Has the VA called about Solid Start?
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Have you been separated from the service for less than a year? Did you receive your phone calls from the Department of Veterans Affairs? They will try to contact ... Continue Reading →
At ease: Sarge and the coffee shop vets
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There wasn’t a single veteran on the sidewalk outside the coffee shop. I was saddened by this, believing they couldn’t continue their morning meetings ... Continue Reading →
‘Unbanked’ veterans never use banks
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They call them “the unbanked,” people who don’t use banks for any reason. At this point there are 250,000 veterans without bank accounts. Without one, ... Continue Reading →
Sarge the EMT not too old after all
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The retired sergeant, the one with the 6-foot foldout measuring stick, wasn’t there when I headed for the order window at the coffee shop. The rest of the ... Continue Reading →
Where to live after leaving the service?
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A quarter of a million of us leave the service every year, and where do we go? If our last duty station was in a great place, we might just put down roots and ... Continue Reading →
VA expands video health care access
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Afraid to go into a doctor’s office right now because of COVID? You’re not the only one. Or maybe the nearest facility is far away, or transportation ... Continue Reading →
Purple Heart phony fakes service record
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With snow expected that afternoon, I suspected the veteran crew might not have shown up outside the coffee shop, but there they were, socially distanced ... Continue Reading →
911 to get partner with VA crisis line
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We all know to call 911 when there’s an emergency – car crash, burglary, need of an ambulance – but we’ll soon be getting an additional number. ... Continue Reading →
Letters reach out to troubled vets
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We’ve been in a stressful period for many long months, and now here come the holidays. It’s going to be different this year: fewer (or no) family get-togethers, ... Continue Reading →
Blue Water sailor Agent Orange claims easier to file
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Blue Water sailors, heads up. The Department of Veterans Affairs has made it easier for you to file a claim for Agent Orange exposure. Starting Jan. 1, 2020, The ... Continue Reading →
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