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America must ‘honor the contract’ on veterans’ benefits
In this opinion piece, Al Lipphardt of VFW responds to a recent Economist article that labeled veterans' benefits as "absurdly generous."
By Al Lipphardt
Pentagon has received ‘several hundreds’ of new UFO reports
One reason for the hundreds of new reports may be the outreach the department has done to destigmatize the reporting of potential encounters.
Biden urges vets to apply for burn pit benefits right away
The commander in chief traveled to Delaware for a veterans town hall to highlight new services and help for toxic exposure victims.
Tom Hanks drops new coffee line to support veterans
Tom Hanks' "HANX for our Troops" launched in November.
By Sarah Sicard
Air National Guardsman dies in snowboarding fall at NJ mall
Airman 1st Class Peter Mathews was in the Maryland Air National Guard, which he joined in 2020.
Oklahoma Air Guard base tapped as likely armed overwatch schoolhouse
No other installations are in the running to host the schoolhouse.
This week in Congress: Budget deal remains elusive as shutdown looms
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of Dec. 12, 2022.
VA starting work on terminally ill vets’ PACT Act claims immediately
The move could speed up benefits for about 2,500 veterans.
National Guard helps Santa visit frosty Alaska village
The Alaska National Guard's Operation Santa Claus program attempts to bring Santa and Mrs. Claus and gifts to children in Alaska Native villages each year.
This Marine vet means business — a $1 million cleaning business
Marine Corps veteran Matisa Ullrich credits her time in the service for her success with her cleaning business.
By Dave Lubach