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Wounded Warrior fires execs over spending accusations

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The two top executives of the Wounded Warrior Project have been fired amid allegations of lavish spending practices that ate up as much as half its funds, which mainly come from public donations. Actions taken by the charitable organization's board of directors aim "to

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Iwo Jima veterans honored on battle’s 71st anniversary

BOSTON – A trio of Marines who fought at Iwo Jima during World War II were honored Friday morning by officials who included Secretary of Veterans Services Francisco Urena. Urena, a Marine himself, praised the vets at a ceremony in Memorial Hall to mark the 71st anniversary of the start of

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Army lets Sikh captain wear beard, turban on duty

WASHINGTON – U.S. Army Capt. Simratpal Singh reported to his new post sporting a very different look Monday afternoon. During leave, he'd grown a beard and reportedly made himself a camouflaged turban, and last week he won an exception to Army rules, letting him keep his beard and

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Paid patriotism

"We're No. 1." That's been a constant refrain of Boston and New England sports fans in the new millennium — and with good reason. The Patriots and the Red Sox have won multiple championships, while the Bruins and Celtics have notched one apiece. Now this

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“Wall of Honor” in Jerusalem honors Jewish soldiers nationwide

Fact: During World War I, 10 percent of the officers in the German army were Jewish. Fact: During World War II, 4.7 percent of soldiers in the United States Armed Forces were Jewish, despite comprising less than 2 percent of the population. Jews have always served in the military

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Boston volunteers plan to ‘thank a vet’

Hundreds of volunteers will scour Boston Saturday and Sunday, knocking on veterans' doors to personally thank the men and women who have served in the U.S. military and alerting them to aid and other resources that may be available to them. Each volunteer will get specific addresses of

Massachusetts legislature

Stolen Valor legislation wins unanimous House vote

BOSTON — A week before Veterans Day, and with his parents looking on from the gallery high above the House floor, state Rep. John Velis (D-Westfield), a captain in the U.S. Army Reserves, delivered impassioned remarks to support his proposal to levy hefty fines and impose jail time on those

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Mayor Walsh announces update on plan to house homeless veterans

BOSTON — Following up on his commitment to end veterans homelessness by the end of 2015, Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced Thursday that 367 homeless veterans have been housed since his Administration launched the program in July 2014. "No veteran should have to sleep on the street, and Boston is