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Obama Focuses On Honoring Veterans This Memorial Day Weekend
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(DVIDSHUB, Creative Commons)
Promising to uphold the ideals for which veterans have died.
Read more...President Obama Signs GI Bill Initiative, Protecting Vets From Deceptive College Marketing
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Obama goes after for-profit "diploma mills."
Read more...Town Hall Addresses Veteran Unemployment And Homelessness
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Assemblywoman Betsy Butler places veterans' rights among her highest priorities. (Creative Commons)
Veteran advocacy organizations, former servicemen gathered Friday.
Read more...Demonstrators Speak Out Against Social Inequities At MLK Parade
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An organizer rallied demonstrators before heading down Western Avenue to join the parade. (Catherine Green)
Diverse showing voices varied goals.
Read more...Veterans Face Transitioning Challenges At California Schools
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(photo courtesy Jeffrey Ting)
What are some California colleges doing to help veterans transition from the battlefield to the classroom?
Read more...Japanese-American Veterans Awarded Congressional Gold Medal
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Japanese-American soldiers leaving Minidoka internment camp, 1944 (photo courtesy of Creative Commons).
The soldier fought in segregated units against Japan and Axis powers.
Read more...L.A. Homeless Vets Get Free Services
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Free medical care was offered to homeless veteran at "Stand Down" (Judy L. Wang)
Hundreds of homeless veterans come to get a "hand up, not a hand out."
Read more...Gay Rights Supporters Rally As "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Is Repealed
Comments (0) | civil rights, don't ask don't tell, don't ask don't tell repeal, gay, gay rights, hollywood, LA, Law, lesbian, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Military, politics, veterans, west hollywood
Public officials, military veterans, and gay rights supporters gathered to to celebrate the end of the military policy.
Read more...Breaking Down the Coaches of the Sweet 16
Comments (0) | 2011, Bill Self, Billy Donovan, Bo Ryan, breakdown, Buzz Williams, Chris Mooney, Coach K, coaches, Dave Rose, experience, first timers, Leonard Hamilton, NCAA Tournament, Roy Williams, Shaka Smart, Sports, Steve Fisher, Sweet 16, veterans, who's been before
Which coach in the Sweet 16 has the most Tourney experience?
Read more...Veterans' Organizations Combat Staggering Suicide Rates
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San Fernando Valley Veterans Parade (Reut Cohen)
VIDEO: A recent report indicates suicide statistics among Army veterans are double the national average.
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