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    US Warship Downs ICBM for the First Time
    2 years ago
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    4 Places to Buy a Holiday Gift for Sports Fans
    2 years ago
  • Veteran wearing backpack and holding notebooks for education
    How to Access your GI Bill Education Benefits
    2 years ago
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    Yellow Ribbon Program Info and Benefits
    2 years ago
  • National Museum of the United States Army exhibit
    National Museum of the United States Army Now Open
    2 years ago
  • GI Bill education benefits at college
    What education benefits does the GI Bill grant?
    2 years ago
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    The History of the American Expeditionary Force in Siberia
    2 years ago
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    Pentagon Announces Troop Withdrawals in Afghanistan and Iraq
    2 years ago
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    2 years ago
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    A Brief History of Veterans Day
    2 years ago
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    2020 Military Holiday Shipping Deadlines
    2 years ago
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    The 5 Best Online Military Discounts on Shoes Including adidas, Reebok, and more
    2 years ago
  • college campus building
    GI Bill COVID-19 Student Protections Extended Through 2021
    2 years ago
  • soldiers sleeping
    US Army Tells Soldiers to Take More Naps
    2 years ago
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    Troops at Camp Lejeune Warned to Stop Running at Night After Coyote Attacks
    2 years ago
  • navy ships
    Experts Say Navy Needs 500 Ships, But Paying for Them Won’t be Easy
    2 years ago
  • ICBM
    US Warship Downs ICBM for the First Time
    2 years ago
  • National Museum of the United States Army exhibit
    National Museum of the United States Army Now Open
    2 years ago
  • Russian Civil War
    The History of the American Expeditionary Force in Siberia
    2 years ago
  • troops in Afghanistan
    Pentagon Announces Troop Withdrawals in Afghanistan and Iraq
    2 years ago
  • Veterans Day salute
    A Brief History of Veterans Day
    2 years ago
  • military shipping packages
    2020 Military Holiday Shipping Deadlines
    2 years ago
  • college campus building
    GI Bill COVID-19 Student Protections Extended Through 2021
    2 years ago
  • soldiers sleeping
    US Army Tells Soldiers to Take More Naps
    2 years ago
  • military coyote attack
    Troops at Camp Lejeune Warned to Stop Running at Night After Coyote Attacks
    2 years ago
  • navy ships
    Experts Say Navy Needs 500 Ships, But Paying for Them Won’t be Easy
    2 years ago
  • NFL football salute to service
    Win the Ultimate Fan Cave from the NFL & USAA Salute to Service Sweepstakes
    3 years ago
  • basic training
    A 59-Year-Old Combat Vet Redid Basic Training and Finished in the Top 10% of His Class
    3 years ago
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    National Guard and Coast Guard Hurricane Cleanup from Laura, Sally
    3 years ago
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    Arlington National Cemetery to Reopen With Reduced Hours
    3 years ago
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    Five Military Hospitals to Support COVID-19 Vaccine Trial
    3 years ago
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    Remembering Mets Legend and Marine Vet Tom Seaver
    3 years ago
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    Coast Guard Crew Surprised by Shark Attack During Swim
    3 years ago
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    New High-Tech Marines Wargaming Center Expected to be Up in 2024
    3 years ago
  • Air Force Seeks to Bring Computers and Human Brains Closer Together
    3 years ago
  • These 23 Retailers Are Juicing Up Their Military Discounts For Veterans Day
    3 years ago
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Education

How to Access your GI Bill Education Benefits

Veterans can access GI Bill education benefits by applying through the VA. Applicants can sign up through ID.me’s verification system.

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Yellow Ribbon Program Info and Benefits

As an education initiative, the Yellow Ribbon Program was created to help veterans cover expenses to attend private schools.

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National Museum of the United States Army Now Open

The National Museum of the United States Army had its grand opened on Veterans Day 2020 in Fort Belvoir, Virginia.

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Education

What education benefits does the GI Bill grant?

Learn how to access GI Bill education benefits by logging in at the VA website with an ID.me account.

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A Brief History of Veterans Day

As Veteran’s Day approaches, a brief history of the holiday serves as a reminder to honor our strong troops.

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Discounts

The 5 Best Online Military Discounts on Shoes Including adidas, Reebok, and more

To honor the service of veterans and military, ID.me is offering exclusive military shoe discounts through these 5 shoe retailers.

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GI Bill COVID-19 Student Protections Extended Through 2021

New financial protections approved by Congress ensures that student veterans affected by the pandemic will be extended to December 2021.

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Win the Ultimate Fan Cave from the NFL & USAA Salute to Service Sweepstakes

The effects of the pandemic led to the NFL and USAA to reinvent their Salute to Service program. This year, the NFL and USAA have announced an updated program sweepstakes, where active-duty military and veterans can enter to win five Ultimate Fan Cave prize packages.

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A 59-Year-Old Combat Vet Redid Basic Training and Finished in the Top 10% of His Class

A 59 year old combat veteran becomes the oldest graduate to complete army basic training while also finishing in the top 10% of his class.

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Lost WWII Soldiers Finally Identified and Remembered

It is never too late to remember the courage and sacrifice of our fallen. Decades after vanishing during WWII, these two lost veterans are finally getting their day in the […]

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The Life of a War Dog in Pictures

All war dogs start out as puppies. This little guy started his training at the Military Working Dog Breeding Program at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio.  They go […]

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Veteran Business Battle: Business Competition for Veteran Entrepreneurs

An open letter to all United States Armed Forces veterans, The Houston Chapter of Entrepreneurs Organization (EO), Rice University, and the Rice Veterans In Business Association (VIBA), are proud to […]

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8 years ago0
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Chickenhawk Nation: The Growing Civil-Military Divide

Writing for The Atlantic, James Fallow notes that it is more rare to serve in the military than it is to grow up on a farm in America. Fallow states that unlike […]

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8 years ago0
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5 Military Homecoming Videos That Might Make You Cry

Military deployments are difficult times for military families. Beyond the hardship of separation, family members have to endure the knowledge that their loved one is in harm’s way. So, when the […]

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Study Finds Vets Have Trouble Transitioning into Civilian Life

According to a recent study conducted by the USC School of Social Work, more than half of U.S. troops who leave the military are unprepared for civilian life. The study […]

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