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English: The creation of the new Department of Veterans Affairs in 1989 required a new official seal to represent VA. In November 1988, after the law establishing VA as a cabinet department was signed, VA initiated a competition among employees for a seal design that would give the new department a "new look."
The Veterans Affairs seal incorporates many forms of symbolism: a bald eagle (the national bird) representing the American people and their respective freedoms, five golden stars in a pentagon representing the according branches of the United States military; U.S. Army, Navy, Airforce, Marine Corps, and the Coast Guard, [note 1] each of which the department serves, and two flags (the Betsy ...
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