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Some vets got double housing stipends due to flaw in jobs program
Officials have no plans to try and recoup the money, noting that no laws appear to have been violated by the doubled stipend payments.
Marine vet wants ‘Veteran’ capitalized — it’s ‘a title and we earned it’
We now have the Associated Press style guide hero we never knew we needed.
By Jon Simkins
Key veterans policy lawmaker to step down at the end of 2020
Rep. Phil Roe, who has served in Congress since 2009, said he is retiring to spend more time with his family.
Marine vet donates dress blues and Iwo Jima sand to be buried with veteran killed in hit-and-run
On Nov. 10, as Marines everywhere celebrated the service’s 244th birthday — the first of which took place in historic Tun Tavern just about 20 miles from Jackson’s home — his family began preparations for an unexpected funeral.
By Jon Simkins
Retired military leaders sign letter urging Congress to bar ‘unauthorized’ war with Iran
A group of retired military officers is urging Congress to pass legislation block a war with Iran without congressional approval.
By Joe Gould
Convicted Air Force veteran to be resentenced for trying to join ISIS
A U.S. Air Force veteran was properly convicted on terrorism charges for trying to join the Islamic State group and die a martyr, an appeals court said Thursday, but it ordered a judge to resentence him and better explain his reasons behind any penalty.
Senate Veterans’ Affairs chairman to retire at end of 2019
Johnny Isakson has lead the committee since 2015.
Arrest for Marine veteran charged with spying extended by Moscow court
Whelan, who is reportedly kept in cramped conditions at a Moscow detention facility, felt unwell, and the court called an ambulance.
Veteran unemployment ticked up last month, but still lower than civilians for 9th month in a row
After a record-low unemployment rate in April, the jobless numbers for post-9/11 veterans jumped up a bit in May.
By Natalie Gross
Former Marine arrested in North Korea embassy attack in Madrid
Christopher Ahn, a former U.S. Marine, was arrested and charged Friday.
This group scores vets free tickets to sporting events, concerts, shows — even the Super Bowl
Vet Tix is a nonprofit that gives veterans and active-duty troops free or heavily discounted tickets to sporting events, concerts and more.
By Joshua Axelrod