Hepatitis C can be cured

#Middlebury #Veterans Hepatitis C is one of those illnesses you can have for years and not know it – until it starts damaging your body. Untreated hepatitis C can lead to cirrhosis ... Continue Reading →

Registry helps vets exposed to airborne hazards

#Middlebury #Veterans Were you deployed in Desert Storm and Desert Shield to a location where there were airborne environmental contaminants, such as burn pit smoke, sand, dust and ... Continue Reading →

When a veteran dies without family

#Middlebury #Veterans When a veteran dies and there is no family to tend to the details, the cremated remains will sometimes stay in storage for years. They’re called Unclaimed ... Continue Reading →

Blue water vets gain Agent Orange benefits

#Middlebury #Veterans #Navy It passed! H.R. 299, known as the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019, is now Public Law 116-23. It extends disability benefits to Blue Water Navy ... Continue Reading →

Honor Flights Network needs our help

#Middlebury #Veterans #HonorFlights The number of World War II veterans topped 16 million during the war. Now there are fewer than half a million still alive, all in their 80s and 90s. ... Continue Reading →

Thefts of … everything

#Middlebury #Veterans We’ve seen these stories before: a Department of Veterans Affairs employee gets caught stealing drugs. Usually this happens in a VA hospital, but not always. ... Continue Reading →

New options replace Choice medical care

#Middlebury #Veterans The Veterans Choice Program is no more, replaced by the MISSION Act of 2018. The final parts and pieces of the Veterans Community Care program are now in place. The ... Continue Reading →

Freeport Flag Ladies retiring 9/11 tradition

#Middlebury #Veterans The Freeport Flag Ladies – Carmen Footer, Elaine Greene and JoAnn Miller – haven’t missed a single Tuesday morning in 18 years, standing with U.S. flags ... Continue Reading →

Did you pay fees with VA home loan?

#Middlebury #Veterans Did you take out a Department of Veterans Affairs loan to buy a home between 2012 and 2017? Are you on VA disability? Did you pay extra fees on your loan? Pull ... Continue Reading →

Agent Orange benefits for blue water Navy?

#Middlebury #Veterans #Navy The Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019, known as H.R. 299, seeks to give Agent Orange (dioxin) benefits to blue water veterans. The bill has passed ... Continue Reading →