Retired Gen. Eric Shinseki of Kauai has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate as secretary of veterans affairs. The unanimous vote confirming Shinseki, the first Asian-American to lead the agency, and five other members of President Barack Obama's Cabinet came yesterday, a little more than three hours after Obama took office.
Like many young men in 1942, Joseph Chudy enlisted in the military after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. At 21 years old, he left his fiance and job in West Allis for flight school. It was the right thing to do, he told himself, but he was ... Go to Source
AFPConfronting what he has called difficult choices on military spending, Gates has warned repeatedly that budget pressures will require cutting or scaling some weapons programs plagued by cost overruns.Gates believes ...
David Edwards and Rachel OswaldPresident Jimmy Carter's former Secretary of the Army, Clifford Alexander, issued a stinging rebuke Thursday of the military's Don't Ask, Don't Tell Policy when he ...
Herseth Sandlin Commends VA’s Progress with Setting and Meeting Key Milestones Necessary for Administering New Educational Benefit Go to Source
Yesterday, L. Tammy Duckworth, the assistant secretary for public and intergovernmental affairs at the Department of Veterans Affairs, made a successful visit to Vermont to promote the Post-9/11 GI Bill ...
The Department of Veterans Affairs has requested the Department of the Treasury to make $250 payments to eligible Veterans as part of President Obama's recovery plan. The first payments ...
FALLS CHURCH, Va. – Eleven military hospitals and clinics are gearing up this summer to ensure more active duty service members (ADSMs) have access to chiropractic services starting this fall. <a ...
The retired general was ousted from his role as army chief of staff at the start of the Iraq war. He is now expected to fix a broken VA and ...
President-elect Barack Obama will name former Army Chief of Staff Eric Shinseki to head the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. “General Shinseki is exactly the right person who is going to ...
American Legion National Commander David K. Rehbein spent four days last week in Iraq, seeing firsthand the state of transition on the ground as U.S. military forces prepare for ...
More than 500 disabled veterans will participate in the National Veterans Wheelchair Games July 13-18 in Spokane, Washington. The event is co-sponsored by the VA and Paralyzed Veterans of America....
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has requested the Department of the Treasury to make $250 payments to eligible Veterans. Go to Source
NEW YORK –Today, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA), the nation’s first and largest non-partisan, nonprofit organization representing veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, will ring the ...
National Public Radio's The Takeaway recently spoke to IAVA Member Veteran Don Gomez for this interview about the discrepancies in U.S. media coverage of Michael Jackson's sudden death versus U.S. troop ...
When you are at a function where our Past State Commander Doc Crouch is taking pictures, you can view them at http://vfwva.myphotoalbum.com . This link is arranged in folders ...
Department Commander, William Sloan, has appointed Raymond Yamrus as the 2009-2010 National Legislative Officer. Ray can be reached at: yamrusrayann@aol.com or 919-499-4499. Snail mail to: 1944 Hillmon Grove Rd, ...
"Never again will one generation of veterans abandon another." Visit this article for the latest on the lawsuit against the VA. Go to Source
2009 marks the 30th anniversary of integration of women into the regular force of the U.S. Army – 30 years since the end of the Women's Army Corps ...
Ruby Marie McClintockBucyrus Telegraph Forum, United StatesShe was a member of Women of the Moose, Bucyrus Lodge #669 and AMVETS 27. ...
Charles E. "Bob" Weaver, 83, of Maugans Ave., Hagerstown, passed away on Tuesday, March 3, 2009 at the NMS Healthcare Center in Hagerstown. Go to Source