One of the costliest drugs on the market threatens the Veterans Affairs Department’s health budget to the point that VA, which added the medication to its formulary in April, provides it to only the sickest… Read More
DUBUQUE, Ia. Before he deployed to Afghanistan with the U.S. Marines several years ago, Christopher Billmyer bought a German shepherd rescue dog in Los Angeles that had been hit by a car. Ill take care… Read More
BROCKTON Military veterans who were using an outpatient clinic in Quincy will temporarily see doctors in Brockton after the abrupt closure last month of Quincy Medical Center. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs clinic closed… Read More
HELENA, Mont. (AP) The Department of Veterans Affairs is hosting a town hall in Missoula to take questions from Montana veterans. The meeting will be held from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Jan. 14… Read More
The Corporation for National and Community Service has announced a new program called Operation AmeriCorps, aimed at using national service as the transformative catalyst to address a communitys most pressing local problem. Through Operation AmeriCorps,… Read More
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – They served their nation and in many cases put their own lives on the line, but a large number of Missouri veterans are now homeless, which is why one nonprofit is reaching… Read More
The year 2015 could bring about some momentous changes for veterans. First, it is the year that the Department of Veterans Affairs set as the deadline for ending veteran homelessness according to a 5-year plan… Read More
WEST COVINA >> San Gabriel Valleys only shelter for homeless female veterans and their children has lost its South Walnut Avenue home to eviction. The residents at Almost Home Transitional Housing, a rent-free temporary housing… Read More
LIMA World War II veteran Robert Bohyer took in a screening of the new film, Unbroken, the story of a World War II soldier who ended up surviving the ordeal of a Japanese POW camp…. Read More
VALLEY FALLS Amorici Vineyard is participating in the Return the F.A.V.O.R. program. The acronym stands for Find & Assist Veterans of Record, a discount program for military veterans. The Rensselaer County farm winery is offering… Read More