veteran builds software business up and out
    By Vets Life staff • July 25, 2013 12:31 pm

    Sometimes it takes a whole lot of praying before a decision can feel right. And praying is exactly what Dr….

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    Resources for aspiring veteran entrepreneurs
    Resources for aspiring veteran entrepreneurs
    By Vets Life staff • July 25, 2013 12:29 pm

    Few dreams are more specifically American than the desire to start one’s own business. To build an enterprise from the…

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    Recollections from Raymond Lafond who served in World War II from 1943 to 1946
    Recollections from Raymond Lafond who served in World...
    By Vets Life staff • July 11, 2013 3:27 pm

    I left Clayton College for Boys the fall of 1942. I dropped out of high school in October 1942. All…

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    A sister’s love and remembrance
    A sister’s love and remembrance
    By Vets Life staff • July 11, 2013 3:26 pm

    Diane Lafond Marler spent many hours trying to convince her brother, Raymond Lafond, to write down some of his memories…

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    Freedom Heroes flags wave
    Freedom Heroes flags wave
    By Vets Life staff • July 11, 2013 3:25 pm

    To call Allysa Lynhart patriotic would be an understatement. Lynhart, who lives in Bremerton, is the founder of the Freedom…

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    Veterans Memorial Museum
    Veterans Memorial Museum
    By Vets Life staff • July 11, 2013 3:24 pm

    By Leslie Kelly It’s home to two Congressional Medals of Honor, an early 1902 uniform from a World War I…

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    A special something from my daughter
    A special something from my daughter
    By Vets Life staff • July 11, 2013 3:22 pm

    In today’s world there is hardly a person out there that doesn’t have a cell phone in their pocket. These…

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    VFW members, volunteers repair memorial
    VFW members, volunteers repair memorial
    By Vets Life staff • July 11, 2013 3:20 pm

    Normally, Mark Traylor would spend Father’s Day with his family relaxing. But this year, he was busy repairing damage from…

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    Letters tell of war years struggles and hopes
    Letters tell of war years struggles and hopes
    By Vets Life staff • July 11, 2013 3:19 pm

    Gerry Howe Sprague’s first handwritten letter to her husband, Bill, was five pages. It spoke about how she missed him…

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    Mail Call: A history of how we stay in touch
    Mail Call: A history of how we stay...
    By Vets Life staff • July 11, 2013 3:17 pm

    As impossible as it may seem to children today, there used to be this stuff called mail. Mail, if you…

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    VETERAN PROFILE
    VETERAN PROFILE
    By Vets Life staff • July 11, 2013 3:13 pm

    “If you don’t like the game, then change the rules.” Not content to sit back and wait for things to…

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    A crew pays tribute to one of its own 
    A crew pays tribute to one of its...
    By Vets Life staff • May 31, 2013 10:49 am

    The former seaman had served on active duty for two and half years. He had last stepped aboard a Coast…

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    Graduates celebrate new college degrees in Keyport ceremony
    Graduates celebrate new college degrees in Keyport ceremony
    By Vets Life staff • May 31, 2013 10:48 am

    Brandman University, part of the Chapman University System, launched 35 men and women into the world with their college degrees…

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    Money from plates helps vets
    Money from plates helps vets
    By Vets Life staff • May 31, 2013 10:46 am

    Would you like to “Pay it Forward” and really make a difference in the Veteran Community? It is so easy!…

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    Port Orchard man helps veterans with prosthetic tattoos
    Port Orchard man helps veterans with prosthetic tattoos
    By Vets Life staff • May 31, 2013 10:45 am

    The memories remain vivid. It was a nondescript evening in 1985 when Dan Horkey was traveling on his motorcycle through…

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    American Legion Post 245 offers help to veterans
    American Legion Post 245 offers help to veterans
    By Vets Life staff • May 31, 2013 10:44 am

    It’s a small office, tucked away in downtown Poulsbo. From the exterior, it looks like it could be a real…

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    Veteran couple opening pub in Port Orchard
    Veteran couple opening pub in Port Orchard
    By Vets Life staff • May 31, 2013 10:43 am

    With 15 years of military service combined, Dave Tagert and Stacey Bronson will bring what they experienced from other parts…

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    Brothers serve together in Coast Guard PSU
    Brothers serve together in Coast Guard PSU
    By Vets Life staff • May 31, 2013 10:42 am

    It might seem unusual for the U.S. Coast Guard to participate in a large-scale, international, military exercise half way around…

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    From War Time to Show Time…
    From War Time to Show Time…
    By Vets Life staff • May 31, 2013 10:42 am

    Lots of children around the world have fantasized about running away and joining the circus. Derek Broussard actually did it….

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