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This federal program wipes away disabled vets’ student debt. They’re defaulting on their loans anyway.
About 42,000 veterans had been contacted, and 7,700 had had their loans discharged, according to information provided by the Education Department this week, leading advocates to wonder whether there’s more the federal government can do to expand its the benefit’s reach.
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Museum dedicated to WWII homefront opens in Georgia
The exhibits remember the victims of U-boat attacks off the Georgia shore and the Coast Guard cutters and Navy blimps that fought the subs, not to mention the thousands of local shipyard workers who churned out Liberty ships.
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Kevin Hart is out. Could this triple amputee Army vet be the next Oscars host?
“Think about it — I’m funny, I’m handsome, and I look taller on TV,” says Adam Keys, a former paratrooper who is vying for the coveted Oscars emcee gig.
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Richer, smarter, better off: Things are looking up for wounded warriors
Many disabled veterans are better off financially than they were four years ago, according to a recent Wounded Warrior Project survey of post-9/11 veterans.
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That time 1,300 disabled vets got billed for thousands of dollars … because VA didn’t check its email
Approximately 1,300 disabled veterans were overpaid thousands of dollars under a Veterans Affairs Department education benefits program last year and now must figure out a way to pay that money back.
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This bill to help GI Bill users, vets and others is now headed to Trump’s desk
Congress passed the package of veterans bills late Wednesday, known as the Veterans Benefits and Transition Act.
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Congress passes last-minute effort to hold VA accountable for GI Bill screw-ups
After a tumultuous fall semester of inaccurate housing stipends for thousands of Post-9/11 GI Bill students, the Senate has passed a bill to hold the Veterans Affairs Department responsible for retroactively fixing these mistakes.
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Twice deported veteran buried in Texas with military funeral honors
Carlos Jaime Torres’s family recently gathered under a tree to watch him lowered to his final resting spot at the Rio Grande Valley State Veterans Cemetery in Mission.
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Upgraded valor award presented to son of fallen COP Keating hero
The Army presented a Distinguished Service Cross to fallen Staff Sgt. Justin Gallegos’s son on Saturday.
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VA left millions for suicide prevention unspent, report finds
Millions of dollars set aside for suicide prevention outreach in fiscal 2019 went unused, and public awareness campaigns disappeared from national media.
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This federal program wipes away disabled vets’ student debt. They’re defaulting on their loans anyway.
About 42,000 veterans had been contacted, and 7,700 had had their loans discharged, according to information provided by the Education Department this week, leading advocates to wonder whether there’s more the federal government can do to expand its the benefit’s reach.
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Museum dedicated to WWII homefront opens in Georgia
The exhibits remember the victims of U-boat attacks off the Georgia shore and the Coast Guard cutters and Navy blimps that fought the subs, not to mention the thousands of local shipyard workers who churned out Liberty ships.
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Kevin Hart is out. Could this triple amputee Army vet be the next Oscars host?
“Think about it — I’m funny, I’m handsome, and I look taller on TV,” says Adam Keys, a former paratrooper who is vying for the coveted Oscars emcee gig.
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Richer, smarter, better off: Things are looking up for wounded warriors
Many disabled veterans are better off financially than they were four years ago, according to a recent Wounded Warrior Project survey of post-9/11 veterans.
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That time 1,300 disabled vets got billed for thousands of dollars … because VA didn’t check its email
Approximately 1,300 disabled veterans were overpaid thousands of dollars under a Veterans Affairs Department education benefits program last year and now must figure out a way to pay that money back.
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This bill to help GI Bill users, vets and others is now headed to Trump’s desk
Congress passed the package of veterans bills late Wednesday, known as the Veterans Benefits and Transition Act.
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Congress passes last-minute effort to hold VA accountable for GI Bill screw-ups
After a tumultuous fall semester of inaccurate housing stipends for thousands of Post-9/11 GI Bill students, the Senate has passed a bill to hold the Veterans Affairs Department responsible for retroactively fixing these mistakes.
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Twice deported veteran buried in Texas with military funeral honors
Carlos Jaime Torres’s family recently gathered under a tree to watch him lowered to his final resting spot at the Rio Grande Valley State Veterans Cemetery in Mission.
-
Upgraded valor award presented to son of fallen COP Keating hero
The Army presented a Distinguished Service Cross to fallen Staff Sgt. Justin Gallegos’s son on Saturday.
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VA left millions for suicide prevention unspent, report finds
Millions of dollars set aside for suicide prevention outreach in fiscal 2019 went unused, and public awareness campaigns disappeared from national media.
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This federal program wipes away disabled vets’ student debt. They’re defaulting on their loans anyway.
About 42,000 veterans had been contacted, and 7,700 had had their loans discharged, according to information provided by the Education Department this week, leading advocates to wonder whether there’s more the federal government can do to expand its the benefit’s reach.
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Museum dedicated to WWII homefront opens in Georgia
The exhibits remember the victims of U-boat attacks off the Georgia shore and the Coast Guard cutters and Navy blimps that fought the subs, not to mention the thousands of local shipyard workers who churned out Liberty ships.
-
Kevin Hart is out. Could this triple amputee Army vet be the next Oscars host?
“Think about it — I’m funny, I’m handsome, and I look taller on TV,” says Adam Keys, a former paratrooper who is vying for the coveted Oscars emcee gig.
-
Richer, smarter, better off: Things are looking up for wounded warriors
Many disabled veterans are better off financially than they were four years ago, according to a recent Wounded Warrior Project survey of post-9/11 veterans.
-
That time 1,300 disabled vets got billed for thousands of dollars … because VA didn’t check its email
Approximately 1,300 disabled veterans were overpaid thousands of dollars under a Veterans Affairs Department education benefits program last year and now must figure out a way to pay that money back.
-
This bill to help GI Bill users, vets and others is now headed to Trump’s desk
Congress passed the package of veterans bills late Wednesday, known as the Veterans Benefits and Transition Act.
-
Congress passes last-minute effort to hold VA accountable for GI Bill screw-ups
After a tumultuous fall semester of inaccurate housing stipends for thousands of Post-9/11 GI Bill students, the Senate has passed a bill to hold the Veterans Affairs Department responsible for retroactively fixing these mistakes.
-
Twice deported veteran buried in Texas with military funeral honors
Carlos Jaime Torres’s family recently gathered under a tree to watch him lowered to his final resting spot at the Rio Grande Valley State Veterans Cemetery in Mission.
-
Upgraded valor award presented to son of fallen COP Keating hero
The Army presented a Distinguished Service Cross to fallen Staff Sgt. Justin Gallegos’s son on Saturday.
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VA left millions for suicide prevention unspent, report finds
Millions of dollars set aside for suicide prevention outreach in fiscal 2019 went unused, and public awareness campaigns disappeared from national media.
