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Veterans Affairs Dept. tells Capitol Hill it won't repay underpaid GI Bill benefits recipients
NBC News - Thu Nov 29, 2018
For weeks, student veterans across the country have raised an alarm about delayed or incorrect GI Bill benefit payments, which the Department of Veterans Affairs has blamed on computer issues. More»

Trump says he is thankful for HIMSELF this holiday
Daily Mail - Wed Nov 21, 2018
President Donald Trump said he's thankful for himself and the difference he made in this country along with his family. More»

Veterans aren't getting their GI Bill payments - because VA's 50-year-old computer system broke
Washington Post - Wed Nov 14, 2018
Daniel Gorman knows what it's like to return from war, and he wants to help fellow veterans come home, too: The former sailor turned New York National Guardsman is finishing a graduate degree in social work at Fordham University. More»

Trump: 'We will open fire on the immigrant caravan if they throw stones"
Daily Mail - Thu Nov 1, 2018
President Donald Trump issued a dire warning to would-be immigrants making their way toward the US, warning that thousands of US troops being sent to the border would return fire if caravan members throw rocks at them. More»

Noted UFO Investigator Robert Dean has Died
Whitley Strieber's Unknown Country - Tue Oct 16, 2018
Robert O. Dean, who died on October 11, was active in UFO research for many years. More»

Atlanta VA quality drops to one of the worst in the nation
Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Fri Sep 28, 2018
Atlanta’s VA Medical Center now ranks as one of the worst in the nation after the US Department of Veterans Affairs latest national assessment of hospital quality, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Channel 2 Action News have learned. More»

DoD admits water at U.S. military bases contains cancer causing chemicals
Popular Military - Mon May 21, 2018
If you live on a military base and only drink bottled water, you’ve probably made a good call. More»

'I hated myself after abuse at Abu Ghraib'
BBC - Tue May 15, 2018
Gina Haspel has paved the way for her confirmation as new CIA director, after repudiating torture tactics used in the past. More»

Michael Flynn 'prepared to testify against Donald Trump' over Russia links
The Telegraph - Thu Nov 30, 2017
Donald Trump was dragged into the FBI's investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election for the first time om Friday night. More»

House committee votes to require women to register for draft
PBS - Thu Apr 28, 2016
WASHINGTON - Women would be required to register for the military draft under a House committee's bill that comes just months after the Defense Department lifted all gender-based restrictions on front-line combat units. More»

John Kerry expresses 'deep reservations' about all-volunteer military at Vietnam forum
Raw Story - Wed Apr 27, 2016
Secretary of State John Kerry said on Wednesday he feels all Americans should find a way to serve their country, suggesting the need for a renewal in public service that could also affect the military. More»

Ben Carson admits fabricating West Point scholarship
Politico - Thu Nov 5, 2015
Ben Carson's campaign on Friday admitted, in a response to an inquiry from POLITICO, that a central point in his inspirational personal story was fabricated: his application and acceptance into the US Military Academy at West Point. More»

VA to Iraq war vet: 'We're not accepting any new patients'
USA Today - Wed Jul 1, 2015
Iraq war veteran Chris Dorsey figured that no one would believe he had been turned away from a US Department of Veteran's Affairs clinic when he sought an appointment for post-traumatic stress disorder. More»

US Government Finally Admits Agent Orange Poisoned Troops
CS Globe - Thu Jun 25, 2015
Decades after the Vietnam War, the Department of Veterans Affairs acknowledged last week that Monsanto's Agent Orange-a dangerous herbicide sprayed over 4.5 million acres across Vietnam during the conflict-is responsible for health ailments in a group of as many as 2,100 veterans. More»

U.S. to Pay Benefits to Vets Exposed to Agent Orange in C-123s
NBC - Wed Jun 17, 2015
Ending years of wait, the government agreed Thursday to provide millions of dollars in disability benefits to as many as 2,100 Air Force reservists and active-duty forces exposed to Agent Orange residue on airplanes used in the Vietnam War. More»

