Veterans News Feed
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VFW News
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VFW Cites Backlog, Health Care as Top Legislative Priorities Washington D.C.,March 9, 2010 — In his opening statement today before a joint hearing of the Senate and House Veterans Affairs Committees, Thomas J. Tradewell Sr., the national commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S., testified about his ... |
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VFW Announces 2009-2010 National Voice of Democracy and Patriots Pen Essay Contest Winners Kansas City, Mo., March 8, 2010 - The winners of the VFW and Ladies Auxiliary sponsored Voice of Democracy (VOD) audio-essay competition and the Patriots Pen essay competition were announced late yesterday afternoon during the VFW National ... |
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Broken VA Claims System Tops VFW Legislative Agenda 600 War Veterans to Storm Capitol Hill Tuesday Washington D.C., March 5, 2010 – A broken Department of Veterans Affairs disability claims system will be the top legislative issue next week when more than 600 war veterans storm Capitol Hill for the ... |
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Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation Donates $100,000 to VFW Foundation’s Voice of Democracy Student Essay Contest “To secure, manage and distribute resources to support veterans, active duty personnel, Guard and Reserve, their families and communities.” Kansas City, MO, March 4, 2010 – The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Foundation announced today that it has ... |
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Skelton to Receive VFW Congressional Award WASHINGTON, March 3, 2010 – The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. will present its 2010 Congressional Award to Rep. Ike Skelton (D-Mo.) for his outstanding service to national defense, homeland security, and to veterans, servicemembers and their ... |
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VFW Announces 2010 WebAward Competition Kansas City, Mo., March 3, 2010 - Now VFW Departments, Districts and Posts have an opportunity to show off their creative talent in the 2010 VFW WebAward Competition. Websites will be evaluated based on easy navigation, quick load time, overall ... |
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Financial Management Program Helps Guardsmen, Families By Venessa Scrivano National Guard Bureau ARLINGTON, Va., (3/1/10) -- Americans everywhere are feeling the pinch of the recession. National Guard members also experience the additional challenge of trying to maintain financial health in the face ... |
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New VFW Program to Assist Former Marines The Veterans of Foreign Wars, in conjunction with the Wounded Warrior Regiment at Quantico, VA, has agreed to provide a new level of service to recently discharged Wounded Warriors. Any former Marine who has a claim pending at the Department of ... |
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VFW Set to Stream Live From 2010 Legislative Conference KANSAS CITY, Mo., February 12, 2010 —Due to overwhelming response from the veteran community following last year’s live stream from the 110th VFW National Convention, VFW will stream live from this year’s National Legislative Conference, March 6-10, ... |
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VFW Assists U.S. Troops in Reaching Families in Haiti KANSAS CITY, Mo., February 5, 2010 -Since the recent earthquake rocked the already poverty stricken country of Haiti, thousands of images and stories depicting the utter despair and unimaginable living conditions have tugged at the heartstrings of ... |
VA Press Release
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VA Targets $39 Million for Homeless Veterans The Department of Veterans Affairs is allocating $39 million to fund about 2,200 new transitional housing beds through grants to local providers. |
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Ranks of Homeless Veterans Drop 18 Percent The number of Veterans homeless on a typical night dropped 18 percent as the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) entered the second year of its campaign to eliminate homelessness among Veterans within five years. |
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VA Celebrates Women's History Month The Department of Veterans Affairs joins with the nation to observe Women's History Month in March by recognizing and honoring women Veterans. |
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Secretary Seeks Fast Track to Process Claims The Department of Veterans Affairs announced today an aggressive new initiative to solicit private-sector input on a proposed 'fast track' Veterans' claims process for service-connected presumptive illnesses due to Agent Orange exposure during the Vietnam War. |
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Olympic Gold Medalist Bode Miller and Olympian Casey Puckett to Join Assistant Secretary Tammy Duckworth at VA's National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic On Wednesday, March 31, Olympic Gold Medalist and World Champion Alpine skier Bode Miller and Olympian Casey Puckett will join Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs L. Tammy Duckworth at the National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic in Snowmass Village, Colo. The Clinic, in its 24th year, teaches adaptive Alpine and Nordic skiing to more than 400 disabled Veterans annually. |
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Secretary Shinseki Announces Gulf War Task Force Report Today, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki announced that the department's Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses Task Force has nearly completed a comprehensive report that will redefine how VA addresses the pain and suffering of ill Veterans who deployed during the Gulf War in 1990 and 1991. |
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VA Announces $41 Million in Construction Contracts for San Antonio The Department of Veterans Affairs announced the award of two contracts totaling $41.5 million to create a 'polytrauma center' that cares for the most severely injured Veterans and to improve the existing wards at the Audie L. Murphy VA Medical Center. |
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Web Site Offers Single Access Point for Wounded Warriors The federal departments of Veterans Affairs, Labor and Defense unveiled today an improved Web site for wounded warriors. |
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VA Education Call Center Again Operating Five Days a Week The Department of Veterans Affairs today announced that the Education Call Center, closed on Thursdays and Fridays over the past two months, is again operating five days a week. |
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VA Begins Nationwide GI Bill Advertising Campaign to Reach Student Veterans and Schools The Department of Veterans Affairs today announced a two-month, nationwide advertising campaign to assist student Veterans and servicemembers applying for the Post-9/11 GI Bill. |
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VA Expands Evaluation of Technology Projects The Department of Veterans Affairs today announced that all information technology (IT) projects at the Department will now be managed under its program management and accountability system (PMAS). |
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Shinseki Announces Winners of Innovation Competition for Improving Claims Processing The Department of Veterans Affairs selected 10 winners in a competition that solicited ideas from VA employees and co-located Veterans service organizations to improve claims processing and provide greater transparency to Veterans. |
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Petzel Sworn in to Head Veterans Health Care System Dr. Robert A. Petzel has taken the oath of office as the Under Secretary for Health within the Department of Veterans Affairs, stepping up to lead the nation's largest integrated health care system. |
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'Innovation Initiative' Underway for Health Records Improvements Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki launched the 'Veterans Health IT Innovation Initiative,' an employee-based Health Information Technology (HIT) competition to spur VA's transformation into a 21st Century organization that is Veteran-centric, results-oriented, and forward-looking. |
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