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Obama on resignation of Veterans Affairs Secretary amid widespread troubles in veterans' health care
US Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki resigned on Friday in a personal meeting with President Barack Obama, shortly after publicly apologising for deep problems plaguing the agency's health care system that Obama called "totally...
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USA: KOREAN VIETNAM WAR VETERANS COMPENSATION CLAIM
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The Korean government is suing the United States for reparations the Koreans say should be paid to their soldiers who helped the U-S in the Vietnam War.
Korea says the U-S agreed to compensate soldiers injured during the war...
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President speaks at WWII memorial ceremony
1. Bush walks onto podium
2. Cutaway crowd waving flags
3. Medium shot George W.Bush
4. Wide of George W. Bush
5. SOUNDBITE: (English) George W.Bush, US President:
"Thank you all very much. I'm honoured to join with President Clinton,...
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Memories of the siege of Leningrad and Victory Day in Russia
Saint Petersburg (Leningrad), Russia 1944
1. Wide of Nazi airplane flying
2. Mid of bombs being dropped from airplane
3. Wide of the same, tilt down
4. Close up of pilot inside airplane
5. Close up of bombs being dropped from...
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CROATIA: RETURNING TROOPS SUFFER FROM ADDICTION PROBLEMS
Eng/Serbo-Croat/Nat
Soldiers in Croatia are returning to their homes and turning into alcoholics and drug addicts.
Experts there think that the country could suffer an epidemic of what doctors call Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, or...
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The euphoria of a U.S. soldier's homecoming from Iraq often gives way to depression, stress and trouble dealing with family members during the first months home, a new Pentagon study finds
HEADLINE:After Iraq, mental health problems arise
CAPTION: The euphoria of a U.S. soldier's homecoming from Iraq often gives way to depression, stress and trouble dealing with family members during the first months home, a new Pentagon...
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"Hiring our Heroes," a program of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce held a job fair for veterans in Washington. It's one of nearly 100 the group has done since its inception nearly a year ago.
HEADLINE: Group aims to ease job hunt for veterans
CAPTION: "Hiring our Heroes," a program of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce held a job fair for veterans in Washington. It's one of nearly 100 the group has done since its inception nearly a...
Bloomberg
Six Bans Sued by U.S. Soldiers Over Attacks in Iraq
Nov. 11 ""Bloomberg's Christie Smythe reports on banks accused of helping finance terrorists who attacked American serving in Iraq in On The Markets. She speaks with Bloomberg's Mia Saini on Money Clip. (Source: Bloomberg)
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USA: STEVEN SPIELBERG HONOURED BY THE PENTAGON
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Film maker Steven Spielberg, winner of five Academy Awards for his epic "Saving Private Ryan" has received the highest U-S civilian honour at the Pentagon, in Washington D-C.
He's the top director in Hollywood and now he is...
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USA: VIETNAM TO FORMALISE RELATIONS
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The United States and Vietnam may formalise relations in the next few weeks.
The exchange of diplomats and business enterprises will be the first formal contact since the war ended nearly 20 years ago.
The move will be a boon to...
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USA: TROOPS IN GULF MAY HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO CHEMICAL WEAPONS
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A CIA study has revealed that more than 15,000 U-S troops could have been exposed to chemical weapons during the Gulf War.
Pentagon spokesman Kenneth Bacon said that officials have already begun contacting about...
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The Pentagon found long and repeated deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan are increasing U.S. troop mental health problems.
HEADLINE: Panel: Deployments strain troops' mental health
CAPTION: The Pentagon found long and repeated deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan are increasing U.S. troop mental health problems. (May 4)
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Bloomberg
What Was New in Trump's Economic Speech?
Aug. 8 -- Bloomberg Politics' Jennifer Jacobs reports on Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's speech at the Detroit Economic Club. Jacobs speaks on "Bloomberg Markets."
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USA: TEAM INVESTIGATING GULF WAR SYNDROME TO BE REORGANISED
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The U-S Department of Defence has announced a reorganisation of its team which investigates the so-called Gulf War Syndrome.
The department is boosting both the team's budget and staffing level to help it investigate...
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The Victory Belles, a New Orleans dance troupe, help World War II veterans recall the good times of the 1940's. Their performances at the National World War II Museum bring big band songs and long forgotten memories back to life. (Dec. 5)
SOUNDBITE: Forrest Villarrubia, WWII Veteran
"I teared (laughing) bringing back many, many memories, many, many."
SOUNDBITE: Mandi Ridgdell, Victory Belle:
"To bring that back and to remind them of those times is an incredible feeling."...
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USA: PENTAGON STUDY INTO ORIGINS OF GULF WAR ILLNESSES
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A new Anglo-American study is ruling out a suspicious liquid found at a Kuwaiti school as a possible cause of the mysterious group of illnesses known as Gulf War Syndrome.
Pentagon officials unveiling the study on Thursday...
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A Civil War veteran whose ashes sat for decades forgotten in storage could someday be remembered as the final soldier buried from that war. (April 14)
HEADLINE Civil War vet finally laid to rest
CAPTION: A Civil War veteran whose ashes sat for decades forgotten in storage could someday be remembered as the final soldier buried from that war. (April 14) ...
AFP News Agency
VOICED : Libya revolutionaries: yesterday's heroes
VOICED : Libya revolutionaries: yesterday's heroes
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ZIMBABWE: ELECTIONS WRAP (3)
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President Robert Mugabe appealed for national reconciliation on Tuesday after his ruling party narrowly won parliamentary elections following a bitter campaign marked by violence and intimidation.
In a televised address,...
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Parade of World War II veterans for Memorial Day
1. Veteran riding on car raising hand in 'V' sign and the 'thumbs up'
2. Veterans waving to crowds
3. Veterans marching in front cars
4. Military float
5. Veterans sitting on float - members of the 42 Division - they found the Eagles...
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World War II veterans gather in Washington as part of a program to honor the nation's heroes, and reflect at national memorials.
HEADLINE: Program brings WWII vets to 'their memorial'
CAPTION: An organization called Honor Flight brings World War Two veterans to Washington, D.C. to see the World War Two memorial at no cost to them. Six thousand vets are on the...
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Pence Confronted with Criticisms of Trump
RESTRICTION SUMMARY: AP CLIENTS ONLYSHOTLIST:AP TELEVISION - AP CLIENTS ONLYCarson City, Nevada - 2 August, 20161. SOUNDBITE (English) Catherine Byrne, Military Mother"After the booing subsided, Pence started talking to me personally and...
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RR0229/A Zimbabwe: Starvation
File: view of commercial farm in Zimbabwe; farmworkers reaping tobacco; harvester reaping maize crop; grain spurting into back of truck; various views of World Food Programme distribution point, Angwa Valley, Zimbabwe; various views of...
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Advanced prosthetic arms developed by Pentagon set for sale
Veteran amputees are set to be the first beneficiaries of futuristic prosthetic arms which can grasp an object as fragile as an egg or as small as a grape