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Mandatory Fun

6 British Sailors Arrested In Florida For Drunk And Disorderly Behavior

Alexandra Ma, Business Insider
Bullet Points

New Legislation Would Allow The VA To Prescribe Medical Marijuana To Certain Vets
News

Florida Official Resigns After Cursing Out Army Veteran As ‘Traitor’ On Facebook

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Meet The Vets And Ex-Law Enforcement Officers Training To Save Children From School Shootings

Cassidy Alexander, Daytona Beach News-Journal

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The Navy Has Called Off Its Plan To Bomb Florida

Jared Keller

Esteban Santiago Fort Lauderdale Airport Shooting

Army Veteran To Dodge Death Penalty For 2017 Mass Shooting At Fort Lauderdale Airport

Jay Weaver, Miami Herald

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This Gold Star Mom May Challenge A Navy SEAL For His Spot In Congress

George Bennett, The Palm Beach Post

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This 96-Year-Old Army Vet Survived World War II. Now He’s Being Evicted Over Hurricane Irma Repairs

Mike Ferguson, The Ledger (Lakeland, Fla.)

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Florida Shooting Suspect Reportedly Trained With White Nationalist Militia

Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Matt Pearce And Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times

Raymond Bishop, 84, was fighting his eviction from the Hidden Grove apartments in Homestead. Police shot him to death after officers say he pointed his weapon at them.

Suicidal Korea Vet, 84, Shot Dead By Police At His House Over Therapy-Dog Dispute

Charles Rabin And David Ovalle, The Miami Herald

A participants rolls a joint in anticipation of the best joint contest on December 11, 2010 in Area 101 (name after nearby Highway 101), a new age center where the 7th annual Emerauld Cup is being held.

Veterans Benefits

A Well-Kept Secret: How Vets And Their Doctors Are Getting Around The VA’s Medical Marijuana Policy

James Clark

Lt. Tetyana Muirhead, right, and Senior Chief Hospital Corpsman Rachel Watson conduct medical training at Ukrainian Western Naval Base during Sea Breeze 2013.

Health & Fitness

Navy Corpsman Relieved Of Duty For Falsifying Fitness Scores

Sarah Sicard

Senior Airmen Lauren Durham and Michael Davis exchanged vows at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando before heading out on search and recovery missions with their fellow Airmen and Soldiers of the Florida National Guards Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear Emergency Response Force-Package.

Air National Guard Couple Wed In Uniform Amid Hurricane Irma Rescue Operations

Adam Linehan

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Please Do Not Fire Your Guns At Hurricane Irma

Jared Keller

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2 Marine Vets Taught The World’s Worst Purse Snatcher A Lesson

James Clark

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Somebody Teach These Cops How Not To Look Like ISIS In Their Anti-Drug Video

Adam Weinstein

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These 5 Cities Are Ranked The Best For Veterans

Sarah Sicard

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Florida Man Busted For The World’s Most Embarrassing Act Of Fraud

He was pretending to be a member of Nickelback.

Sarah Sicard

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Florida Man Jumps In Pond To Rescue Eagle From Jaws Of Alligator

David Anderson jumped into action, wading through a pond and prying the bald eagle from the alligator’s jaws.

Hannah Morse, The Bradenton Herald

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Was Navy Commander Murdered Or Was It Self-Defense?

The decorated but troubled naval officer had interrogated Khalid Sheik Mohammed before his career went off the rails.

Larry Hannan, The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville