Veterans News Feed
These are the news feeds direct from VFW.org & the VA.
VFW News
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Were You Stop Lossed? There are millions of dollars waiting to be claimed by service members and veterans who were stop lossed, and time is running out! Those eligible must submit their claim by Oct. 21, 2010. The DoD Web site links to service-specific sites, where you ... |
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VFW Outraged by Media Support of Westboro Protestors Last week's U.S. Supreme Court filing of a friend-of-the-court brief by 22 news media organizations in support of the First Amendment rights of the Westboro Baptist Church has outraged the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. "As despicable as their ... |
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Media groups side with Westboro protestors in court case Published in Stars & Stripes by Jeff Schogol July 16, 2010 ARLINGTON, Va. — Twenty-two media organizations have sided with a radical church against the father of a fallen Marine who is trying to sue it for picketing his son’s funeral. The media ... |
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VFW Announces New Website Coming Soon KANSAS CITY, Mo., July 19, 2010 – The VFW is proud to announce the launch of its new website coming this August. After careful review and analysis of the user feedback submitted in recent years, the project began with three main objectives: • ... |
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VFW Applauds New PTSD Claims Decision WASHINGTON, D.C., July 12, 2010 — The national commander of America's largest combat veterans organization is applauding the Department of Veterans Affairs for eliminating a requirement for veterans to explicitly prove that a traumatic event directly ... |
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Banning Eagle Scout named top Scout in nation by VFW Published in Record Gazette by Rees Lloyd Local Eagle Scout Robert Morgan has been named “National Scout of the Year” for 2009-2010 by the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Morgan, 18, the son of Chuck and Donna Morgan, received a $5,000 scholarship as ... |
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Operation Uplink's 4th of July Free Call Day! This July 4th, troops in Iraq, Afghanistan and Kuwait can call the U.S for free for a full 24 hours in honor of Independence Day, courtesy of Sport Clips, beginning at 12:01AM July 4, 2010 and ending at 11:59PM July 4, 2010 (Eastern Standard ... |
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VFW National Commander Slams Massachusetts School Committee No-Pledge Decision KANSAS CITY, Mo., June 30, 2010 - The national commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. is appalled over an Arlington, Mass., school committee decision to reject a 17-year-old student’s request to allow others to voluntarily recite the ... |
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Past VFW National Commander Homan Dies at 87 Richard Wilson Homan, age 87, passed away on Monday, June 21, 2010 at his residence in Franklin, WV. Mr. Homan was born on January 14, 1923 in Sugar Grove, WV, the son of the late Dr. Virgil Ray Homan, Sr. and the late Leafy A. Mitchell Homan. On ... |
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VFW National Commander Meets With President WASHINGTON June 18, 2010 — The national commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. met with President Obama in the Oval Office yesterday morning to discuss issues important to America’s veterans, servicemembers and their families. Thomas ... |
VA Press Release
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HUD and VA Launch $15 Million Demonstration Program to Prevent Veteran Homelessness In an effort to prevent homelessness among veterans, primarily those returning from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) today announced that both agencies will invest a combined $15 million in five selected communities near military installations. The HUD and VA grant funding is intended to provide housing assistance and supportive services to veterans who might otherwise be living in homeless shelters or on the streets. |
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VA Approves $2.8M for Gulf War Illness Research The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has approved $2.8 million to fund three new research projects that focus on testing or developing new treatments for illnesses affecting Veterans who served in the Gulf War 1990-1991. The research incorporates recommendations of the department's Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses Task Force. |
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VA Unveils Contract Strategy that Helps Veterans' Small Businesses To improve the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) execution of information technology (IT) projects and to further advance top-priority programs for Veterans, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki announced a new contracting strategy to be known as Transformation Twenty-One Total Technology (T4) which is focused on giving Veteran-owned small businesses more opportunities to support VA. |
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New Open Government Plan Emphasizes VA's Commitment to Transparency Supporting President Obama's pledge to make transparency and openness the pillars of good government, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has updated its 'Open Government Plan,' reaffirming VA's commitment to become a leader among federal agencies at applying these principles to achieve its mission of serving veterans. |
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VA Simplifies Access to Health Care and Benefits for Veterans with PTSD Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki announced a critical step forward in providing an easier process for Veterans seeking health care and disability compensation for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), with the publication of a final regulation in the Federal Register. |
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Hundreds of Veterans in Denver to Celebrate and Honor the Spirit of Independence Day through Competition More than 500 U.S. military Veterans who have sacrificed for our freedom are in Denver for the 30th National Veterans Wheelchair Games. The event, presented each year by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA), began July 4 and runs through July 9. |
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Registration Opens for VA Forum on Women Veterans The Department of Veterans Affairs opened registration on July 8 for a women Veterans forum that will address the quality of VA health care, the provision of benefits for women, and ways for VA to continue improving access to the care and benefits for women Veterans. |
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VA Launches Development of New Online Claims System Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki announced today plans to develop a fully automated, online system for handling Veterans' disability compensation claims. More than a simple digitization of existing paper-based claims, the new system is part of VA's modernization of the end-to-end processing workflow. Automation will substantially reduce processing time and increase accuracy while simplifying the way that Veterans interact with the claims process. |
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VA Takes Action to Strengthen Measures to Protect Veterans The Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) primary mission is to serve our nation's Veterans. President Obama has charged the Department with ensuring the VA medical network is a top-notch health care system. |
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