Veterans Issues
2022 Veterans Day Deals and Discounts
Mick sends us the gouge on Veterans Day appreciation discounts and sundry good deals. The sentiment is certainly appreciated, but unfortunately the law of unintended consequences cannot be denied. 2022 Veterans Day Free Meals and Restaurant Deals and Discounts By Heather Sweeney The following is a list of Veterans Day discounts at restaurants for 2022. […]
Congressman introduces legislation to give MoH recipients a $100k/yr pension
A Texas Republican Congressman wants to dramatically upgrade the pension benefits for Medal of Honor recipients. From The Daily Caller; Republican Texas Rep. Troy Nehls introduced legislation Friday that would give Medal of Honor recipients a huge raise. The Daily Caller obtained a copy of the Medal of Honor Act, which would increase the special […]
Some good news for a change!
Vet Suicide rate dips It isn’t a final solution, but it is encouraging that the suicide rate for veterans dropped for 2020, down to about 17 a day in the most recent year for which data has been compiled. That is still a suicide rate roughly double that of our civilian brethren, but the decrease […]
Record pay increase for retired, disability forecast
Military.com reports a possible 9.6% pay bump for retired and disability-drawing payees, since all are tied to the Social Security COLA as calculated by the The Senior Citizens League (TSCL), a nonpartisan senior advocacy nonprofit. Military retirees and veterans receiving disability pay from the Department of Veterans Affairs are likely to see record monthly […]
“Lieutenant Dan” Moves His AO
Gary Sinise From 2010 to 2020, over 1.3 million Californians left California, with 500,000 leaving just in 2019 and 2020. For the first time in its history California also lost a congressional seat. The state lost $8.8 billion in gross adjusted income in 2019 from more people leaving the state than coming in. Ironically, about […]
Veterans who verify their service can get Fox Nation Free for 1 year.
There are a growing number of places that have begun to use a Verification Process before they give special offers to Veterans. It seems they are using access to SCARA in order to do this. I have to say that every time I stand in line at the Navy Federal Credit Union I can […]
Wreaths Across America Announces New Theme and New “TEACH the Next Generation” Curriculum
“Find a Way to Serve” National Nonprofit Wreaths Across America Announces New Theme and Planned Curriculum to TEACH the Next Generation in 2022 and Beyond COLUMBIA FALLS, Maine — Jan. 17, 2022 — Each year, millions of Americans come together to REMEMBER the fallen, HONOR those that serve and their families, and TEACH […]
In major settlement, N.J. agrees to pay $52.9M to families over COVID deaths in state’s hard-hit veterans homes
Poetrooper sends in this bit of good news just in time for Christmas. American Military News reports; The state of New Jersey, which was accused of gross negligence and incompetence over its handling of the COVID outbreak in the state-run veterans homes, has agreed to pay nearly $53 million to the families of 119 residents […]
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