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Sept. 29, 2014 Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert A. McDonald recently welcomed the confirmation of Connecticut Veterans Commissioner Linda S. Schwartz as Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Policy and Planning. In this post, Dr.

Anthony Smith slept near the baseball diamond at a West Los Angeles park Sunday night, huddled with the olive drab duffel pack he has carried since his four-year stint as an Army medic during the

Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced a partnership on Sept. 16 between several city, state and federal agencies to combat homelessness among Chicago veterans. The mayors office, the state Department of Family and Support Services, U.S. Department

By Joseph J. Hannagan Jr. Many benefits are available to the survivors of our veterans. Many of these benefits come through the U.S. Veterans Administration and can be secured through talking with the funeral director

To serve a growing population of veterans on campusthere were 14 undergraduate and 30 graduate student veterans added this semesterthe administration decided to set up the Veterans Resource Center last year. A team was set

SARATOGA SPRINGS >> Frank J. Peters spent four years in the Navy, including combat zone service, following the October 1983 Beirut Barracks Bombing that killed 241 U.S. servicemen. Today, as The American Legions statewide commander,

IOWA CITY, IA. Leaders of the Veterans Affairs hospital here plan to spend $6.5 million to combat a potentially deadly bacteria that has been found in the facility’s water pipes, but they have not informed

Bryan Box, a 28-year-old student veteran, carries a large thermos with SAB9491T scribbled on its side. The inscription is Boxs battle roster, which he described as a digital dog tag used by the Army to

SAN ANTONIO – A fundraiser was held Sunday for a local military veteran who is now a state-renowned dancer and instructor. Billy Shaver served for more than a year in Iraq as a medic. He

HARTFORD >> Calling all U.S. veterans and active military personnel from across Connecticut. The 2014 Connecticut Veterans Parade is seeking participants for this years colorful statewide parade! The 15th annual procession will step off on

A lack of staffing at an outreach program operated by the Montana Veterans Affairs Division has prompted the Missoula office to scale back its rural outreach efforts until the issue is resolved. Roxanne Blanche, the

HAMBURG TOWNSHIP – Ross Dahlberg admits his Hamburg Township home is too big for one person. But he says he wouldn’t want to be anywhere else – it’s the home he shared with his wife