Blue water vets gain Agent Orange benefits
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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?
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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?
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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 →
Does this remind you of Agent Orange?
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In the 1960s, the Navy, along with a civilian manufacturer, developed a flammable liquid fuel firefighting foam called aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF) that the ... Continue Reading →
A message from a rescued soldier
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Were you in Binh Duong, South Vietnam, in May 1969? Were you part of the crew of a 1st Cav airmobile near Lai Khe? Under fire, did you swoop in and pick up two ... Continue Reading →
Don’t always blame the guys at the top
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At a Department of Veterans Affairs medical facility, a psychologist by the name of “Z” managed to find a way to increase income by overstating productivity ... Continue Reading →
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