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Capt. Larry Taylor, Medal of Honor recipient, dies at 81
Larry Taylor, who received the Medal of Honor in September for his daring 1968 helicopter rescue during the Vietnam War, died Sunday, according to a news release from the Congressional Medal of Honor Society.
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House lawmakers warn VA officials about data privacy risks for veterans posed by AI
House lawmakers on Monday grilled officials from the Department of Veterans Affairs over how they plan to protect millions of veterans’ medical records from data breaches as the VA increasingly uses artificial intelligence in health care.
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VA expected to follow Pentagon in removing barriers to IVF treatment
The expected changes, noted in a letter filed last week in a federal lawsuit, would open in vitro fertilization, or IVF, treatments to veterans who are single or in a same-sex couple by allowing donor eggs or sperm to be used in the procedure.
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Roger Donlon, the first Medal of Honor recipient of Vietnam War, dies at 89
Roger H.C. Donlon, the first American to receive the Medal of Honor in the Vietnam War, died Thursday in Leavenworth, Kan., the Congressional Medal of Honor Society announced.
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Transgender veterans sue VA to cover gender-affirming surgeries
The Transgender American Veterans Association is asking a federal appeals court judge to compel the VA to render a decision on the nonprofit’s 2016 request to reverse a regulation that excludes gender-affirming surgeries from the care that the VA provides.
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Pentagon to ease IVF access for service members, court document says
The planned revisions outlined in a motion filed in the lawsuit last month indicate the Pentagon will end a marriage requirement for service members seeking in vitro fertilization treatments through the Tricare health care program and allow the use of donor sperm and eggs.
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‘France has not forgotten’: Consul general awards Legion of Honor to 103-year-old D-Day veteran
Yannick Tagand, France’s general counsel to the Midwest, presented France’s highest honor to D-Day veteran Dick Grout for his part in France’s liberation in World War II.
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Remains of Pennsylvania WWII Army veteran identified more than 80 years after his death in POW camp
Pvt. Earl Seibert was a member of the Headquarters Company, 803rd Engineer Battalion when Japanese forces invaded the Philippine Islands in December 1941, according to a news release from the Defense Department.
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Disabled veteran found living in filth among 67 dogs in Georgia home, police say
The mother and brother of a disabled veteran were arrested and face numerous charges after authorities said they found the man and nearly 70 dogs living in the family’s feces-covered home in Floyd County, Ga.
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Compelled to act: Army veteran tells of his volunteer efforts in war-torn Israel
After seeing the news that Hamas had attacked Israel on Oct. 7, Dr. Raphael Pazo wanted to do something to help people in the war-torn county, both civilian and military.
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Bill introduced to name Michigan post office after Tuskegee Airman Alexander Jefferson
Born in 1921 in Detroit, Alexander Jefferson completed combat training at what was then known as Selfridge Field in Mount Clemens, Mich., and pilot training at the Tuskegee Army Airfield. He served a long military career during World War II.
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