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VA Announces Online Claims Applications

Posted by WebSgt on Sunday, August 17, 2008 :: Last Updated: Sunday, August 17, 2008
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The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced on July 16th, 2008 that online applications are now being accepted from veterans, survivors and other claimants filing initial applications for disability compensation, pension, education, and vocational rehabilitation and employment benefits without the additional requirement to submit a signed paper copy of the application. Effective imme...

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University Offers 50% Vet Scholarship

Posted by WebSgt on Saturday, May 31, 2008 :: Last Updated: Saturday, May 31, 2008
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Starting this fall, Pace University will offer a 50 percent tuition scholarship to U.S. military veterans who have served in Afghanistan and/or Iraq from 2001 to the present. The scholarship is open to all veterans who meet Pace's admissions requirements, and includes veterans now at Pace. Veterans must provide a copy of their DD-214 form with one of the following designations: Global War on Terro...

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Governor Patterson Reminds New York's Combat Veterans To Use Expanded Tutition Program

Posted by WebSgt on Saturday, May 31, 2008 :: Last Updated: Saturday, May 31, 2008
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Governor David A. Paterson chose the Memorial Day weekend to remind New York’s combat veterans to take advantage of the State’s newly increased tuition benefits program. The program doubles the amount of money veterans can receive to attend an approved college or vocational school, and in many cases will approach the full cost of tuition at a State University of New York (SUNY) institu...

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Remembering the `Miracle' Marine

Posted by WebSgt on Sunday, May 25, 2008 :: Last Updated: Sunday, May 25, 2008
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By Sharon Cohen - The Associated PressPosted : Sunday May 25, 2008 12:25:18 EDT The young Marine came back from the war, with his toughest fight ahead of him. Merlin German waged that battle in the quiet of a Texas hospital, far from the dusty road in Iraq where a bomb exploded, leaving him with burns over 97 percent of his body. No one expected him to survive. But for more than three years, h...

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Anheuser-Busch Offers Free Theme Park Admission

Posted by WebSgt on Friday, May 16, 2008 :: Last Updated: Friday, May 16, 2008
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By Samantha L. Quigley American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, May 15, 2008 - For the rest of this year, sitting in Shamu the killer whale's "splash zone" or talking turkey with a big yellow bird are just two activities servicemembers and their families can enjoy for free at Anheuser-Busch Adventure Parks. Through its "Here's to the Heroes" program, which began in 2005, the brewing com...

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