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Financial troubles cloud enlisted retirement home’s future
Without financial fixes, the enlisted retirement home may not be able to serve its veteran residents in the future, a new watchdog report warns.
By Karen Jowers
US Vietnam War Commemoration hosting May ‘welcome home’ event in DC
The three-day event will take place on the National Mall.
Expansion of commissary doorstep delivery program on hold, for now
Prices for home delivery in the commissary pilot program have more than quadrupled as officials try to find a way to make the program work.
By Karen Jowers
VA change will lower home loan rates for some Native American vets
Changes to the VA Native American Direct Loan program would drop interest rates from 6% to 2.5% for some home purchases.
Commissary director to leave post March 31
When he was hired more than two year's ago, Bill Moore's mandate was to bring the stores 'into the 21st century.'
By Karen Jowers
Afghan refugees in US face uncertainty as legislation stalls
The Afghan Adjustment Act would allow Afghans who came to the U.S. during the Afghanistan evacuation to be re-vetted and apply for a permanent status.
DoD estimates $260M to repair bases after hosting Afghan refugees
A review found some bases sought reimbursement for damage not related to Operation Allies Welcome.
All WWII vets would get VA medical benefits under budget bill
The $1.7 trillion spending measure also includes the creation of a "Buddy Check Week" to help prevent veterans suicides.
Lawmakers mull making VA home loans transferable to vets’ families
The move is seen as a way to make up for past racial discrimination in how VA home loans were administered.
Remains of Army Air Forces sergeant who died in WWII identified
Staff Sgt. Michael Uhrin, 21, of Metuchen, New Jersey died in a B-17F crash in Germany on Oct. 14, 1943.
By Staff Report