Influx of military veterans heads to Washington
Republican Congressman Brian Mast, a former Army bomb technician who lost both legs when he stepped on an explosive device in Afghanistan. (AFP Photo/Larry French)/ Washington (AFP) - Among the winners in America's bitter midterm elections were dozens of military veterans, whose "mission first" mindset could help in a deeply divided Congress where the notion of bipartisanship has all but disappeared. At least 16 "freshmen" veterans were elected for the first time to serve in the House of Representatives, the largest influx of new vets since ...
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