The House of Representatives voted 245-175 on Veterans Day to force consideration of the Major Richard Star Act as a standalone piece of legislation, with a floor vote scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 12.
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Rep. Morgan McGarvey, D-Ky., introduced a bipartisan bill Nov. 10 aimed at helping the Department of Veterans Affairs cut through bureaucratic delays and speed up the development of new health care...
Service
“At 18, I joined the military because I thought it was my only option,” Laura Morales said. “More than 20 years later, I left the military realizing just how many options I actually had.
Advocacy
The House approved legislation Thursday that would allow combat-injured military retirees with less than 20 years of service to collect their full military retirement pay and Department of Veterans...
Health
Dr. Tiffany McDonald wants all her peer audiologists across VA to hear the good news. The time-saving capabilities in the Federal Electronic Health Record (EHR) make it a “game changer” for managing..
Service
The United States Navy developed Underwater Demolition Teams during World War II . Called Frogmen, those original UDT members became the precursors to what are now Navy SEALs and Special Warfare...
Legacy
During his Veterans Day speech at Arlington National Cemetery Wednesday, President Donald Trump celebrated recent military operations and said an arch he plans to build at the cemetery’s entrance...
Advocacy
The House of Representatives passed the Major Richard Star Act on Thursday by a 392-18 vote, sending the bill to the Senate.
Advocacy
The House passed a major veterans benefits package on Wednesday, advancing new support for surviving spouses and caregivers, as well as expanded compensation for some disabled retirees, while —...
Family
Steps toward tomorrow For Army Veteran Randy Jamerson, adapting was something he learned long before a spinal cord injury changed his life. Jamerson was 21 when he joined the Army.
Advocacy
A divisive bill that cuts disability benefits for veterans with sleep apnea and tinnitus while simultaneously granting compensation for combat veterans was passed by the House on Veterans Day —...
Legacy
Let’s start this with the obvious: The Nazis were moral stains on the underwear of humanity. Militarily, they were stains in the armpits of humanity. And politically…fine.
Service
The Army recently published a series of photos of an award ceremony for a soldier credited with saving lives following an Iranian drone strike on U.S. troops in Kuwait at the start of the Iran war.
