Today is the sixth anniversary of the start of our most recent war in Iraq. News reports marking the occasion will no doubt note that combat deaths are now lower than at earlier stages in this war — a silver…
Read More »Washington, DC - Oct. 23, 2008 - The citizen Soldiers of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard have borne a disproportionate share of the burden of our wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, Veterans for America (VFA) has found.
Between now and November…
Read More »Last week we asked for your help to beat back an effort to disenfranchise Ohio’s veterans and deployed troops in the upcoming election. With your help and support, we did it!
With overwhelming encouragement from so many of you who signed…
Read More »The post-deployment challenges facing Alaska’s Army National Guard are more daunting and widespread than any seen by Veterans for America (VFA).
VFA’s National Guard Program just completed a week in the state reviewing the needs of Alaska’s citizen-Soldiers and the resources…
Read More »Veterans’ Group Warns Against Federal Court Order that Could Disenfranchise Thousands of Ohio Veterans and Deployed Troops
Veterans for America Asks to Intervene in Federal Suit Seeking Restraining Order
WASHINGTON, DC – Veterans for America, a non-partisan national advocacy and humanitarian group…
Read More »IT IS UNTHINKABLE that anyone from any political party would try to block our servicemembers and wounded veterans from voting, but a new lawsuit in Ohio is threatening to do just that.
Ohioans are allowed by law to register to vote…
Read More »When men and women in our country join the military, we enter into a sacred contract with them that obliges us honor their willingness to serve and sacrifice – end of story.
One of the most egregious violations of this mutual…
Read More »Here are the top stories this week related to our soldiers here and abroad, taken from the Our Troops Newsladder.
In Part V of its War Torn series, The New York Times examines the increased rates of alcoholism among returning combat veterans. (nytimes.com)
After…
Read More »Here are the top stories this week related to our soldiers here and abroad, taken from the Our Troops Newsladder.
A soldier with a history of mental health problems that may have made him ineligible for Army service at any other time…
Read More »Here are the top stories this week related to our soldiers here and abroad, taken from the Our Troops Newsladder.
21 House members are co-sponsoring the Stop Loss Compensation Act of 2008, which would provide $1,500 per month of special pay…
Read More »Today is the sixth anniversary of the start of our most recent war in Iraq. News reports marking the occasion will no doubt note that combat deaths are now lower than at earlier stages in this war — a silver…
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