Monthly Archives: July 2008

NO, There is NO "VA reverse mortgage".There is a an FHA program and there is a FNMAE one too.They are pretty much the same...

 VETERAN’S EXPO 2008  A Career/Benefits Fair & Welcome Home EventA great opportunity to showcase your skills, training, and education! Who:  ALL veterans and their...

VA Helps Vets Reengage with Life“The American Veteran” Focuses on Rehabilitative Arts and SciencesWASHINGTON - From the laboratory to open air, making medical and...

I Am An American!By Chuck BaldwinFree republics are not known to have long life expectancies. At the ripe old age of two hundred and...

U.S. soldier remains from 1846 found in MexicoDiscoveries offer hope that casualties of a long-ago war may be repatriatedMEXICO CITY - Mexican archaeologists have...

VETERAN’S EXPO A Career/Benefits Fair & Welcome Home EventA great opportunity to showcase your skills, training, and education!...

Patriotism in a time of war. What does it really mean?

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Hitting Vets at Twice the Rate as Regular Population by Gary DavisI am a veteran of the Vietnam War so, of course,...

Disabled Marine Brings Joy to OthersCALL TO ACTION: He Needs Help Now by Marnie MowlesMy name is Marnie Mowles and I want to tell you...

Today's Local News for Veterans from around the CountryWhat's Inside:  A Summary Peake Touts Wheelchair Games In VA Press Release.  War Of 1812 General Reinterred...

VA’s National PTSD Center Deputy HonoredLadies Home Journal Cites Work with Women VeteransWASHINGTON - Dr. Paula Schnurr, deputy executive director for VA’s National Center...

Retired and Annuitant Pay: Retroactive Payment  VA Retro is a program designed by the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) and the Department of Veterans...

HR 3329, the Homes for Heroes Act of 2007, introduced by Rep. Al Green (D-TX) was passed by the House of Representatives. The Senate version...

Veterans Prepare for Largest Annual Wheelchair Sports EventWASHINGTON – The 28th National Veterans Wheelchair Games, scheduled to take place July 25–29 in Omaha, Neb.,...

eachers from around the country have been in the Washington, D.C. area since yesterday, taking part in the many activities surrounding the Teach Vietnam...

By Cristian Hernandez - Army Times Staff WriterThe Department of Veterans Affairs’ Independent Living Program is failing to adequately address the needs of severely...

Today's Local News for Veterans from around the CountryWhat's Inside:  A Summary   Peake Quoted Praising Veteran Counseling Centers.   SBA Improperly Awards VA Contracts To Fraudulent...

by Donna Miles, American Forces Press Service FORT MEADE, Md. (AFRNS) -- About 60 servicemembers preparing to retire or separate from the military got...

by Bill Russberg   Well, I received this question today “I am recently disabled and looking for relief in making...

by Bobby Hanafin, The Mustang Majorleft: Poster from Military Stop-Loss Rally and Protest held in Washington DC last MarchThis OP/ED is being reposted from...

Overdraft Protection: Friend or Foe? by Jason C Smith, U.S. Army, Retired and Accredited Financial CounselorYou would be hard pressed to find a bank...

Guam Shipyard, Santa Rita, Guam, is being awarded a $11,503,941 firm-fixed-price contract for a 55-calendar-day regular overhaul of Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler...

by Carl Cronk The Veterans Airlift Command provides free air transportation to our wounded Heroes, Veterans and their families for medical and other compassionate purposes...

The HBO Documentary Film Series Continues With The Recruiter, Premiering Monday, July 28th  With no end in sight for the War in Iraq and with...

At issue are the Concurrent Retirement and Disability Payments and Combat-Related Special Compensation programs Report: 8,763 vets died waiting for benefitsBy William H. McMichael -...

VA Property Available for Homeless Housing The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is seeking "expressions of interest" from developers and service providers interested...

VA Announces On-Line Claims ApplicationsWASHINGTON – The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced today that on-line applications are now accepted from veterans, survivors and...

VA Announces New Sports Clinic for Newly Injured VeteransWASHINGTON – One hundred recently injured veterans from around the country will participate in a unique...

News from the VA’s Office of Human Resources and Administration What's Inside:Enhancing Workplace Diversity: Strategies for Success.  Seven Ways to Better Communicate in Today's Diverse...

Today's Local News for Veterans from around the CountryWhat's Inside:  A Summary  Peake Announces VA Will Now Fund Suicide Hotline Advertising. Peake To Address Vietnam Veterans...

Teachers from around the country will visit the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, July 17, to meet with their congressional representatives as part of the...

What's Inside: Enhancing Workplace Diversity: Strategies for Success. Seven Ways to Better Communicate in Today's Diverse Workplace. Have You Met the Challenge...

BAE Systems, Inc., Austin, Texas is being awarded a $49,952,872 firm-fixed price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for procurement of Driver's Ground Mobility Visual Augmentation System (DR-GMVAS)...

By Jeremy PearceArthur W. Galston, a Yale plant biologist who did early research that helped lead to the herbicide Agent Orange, then helped raise...

Fighting For War's WoundedAugusta lacks advocates to help veterans with benefits By Johnny Edwards An item in Sunday's newspaper listing the top five treatment centers for...

By Mick Zawislak Most times, Jim Black surfs the Internet into the early morning hours. When he does sleep, it's not for long and it's...

Families who have a member serving in Iraq or Afghanistan often need help around the house. Volunteers are often willing to provide the assistance....

SAMHSA Returning Veterans ConferencePaving the Road Home: The National Behavioral Health Conference and Policy Academy on Returning Veterans and Their FamiliesAugust 11 Conference is...

A new life arrives for the Howell familyPfc. George Howell lost his life in Iraq, Legacy Lives Onby Donna Teresa When Pfc. George Howell lost...

Joe Galloway, Stanley Karnow and Don Oberdorfer to Speak July 17 at 2 p.m.Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund will host a panel discussion Washington, D.C....

    * The Army originally claimed Army Ranger Pat Tillman was killed by enemy fire    * Days later, it was learned the onetime NFL...

Veteran's Medical Care at the VA HospitalDr. Dan is the Manby Peter Macdonald I saw Doctor Dan my VA Psy today at the New...