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A native Des Plaines resident, who is active in local military veterans organizations, responded to an article in last weeks Journal & Topics that asked readers who knew any of the Des Plaines residents who

WASHINGTON The Veterans Affairs Department said Tuesday it is offering relief to more than two dozen employees who faced retaliation after filing whistleblower complaints about wrongdoing at VA hospitals and clinics nationwide. The actions follow

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama — Ann August, executive director of the Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority, will participate this week in a White House panel on veterans employment issues. August will be among a panel of leaders from

DENVER Veterans Affairs executives in charge of four hospital projects currently over budget and years behind schedule were given bonuses, despite the administration admitting failures in their jobs. FOX31 Denver asked for information about performance

PHOENIX (CBS5) –Governor’s Doug Ducey’s administration reversed a proposal that would have redirected nearly $1 million in funds mean to assist veterans returning from overseas. In a statement from Deputy Chief of Staff for Communications

An inspector general’s report released Tuesday faulted the Hampton VA Medical Center in how it assessed, screened and collected data on stroke patients, and the center’s director said improvements are on the way. The center,

ARMing Heroes, the collection industrys charity for military veterans, today announced that it raised more than $80,000 in 2014, with most funds received during its 2014 No Debts for Vets Charity Fundraising Drive. Generous ARM

As a young captain, Mike Roddy had an unsettling first night in Vietnam in January 1970. He was kept awake by the horrible nightmares of Soldiers whod been in the war zone for multiple tours.

BRISTOL, Va. Brandon and Chandra Horne had a full to-do list Tuesday. They had to enroll their four children in the city schools, continue packing and planning their upcoming move from Kingsport and look inside

President Obama praised the end of the combat mission in Afghanistan and vowed to continue “to hunt down terrorists” but offered no new military or veterans proposals in his annual State of the Union speech

VA officials kept veterans in the dark about a bacteria contamination at the Brockton Veterans Affairs facility in Boston even though it can cause a severe form of pneumonia with a mortality rate up to

The Lee County Department of Veterans Affairs Healthcare Center located at 2489 Diplomat Parkway East in Cape Coral, FL will be closed today, January 20, 2015 due to water main repairs and associated maintenance. At