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Veterans Affairs Modernizes Motto to Use Gender-Neutral Language

ABRAHAM LINCOLN, UPDATED

The new motto is a modernized, more inclusive version of the old one, which is based on an Abraham Lincoln quote.

AJ McDougall
AJ McDougall 

Breaking News Reporter

The Veterans Affairs Department’s motto is shown on a plaque
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AJ McDougall

AJ McDougall

Breaking News Reporter

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