The Department of Veterans Affairs may be out ahead of many states and federal entities in vaccine administration, but the complexity of deciding who is eligible for the vaccine and when has still left many confused and frustrated. So far, the VA has administered 1.26 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine; 305,197 veterans and employees …
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TOKYO — A Japanese navy submarine and a commercial ship collided off Japan’s southern coast on Monday, causing minor injuries to three crewmembers of the submarine and damage to its mast, defense officials said. The submarine Soryu was in the process of surfacing about 27 nautical miles (50 kilometers) south of Cape Ashizuri on Japan’s …
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Sports Heroes Who Served is a series that highlights the accomplishments of athletes who served in the U.S. military. Jack Roosevelt Robinson — better known as Jackie Robinson — was born in Cairo, Georgia, on Jan. 31, 1919, the same month former President Theodore Roosevelt died. That’s how he got his middle name. In 1920, …
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The head of the Tennessee State Guard is turning over command and retiring from the state Military Department. Brig. Gen. Lyndon Craig Johnson of Manchester has nearly 37 years of service. He is relinquishing command of the State Guard to Brig. Gen. Juan R. Santiago of Memphis. Santiago has served in the …
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WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will review the deportations of veterans and military family members that occurred under the stricter immigration enforcement policies of former President Donald Trump, a White House official told McClatchy. The review is part of Biden’s broader effort to undo some of Trump’s immigration policies. For service members and veterans, Trump’s …
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