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Yesterday at 5:36 PM  A ground blessing ceremony was held on the site where Habitat for Humanity will build a new home for a veteran.

Yesterday at 12:53 PM  A wayward cow's dip in a central New York pond ends with the animal being lassoed by several volunteer "cowboys."

Saturday, May 04, 2013  Thousands of people were out enjoying southern music, crawfish and some much needed sunshine at the annual crawfish festival at Clinton Square in Syracuse. This was all to benefit a worthy cause.

Wednesday, May 01, 2013  The president of the Korean War Veterans Association admits he wore combat medals he didn't earn.

Thursday, April 18, 2013  The potential addition of a food pantry that serves veterans worries some Bagg's Square West businesses that it could hurt their revitalization efforts.

Wednesday, April 17, 2013  Takes veterans to Washington, DC to see memorials

Wednesday, April 03, 2013  A local high school student has come up with a unique way to help veterans

Saturday, March 30, 2013  Members of New York's congressional delegation are trying to get the post office in Brockport named for an Army sergeant from the upstate village who was killed in Afghanistan.

Thursday, March 21, 2013  Syracuse Law School's VALOR Day brings together volunteer attorneys, counselors, advocates for veterans.

Thursday, March 21, 2013  The Disabled American Veterans (DAV) need your help in raising $60,000 for four new vans

Wednesday, March 20, 2013  The state Senate's Independent Democratic Conference says the state budget will include five-figure tax credits to employers to hire recent veterans as a way to reduce the high unemployment rate of service members returning from combat.

Monday, March 11, 2013  The federal Department of Veterans Affairs says its mental health professionals won't comply with a new gun law in New York that requires them to report the names of patients they believe likely to hurt themselves or others.

Tuesday, February 26, 2013  Jason Uhlig has always been a big SU sports fan, so when he and his buddy Brian Kennedy were deployed to Afghanistan they came up with the idea of a new "military look" for Otto the Orange.

Thursday, January 24, 2013  A second western New York hospital is notifying patients that they may have been exposed to HIV, hepatitis B or hepatitis C through the improper sharing of insulin pens.

Monday, January 07, 2013  President Barack Obama says Chuck Hagel, his choice as the new secretary of defense, is "the leader that our troops deserve."