Tag: Military Times

Scott PowersMay 14, 2018
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Republican U.S. Rep. Brian Mast is being honored with the Award for Leadership in Government from the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America. At the organization’s second-annual “IAVA Salutes” event in June, the group identified as the leading voice of post-9/11 generation veterans will honor Mast and journalist Leo Shane of Military Times, who will receive the award […]

Mitch PerryNovember 30, 2017
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Veterans nationwide can now obtain a special, government-issued identification card, two-and-a-half years after President Barack Obama signed legislation sponsored by Sarasota U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan. “Every veteran — past, present, and future — can now prove their military service without the added risk of identity theft,” Buchanan said, noting that millions of veterans have been unable to document their service […]

Mitch PerryApril 4, 2017
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After reading published reports documenting experiments on dogs being conducted by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs, Sarasota U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan has contacted the Inspector General for the VA to demand answers about what’s going on there. Stars and Stripes and Military Times reported last month that an animal rights activist group has accused the VA of conducting medical experiments on dozens of […]


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