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The Department of Veterans Affairs' motto, shown on a plaque outside the Veterans Health Administration building in Washington, D.C. (Hope Hodge Seck/Military.com)

Some Women Veterans Want VA to Change its Culture, Starting with Motto

During hearing Thursday, female vets say they are tired of being treated as spouses or worse than caregivers.

In this March 2, 2016 file photo, new U.S. commander in Afghanistan, U.S. Army Gen. John Nicholson speaks during a change of command ceremony at the Resolute Support Headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Afghanistan War Commander's Next Mission: Helping Female Vets Start Businesses

Retired Army Gen. John Nicholson, who served as commander in Afghanistan, has been named head of the PenFed Foundation.

U.S. Marines, sailors, family members and friends gather to pay their respects to Cpl. Shirley M. John (veteran) at Coastal Carolina State Veterans Cemetery, Jacksonville, North Carolina, on April 7, 2018. Shirley John was the oldest female Marine, age 82, and was the Chapter President for the Women Marine Association of North Carolina 1 Tarheel. (Elijah Abernathy/U.S. Marine Corps)

'Treated like Second-Class Citizens': Female Marine Reflects on Her Career

She spent 20 years in the Marine Corps, from 1984 to 2004, and rose from the enlisted ranks to chief warrant officer.

Worlkd War II-era recruitment posters for the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps. (United States Government Printing Office via UNT Digital Library)

Lawmakers Renew Bid to Honor US Cadet Nurses

A bipartisan group of lawmakers has reintroduced the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps Service Recognition Act.

Marine Corps veteran Angela Madsen (left) and Army veteran Indira Glennon (right) are two of the veterans featured in Stacy Pearsall’s traveling female veteran athlete exhibition. (Photo courtesy of Stacy Pearsall)

Veterans Portrait Project Aims to Showcase Untold Stories

Since starting the project, Air Force veteran Stacy Pearsall has taken photos of almost 7,000 veterans in 27 states.

U.S. Marine Corps recruits, with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment, listen to periods of instruction about the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP) at Leatherneck Square on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, July 11, 2018. The Marine Corps Martial Arts Program helps to create the warrior ethos by utilizing armed and unarmed techniques from various styles of martial arts. (Yamil Casarreal/Marine Corps)

GI Jane Was a Fairy Tale: Fighting for Respect in the Marine Corps

"I need you to put on a flak jacket, ma'am."

Participants of the Women’s Health Transition Assistance Program receive a tour of the James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital, Tampa, Fla., July 31, 2018. This pilot program series displays the range of women’s health and mental health care services available for each member post-separation. (Ashley Perdue/U.S. Air Force)

VA Struggles to Curb Harassment of Female Veterans at Medical Centers

The VA is trying to confront the ongoing problem of harassment of female veterans at hospitals and clinics.

Members of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion take part in a parade ceremony in honor of Joan of Arc at the marketplace where she was burned at the stake, May 27, 1945. (U.S. Army photo via National Archives)

A Pioneering WWII Vet Died Alone, But She'll Get a Hero's Farewell

Bertha Dupre served in World War II, rode the rails for Amtrak and, in her 80s, became a student at UNC Charlotte.

Women’s Program Manager for the VA Western New York Healthcare System Jill LaMantia talks to the Buffalo District office about her drive to assist female veterans, March 22, 2016. (U.S. Army/ Kathleen Bukcler)

The VA Is Trying to Reach Female Veterans About Their Health Care

A little-known hotline for female veterans receives -- and sends -- calls on VA benefits and health services.

Ray and Dorothy Hill on their wedding day, Feb. 12, 1944. The couple, both 95-year-old Marine veterans, are celebrating their 75th wedding anniversary on Feb. 23 in Sun City Center. (Photo provided by the Hill family)

Two Marines Who Met in a Burger Joint Celebrate Their 75th Wedding Anniversary

Staff Sgt. Ray Hill and Pfc. Dorothy Russell celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary on Feb. 23.

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Navy Lt. Kaylie Ludwig. (Photo courtesy of the Ludwig family)

Navy IDs Officer Who Died Aboard the Arlington; NCIS Probe Continues

Navy officials have identified the woman who died aboard a ship during a port stop in Spain as Lt. Kaylie Ludwig.

The front of the Department of Veterans Affairs building in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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Officials say the benefits of a system giving veterans more say in their own health care outweigh any drawbacks.

Ray Weaver, of Lancaster, Pa., supports Rolling Thunder 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo/Joshua L. DeMotts)

Thunder's End: Rolling Thunder to Mark Final Memorial Day Event This Weekend

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The Marine Corps insignia is visible behind Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Robert B. Neller as he takes questions from reporters at the unveiling of the Iraq and Afghanistan campaign engravings on the USMC War Memorial (Iwo Jima), Nov. 21, 2017, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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