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Rafael Rivera's tattoo of an American Flag in the shape of Long Island, with a banner from John 15:13.

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Sick veterans demand medical coverage for illnesses caused by burn pits

President Biden is urging Congress to send a burn-pits bill to his desk.

March 09, 2022
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  • Quil Lawrence
In this April 28, 2011, photo, an Afghan national army pickup truck passes parked U.S. armored military vehicles as smoke rises from a fire in a trash burn pit at Forward Operating Base Caferetta Nawzad, Helmand province south of Kabul, Afghanistan.

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House to vote on bill to help veterans exposed to burn pits

The bill would open up federal health care benefits to millions of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans exposed to toxic substances during their service.

March 03, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
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Art and music therapy seem to help with brain disorders. Scientists want to know why

Arts therapies appear to ease brain disorders from Parkinson's to PTSD. Now, artists and scientists have launched an effort to understand how these treatments change the brain.

February 19, 2022
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  • Jon Hamilton
Senator Kay Kirkpatrick

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  • Politics

Veterans entering law enforcement could train with free tuition

Georgia lawmakers are hoping to lower the barrier for veterans to enter law enforcement careers by offering tuition-free training. 

February 17, 2022
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  • Emily Rubin
Protesters gather in front of the Brunswick City Hall during a march for Ahmaud Arbery.

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  • News

Georgia Today: Looking back at some of our most memorable stories of 2021

On this special year-end edition of the Georgia Today podcast, we look back at some of our most memorable episodes from 2021.

December 24, 2021
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  • Steve Fennessy and
  • Jess Mador
Nick Jones at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in Jacksonville, N.C., on Nov. 8 with his dog Fletcher. This Veterans Day will be Nick's first day as a civilian upon leaving the Marine Corps.

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  • National

As he leaves the Marines, a Navy Cross recipient finds purpose through tragedy

This Veterans Day will be Nick Jones' first day as a civilian upon leaving the Marine Corps. Forced to leave the military after he was wounded in combat, he struggled with what to do next.

November 10, 2021
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  • Dustin Jones
Over half a million Soviet troops served in Afghanistan between 1979 and 1989. Among the first deployed was Rustam Khodzhayev, seen posing here (front row, first from the left) with his special operations unit in 1981.

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  • World

We Asked Vets Of The Soviet-Afghan War To Judge The U.S. Exit. Here's What They Said

Veterans of the Soviet Union's decade-long war in Afghanistan see parallels — and stark contrasts — with the U.S. experience and exit after two decades there.

September 30, 2021
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  • Charles Maynes
Many Afghanistan veterans – including Georgia National Guard medic Danielle Kelly of Pike County (pictured here stationed at Camp Phoenix in Kabul in 2009) – are angry and frustrated following the country's collapse to the Taliban on Sunday.

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  • News

Georgia Veterans of Afghanistan War 'Furious' Over Country's Collapse

The American-installed government of Afghanistan collapsed Sunday as the Taliban completed their offensive across the country and stormed into the capital city of Kabul. The victory brought a somber conclusion to America's longest war, which began in 2001 — and Georgia-based veterans react to the news.

August 16, 2021
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  • Sarah Rose
A photo released in 2020 by the West Virginia Regional Jail and Correctional Facility Authority shows Reta Mays, a former nursing assistant at the Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center in Clarksburg, W.V. Mays was sentenced to multiple life terms after pleading guilty to intentionally using fatal doses of insulin to kill several patients.

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  • National

Woman Who Murdered 7 Veterans In VA Hospital Gets Multiple Life Sentences

The former nursing assistant pleaded guilty to intentionally using lethal doses of insulin to kill the elderly veterans who ranged in age from 81 to 96.

May 11, 2021
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  • Dave Mistich and
  • Scott Neuman
The Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs, led by Linda Chapa LaVia, shown here in 2018, has ordered an independent investigation into a coronavirus outbreak at a veterans' home.

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  • National

Illinois Authorities Investigate Outbreak At Veterans' Home That Killed 27

The coronavirus outbreak in LaSalle, Ill., has infected some 200 people, in what state officials are calling a "tragedy." Illinois is opening a probe into what happened.

November 25, 2020
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  • Colin Dwyer
Kevin Gover, the director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian, says he hopes the memorial becomes "a sacred place."

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  • National

New Memorial Recognizes Generations Of Military Service By Native American Veterans

The newest monument on the National Mall, which opens on Veterans Day, will provide a quiet shrine for Native vets to visit. Native Americans have traditionally served in high numbers.

November 11, 2020
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  • Quil Lawrence
John and Mary Jane Forr stand outside their home in Punta Gorda, Fla. Forr, a retired Marine Corps colonel, discovered he could save $2,500 a year by shopping around for a lower-rate mortgage.

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  • Business

Their Service Entitles Them To Low-Cost Loans. But Veterans Often Pay More

A study finds that some lenders are overcharging military veterans, raising the cost of their home loans by thousands of dollars. Fair lending watchdogs say people need to shop around and negotiate.

November 11, 2020
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  • Chris Arnold
Comedian, writer and veterans advocate Jon Stewart speaks at a press conference on "The Presumptive Benefits for War Fighters Exposed to Burn Pits and Other Toxins Act of 2020" at the House Triangle in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday.

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  • National

Jon Stewart Uses His Celebrity To Bring Attention To Vets Exposed To Burn Pits

The comedian and activist is helping to launch a new campaign to fight for war veterans who say they are sick because of exposure to burn pits and other toxins in Afghanistan and Iraq.

September 16, 2020
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  • Quil Lawrence
Some 1,892 American flags are installed on the National Mall in Washington, DC in 2014. The Iraq and Afghanistan veterans installed the flags to represent the 1,892 veterans and service members who committed suicide this year as part of the "We've Got Your Back: IAVA's Campaign to Combat Suicide."

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  • National Security

White House Plan Breaks Taboo: A Focus On Guns And Veteran Suicide

The Trump Administration's new suicide prevention strategy mentions the touchy subject of gun-safety. It will aim to fight the stigma around people seeking help during a mental health crisis.

August 04, 2020
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  • Quil Lawrence
Veterans participate in a 2019 music project with Alchemy Sky Foundation in Atlanta.

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  • Music

Atlanta Organization Helps Veterans Find Healing Through Music Project

State officials say more than 100,000 service members from Georgia were deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan between 2001 and 2012. Nationally, about 20...

May 24, 2019
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  • La'Raven Taylor and
  • Virginia Prescott
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