Veterans

Edmund Garcia, an Iraq war veteran, holds the American flag over his shoulder outside his home on Thursday in Rosharon, Texas.

Thousands of vets fell victim to a bait-and-switch...by the VA? Lawmakers want a fix

5:00am February 17, 2024

Lawmakers grilled the head of the VA home loan program this week about a self-inflicted error with the department's COVID forbearance program that left thousands of veterans in danger of foreclosure.

Former Marine Jason Miles stands in front of his home in Clinton, Miss. He lost a sales job during the pandemic and had to take a forbearance.

Lawmakers move to help veterans at risk of losing their homes

6:31pm February 01, 2024

Senators are introducing a new bill to help thousands of veterans who, through no fault of their own, were left facing foreclosure when a VA COVID-assistance program ended abruptly.

Marine Corps veteran Ed O'Connor is seen outside his home in Fredericksburg, Va. He is among tens of thousands of veterans who took a COVID forbearance on a VA home loan. But the VA's program ended abruptly in October of 2022 and many veterans were asked to either pay all the missed payments or face foreclosure.

Veterans fear the VA's new foreclosure rescue plan won't help them

6:06pm December 01, 2023

A pause in foreclosures after an NPR investigation may be of no help to many vets. They were already pushed into costly loan modifications after a move by the VA stranded them in a tough spot.

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Veterans John Follmer, right, and Alejandro Rocha, left, do outreach on on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles. They met Chris Brown, center, and offered to connect him with veterans services.

The answer to veterans homelessness could be one of LA's most expensive neighborhoods

5:01am November 16, 2023

by Quil Lawrence

A massive VA campus in West Los Angeles is finally housing hundreds of vets, and may finally change the city's worst-in-the-nation status on veterans homelessness.

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'Pact Act' expands benefits for veterans exposed to toxins

6:00am July 28, 2023

by Neal Charnoff

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Ret. Lt. Col. Bob Alexander stayed closeted in the Air Force for 20 years because of the "don't ask, don't tell" policy. He came out when the policy ended, and when he retired, he decided to help those who weren't discharged honorably because of their sexual orientation. He resides in Washington D.C., and works as a cybersecurity attorney.

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Discharged over sexual orientation, military still owes thousands of vets

5:00am July 02, 2023

by Quil Lawrence

Twelve years after repeal of the ban on gay and lesbian troops serving openly, no one in the military or Veterans Administration knows how many vets are still without the benefits they're owed.

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A nationwide survey by the RAND Corporation found that veterans were less likely than the general population to support extremist groups.

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Survey: Surprising to some, veterans are less likely to support extremism

5:04am May 23, 2023

by Quil Lawrence

A RAND Corporation survey found that Americans who served in the military support extremist views at rates lower than nonveterans.

Military

Traveling Vietnam memorial makes stop in Kernersville

3:17pm May 01, 2023

by Turner Jones

The Kernersville Veterans of Foreign Wars hosted the Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall for four days.

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Gavin Kinney holds up a sign thanking veterans at the 2015 Veterans Day Parade in New York City.

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These 12 restaurants are offering discounts on Veterans Day

5:01am November 11, 2022

by Giulia Heyward

Dozens of companies across the U.S. are offering freebies and discounts to veterans and active-duty military members on Veterans Day.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and others attend a news conference on Capitol Hill on Thursday, the day after Senate Republicans blocked a procedural vote to advance PACT Act.

The Senate passed a bill to help sick veterans. Then 25 Republicans reversed course

3:00pm July 29, 2022

by Quil Lawrence

Veterans groups are slamming GOP senators for blocking a bill that would have given health care and benefits to veterans affected by from toxic chemicals and burn pits in wars dating back to Vietnam.

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