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Shays named marshal for Stamford Veterans Day celebrationDuring his congressional career, Shays chaired the Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans Affairs and International Relations, a body with oversight of the Department of Defense, State Department and Department of Veterans Affairs. In this article: Christopher Shays, World War II, Stamford, George W. Bush, Iraq, and Department of Veterans Affairs |
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PR Newswire | September 17, 2008
Eight Stand-Out Public Servants Receive Coveted Service to America Medals at Washington, D.C. Gala
Medalists come from the Departments of the Air Force, Veterans Affairs, Justice, State, Energy, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the U.S. Agency for International Development and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
In this article: Washington, D.C., Usaid, and Department of Veterans Affairs
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PR Newswire: Technology | September 01, 2009
AT&T Government Solutions Wins $45 Million Award From the Department of State for Managed Services
With this new award, AT&T has now announced Networx awards with customers including the Department of the Treasury, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Department of Homeland Security and the Social Security Administration. The...
In this article: AT&T, State Department, RSS, General Services Administration, Facebook, and Virginia
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www.washingtonpost.com | March 25, 2007
Contracts Awarded
...to provide information security support services. U.S. Foodservice Inc. of Columbia won a $645 million contract from the Department of Veterans Affairs for subsistence. EG&G Technical Services Inc. of Gaithersburg won a $27...
In this article: Fairfax, General Services Administration, Lockheed Martin Corp., State Department, and Alexandria
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PR Newswire: Aerospace/Defense | March 10, 2009
CMARK International Announces 61% Increase in 2008 Sales
...said "We feel the entire U.S. Government marketplace including the Department of Defense, Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of State along with its associated support activities offer a solid marketplace in this day and...
In this article: Department of Defense, Department of Veterans Affairs, Revenue, Department of State, Kuwait, and Iraq
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Tammy Duckworth on her job at Veterans Affairs
...times. His concern moved her, she said, and soon she was campaigning for him. As president, Obama nominated Duckworth to join Veterans Affairs in February. She isn't shy about her ambition, expressing an interest in eventually joining the...
In this article: Tammy Duckworth, VA, Iraq, Barack Obama, Department of Veterans Affairs, White House, and Washington
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PR Newswire | October 04, 2007
GovBenefits.gov Recognized as Top Program for Providing Greater Access to Public Services by Harvard University's Kennedy School
...of Homeland Security, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Department of Interior, the Department of Justice, the Department of State, the Department of Transportation, the Department of Treasury, the Social Security...
In this article: GovBenefits.gov, Labor Department, Harvard University, Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Education, Department of Energy, Small business, John F. Kennedy School of Government, and Department of Agriculture
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Wikipedia | September 24, 2009
Embassy of the United States in Manila
The mission also hosts the only foreign office of the Department of Veterans Affairs , which caters to some 18,000 American and Filipino veterans and their widows in the Philippines (see also Filipino Veterans Fairness Act.) Manila's...
In this article: Manila, Philippines, United States, Department of State, Department of Veterans Affairs, World War II, Juan M. de Guzman Arellano, and Foreign Service
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Gov Gab: Your U.S. Government Blog | January 30, 2009
Thanks to the Folks at the IRS
...and the Department of Energy regulate infrastructure, utilities, and basic services. The Department of Veterans Affairs, the Social Security Administration, the Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Housing and Urban...
In this article: IRS, Tax, Democracy, Securities and Exchange Commission, Bonbon, Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Education, and Department of Energy
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PR Newswire | March 10, 2008
Deployed PA Military Members Urged to Vote by Absentee Ballot
...and using an absentee ballot. "As we do every election cycle, we are diligently working to remind our military electors of their voting rights," Secretary of the Commonwealth Pedro A. Cortes said. "We work hard to ensure that military...
In this article: Pennsylvania, Department of State, and Department of Veterans Affairs
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The Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA), also referred to as Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC), is the department within the government of Canada with responsibility for pensions/benefits and services for war veterans, retired personnel of the Canadian Forces and Royal Canadian Mounted Police, their families, as well as some civilians.
A war veteran's eligibility for certain benefits may depend on his/her "overseas" status, defined by Veterans' Affairs as having served at least two miles offshore from Canada. It is worth noting that in the Second World War (1939-45) Canada did not yet include Newfoundland, which became a Canadian province only in 1949. Thus WW2 veterans who served in Newfoundland are considered by Veterans Affairs to be "overseas veterans".
An important division of Veterans Affairs is called "Canada Remembers". This is responsible for all war commemoration activities, such as Remembrance Day, and coordinates and funds various "pilgrimages" for Canadian war veterans to foreign battlefields and international ceremonies (e.g. the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the Netherlands in early 1995, the 60th anniversary of D Day on June 6, 2004, etc.)
The year 2005 was declared Year of the Veteran in Canada, to teach, remember, thank, honour and celebrate. The image of a poppy overlapping a gold maple leaf became a special symbol during the campaign, on posters, pamphlets, bookmarks and documents. In 2007, the Veterans' Bill of Rights stated that Veterans Affairs Canada must show veterans respect.
The Minister of Veterans Affairs is The Honourable Greg Thompson.
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