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The Chester County Housing Authority has launched a new campaign for finding at least 100 veterans suitable homes in the next 100 days. The Authority announced this week that it would partner with a diverse

LEBANON The public is invited to attend and participate in the next quarterly meeting of the Advisory Committee to the Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs being from 9:30 a.m. to noon Wednesday, March 4, at

WASHINGTON (AP) — Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald drew expressions of disappointment but no demand for his resignation Tuesday, one day after he apologized for erroneously claiming he served in the military’s special forces. “A

WASHINGTON The Florida lawmakers who lead the U.S. House Veterans Affairs Committee weighed in Tuesday on the nations top veterans official for his statement inflating his military service. The Republican who chairs the committee, Jeff

He called his supporters. He called his nemeses. Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald took to his phone Tuesday, personally apologizing for falsely telling a homeless veteran that he served in the special forces. The issue

Far fewer veterans than expected are taking advantage of a new law aimed at making it easier for them to get private health care and avoid the long waits that have plagued Department of Veterans

On Feb. 14 President Obama signed into law the Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans (SAV) Act. SAV is aimed at reducing military and veteran suicides and improving access to quality mental-health care for

Irving Peoples was a ranger in the U.S. Army from 1979 to 1984, including a stint in a peacekeeping group in Lebanon. After his service, Peoples returned home to Jersey City, and for decades afterward,

A film that turned the camera lens on those who work behind the scenes to keep veterans from committing suicide took home an Academy Award on Sunday night. As the feature film “American Sniper” stole

After a blood clot forced the amputation of his left leg in 2012, retired Navy Cmdr. Robert Haas was counting on the prosthetics lab at Columbus Chalmers P. Wylie VA Ambulatory Center to help him

After successful town hall meetings on Agent Orange last year, the Vietnam Veterans of America will host additional ones in coming months, said Topekan Roland Mayhew. VVA Chapter 604 is presenting information on Agent Orange

Gulf Coast veterans will have a chance to display their creative and artistic abilities in the local competition of the 2015 National Veterans Creative Arts Competition March 5 in Biloxi, Miss. Hosted by the Department