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Thursday, May 09, 2013  Spc. Charles McClure, 21, of New Bloomfield, died in Kuwait Thursday, May 2, after being injured in a vehicle accident.

Tuesday, May 07, 2013  The U.S. Senate in March unanimously approved its own legislation to name the bridge after Musial.

Saturday, April 06, 2013  Veterans moving to Missouri after leaving the military could immediately claim in-state tuition for public higher education under a bill passed by the state House.

Saturday, March 30, 2013  Governor Jay Nixon and Missouri National Guard Major General Stephen Danner presented each of the veterans with a special medal, coin and a certificate for their courage and sacrifice.

Sunday, March 17, 2013  Military veterans and their spouses will have the opportunity to speak with multiple employers at a job fair on Monday.

Thursday, February 07, 2013  Rudy Perez, Jr., 33, claims he was incompetent at the time of the murder of Robert Hill, 77, because he did not receive his medication for schizophrenia.

Wednesday, February 06, 2013  The assault that led to the death of a 77-year-old man in the Columbia VA hospital was the second altercation between the victim and the suspect that day.

Monday, February 04, 2013  The suspect and victim were both patients at the VA Hospital.

Tuesday, January 01, 2013  Veteran Chiefs lineman Lilja announces retirement

Wednesday, November 28, 2012  An Iraq war veteran will undergo treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder before being sentenced in a double fatality accident in September 2011.

Saturday, November 24, 2012  Fifty-seven-year-old LaVeta Miller, of Great Bend, is charged with two counts of theft by deception. Her attorney declined to comment.

Tuesday, November 13, 2012  Tyler Huffman and his family moved into their new smart home in Jefferson City.

Monday, November 12, 2012  The newest veterans' memorial at the University of Missouri will be based on an architecture student's design.

Thursday, October 18, 2012  Every Veteran's United Home Loans employee that pledges 1% of their annual salary to the “Get Your Boots On” fundraiser gets a pair of military boots.

Friday, September 21, 2012  Kansas City police are looking for clues about who brutally beat a 44-year-old disabled veteran inside the group home where he lives.