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Every Veterans Day, businesses and organizations honor veterans by giving discounts and special offers to servicemembers and their families. Below is a list of retailers, restaurants, and other vendors observing Veterans Day this year. Remember

Over time, many holidays meant to honor a particular group of people end up becoming a celebration of three-day weekends and family barbecues, rather than a day of remembrance. In contrast, Veterans Day has remained

The Department of Veterans Affairs is moving to slash patient wait times following reports linking delays at agency-run healthcare clinics to a series of deaths in recent years. Regulations proposed Tuesday are designed to speed

HUD released the 2014 Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR) to Congress on October 30. The AHAR summarizes estimates of homelessness at the national, state, and Continuum of Care (CoC) level, based on data from the

Wayne Community College will hold several events to honor Americas veterans and military service members on Monday, Nov. 10. Students and employees are invited to participate in a rally to honor the veterans and active

WASHINGTON The Air Force on Monday fired two more commanders in its nuclear missile corps and took lesser disciplinary action against a third. The moves were confirmed to The Associated Press in response to an

Deborah Custis joined the U.S. Army in 1986 to flee an abusive childhood. The then-22-year-old was attracted to the order and structure the service provided compared to what her often-chaotic life had been. The military

COLUMBUS East Central District Health Department will be using grant money to better serve military veterans. The local health department is one of several in the state to receive funding from the Nebraska Association of

PUTNAM COUNTY As a veteran himself, Chuck Mateykas goal as county service officer is to help veterans in need to the best of his ability. He is someone who has been described as a tireless

Military veterans in and around the Middlesex County area are invited next week for a special service session at the George A. Campbell Post #101, 194 Lexington St., Woburn. National and state teams from the

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The Arkansas Military Veterans’ Hall of Fame (AMVHOF) announced the following Arkansans for induction during ceremonies to be held November 1st at the Embassy Suites with U.S. Senators Mark Pryor and

FORT WALTON BEACH With World War II raging on, a 21-year-old Bob Carlson decided to join the military in 1942. His father, a soldier, had served in the trenches during the war and witnessed his