The Defense Department is offering back pay to service members who were involuntarily separated after refusing the COVID-19 vaccine. By Riley Ceder and Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press 5 weeks ago The Veterans Affairs Servicing Purchase program aimed to help financially strapped veterans get lower interest rates and avoid eviction from their homes. The confirmation came after recovery teams pulled the soldiers' M88 Hercules armored vehicle from a swamp Sunday night. Maj. Gen. Curtis Taylor, commanding general of the 1st Armored Division, said it would be a “long and difficult recovery operation.” Load More