Veteran reportedly agonized over decision
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Even though the Celtics have had little contact with Gary Payton this offseason, and his agent raised doubts that he would show up, the veteran point guard was expected to join the team Monday for media day and the opening of training camp.
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Officer Andrew Barnett of the Anne Arundel County police allegedly told his superiors last year that his nation needed him -- that his Army reserves unit had been activated and that he was headed to Iraq. With that, police say, Barnett was granted a leave from his job while continuing to collect his salary.
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When in doubt, tilt toward the veteran. That's what the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has suggested to government agencies in two cases involving federal employees who had served in the military reserves and petitioned for back pay because of improperly charged military leave.
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WASHINGTON Outgoing Veterans Affairs Secretary Anthony Principi (prin-SIP&#39;-ee) has been regarded as a relentless advocate for veterans during his tenure.
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A decorated US combat veteran filed a lawsuit on Tuesday asserting that the government can not prevent reservists from leaving the military when their enlistment periods end.
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A National Guard soldier ordered to duty in Iraq is challenging the military's "stop-loss" program and asking a judge to block the military from involuntarily extending his enlistment.
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A soldier who generated front-page headlines by asking Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld about a shortage of armored vehicles in Iraq got advice from a reporter before posing the question.
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A Vietnam veteran who worked with President Bush&#39;s campaign has left over his appearance in a commercial by a group challenging Democratic candidate John Kerry&#39;s
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Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld has done as good a job as possible in reacting to a question from a soldier based in Kuwait Wednesday, but the entire episode raises troubling questions.
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Amid the controversy over &quot;Unfit for Command&quot; and the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, it&#39;s worth noting that John Kerry&#39;s surrogates continue to overstate their man&#39;s Vietnam record.
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A veteran of the first Persian Gulf War is suing the Army after it ordered him to report for duty 13 years after he was honorably discharged from active duty and eight years after he left the reserves.
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WASHINGTON : The highly-charged debate over John Kerry&#39;s record in the Vietnam War raged on Sunday, after a veteran working to help re-elect incumbent president George W. Bush resigned.
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Does VA Secretary Jim Nicholson's departure matter to the men and women fighting the Iraq war? A veteran's view.
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Gen. George Casey, nominated for the post of Army chief of staff, faced severe questions Thursday from senators about the strategies he implemented when he was the commander of U.S. and coalition troops in Iraq.
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The soldier who triggered the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal by sending incriminating photos to military investigators says he feared deadly retaliation by other GIs and was shocked when Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld mentioned his name at a Senate hearing.
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One of the American soldiers facing a court martial for his part in the Abu Ghraib prison abuse scandal yesterday indicated he intended to plead guilty to at least some of the charges.
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A Vietnam veteran who served with Sen. John Kerry in a swift boat group broke a 35-year silence this weekend to back Kerry&#39;s version of events from one of their missions together and to chastise veterans critical