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Homeless female veterans on the rise
KIAHThey're living on the streets more than ever... more and more female veterans are homeless. The numbers have more than doubled since 2006, up to 3,328 in 2010. Many female vets returning from war suffer from psychological issues that leave them unable...Tags: Defense, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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VA: More than 100 graves mismarked in U.S. military cemeteries
CNNMore than 120 graves in military cemeteries across the country are misidentified, the Department of Veterans Affairs said Tuesday. At least 115 headstones were found to be misaligned, meaning they were set over the wrong grave, according to the...Tags: CNN (tv network), U.S. Army, Defense, Wars and Interventions, U.S. Military
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Online Dish: Wounded War Veterans Claim TSA Agents Groped Them
KIAHTwo wounded war veterans claim they were groped by TSA agents while trying to get on a plane. The men say they were going to a ceremony to honor them for their courageous service in defending America. One of the wounded soldiers told his friend, David...Tags: Health, Human Interest, Facebook, Texas, Air Transportation Delays
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Widows War
KIAHThe last place you`d expect to hear the word God banned is a cemetery, but several families are claiming the Houston National Cemetery did just that. The cemetery refused to honor veterans with the full military burial rituals. Several families, along...Tags: Human Interest, Defense, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Veterans Tell Stories Of Hope
KIAHVeronica Vernon, a U.S. Navy veteran tells us, “oh for so many years...my own bed my own bed I don’t have to share with anybody.” She shares a room with other vets like herself, but having a pillow under her head every night is a...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Health, Recreational Substance Use, U.S. Navy, Drug Use
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Cemetery Censorship
KIAHNo to god and no to Jesus Christ! That's the response several local groups got when they tried to use religious words during ceremonies at the Houston National Cemetery. Now they're in big trouble. Members of the National Memorial Ladies, a volunteer...Tags: Human Interest, Memorial Day, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Defense, Politics
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A Special Valentine For A La Marque Soldier
KIAHToday may just be Valentine's Day for you, but it’s 'move in' day for a La Marque military veteran. Victor Cervantes was deployed in Afghanistan during 2008. That September, Hurricane Ike struck the Texas coast and damaged his home. There was nothing...Tags: Disasters, Hurricane Damage, Crime, Law and Justice, Disasters and Accidents, Texas
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Fallen Soldier Buried
KIAHFamily and friends of a fallen soldier lay their loved one to rest a week after the local hero's unit was attacked in Afghanistan. Specialist Pedro Maldonado was only 20 years old he was on his second tour in Afghanistan when he was killed. Specialist...Tags: Family, Afghanistan, Defense, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Heroism
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Vietnam War Veteran Reflects On Special Day
KIAHJames West spent over a year in South Vietnam fighting for our country, which is why Thursday was extra special for the war veteran who's spending some time at a local shelter in downtown Houston. "People don't really know the trauma that we went through...Tags: Awards and Prizes, Human Interest, International Military Interventions, Defense, Wars and Interventions
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Vietnam Veteran Reflects On Special Day
KIAHVeterans Day is a time to remember fallen heroes as well as those currently serving our country overseas. Many may have lost loved ones fighting in Afghanistan or could be related to a war veteran. One Vietnam War veteran who grew up in Houston shared...Tags: Awards and Prizes, Human Interest, International Military Interventions, Defense, Wars and Interventions
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Arrest Made in Murder of Conroe Veteran
KIAHConroe Police Department investigators arrested a man Thursday for the Oct. 16 murder of a 57-year-old veteran Denzel Jermaine Collier, 20, was charged with murder for the death of Jerome King Lewis. He was being held Thursday at Montgomery County on...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Crimes, Defense, Police Arrests, Montgomery (Montgomery, Alabama)
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War Veterans Host Pearl Harbor Ceremony
KIAHAs we approach the 69th anniversary of Pearl Harbor, one World War II veteran expressed concerns about another attack similar to Pearl Harbor or Sept. 11, 2001. The memories of Dec. 7, 1941 are still fresh with billions of Americans to this day. 39...Tags: Japan, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Radio, Texas, Entertainment
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