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Trump’s V.A. Pick Rules Out Radical Fix

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Veterans Affairs Department, David Shulkin, promises to meet the health care needs of millions of veterans and is rejecting a dismantling of the beleaguered agency or wide-scale firings as a way to do it. Trump tapped Shulkin, the VA’s current top health official, to be VA […]

Veterans, Others Lobby Montana Panel for Projects

HELENA, Mont. — Military veterans, college students and history supporters made passionate pleas Friday to Montana lawmakers to finally approve the building projects they have been requesting for years. Their testimony came on the final day of a two-week hearing by a legislative budget panel on a bill that would authorize $157 million in bonds […]

Navy Veteran Gets Diploma 50 Years Late

GOWANDA — At 71 years of age, Donald Stanbro can now look back with one less regret. He is now a Gowanda Central School graduate through the New York State Division of Veterans Affairs’ Operation Recognition. Operation Recognition awards veterans their high school diplomas if they were on active duty for at least one day […]

Boots to Bees: Beekeeper Teaches Veterans, Others the Craft

BECKLEY, W.Va.— The president of the Raleigh County Beekeepers Cooperative Association was inspired by his grandfather to take up the art of beekeeping. About 18 years ago, Mark Lilly picked up some bees and hives and started into the hobby. Now, he manages 12 hives and teaches people all over the state how to raise […]

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Author and Veteran Urges Students to Pursue Dreams

Over 80 people gathered inside the Michigan Union Rogel Ballroom Friday night to listen to Matt Gallagher, former U.S. Army Captain and critically acclaimed author, recount his experiences in the Iraq War as a part of the 8th Annual Student Veterans of America at the University of Michigan Benefit Dinner. Student Veterans of America is […]

Soldiers Run for Study on Brain Injuries

LAWRENCE, Kan.— More than a hundred Fort Riley soldiers are helping University of Kansas researchers study how intense running affects wounded soldiers with mild traumatic brain injury. David Johnson, who is leading a two-year study, says many soldiers have significant problems with traumatic brain injuries. Many of the injuries are caused by improvised explosive devices […]

College Celebrates Opening of Veterans Center

MARPLE>> Delaware County Community College (DCCC) student Nicholas Delloso of Clifton Heights seemed impressed with the brand-new Nazz Mariani Veterans Center at the school. “I’m already using the center a lot,” the Army veteran and current member of the National Guard said at the Center’s grand opening festivities this week. “The former meeting place for […]

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Veterans Fear Effects of Freeze on Hires

BECKLEY, W.Va. — President Donald Trump’s recently announced hiring freeze for federal employees will affect vacancies across West Virginia’s four Veterans Affairs Medical Centers, a fact that is worrying to some veterans who fear longer wait times. A government website advertising job vacancies within the VA lists 56 openings in West Virginia, including jobs for […]

Military Transition App Reaches 5,000 Downloads

MCLEAN, Va., Jan. 24, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Military.com announced today that the Transition App, supported by Citi, now has been downloaded over 5,500 times since it was released in August 2016. The app, sponsored by Citi, is available for free on Google Play and in the Apple App store and provides a personalized approach to […]

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Transition Program Helps Army Save $900M

Unemployment Compensation for Soldiers leaving the Army during fiscal year 2016 dropped to the lowest amount recorded in 13 years. The Army ended the year at $172.8 million, according to the Department of Labor’s unemployment compensation report. Army expenditures had peaked in 2011, at $515 million. This is the first time expenditures dropped below $200 […]

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Ex-Marine Helps Fellow Vets Start Businesses

NEW ORLEANS — For close to a decade, Robert Armbruster woke up and put on the U.S. Marine Corps uniform. The uniform was more than cloth and thread — it was a visual reminder that he was a part of a mission larger than himself. Armbruster, a captain with the 3rd Battalion 23rd Marines in […]

Disabled Vet Uses Skills to Educate Students

COLORADO SPRINGS – Disabled Veteran Mike Madison is using his military experience to make a difference in student’s lives. After being injured overseas and retiring from the Air Force, he discovered a new calling. Four months ago, he purchased the 16-year-old Sylvan Learning Center in south Colorado Springs. Being a veteran-owned business, Madison plans to […]

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