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From the economic crisis at home to a troop increase in Afghanistan, veterans' advocates are warning of a "perfect storm" that could flood an already beleaguered health care network for former service members.
Even with the troop count in Iraq scheduled to wind down, the demands on the Department of Veterans Affairs could increase.
 Amid escalating tensions with Venezuela and US military strikes on suspected drug smugglers in the Caribbean,... |
 Roughly 46,000 full-time U.S. military members are without pay during the federal government shutdown despite President... | ||
 A former U.S. Marine Corps colonel and combat veteran of 24 years resigned in late September,... |
 National Guard troops sent to Illinois by President Donald Trump can stay in the state and... |
