Below is Veteran Stories Podcast's weekly summary of the latest veteran related stories of potential interest to our listeners:

• "Veterans' Health Care Issues in the 109th Congress" was updated October 26, 2006
• Korean War buddies reunite
• Iwo Jima veteran dies
• WW II veteran celebrates 100th birthday
• Lawrenceburg, TN - World War II veteran receives medals
• Kodiak, AK - Veteran helps injured soldiers to better life
• Louisville, KY - Eagle Scouts help honor Revolutionary War veteran
• Charlotte, NC - Nation's 2nd-oldest female veteran 103
• Elgin, IL - One of four local Iwo Jima vets dies
• Washington, DC - WWII veteran donates collection of postwar photos of Okinawa
• Norman, OK - War vet has his own Christmas story
• St. Louis, MO - Children Preserve World War II Veterans' History
• Houston, TX - Injured war veteran given customized golf cart for Christmas
• Woodbury,CT - Connecticut Veterans Inducted to Hall of Fame
• Porterville, CA - Veteran receives long-overdue honors
• Fergus Falls, MN - Veteran extends kindness to strangers