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The Department of Veterans Affairs will begin accepting applications by mail on Monday, Nov. 3, 2014, for the Fry Scholarship under newly expanded eligibility criteria to include surviving spouses. The expanded criteria for the Fry

WASHINGTON New VA Secretary Bob McDonald promised to have his scandal-plagued agency on the road to recovery by Veterans Day, but there is growing frustration among Senate Republicans over a perceived lack of progress as

Richard J. Griffin is known by veterans groups as the one who uttered that dirty little four-word phrase. As the lead investigator looking into long wait times for veterans seeking health care, Griffin concluded he

Tests show a veteran diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease in September at the Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System did not contract the illness from the hospital network, VA spokesman Mark Ray said. VA Pittsburgh investigated whether

Despite promises by the Department of Veterans Affairs, critics of the agency say they don’t trust it to help Marine Corps family members exposed to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune because the VA is still

Nevadas congressional representatives who serve on House Veterans Affairs and Armed Services committees paid tribute to Cold War veterans Friday. They told an audience of former Nevada Test Site workers that their Cold War accomplishments

Austin Community College (ACC) opened its newest Veterans Resource Center at its Highland campus on Thursday, Oct. 30, 2014. This center adds to three other centers located at their Round Rock, Northridge and Riverside campuses.

10/31/2014 – WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio, — Just inside Gate 15A in Area A is the Wright-Patterson Veterinary Services Clinic. Entering the clinic, visitors are usually greeted by a friendly receptionist and likely Dr.

The college experience is vastly different for many military veterans than it is for students who matriculate right after high school. Don Staub, a social worker from the Norwich Vet Center, volunteers to visit UConn,

FRISCO Sometimes all it takes is a little help to put a familys life back on track. Gary Griffins life was derailed the day after Christmas last year when he was severely injured in a

It’s been 45 years since Bob’s deployment in the Vietnam War. He didn’t fight the Viet Cong, but served instead as an Army mechanic in Thailand, working on trucks that patrolled the perimeter of the