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121Département aux Anciens combattants des États-Unis — Département des Anciens combattants des États Unis Département des Anciens combattants des États Unis Siège Washington DC Budget 73,2 milliards de dollars US (2006) Effectifs …
122Religious symbolism in the United States military — Insignias (left to right) for Christian, Muslim and Jewish chaplains are shown on the uniforms of three U.S. Navy chaplains, 1998. (These were the only insignias in use at that time.) Religious symbolism in the United States military includes the …
123G.I. Bill — The G.I. Bill (officially titled Servicemen s Readjustment Act of 1944, P.L. 78 346, 58 Stat. 284m) was an omnibus bill that provided college or vocational education for returning World War II veterans (commonly referred to as G.I.s) as well as… …
124Sadie Peterson Delaney — (1889 1958) was the chief librarian of the Veterans Administration Hospital in Tuskegee, Alabama, for 34 years. She is well known as a pioneer for her work with bibliotherapy. TOC Biography Sadie Peterson Delaney was born February 26, 1889, in… …
125VA — abbr. 1 US Veterans Administration. 2 Vicar Apostolic. 3 Vice Admiral. 4 US Virginia (in official postal use). 5 (in the UK) Order of Victoria and Albert. * * * noun 1. the United States federal department responsible for the interests of… …
126Civilian Conservation Corps — The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was a public work relief program that operated from 1933 to 1942 in the United States for unemployed, unmarried men from relief families, ages 18–25. A part of the New Deal of President Franklin D. Roosevelt …
127Omar Bradley — For the American politician, see Omar Bradley (politician). Omar Nelson Bradley …
128Military history of Jewish Americans — Jewish Americans have served in the United States armed forces dating back to before the colonial era, when Jews have served in militias of the Thirteen Colonies. Jewish military personnel have served in all branches of the armed forces and in… …
