Veteran Resources - Veteran-Related General News Items

Women Veterans’ Appreciation Day

On 12 June 2021, our Nation honors the women who have served and sacrificed for our country.  The...

Causes of veteran suicide complex, but help available

For many veterans, there are immediate differences between their service in the military and their return to civilian...

‘Women Veteran Boot Camp Accelerator’ Empowers Entrepreneurs

July 15, 2021 – WASHINGTON — The Department of Veterans Affairs and the PenFed Foundation brought together 80 women...

Senate Approves Army Veteran as VA’s Deputy Secretary

The NCAA’s chief operating officer, a former member of the Army‘s Judge Advocate General Corps, has been confirmed as...

Opinion | Recent mental health acts are the non-partisan reform veterans need and deserve

By – Ally Pronina, Opinions Columnist America is politically divided now more than ever, but at least we...

Group helps Vietnam veteran get final wish: One last fish

Spartanburg, South Carolina, based Veteran’s Last Patrol recently collaborated with North Carolina fly-fishing stalwarts Davidson River Outfitters to fulfill a veteran’s last...

Commentary: Institutions of higher learning must double down support for student veterans

By Amy Bernard and Wendy A. Lang  They had it all figured out: How to go to college while managing a...

Report: Veteran suicides far outstrip combat deaths in post-9/11 wars

By Faith Miller  Since the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, 7,057 U.S. military service members were killed...

VA Awards $418 Million in Grants to Help Veterans and Families at Risk of Homelessness

July 6, 2021 – WASHINGTON – The Department of Veterans Affairs awarded $418 million in grants to more than 260...

Could more veterans be the answer to getting a more functional Congress?

By: Aaron Parseghian WASHINGTON D.C. — When the 117th Congress convened in January, just 91 of 535 members were...