The “Legends of Route 66” Bike Build-Off rolled to a stop on Sunday, where motorcyclists brought their custom-built bikes to Lake Havasu City to see whose was the best at Lake Havasu State Park over… Read More
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Washington With an average of 22 veterans committing suicide every day, U.S. Sens. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., and John McCain, R-Ariz., teamed up to try to do something about it. Their efforts are expected to pan… Read More
WASHINGTON (AP) – A bill aimed at reducing a suicide epidemic among military veterans appears headed for the president’s desk. The Senate is expected to take up a bill on Monday named for Clay Hunt,… Read More
With the recent box office success of the film “American Sniper,” featuring the late Navy Seal Chris Kyle, the national conversation about veterans’ issues has been elevated significantly. The film has stimulated broad discussion in… Read More
Traipsing through skid row, trailing media cameras and advance staff, U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro stopped to talk to a homeless woman with a white blanket draped over her head. “What a… Read More
Robert Smith understands veterans. Smith joined the U.S. Marine Corps in 1987 at age 19 and served in the Persian Gulf War as a scout sniper. “There is a level of dedication that stays with… Read More
If you are struggling with a medical condition or injury, it may be connected to your military service even if it developed decades after you were first enlisted. Most people who think of service-connected disabilities… Read More
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs doctors need more flexibility to work with their private sector counterparts, U.S. Rep. Charlie Dent, R-Lehigh Valley, said Thursday on a visit to an Allentown outpatient clinic. Dent, recently named… Read More
It’s about nine months since those secret waiting lists were exposed at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. The VA admits as many as 40 veterans died waiting for care. Since then, Congress passed a… Read More
Next week will be the last for Maria R. Andrews as the director of the Tuscaloosa Veterans Affairs Medical Center. She has been appointed as the new director of the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center… Read More