Moments in Time – July 24, 2024

#MiddleburyCT On Aug. 5, 1981, President Ronald Reagan began firing 11,359 air-traffic controllers who’d gone on strike two days before, after negotiations with the federal government ... Continue Reading →

OIG nabs more VA scammers

#Middlebury #Veterans VETERANS POST by Freddy Groves The Department of Veterans Affairs investigative arm has been busy. Thanks to the VA’s Office of Inspector General, a group ... Continue Reading →

Purple Heart phony fakes service record

#Middlebury #Veterans #PurpleHeart 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 →

Moments in Time – July 22, 2020

#Middlebury On Aug. 7, 1782, Gen. George Washington, the commander in chief of the Continental Army, creates the “Badge for Military Merit,” a decoration consisting of a purple, ... Continue Reading →

Defense Department expands Exchange, commissary access

#Middlebury #Veterans If there is an Exchange or commissary near you that you haven’t been able to use, that might change soon. Beginning Jan. 1, 2020, the Department of Defense ... Continue Reading →

Purple Heart Vets will get new benefits

#Middlebury #Veterans Purple Heart recipients will start receiving one additional benefit in April – priority processing for initial disability claims. Department of Veteran Affairs ... Continue Reading →