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Losing a Hero: Remembering James Garner

By Shad Meshad / July 31, 2014

You probably knew him as Maverick or Rockford. He was an icon in film and television. At the National Veterans…

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SVA Announces “Not Recommended” List of Schools for Veterans

By National Veterans Foundation / July 23, 2014

Student Veterans of America (SVA) is announcing an initiative to raise awareness of schools facing issues that may present challenges…

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LA Mayor Eric Garcetti pledges to end veteran homelessness in 2015

By National Veterans Foundation / July 18, 2014

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti committed Wednesday to accept the Obama administration’s challenge to end veteran homelessness in Los Angeles…

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No Laughing Matter: Vets and the VA

By Shad Meshad / July 7, 2014

Stop me if you’ve heard this one: a duck walks into the VA… Sometimes exaggerating to the point of absurdity…

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Raise Your Hand If You Think Veterans Deserve First Class Medical Care

By Shad Meshad / July 3, 2014

Everybody’s in, right?  So what’s first class medical care?  Maybe Bill Gates’s plan?   The President’s? Donald Trump’s? One of those…

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GI Bill Fact Sheet June 2014

By National Veterans Foundation / June 17, 2014

From the US Department of Veterans Affairs.  Fact Sheet from the Department of Public Affairs – Media Relations Post 9/11…

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Audit: More than 120,000 veterans waiting or never got care

By National Veterans Foundation / June 11, 2014

An internal Veterans Affairs audit released Monday said tens of thousands of newly returning veterans wait at least 90 days…

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Veterans Secretary Eric Shinseki Resigns

By National Veterans Foundation / May 30, 2014

Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki has resigned, President Barack Obama said on Friday. Embattled Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki announced fixes to…

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