U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs - Today's #VeteranOfTheDay is Michelle Howard of the U.S. Navy. Michelle is a U.S. Navy admiral who currently serves as the 38th Vice Chief of Naval Operations.
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Adm. Leon A. Edney, vice chief of naval operations, speaks at a Pentagon press conference called to release the findings of the Navy's official investigation into the April 19, 1989, explosion in
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