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Sister of repatriated Korean War soldier gets to say ‘thank you’
…War, the Cold War and the Gulf Wars, as well as other conflicts. “What exacerbates the loss is the uncertainty attached to it,” said DPAA Director and retired Air Force…
Honoring Stories from Veterans
…marchers and false economies. Congressional charter. Identotags: a fundraising breakthrough. Chapter 4 The most costly war. Responding to a new generation. Chapter 5 Korea and the Cold War. Chapter 6…
Congressmen propose renaming VA clinic after Past National Commander Delphine Metcalf-Foster
…quality assurance specialist with the Department of Defense at Naval Air Station Alameda. In 1991, Metcalf-Foster was injured while serving in Saudi Arabia during the Persian Gulf War. After retiring,…
Shared hardship
…spirit that my male counterparts had.” In the years following the first Gulf War, Tammy Duckworth’s generation of women warriors continued to make advancements. She was commissioned in the Army…
Member News
…Killion, a disabled World War II and Korean War veteran from DAV Chapter 27 in Lafayette, Indiana, recently earned first place in the motorcycle division for his 1948 Travel Ark…
Warrior, Marine, Visionary
…due to chemical exposures in Vietnam and the Gulf War. “No one has ever been placed at the helm of the VA who knew more about the programs he was…
Understanding PTSD in Military Veterans
…era: Iraq and Afghanistan wars (Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom): 29% Persian Gulf War (Desert Storm): 21% Vietnam War: 10% World War II and Korean War: 3% Causes of…
Hope through technology
…the Korean War and 1% in both the Vietnam War and the Gulf War. More recently, it has been reported that more than 1 in 10 wounded Iraq and Afghanistan…
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