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  • Bidens host holiday dinner for wounded warriors

    Vice President Joe Biden and his wife, Dr. Jill Biden, hosted an early Thanksgiving feast for wounded warriors and their families in their home at the U.S. Naval Observatory here Nov. 21.With turkeys and trimmings steaming on the tables, the Bidens kept their remarks short, but both expressed their

  • Former Airman saves dog, saves himself

    When former Air Force Senior Airman David Sharpe adopted a pit bull puppy from a rescue shelter 10 years ago, he thought he was saving her life. In a dramatic twist of events just a few months later, she ended up saving his.Sharpe was on the verge of taking his life. As he sat on the kitchen floor

  • DOD releases updated compensation, benefits handbook

    The Department of Defense recently published the 2011 DOD Compensation and Benefits Handbook, a comprehensive resource guide describing compensation and other benefits service members and their families would be entitled to upon separation or retirement as a result of serious injury or illness."The

  • Obama, Panetta praise military veterans' service

    Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta joined President Barack Obama On Nov. 9 in recognizing the contributions veterans have made throughout U.S. history and the sacrifices U.S. military members continue to make in defending its freedoms."On my first Veterans Day as secretary of defense, I want to

  • Obama announces jobs initiatives for veterans

    President Barack Obama announced executive orders Nov. 7 to give tax credits to employers who hire post-9/11 veterans and wounded warriors, as well as enhanced career counseling and related services for veterans.The president, flanked by veterans association representatives in the White House Rose

  • Restaurants offer military members, vets thank-you meals

    A variety of restaurants and fast-food chains are offering free or discounted meals to active-duty, reserve and retired military members and veterans in thanks for their service this Veterans Day.Most participating restaurants will require patrons to arrive in uniform or with some form of military

  • Photo contest, exhibit to showcase overseas duty

    A contest of photographs depicting the daily life of military deployments and overseas assignments, as captured through the camera lenses of military members, veterans and diplomats, will kick off on Veterans Day.The contest to select the 1,000 winning photos for an exhibit, Serving Abroad ...

  • Program helps families of wounded, fallen start businesses

    Later this month, a group of 17 family members who care for wounded warriors, as well as surviving spouses of fallen service members, will gather at Syracuse University in New York to learn how to start and run their own businesses.Syracuse's Whitman School of Management will host its second

  • Wounded warriors participate in sports minicamp

    A small group of Air Force wounded warriors attended an adaptive sports wounded warrior minicamp Nov. 3 to 6 at the Olympic Training Center and the U.S. Air Force Academy.During the minicamp, 15 veteran and new athletes practiced wheelchair basketball, strength and conditioning, sitting volleyball

  • White House invites military kids to submit holiday cards

    First lady Michelle Obama would like to add a military flourish to the White House's holiday decorations this year.She's asking military children from throughout the world to create holiday cards honoring their service member parent and to send the cards to the White House by Nov. 16, according to a

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