The National Park Service will host a preview screening at Manassas National Battlefield Park March 29 of Civil War: The Untold Story, a visually stunning new five-part documentary series narrated by Elizabeth McGovern (Downton Abbey) and produced for public television.
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Senator Mark R. Warner (D-VA) will host his fourth annual Virginia Service Academy Day on Saturday, March 29th from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Paramount Theatre in Charlottesville. Preregistration is required.
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By TERRI L. ERWIN-FITZ Observer staff 02/10/14 / Health & Safety / Military /
With proximity to Fort Belvoir and Quantico, Prince William Humane Society embarks on a new "warrior buddies" program that helps homeless dogs to find homes and and wounded veterans to find companion service animals.
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12/20/13 / Breaking News / Federal Government / Military /
Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) has introduced H.R. 3792 to repeal the provision in the Bipartisan Budget Act, H.J.Res. 59, affecting military retirees and has written a letter to House Armed Services Committee Chairman McKeon, asking for his commitment to address this issue before it goes into effect at the end of 2014.
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12/18/13 / Business / Federal Government / Military /
US Senators from Virginia, Mark Warner and Tim Kaine, have introduced legislation they say will repeal and replace the Bipartisan Budget Act provisions that propose to cut military pensions for working-age military retirees by 1 percent beginning in January 2015.
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12/11/13 / Military / People & Places /
Manassas Lioness Lions Club and Daughters of the Confederacy added the Manassas Confederate Cemetery on Center Street to 500+ cemeteries participating in Wreaths Across America. On Saturday, December 14th at noon sharp, all of these cemeteries will be honoring our fallen heroes at the same time.
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the United States Army Band’s, American Holiday Festival concert scheduled for TONIGHT at 7:30 p.m. at Brucker Hall on Fort Myer in Arlington, Va. has been rescheduled to Saturday, December 14 at 7:30 p.m.
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11/24/13 / Military /
North American Aerospace Defense Command and its geographical component, the Continental United States NORAD Region (CONR), will conduct exercise Falcon Virgo 14-02 Monday night and into Tuesday morning in the Washington, D.C. area between midnight and 2 a.m. (EST).
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