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Newsweek
President Donald Trump's military parade is set to kick off on Veterans Day, but at a cost that even conservative estimates show could feed every homeless veteran for at least two weeks, a Newsweek analysis found.
The military showcase was initially estimated to cost $10 million and $30 million, White House budget director Mick Mulvaney told the House Budget Committee in February.
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U.S. Department of Defense
These are dangerous times, and the threat of war is greater now than at any time since the end of the Cold War, the director of national intelligence told the Senate Armed Services Committee. Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats and Army Maj. Gen. Robert P. Ashley Jr., the director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, gave the committee their assessments of the threats facing America.
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Four month average turn around with the VA’s Pension with Aid and Attendance
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Bloomberg Politics
From New Hampshire's White Mountains to the Denver suburbs, a new crop of Democratic congressional candidates is campaigning on what's been a difficult topic for the party, especially in rural and conservative areas: gun control.
But these aren't the stereotypical Democrats portrayed by gun-rights supporters as elitists who haven’t held a firearm. They're U.S. military veterans who say new steps must be taken to prevent weapons of war from being used in domestic mass shootings.
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ABC News
Secretary of Veterans Affairs David Shulkin announced Tuesday that the VA will send President Donald Trump a plan this week that would give every service member mental health benefits when they leave the military. The plan follows President Donald Trump's executive order signed in January aimed at improving mental health resources for veterans.
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Military.com
Military members and retirees, including Tricare for Life users, are used to slight drug price co-pay increases year over year. But when fees for 90-day supplies for prescription drugs received through the system's mail-order pharmacy, Express Scripts, went from free to $7 on Feb. 1, many Tricare for Life users said they were blindsided. They had been told they would be largely exempt from a series of major Tricare changes.
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By Chelsea Adams
 The Department of Veterans Affairs has been accused of making it difficult for veterans to access organ transplants. A recent report by the Office of the Special Counsel alleges that expecting veterans to travel to distant medical centers to access transplants "did not appear reasonable." The allegations were first made in 2016 when whistleblower Jamie McBride accused the VA of requiring sick vets to travel long distances to receive care.
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The Associated Press via Military.com
Suffering from heart problems, Bob Sloan told his children he wants to use California's new law allowing life-ending drugs for the terminally ill when his disease becomes too advanced to bear.
But then the 73-year-old former U.S. Army sergeant learned that because he lives at the Veterans Home of California at Yountville — the nation's largest retirement home for veterans — he must first move out.
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FOX Business
The Home Depot Foundation, a leadership arm for the company founded by Bernie Marcus, Arthur Blank and with the help of Ken Langone, hammered down on its pledge to closing the gap among skilled laborers in America.
It announced it would commit $50 million to train 20,000 tradespeople over the next 10 years, starting with separating military members and veterans, at-risk youth and members of the Atlanta Westside community, in an effort to reduce the number of unfilled construction sector jobs in the U.S. Currently, there are 158,000 unfilled jobs in the sector, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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By Alok Trivedi
 Entering the world of business means you must step up your
leadership game. Great leaders take years to develop their skills. Throughout their journey, they put ambition to the test. Leadership is a skill just like juggling or speaking another language. It takes hard work and constant refinement to remain skilled at the craft. The following five tips can help you develop and refine your business leadership skills.
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Stars and Stripes
A group of educators from the Twin Cities and surrounding states stepped off a bus at the Marine Corps Recruiting Depot in San Diego and tried to keep up as a drill instructor barked orders.
They stood on the infamous yellow footprints — the footprints that every Marine stands on when he or she first arrives at boot camp — and learned the proper way to address a drill instructor.
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Do you as a veteran rely on food stamps to help support your family?
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- No, I was denied an opportunity to get food stamps when I applied.
- The process has become a bit cumbersome when I attempted.
- It helps supplement the lack of income I'm unable to receive.
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'VA Dental Care' Results
In the previous issues of VAA Dispatch, we asked, "Why does the VA refuse to care for veterans dental care as part of their ongoing medical services?"
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