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Life in Retsil | veterans find 'gentle care'

Bill Nickerson cringes at the memory when he moved from his native Seattle to Washington Veterans Home at…

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Chatter | Talk about veterans from around the web

Martha Ann Kaczmarczyk, 62, of Knoxville, Tennessee, pleaded guilty in September in U.S. District Court to a scheme…

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Veterans clean up Bremerton boardwalk

Mick Hersey is on a mission to beautify Bremerton.

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New AL Post open and growing

Five months into the life of the newly minted Silverdale American Legion Post 109, they’re planning future toy…

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Fix turns to failure for some vets

Last spring, Jeff Honeycutt had a problem with his volunteer-based van transportation system taking veterans from the Bremerton…

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A tactical board game | THE BOND

That’s me in the photo above. I’m playing chess with a Beretta M9 strapped to my chest. It’s…

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Gambling for vets | Proceeds save one veterans program

For Army veteran James Anderson, accepting help can seem to be a contradiction with a way of life…

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The downfall of A.L. Post 68

Bremerton’s American Legion Post 68 didn’t just go bankrupt and lose its charter all by itself. Quite simply,…

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My (Desert) Me·mo·ran·da

The idea to write down my thoughts came as I realized, after a month in the desert of…

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Chatter | Talk about veterans from around the web

Ed center wins preliminary approval The Vietnam Veterans Memorial on the National Mall has won initial approval from…

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It’s not your grandfather’s GI Bill

The pitfalls veterans and their families face when using the GI Bill

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Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act ‘an unexpected bonus’

It is a common refrain among veterans-rights activists: They just want what they deem as fair for service…

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Life in the ‘Pucker Factory’ | Veteran profile

“Sometimes I think the motto should be ‘Semper Gumby,’ always flexible.”

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Marine Corps Major also has a PhD

GI Bill helps Vietnam vet kickstart academic career

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VA says new claims processing model will make difference

The Department of Veterans Affairs Wednesday announced a new model for processing compensation benefits claims at 16 VA…

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Wreathlaying to honor Korean War veterans

Veteran groups are expected to descend on the Washington state capital in Olympia on July 28 for the…

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States shut down gibill.com, feds take over

Officials of the Department of Veterans Affairs applauded a decision by the attorneys general of several states to…

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VA extends verification time for veteran entrepreneurs

The Department of Veterans Affairs is doubling the amount of time before the owners of service-disabled, Veteran-owned small…

Housing Kitsap’s Golden Tide apartments in Silverdale.

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Vietnam volunteer | Terry Reckord

“It was hot. Muggy. There were bugs and jungle everywhere. There was an odor - it was just…

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Gulf War illness study continues

For the third time in 22 years, Department of Veterans Affairs researchers will reach out to Gulf War…