Base amenities and healthcare are the two most valuable benefits to military spouses according to data from a new survey released today. The online study, conducted by the Military Family Advisory Network (MFAN), surveyed about… Read More
LOUISVILLE, Ky. Fifteen local agencies are banding together in an effort to end veteran homelessness. It is an unprecedented effort announced Tuesday morning. Mayor Greg Fischer and the Coalition for the Homeless unveiled the ambitious… Read More
GRANADA HILLS, LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Three long overdue medals for war veterans were finally awarded at Aegis Living in Granada Hills, and it’s partly because of another vet who waded through all the red… Read More
A U.S. Army vet who found out he had terminal cancer after he fought the Veterans Affairs Department in Georgia for more than a year to get a cancer check-up has died. Norman Spiveys delayed-treatment… Read More
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) – The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded a contract for its long-promised new medical clinic in Savannah to Johnson Development of Birmingham, Ala., which will build and manage the expanded… Read More
MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) – A city councilor wants a shuttered hospital in Smyrna to become a medical facility run by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Smyrna City Councilman Wade Lnenicka planned a rally Saturday… Read More
The Department of Veterans Affairs recently issued a year-end summary report declaring 21 reasons why it is heading in the right direction for 2015. Their self-described roller-coaster year took a huge dip in May with… Read More
A little-known fire response protocol has been in place and has worked for 65 years to protect one of the Wyoming Valleys most important landmarks and resources. The Wilkes-Barre Fire Department has lead responsibility on… Read More
Doctors at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in Tomah, Wisconsin, hand out so many narcotic painkillers that some veterans have taken to calling the place Candy Land. They call the hospitals… Read More
Post-9/11, the most prominent narratives about veterans are a study in extremes. Not all veterans are decorated heroes and not all veterans are victims. More than 200,000 warriors return to civilian life each year, and… Read More