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Is This a Real Pic of Painter Bob Ross in the Military?

Written by:
Taija PerryCook
Dec. 11, 2023 It may be hard to imagine the soft-spoken TV artist as a drill sergeant in Cold War Alaska, but ...
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A remark from US President Joe Biden telling a little girl I love your ears and then asking if she was 17 years old when in reality she was 6 was shared online.

EXPLAINER: Biden's 'I Love Your Ears' Remark to 6-Year-Old Girl Was About Her Headband with Cat Ears

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Nov. 20, 2023 At the same event, the president also asked the young girl, "How old are you, 17?" The moment dr ...
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Plane flying

Letter from an Airline Pilot

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Dec. 1, 2002 Letter from airline pilot describes a flight on which the remains of a fallen U.S. soldier were ...
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Can veterans' spouses get Florida teaching certificates without bachelor's degrees?

Can Veterans' Spouses Get Florida Teaching Certificates Without Degrees?

Written by:
Dan Evon
July 28, 2022 A new law makes it easier for military veterans, but not their spouses, to obtain a teaching cer ...
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Some Concerned Over Trump Veteran Donations

Written by:
Dan Evon
Jan. 19, 2016 While money raised during an event for veterans was donated to the Donald J. Trump Foundation, i ...
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Holiday Mail for Heroes

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Nov. 5, 2007 Can Americans send holiday cards to service members and veterans through a Red Cross-sponsored p ...
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Jefferson Davis statue in Montgomery, Alabama

Did Congress Designate Confederate Soldiers as United States Veterans?

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Aug. 24, 2017 Debates over monuments led to a rumor that Confederate soldiers are legally considered veterans ...
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Readers asked us by email about an article that said an old U.S. veteran named Jacob Rivas had to resort to selling his medals in order to buy groceries.

Did US Veteran Jacob Rivas Sell His Medals to Buy Groceries?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Aug. 3, 2022 According to the story, the elderly veteran woke up the next day and heard a loud military band ...
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Did Congress Vote to Take Away Food Stamps from 1.5 Million Veterans?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
July 17, 2018 A partisan Facebook page significantly exaggerated the likely consequences of the House's versio ...
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Crime scene tape.

Did a Veteran Group Discover a 'Disturbing Child Trafficking Bunker' in Tucson?

Written by:
Bethania Palma
June 5, 2018 Police investigated and concluded the site is actually an abandoned homeless camp.
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Did President Trump Sign an Executive Order Giving Veterans Free Care at Any Hospital?

Written by:
Dan Evon
March 9, 2018 A viral Facebook post exaggerated efforts to give military veterans affordable and accessible he ...
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VA Secretary Reverses Plan to Shift $460 Million From Program to Help Homeless Veterans

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Dec. 7, 2017 Following a backlash, David Shulkin said there would be no reallocation of funding away from the ...
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Has Representative Frederica Wilson Never Supported Pro-Veteran Legislation?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Oct. 23, 2017 A conservative web site offers an incomplete, misleading and false summary of Wilson's legislati ...
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Body of dead veteran draped with American flag

Was a Veteran's Body Displayed Without a Coffin?

Written by:
Arturo Garcia
May 15, 2017 A Georgia funeral home said that was true, but that they were following the deceased's wishes an ...
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Army Veteran Dies After Maggots Are Discovered in Wound

Written by:
Arturo Garcia
Dec. 9, 2016 Owen Reese Peterson's son said staffers at a veteran's facility in Oklahoma refused to change hi ...
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Donald Trump Didn't Say Vets with PTSD Are 'Weak'

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Oct. 4, 2016 GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump did not say veterans suffering from PTSD are "weak," "un ...
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Did CNN's Brooke Baldwin Say Military Veterans Can't Be Trusted with Authority?

Written by:
Dan Evon
May 12, 2015 The CNN newsperson supposedly proclaimed that local law enforcement shouldn't hire military vete ...
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Man saluting an American flag.

An Old Black Vet Speaks Out

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Nov. 16, 2014 Is a circulating e-mail really the opinion of a dying "old black vet" named William G. Lillas?
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Barack Obama on Veterans' Health Insurance

Written by:
David Mikkelson
April 7, 2009 A statement purportedly reproducing President Obama's response regarding opposition to his veter ...
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