High-ranking VA lawyer runs ‘worst’ charity for veterans
CNN left out that the head of the "worst" veterans' organization is also a high-ranking lawyer with the agency and directs its homeland security operations.
CNN recently fired VA attorney J. Thomas Burch Jr for running the National Vietnam…
VA employee runs ‘worst’ veterans charity in US
A well-funded charity called National Vietnam Veterans Foundation is under fire after it was revealed that only 2% of its cash donations went to veterans and their families. This information was recently revealed by a team of CNN…
Michelle Obama and Jill Biden promote the Jobs-for-Veterans program | Economy
First Lady Michelle Obama and Jill Biden on Thursday celebrated the fifth anniversary of a White House effort to ease the transition from military to civilian life by encouraging businesses to hire veterans and military spouses - a…
VA suspends DeVry University from key veterans program
Placeholder while loading article actionsThe Department of Veterans Affairs on Monday suspended DeVry University from participating in a program that identifies schools doing a good job of serving former troops, in light of a federal…
LAUSD Increases Aid for Children of Veterans and Active Duty Military
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti at Leland Street Elementary. (Credit: Twitter @LAMayorsOffice)
Mayor of Los Angles Eric Garcetti today announced a new program that will help identify LA Unified students whose parents are veterans or…
Small veterans charity sued for ‘unfair competition’ by Wounded Warrior Project
The founder of a small Pennsylvania charity that helps wounded warriors in that state says the group spent more than $72,000 defending a lawsuit by the Wounded Warrior Project over their similar logos.
"We're very short on cash and I'm sure…
The “secondary” victims of PTSD: the children of veterans
TOWSON, MD. – Mark Trépanier enjoys spending time with the chickens he keeps in the backyard.
"It's a barometer of my stress level," he said. They relax.
Trépanier, a former military intelligence analyst, once made six…
Collateral Damage: Mental Health Issues Facing Children of Veterans
Not all of our war wounded have served in combat overseas. Some are children who have never left our shores. Collateral damage, some would say. Our Martha Teichner cover story:
How many of these homecomings have you seen on TV…
VA extends homeless veterans program
Homeless Korean War veteran Thomas Moore, left, with a Boston Health Care for the Homeless outreach coordinator in…
Veterans’ charity investigated for Internet cafe racketeering, company lawyer denies…
May 6, 2013— -- Gambling is one of America's favorite pastimes. People who play slot machines or gamble at one of the thousands of online gambling websites help fuel an industry that brings in tens of billions of dollars every year.But the…