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Tattered flags in West L.A. anger veteran
An upside-down American flag is considered a signal of distress. And that's the feeling Robert Rosebrock had when he looked up and noticed the red, white and blue street-lamp banners outside the Department of Veterans Affairs' West Los Angeles Medical...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, U.S. Army, Automotive Equipment, Flag Day (United States), American Civil Liberties Union
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Vietnam veterans' new battle: getting disability compensation
Vietnam veteran John Otte did his best to forget the war. He got married, raised two sons and made a career working at credit unions. But as Otte neared retirement, memories of combat flooded back. Starting in 2005, he filed a series of claims with...
Tags: Diabetes, Wars and Interventions, American Legion, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Iraq
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Blackstone commits to hiring 50,000 military veterans
Blackstone Group, the New York-based private equity group, announced Tuesday it would hire 50,000 military veterans over the next five years across its various businesses. The company said it is partnering with the White House, which is leading an...
Tags: Unemployment Rate, Blackstone Group, L.P., Labor Markets, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Career and Workplace
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Grenade found in VA hospital was a replica, officials say
A grenade found at a Westside Veterans Affairs hospital Monday morning that forced authorities to evacuate the building was a replica, Los Angeles County sheriff’s officials said. Deputies were called about 7 a.m. to the VA West Los Angeles...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Weaponry, Emergency Incidents, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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VA withholds bonuses because of backlog in disability claims
WASHINGTON — The Department of Veterans Affairs is withholding bonuses for senior officials who oversee disability claims, citing a failure to meet performance goals for reducing a large backlog in claims processing. The backlog has increased...Tags: Career and Workplace, Employees, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
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Boston bombing amputees face tough, costly recovery
BOSTON — Tammy Duckworth still remembers the anger she felt when well-wishers offered encouragement after she lost both legs when her helicopter was shot down over Iraq in 2004. "I thought, how the heck is my life ever going to get back to normal?...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Iraq, Insurance, Military Equipment, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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The veterans benefits backlog
It is shameful that veterans of the United States military have to wait months, and sometimes more than a year, to begin receiving the benefits they are owed after their years of service. Yet that is the case. Almost 900,000 veterans across the...
Tags: Wars and Interventions, Electronics, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Parkinson's Disease, International Military Interventions
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Report: SEAL who killed Bin Laden is struggling in civilian life
The American raid to kill Osama bin Laden may be the most famous top-secret mission of all time, and the latest petal of secrecy was peeled away by Bin Laden's killer himself. On Monday, Esquire and the Center for Investigative Reporting co-released a...
Tags: Arthritis, Pension and Welfare, Politics, Congressional Medal of Honor Heroes, Interior Policy
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Confusion swirls around Esquire story on Osama bin Laden's killer
The fog of Abbottabad strikes again. On Tuesday, confusion continued to swirl around Esquire magazine's cover story about the Navy SEAL who killed Osama bin Laden during the instantly legendary May 2011 raid on the terrorist leader's compound in...
Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Movies, Iraq, Book, Entertainment
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Number of chronically homeless, including veterans, drops in U.S.
The number of chronically homeless people and homeless veterans has dropped significantly in recent years, but the Obama administration still faces challenges in its effort to completely eradicate homelessness by 2020. Those findings and others, based...
Tags: Social Issues, Homelessness
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Helping homeless vets, slowly
Los Angeles County holds the unwelcome distinction of having the most homeless veterans in the country — 6,000 to 8,000, depending on whose estimate you use. That number has remained stubbornly, embarrassingly high despite the presence of a...
Tags: Health, Mental Health, Eric Shinseki, Zev Yaroslavsky, Health Treatments
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Homeless population declines in L.A. County, U.S. says
L.A. NOWA U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development report shows a decrease in the overall homeless population in Los Angeles County, and a more marked decrease in the number of homeless veterans....
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