But Senator John McCain, a Navy veteran, is among Republican lawmakers against ending the policy.

VOA: special.2010.02.06

Will Acevedo,or Ace, is a retired United States Army veteran from Fayetteville, North Carolina.

VOA: special.2009.12.11

Tom Dula was a Civil War veteran in North Carolina.

VOA: special.2009.07.27

He was 22. President Obama paid tribute on Veteran's Day to all those who have sacrificed in Afghanistan and Iraq.

VOA: standard.2009.11.16

Fans will recognize veteran keyboardist George Duke, who co-wrote three tunes with Harp and performs acoustic and electric piano.

VOA: standard.2010.04.12

Mike Walter is a veteran news reporter who covered the 9/11 attack on the Pentagon and was haunted by nightmares afterwards.

VOA: standard.2010.07.01

One of her frequent collaborators, veteran pianist Hank Jones, calls her "the best singer to emerge in over 60 years."

VOA: standard.2009.12.23

Another veteran made headlines recently when he resigned from the State Department in protest of the war in Afghanistan.

VOA: standard.2009.11.16

Iowa National Guard veteran Kyle Hoefling took off from work to join a rally the night before Mr.Obama's visit.

VOA: standard.2010.03.25

Bill Campbell,an Iraq war veteran with a 100 percent disability due to concussive brain injury, received a beautiful yellow Labrador called Pax.

VOA: standard.2010.05.18

CIA veteran Paul Pillar, who is now a professor of security studies at Georgetown University, says public opinion in Afghanistan is already eroding.

VOA: standard.2009.10.21

A veteran of the Civil War between the states, he's seen more than his share of killing;

VOA: standard.2010.06.20

The former CIA veteran says there should be an open debate about what price Americans are willing to pay for security against terrorism.

VOA: standard.2010.01.19

Military veteran Roland Simmons, rode his motorcycle through the rain to pay his respects in Wootton Basset.

VOA: standard.2009.11.11

and screen veteran Max Von Sydow plays a brilliant psychiatrist whose own past may harbor dark secrets.

VOA: standard.2010.02.27

A veteran politician, as both Paris mayor and prime minister of France, before becoming president in 1995.

VOA: standard.2009.10.30

And the Swiss veteran has noticed, even giving some advice to the young American, says Weibrecht.

VOA: standard.2010.02.09

Barnes is a guest on VOA's Issues in the News program, as is veteran Washington correspondent Tom DeFrank of the New York Daily News.

VOA: standard.2009.04.03

Moini also complained the Iranian judiciary "continues to hold over despite the recent release of several,including Newsweek correspondent Maziar Bihari and veteran journalist Said Hajjarian.

VOA: standard.2009.10.19

Although many so-called "new" artists are veteran performers, the rules stipulate they may be considered if they achieved a significant breakthrough during the current eligibility period.

VOA: standard.2010.01.25

The country is looking for leadership from President Obama, says Army veteran Brian McGough.

VOA: standard.2009.11.16

Tom DeFrank is a veteran journalist and political analyst with the New York Daily News and a regular guest on VOA's 'Issues in the News' program.

VOA: standard.2010.03.16

"I am a Vietnam veteran myself,". "I am certainly aware of the criticality of support of the American people for this war and in fact any war.

VOA: standard.2009.08.23

The last British veteran from the so-called "Great War" died earlier this year.

VOA: standard.2009.11.11

The global reach of the Marley tribute CD includes a pair of Canadian vocalists, two groups from Hawaii, and the veteran string band from the northeastern U.S.

VOA: standard.2010.07.22

He is currently 15th in the World Cup standings and the veteran snowboarder said he feels confident he can be in the running for an Olympic medal.

VOA: standard.2010.02.26

One side of his face is hideously scarred - the result of a run-in with a Civil War veteran from the other side, the truly bad Quentin Turnbull.

VOA: standard.2010.06.20

Josh Stieber,an Iraq war veteran, explained his transformation from soldier to protester.

VOA: standard.2010.03.20

(Choral Music) At London's Westminster Abbey, the Queen,Prime Minister and military leaders attended a remembrance service, the first one without a British World War I veteran in attendance.

VOA: standard.2009.11.11