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Paul Rieckhoff, director of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA)
The Mighty 25: Veterans Poised To Make A Difference In 2015

In politics, business, advocacy, and media, here are 25 veterans poised to make a big difference next year.

Sgt. Alvin York. (U.S. Army Photo)
Grandson of WWI's 'Sgt. York' Will Attend Medal of Honor Ceremony

Sgt. Alvin York, most decorated soldier of WWI, was distantly related to the latest MOH recipient, 1st Lt. Garlin Conner.

Victory Day in Europe graphic. (U.S. Navy graphic by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Cat Campbell)
A Hero of D-Day Helped Make V-E Day Possible

"Without the success of the Normandy landings, there would likely never have been a V-E Day."

Anna Mae Hays, who pioneered the service's nurse corps and became the U.S military's first female general. (Army Photo)
First Female General, Who Served as Army Nurse in 3 Wars, Dies at 97

Hays retired in 1971 after making history when she became the first woman to be promoted to brigadier general.

This Feb. 7, 1984 photo made available by NASA shows astronaut Bruce McCandless II, participating in a spacewalk a few meters away from the cabin of the Earth-orbiting space shuttle Challenger.  (NASA via AP)
1st Untethered Spacewalker Was Son, Grandson of MoH Recipients

The first astronaut to take an untethered "spacewalk" died last week at age 80.

This 1969 photo provided by James McCloughan shows him with the former Army medic, right, with a platoon interpreter in Nui Yon Hill in Vietnam. (Courtesy of James McCloughan via AP)
Medal of Honor Recipient A Hero to Generations of Students
Memorial Service Held for AF Legend Col. Bud Day
Retired Army Sgt. Maj. John Cavaiani
MoH Recipient Awaits Marrow Transplant

A Vietnam War Medal of Honor recipient is in a different kind of fight today as he battles a blood disease that has already...

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush pauses as he speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Maryland. (AP photo)
New Bush Campaign Ad Touts Support from Medal of Honor Recipients

Jeb Bush's campaign has released a video with four Medal of Honor recipients announcing their support of his candidacy.

Congressman Jeff Miller with Barry Coates (Photo: www.jeffmiller.house.gov)
Veteran Who Became Face of VA Wait-Times Scandal Dies of Cancer

Barry Coates, an Army veteran who detailed his wait for VA healthcare to Congress, died Jan. 23.

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