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America must ‘honor the contract’ on veterans’ benefits

In this opinion piece, Al Lipphardt of VFW responds to a recent Economist article that labeled veterans' benefits as "absurdly generous."

By Al Lipphardt

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Suicides among veterans remain unchanged despite federal focus

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Latest ""

Opinion

America must ‘honor the contract’ on veterans’ benefits

In this opinion piece, Al Lipphardt of VFW responds to a recent Economist article that labeled veterans' benefits as "absurdly generous."

Marines can now reenlist early, some for up to 15 years

Marine Corps initiatives have already yielded historic retention results, with the Corps hitting 114% of its annual retention goal in Fiscal Year 2024.

Suicides among veterans remain unchanged despite federal focus

The figures are the latest available from federal census data and suggest limited progress on the issue of suicide prevention by Veterans Affairs leaders.

Plan would cover all health care costs for thousands of vets overseas

Providing more health care coverage for disabled veterans living abroad could be a major focus of the next session of Congress.

Congress finalizes sweeping bill to help veteran caregivers

The measure to expand assistance for veteran caregivers easily passed both the House and Senate, and now heads to the White House to become law.

‘Colder than hell’: Two vets recall Battle of the Bulge fears, mayhem

"Everyone was scared. ... I sometimes think of the people who were there. Dirty GIs. Unshaven. Dirty as the devil. Cold. Miserable."

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