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Washington With an average of 22 veterans committing suicide every day, U.S. Sens. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., and John McCain, R-Ariz., teamed up to try to do something about it. Their efforts are expected to pan

The “Legends of Route 66” Bike Build-Off rolled to a stop on Sunday, where motorcyclists brought their custom-built bikes to Lake Havasu City to see whose was the best at Lake Havasu State Park over

INDIANAPOLIS (January 27, 2015) – Military veterans in Blackford, Clinton, Grant, Howard, Huntington, Jay, Madison, Miami, Tipton, and Wabash County are invited next week for a special service session at American Legion Post No. 85

The recent closing of the American Legion Club in Bemidji surprised some veterans in the area, even though they also are experiencing the struggle to keep their clubs open in communities throughout the region. Theyre

Robert Smith understands veterans. Smith joined the U.S. Marine Corps in 1987 at age 19 and served in the Persian Gulf War as a scout sniper. “There is a level of dedication that stays with

Traipsing through skid row, trailing media cameras and advance staff, U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro stopped to talk to a homeless woman with a white blanket draped over her head. “What a

If you are struggling with a medical condition or injury, it may be connected to your military service even if it developed decades after you were first enlisted. Most people who think of service-connected disabilities

CINCINNATI — Some employees at Cincinnatis Veterans Affairs Medical Center are set to protest over what they say are bad conditions at the facility. Members of the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) said they

The president of a government employees union says promised changes to the Department of Veterans Affairs have not materialized. American Federation of Government Employees Local 2031 president Charles Smith says members will demonstrate outside the

The Veterans Affairs Department is going to provide housing for disabled homeless veterans on the vast property it owns in Los Angeles. On Wednesday, it announced an agreement with plaintiffs in a lawsuit that restores

Next week will be the last for Maria R. Andrews as the director of the Tuscaloosa Veterans Affairs Medical Center. She has been appointed as the new director of the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center

It’s about nine months since those secret waiting lists were exposed at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. The VA admits as many as 40 veterans died waiting for care. Since then, Congress passed a