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New VA rule threatens disability benefits; NVLSP offers tip to safeguard them

A rule by the Department of Veterans Affairs recently came into effect, which will end much of the…

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YM1 David M. Kaeser, USN | Vietnam Veteran Tribute

Editor’s note: This tribute is one in a series of reader-submitted tributes to Vietnam War-era veterans that will be…

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New baby? Add your newcomer to DEERS

New baby coming or just arrived? There’s so much to remember. In order to keep up with your…

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BM3 Robert H. Hilse, USN | Vietnam Veteran Tribute

Editor’s note: This tribute is one in a series of reader-submitted tributes to Vietnam War-era veterans that will be…

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Capt. Ronald L. Hougham, USN | Vietnam Veteran Tribute

Editor’s note: This tribute is one in a series of reader-submitted tributes to Vietnam War-era veterans that will be…

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EOC William J. Hodges, USN | Vietnam Veteran Tribute

Editor’s note: This tribute is one in a series of reader-submitted tributes to Vietnam War-era veterans that will be…

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Sgt. Bjorn (Swede) Dahlin, USMC | Vietnam Veteran Tribute

Editor’s note: This tribute is one in a series of reader-submitted tributes to Vietnam War-era veterans that will be…

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Easing the journey from grief

Captain Joseph House Foundation    By Deborah Anastasi Black For Veterans Life PORT ANGELES  — Elisa Apolinar and…

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Vietnam: Amid hell of war, signs of humanity

By THOM STODDERT For Veterans Life Walking between a large truck and a sandbag wall one day, I…

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Sgt. Joel Courreges Sr., USMC | Vietnam Veteran Tribute

Editor’s note: This tribute is one in a series of reader-submitted tributes to Vietnam War-era veterans that will be…

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Vietnam War-era letter: 'Buddy tells of GI’s heroism'

Editor’s note: This article was originally published in the Orange County Register during the Vietnam War. Sound Publishing…

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Vietnam vets: We owe you our undying gratitude | In Our Opinion

April 30 is the 40th anniversary of the end of U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War. The Vietnam…

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When did the ‘Vietnam Era’ officially start, end for the U.S.?

Congress considers the Vietnam Era to be “The period beginning on Feb. 28, 1961 and ending on May…

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Profile: Rick Bulman, Vietnam vet and sheriff’s chaplain

By THOM STODDERT For Veterans Life TACOMA — The Pierce County Sheriff’s Chaplain is much more than a…

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Vietnam remembered: 40 years later

The U.S. left Saigon on April 30, 1975, and President Ford declared an end to the Vietnam Era…

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Community continues girls’ work of fighting cancer | Kitsap Week

Katie Gerstenberger and Hannah Hunt each had cancer — Katie, a rare form; Hannah, a common and aggressive…

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No charges in July 4 fatality; family’s attorney proposes opportunity for them to ‘share their story’

The attorney for the family of a man killed in a collision with a North Kitsap Fire &…

NKF&R firefighter/paramedic Craig Barnard at the top floor of Columbia Center

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Climbing 69 flights of stairs in full gear ‘for those who are suffering’

1,711 firefighters finished the Scott Firefighter Stairclimb on March 8 in downtown Seattle’s Columbia Center, the second-tallest building…

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Share your memories of the USS Ranger

Chris Tucker of the Bremerton Patriot posted these fine photos of the USS Ranger’s departure from Bremerton on…

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Q&A: Wrestling champion Peyton Reece

Kingston High School junior Peyton Reece, 17, winner of the state wrestling championship (125) on Feb. 21, chatted…