Fighter pilot Yellin recalls final WWII mission and journey
The Washington Post profiles 93 year old Yellin recalling the Aug 14 1945 final combat mission over Japan with Phil Schlamberg in a P-51. He describes his path from Pearl Harbor enlistment to discrimination, PTSD recovery, and later work teaching veterans meditation and building cross cultural ties with Japan.
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Nagasaki
Japan
Emperor Hirohito
Nagoya
Yellin
Phil Schlamberg
Schlamberg
Iwo Jima
Utah
Hillside
New Jersey
U.S. Naval
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Draft Board
Luke Air Field
Seale
Pacific
78Th
Iraq
Afghanistan
Scarlett Johansson
Senators push caregiver expansion tied to Choice reform plan
Senate Veterans Affairs Committee backs Sen Patty Murray’s bid to broaden Post-9/11 caregiver benefits to older veterans and caregivers, attaching the measure to a larger Choice reform package. The Caring for Our Veterans Act seeks a five year $56 billion program, with phased eligibility and updated VA processes, amid budget battles and potential TRICARE integration.
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Senate Veterans Affairs Committee
Patty Murray
D-Wash
Congress
Murray
Senate
House
Vietnam
Korea
Afghanistan
Iraq
Choice
R-Ga
Jon Tester
Mont
Veterans Affairs
David Shulkin
Walgreens
CVS
Shulkin
White House
Department of Defense
Trump
Roe
Isakson
Ranking
Congressional Budget Office
CBO
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