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TAMPA On the heels of a student veterans groups warning, a U.S. Senate report reveals the extent to which for-profit universities benefit from the federal G.I. Bill program. For-profit schools received $1.7 billion in veterans

A prominent LGBT legal group filed a lawsuit against the Obama administration this week to compel the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide spousal benefits to married same-sex couples in non-marriage equality states. Lambda Legal,

August 19, 2014 WARNER ROBINS — Probably not many homeowners have moved into their new home the same day they saw it for the first time. Thats what happened to Iraq veteran Myrna Segui and

A vision two years in the making is complete. The brand new clinic for military veterans opened Monday in Northwest Colorado Springs. Hundreds of vets in Southern Colorado are already taking advantage of the services

J.R. Colby developed an intense interest in emergency medicine after taking a combat medic course while he was on active dutyas a U.S. Marine. Colby, who had been an accounting student at New Mexico State

A graduate of the U.S. Military Academy and the only American known to have fought alongside Ukrainian forces against pro-Russian separatists has been killed in eastern Ukraine.  Mark Gregory Paslawsky, 55, died while fighting with

LONGMONT, Colo. An auditorium is filled with students on their feet, high school freshmen enthusiastically clapping, some with tears in their eyes. Across the building, on the stage, is a graduate accepting his high school

LEWISTON You make us very proud, said Gov. Paul LePage to Maines citizen soldiers of the 133rd Engineer Battalion and the 1035th Survey and Design Team at the Androscoggin Bank Colise on Sunday morning. Those

CHICAGO (AP) – Illinois is creating a non-profit foundation to better help veterans. The Illinois Joining Forces Foundation will support Illinois Joining Forces, a network of organizations that serve veterans, active military and their families.

By Associated Press August 17 BALTIMORE In a year when the Department of Veterans Affairs has repeatedly come under fire for problems ranging from deadly delays in medical appointments to its hefty backlog of benefit

By REGINA DENNIS rdennis@wacotrib.com Heart of Texas Goodwill Industries is expanding outreach to recruit more Waco-area veterans for a new job placement program. The nonprofit received a grant from the Wal-Mart Foundation in January to