BALTIMORE – A 68-year-old U.S. Army veteran and former Maryland Department of Veterans Affairs official was charged with collecting $1.4 million in benefits fraudulently, according to the United States Attorney for the District of Maryland…. Read More
When Air Force veteran Daryl Radaker didn’t have a way to get to his doctor’s appointments in Pittsburgh, he turned to the Westmoreland County Veteran’s Affairs Office for help. Now, he is able to make… Read More
A dedicated docket for veterans will begin in Toledo Municipal Court early next year, aimed at connecting justice-involved veterans with treatment to avoid incarceration. The courts goal is to intervene and address underlying issues for… Read More
Long before news broke that the Veterans Affairs hospital in Phoenix had manipulated waiting lists to hide the fact that veterans were facing long delays to see doctors, senior department officials in Washington had been… Read More
The aftermath of Veterans Affairs whistle-blower revelations truly frames the patient-treatment scandal in its most crystalline form. It wasn’t just the faked appointments and the delayed treatment that distinguish this bleak story. Just as shocking… Read More
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Pearl Harbor Day was observed by a few local veterans posts Dec. 7, but the World War II submariners group stopped holding commemorations. “There are just not enough of them left, or who are well… Read More
LOUISVILLE, Ky. Back home from a difficult Army tour in Iraq, it didn’t take long for Kyle O’Hair’s life to unravel. There were nightmares, anxiety and memories of death. He got hooked on drugs. He… Read More
Bud Koshewa never served on a World War II battlefield, but he played a very important role in that fight. He deployed to Alaska more than 70 years ago to keep the countrys communication lines… Read More
Theyre some of the nations unsung heroes. Military veterans serve their country at home and overseas, in some of the most dangerous and desolate places in the world. They go into battle and some make… Read More
When Nixon Matignas served in Iraq with the Army from 2007 to 2009, he had dreams of defending his country and becoming his own man. Never did he imagine hed wind up homeless in San… Read More