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Protected: This Company is Spending Millions to Profit Off Veteransā Benefits. Why Wonāt Lawmakers Stop It?
https://thewarhorse.org/va-benefits-claims-lobbying-congress/
Published: April 17, 2025 19:06
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Q&A: What Does It Mean If President Trump Invokes the Insurrection Act Over the Southern Border? Defense and Homeland Security secretaries are advising the president on next steps for border security
https://thewarhorse.org/trump-insurrection-act-questions/
Published: April 17, 2025 11:00
Defense Secretary Hegseth, Secretary of Homeland Security Noem expected to inform Trump on whether to invoke the Insurrection Act over southern boarder
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Easter in Vietnam: Eggs, Orphans, and Too Much Warm Beer
https://thewarhorse.org/air-force-team-dyes-easter-eggs-for-orphans-vietnam/
Published: April 16, 2025 11:00
Air Force team stationed in Vietnam dyes Easter eggs for Catholic orphanage and helps bridge a cultural divide.
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From Duct Tape to Penicillin, GPS to Superglue: ThankĀ theĀ DOD Defense Department research fuels innovation that ends up in every home, but funding cuts loom
https://thewarhorse.org/trump-budget-cuts-threaten-dod-innovation/
Published: April 10, 2025 11:00
Scientists worry that cuts to the Department of Defense would threaten tech and science breakthroughs that America has long dominated.
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Norman Mailer was Looking for a Fight. I Just Wanted Someone to Understand My Service in Vietnam.
https://thewarhorse.org/norman-mailer-asked-vietnam-veteran-to-explain-his-service/
Published: April 9, 2025 11:00
Army veteran almost got in a fight with Norman Mailer when the American writerasked him to describe his service in the Vietnam War.
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My Black Roommate Opened My Eyes to an Air Force I Didnāt Know Existed
https://thewarhorse.org/veteran-witnessed-racism-while-rooming-with-black-airman/
Published: April 2, 2025 11:00
Air Force veteran witnessed the military discriminate against Black service members in the 1970s and the changes that followed the Travis Air Force Base race riot.
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Lessons Learned from Madame le GeneralāDoctor, Pilot, Hero
https://thewarhorse.org/french-army-doctor-valerie-andre-trailblazer-for-female-helicopter-pilots/
Published: March 26, 2025 11:00
Biographer of Valerie Andre, France's first female Army general and trailblazing helicopter rescue pilot reflects on Valerie's military career after her death at 102.
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The Hidden Costs of Caregiving: Meet the Kids Taking Care of Wounded Veterans More than 2 million kids live with a disabled veteran at home. Calls are growing to extend more support to these āhidden helpersā
https://thewarhorse.org/kids-caring-for-wounded-veteran-family-members-receive-little-support/
Published: March 20, 2025 11:00
Kids who take care of their wounded veteran family member go unnoticed by government agencies like Veteran Affairs and are left out of the caregiving conversation.
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Sewing Under Duress: Dadās Military Moves Forced Me to Serve Five Tours of Home Economics
https://thewarhorse.org/air-force-moves-led-to-her-taking-home-economics-five-times/
Published: March 19, 2025 11:00
Due to constant moves during her dad's service in the Air Force she learned to sew by taking home economics five times.
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A Marine Wonders: When the Final Taps Play, What Will My Family Remember About My Service?
https://thewarhorse.org/marine-wonders-how-he-will-be-remembered-after-funeral-details/
Published: March 11, 2025 18:05
We stood in a gaggle checking over our dress blues to make sure we looked presentable, typical for Marines waiting for something to begin. Suddenly a car with a lone occupant pulled in and parked, the driver composing herself for a few minutes. She got outā¦