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[MEMPHIS, TN] Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that the Memphis Housing Authority has been awarded $48,322 in federal funding to provide tenant-based vouchers that will enable homeless veterans and their families to access affordable

BURRILLVILLE U.S. Sen. Jack Reed on Friday bestowed a Purple Heart during a special ceremony at Pine Grove Nursing Home to honor former Army Cpl. Joseph Gerard Lefebvre, 83, of Pascoag. Lefebvre, who joined the

Filing for disability benefits based on your time in the armed services can be a complicated process. It helps to understand the terminology the VA uses in classifying your claim, so that you or your

CINCINNATI (AP) U.S. Veterans Affairs Secretary Bob McDonald was back in Cincinnati this weekend to lay out his plan for VA recovery. McDonald held a town hall meeting at the Cincinnati VA Medical Center on

Low-income disabled veterans, including homeless ones, will soon have unlimited rides on any of StarMetro’s fixed routes at no charge. A one-year pilot program approved this week by city commissioners provides a smart card to

A Korean War veteran’s much-need disability benefits and medical insurance were cut off when he was inexplicably declared dead, his family said. William Maroney, 82, is still alive but not doing well and needs coverage

By Mark Zaretsky, New Haven Register Connecticut has one of the lowest rates of veterans committing suicide in the nation, but any number above zero is unacceptable, said U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., joined by

By Linda May, For The Macomb Daily The ninth annual Detroit Veterans Day Parade on Nov. 8 in Detroit is dedicated to Vietnam veterans. The sponsor, Metropolitan Detroit Veterans Coalition, is looking for nominations of

FAIRBANKS, Alaska Staff Sgt. Robert Carlson raised the gun to his head. In the parking lot of their duplex, his wife was calling the police. Please help, she cried. He punched me in the face.

September is Suicide Prevention Month, and efforts by the Defense Department and Department of Veterans Affairs continue intensively this month and for the entire year to combat suicide among service members and veterans. Suicide is

Gone, but not forgotten: Friday a homeless veteran was the recipient of full military honors at her funeral. All of the men and women buried at the Jacksonville National Cemetery have served our country, but

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Erick Scott had just been paired up with his service dog, a black lab named Gumbo, for a couple weeks at K9s for Warriors. Scott, an army veteran dealing with PTSD, was