Vets with PTSD get benefits under settlement
CNN - Sat Jul 30, 2011
Washington - Anthony Koller's squad was ambushed in Iraq. More»

Probe ordered over possible psy-ops used on senators
Associated Press - Wed Feb 23, 2011
WASHINGTON - The top US commander in Afghanistan is ordering an investigation into charges that an army unit trained in psychological operations was improperly told to manipulate American senators to get more money and troops for the war. More»

Gates tells troops 'don't ask, don't tell' is still in effect
CNN - Wed Dec 22, 2010
Despite President Barack Obama's signing of a law repealing the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy, Defense Secretary Robert Gates sent a memo to troops warning them that it remains in effect until 60 days after the government certifies that the military is ready for implementation. More»

Hundreds of soldiers misdiagnosed & wrongly discharged
Associated Press - Sat Aug 14, 2010
WASHINGTON - At the height of the Iraq war, the Army routinely fired hundreds of soldiers for having a personality disorder when they were more likely suffering from the traumatic stresses of war, discharge data suggests. More»

Military services caution personnel against accessing WikiLeaks site
CNN - Fri Aug 6, 2010
Washington - US military personnel are being warned not to log onto the WikiLeaks website to view the tens of thousands of leaked military documents there, saying it could be considered a security violation. More»

Soldier arrested in connection to WikiLeaks video
Associated Press - Sun Jun 6, 2010
A soldier has been arrested in connection with the release of a classified video of a 2007 helicopter attack that killed a dozen people in Baghdad, including two Reuters news staff, the military said. More»

When the Army Uses "Enhanced Interrogation" on an American Soldier
Huffington Post - Wed Apr 14, 2010
I had been covering veterans' issues for several years and thought I'd developed a thick skin. More»

U.S. soldier 'waterboarded his own daughter, 4, because she couldn't recite alphabet'
Daily Mail, UK - Sat Feb 6, 2010
A US soldier has been accused of 'waterboarding' his four-year-old daughter because she couldn't recite the alphabet. More»

Thousands of vets could get benefits upgrade
Associated Press - Sun Jan 24, 2010
WASHINGTON - The military has agreed to expedite a review the records of thousands of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans discharged with post-traumatic stress disorder to determine whether they were improperly denied benefits. More»

As vets await checks, VA workers get $24M bonuses
Associated Press - Thu Aug 20, 2009
WASHINGTON - Outside the Veterans Affairs Department, severely wounded veterans have faced financial hardship waiting for their first disability payment; inside, money has been flowing in the form of $24 million in bonuses. More»

Did toxic chemical in Iraq cause GIs' illnesses?
Associated Press - Sat Jun 27, 2009
Larry Roberta's every breath is a painful reminder of his time in Iraq: he can't walk a block without gasping for air. More»

Army: Suicide rate among soldiers continues on record pace
CNN - Wed Jun 10, 2009
WASHINGTON - The suicide rate among US Army soldiers jumped in May - continuing a four-month upward trend and on a record pace for a second straight year, according to Army statistics released Thursday. More»

Vet Released from VA with IV Still in his Arm
WXPI-TV - Tue May 12, 2009
PITTSBURGH - A mother is up in arms after her son, a Vietnam veteran, is returned home from the hospital still wearing a gown and IV needle in his arm. More»

"I am under a lot of pressure to not diagnose PTSD"
Salon.com - Wed Apr 8, 2009
A secret recording reveals the Army may be pushing its medical staff not to diagnose post-traumatic stress disorder. More»

Army manual raises emphasis on electronic warfare
Associated Press - Tue Feb 24, 2009
FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kansas - For the first time since the end of the Cold War, the Army is updating its plans for electronic warfare, calling for more use of high-powered microwaves, lasers and infrared beams to attack enemy targets and control angry crowds. More»

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