Veteran 9 4 2015

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VOL. 3/ISSUE 44

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 , 2015

Progress in Iraq against ISIL

Photo by Air Force Staff Sgt. Shawn Nickel U.S. Navy Capt. D.L. Cheever, flying an F-18E Super Hornet supporting operations against ISIL, leaves after receiving fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker over Iraq before conducting an airstrike Oct. 4, 2014. See ISIL by Cheryl Pellerin, Page 3.

VA Directors pay Florida a visit Patrick McCallister FOR VETERAN VOICE

patrick.mccallister@yahoo.com

With about 1.6 million veterans calling Florida home, the Sunshine State is a growing powerhouse in the veterans community that’s

likely to have a growing influence on national service organizations. It is one of only three states with more than a million veterans and recently hosted the National Association of State Directors of Veterans Affairs, NASDVA, meeting, Orlando,

Aug. 30 to Sept. 2. “We fought to have the 2015 conference in Florida,” Steve Murray, communications director at the Florida Department of Veterans Affairs, said. “Florida had

See NASDVA page 5


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