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2,000-plus attend funeral of Florida veteran with no kin
Most of the 2,000-plus people who gathered in the Florida heat Tuesday didn't know Edward Pearson. They knew little, if anything, about the life of the 80-year-old Army veteran.
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How a 2-star Army general took charge of a broken city
Mark McQueen's sand-colored combat boots have walked the ground during many disasters.
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Official: VA changes policy on declaring veterans dead
The federal government has acknowledged that it wrongly declared more than 100 veterans dead and suspended their benefit payments, and says it is changing its policy of confirming deaths.
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VA wrongly tells veterans they're dead, cuts off benefits
Mike Rieker, a 69-year-old Navy veteran who served in Vietnam, relies on his Veterans Affairs benefits to get him through the month.
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