Virginia Beach music festival to raise money for brain injury treatments for military veterans
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by Caitlyn Burchett
11M ago
The Veterans Band Aid Music Festival will be held Friday and Saturday at the Holiday Trav-L-Park. Tickets range from $35 to $65 for one and two-day general admission ..read more
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Memorial Day parade in Norfolk focuses on community, honoring military sacrifices
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by Cianna Morales
11M ago
Around 700 people were in attendance at the first Memorial Day Parade hosted by the Larchmont Edgewater Civic League in Norfolk ..read more
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Patriotic Festival brings together the military community
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by Kelsey Kendall
11M ago
The Patriotic Festival at the Scope Arena this Memorial Day weekend brings together "a very patriotic community" in Hampton Roads ..read more
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For Vietnam War veteran, 53-year-old memories of combat still painfully fresh
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by Caitlyn Burchett
11M ago
Gerald "Jerry" Gandy met with a Virginian-Pilot reporter and photographer in April at his Virginia Beach home. For nearly four hours, the 82-year-old Vietnam War veteran painstakingly recounted his wartime experiences — detailing the sights, sounds, smells and the bloodshed of his time in the jungle ..read more
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The Civil War, mattress sales and the unofficial start of summer: Memorial Day is full of contradiction
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by Ben Finley
11M ago
Memorial Day is supposed to be about mourning the nation’s fallen service members, but it’s come to anchor the unofficial start of summer and a long weekend of discounts on anything from mattresses to lawn mowers ..read more
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Pentagon says allies will unite to train Ukrainians on F-16s, but warns jets aren’t ‘magic weapons’
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by Lolita C. Baldor and Tara Copp
11M ago
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says that European allies are developing a coordinated program to train Ukrainian forces on the F-16 fighter jet. But Pentagon leaders warn that it will be a costly and complex task and won’t be a magic solution to the war ..read more
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‘Hidden heroes’: For families with disabled veterans, caregivers can be a lifeline
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by Caitlyn Burchett
11M ago
According to the Elizabeth Dole Foundation, there are more than 5.5 million "hidden heroes," spouses and children serving as a caregiver to their disabled military veteran. Virginia Beach resident Lillie Williams was among them, but now has a caregiver to help tend to her husband's needs ..read more
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Want to believe? UFO tracking company visits Hampton Roads, touts app for reporting sightings
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by Gavin Stone
11M ago
At least 4,000 sightings have been reported in Norfolk and Virginia Beach over the last 50 years, according to data collected by Enigma Labs, a UAP tracking company that hosted a discussion this week in downtown Norfolk ..read more
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Rep. Jen Kiggans introduces bipartisan bill to support service member mental health
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by Caitlyn Burchett
11M ago
Congresswoman Jen Kiggans, who represents the 2nd District, introduced last week the Sailor Standard of Care Act, what she calls a “bipartisan solution” to improve mental health care for sailors. She championed the legislation in response to the suicides of seven Hampton Roads-based sailors last year. The tally for 2023 is already at two ..read more
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Trails of Purpose will expand mental health services for military members at new Virginia Beach location
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by Caitlyn Burchett
11M ago
Trails of Purpose, which uses horses for assisted psychotherapy and mental health education, will host military members and their families during an open farm day on May 27 at One Red Maple Farm in Virginia Beach. The nonprofit began in 2019 on a 15-acre farm in Chesapeake ..read more
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