Susan Mackay served in the Navy for 17 years as an administrative assistant to high-level commanders with postings in the United States and Europe. But since her honorable discharge seven years ago, Mackay’s military experience… Read More
By David MacAnally, WTHR reporter – Bio | Email INDIANAPOLIS – Veterans who served our country are speaking out about a new battle on the home front. VA hospitals are trying to restore trust following… Read More
DENVER Surgeries are once again being done at the Denver VA after concerns were raised about its air-handling units. The Veterans Affairs Eastern Colorado Health Care System resumed surgical procedures Thursday. Officials say testing showed… Read More
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Aug. 27 Senate Veterans Affairs Committee Chairman Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) told the American Legion convention here today that a new law to improve health care for veterans is a step forward but there… Read More
MONTGOMERY, Ala. Recent actions taken to instill accountability and improve access to care are promising signs that the Department of Veterans Affairs is serious about addressing the immediate needs of veterans, U.S. Representative Martha Roby… Read More
GREENSBORO A local network of community agencies working on long-term solutions to homelessness is changing its approach. Its in getting them shelter first, and then you wrap them in all the services, City Councilwoman Marikay… Read More
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For the second year in a row, Shelton resident Lauren Cust, a wounded warrior from Operation Iraqi Freedom, and her Derby/Shelton AMVETS Post 43 team were the top fundraisers for the (Fifth) Annual Sunset Run… Read More
When the Veterans of Foreign Wars gathered last month for its national convention, Christine Pawley of Post 7448 in Winthrop Harbor, Ill., stepped to a microphone. “Comrades,” she said, “it’s time for change.” Pawley is… Read More
WHITTIER, Calif. – An Air Force veteran whose body lay lost in the snow of an Alaskan glacier for six decades has been buried with military honors in California.The remains of Engolf Welton Hagen were… Read More
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,… Read More