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·  Bipartisan Effort Urged to Pass Veterans' Bills

·  Deal of the Week: Motorola RAZR V3 Sale

·  New National Cemetery at Fort Jackson

·  Get the Credit You Deserve

·  Check out Cool Gear on Kit Up!

·  Operation Interdependence Offers C-Rats

·  Volunteer Drivers Needed

·  Public Warned About E-mail Scam

·  Featured Job: Electronic Technician Maintenance II

·  Senate Passes Record VA Funding Bill

·  Winter Sports Clinic Registration Deadline

·  Care Packages Top One Million

·  Commander Advises Discretion in Cyberspace

·  Give Exchange Certificates to Deployed Troops

·  Marines, Sailors Now Accepting Donations for Toys For Tots

·  Santa Trek to be Tracked Worldwide

·  Send Packages to Troops, Families

·  Volunteers, Donations Sought for Children's Christmas Tour

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Bipartisan Effort Urged to Pass Veterans' Bills
House Committee on Veterans Affairs Chairman Steve Buyer (R-Ind.) has urged colleagues on both sides of the aisle to work together to pass H.R. 6314. More

Deal of the Week: Motorola RAZR V3 Sale
For just $79.99 get the unique, ultra thin RAZR V3 in black, blue, silver or pink. Features quad band, long-range Bluetooth capabilities & VGA camera. PLUS! Take an additional $25 off your order. More

New National Cemetery at Fort Jackson
Fort Jackson has been selected as the site for a new national cemetery. Construction is slated to begin in fiscal 2008, with interments beginning about a year after that. More

Get the Credit You Deserve
Thanks to the American Council on Education (ACE) you can take academic credit for most of the military training and experience you have received, including Basic Training (boot camp). More

Check out Cool Gear on Kit Up!
Military.com just launched Kit Up! Members list all the stuff you weren't issued but couldn't have done without during your military life. Kit Up! can be a device, software, book, DVD, or a resource like a website, chat room, or blog. More

Operation Interdependence Offers C-Rats
The VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System is pleased to announce a new partnership with Operation Interdependence a national non-profit organization that provides each deployed service man or woman with Civilian Rations. More

Volunteer Drivers Needed
More than 9,000 volunteers drive veterans to their VA medical center and clinic appointments as part of the Disabled American Veterans (DAV) Volunteer Transportation Network (VTN). More

Public Warned About E-mail Scam
Social Security has issued a warning about a new email scam message that is being circulated with the subject "Cost-of-Living for 2007 update." More

Featured Job: Electronic Technician Maintenance II
Integrated Technology Solutions is actively searching for an SCA Electronic Technician Maintenance II to support the Naval Air Station North Island, Southern California Offshore Range (SCORE) contract, San Diego, CA. More

Senate Passes Record VA Funding Bill
Veterans across the nation will benefit from a record budget increase for a variety of construction projects for the military and Department of Veterans Affairs. More

Winter Sports Clinic Registration Deadline
The deadline for registering for the 2007 National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic is November 30, 2006. More

Care Packages Top One Million
The USO will soon be distributing its one millionth Operation USO Care Package. Initiated in 2001 by the USO of Metropolitan Washington, the Operation USO Care Package program distributes care packages to servicemembers deploying. More

Commander Advises Discretion in Cyberspace
General Paul V. Hester, the Pacific Air Forces commander, stressed recently that what is posted on the Internet could get pieced together with other information that could jeopardize yourself, your family or your fellow servicemembers. More

Give Exchange Certificates to Deployed Troops
The Army & Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES) operates 53 PX/BX facilities throughout Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom. Even the most basic operation provides access to toiletries, phone cards and cold drinks. More

Marines, Sailors Now Accepting Donations for Toys For Tots
Marines and Sailors around the world are working together during the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) "Toys for Tots" 2006 campaign, underway from now until Dec. 18 in all 50 United States, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. More

Santa Trek to be Tracked Worldwide
In advance of the holiday season and its 51st season of tracking Santa Claus on his annual journey around the world, the North American Aerospace Defense Command activated its "NORAD Tracks Santa" Website for 2006. More

Send Packages to Troops, Families
Just in time for the holidays, Operation Homefront has launched "eCarePackage," an online service that allows citizens to send care packages to deployed troops and their families. More

Volunteers, Donations Sought for Children's Christmas Tour
As the holidays draw near, the Hampton Roads (Va.) Chief Petty Officer Association (HRCPOA) is calling out to the khaki community throughout the mid-Atlantic region to help them bring Christmas cheer to children. More


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