by Rikki Almanza | Oct 23, 2024
“Office Joe,” a new television comedy series written and directed by Army Veteran Nick Palmisciano, premieres on November 8. The show takes a humorous yet heartfelt look at the challenges Veterans face when transitioning from military service to civilian...
by Rikki Almanza | Oct 21, 2024
Veteran Catherine Banks was removed from a Delta flight at San Francisco International Airport on October 16 due to a T-shirt she was wearing, which read “Do not give in to the war within. End Veteran suicide.” The t-shirt was deemed “threatening” by a flight...
by Rikki Almanza | Oct 18, 2024
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in Bufkin v. McDonough, a case challenging how the Veterans Court applies the “benefit of the doubt” rule in disability claims, with potential implications for thousands of Veterans’ benefit...
by Rikki Almanza | Oct 15, 2024
The nonprofit organization We the Veterans has wrapped up its “Vet the Vote” campaign, a nationwide effort to encourage Veterans and their families to volunteer as poll workers for upcoming elections. Through this campaign, the group has recruited over 161,000...
by Rikki Almanza | Oct 15, 2024
The Pentagon announced on Tuesday that more than 800 Veterans who were discharged from the military under the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy have had their discharges upgraded to honorable status. The DADT policy, in effect from 1994 until its...
by Rikki Almanza | Oct 11, 2024
As first reported by Stars and Stripes, Vietnam-era Veterans who were exposed to chemical agents and hallucinogens in classified military experiments are appealing for retroactive disability benefits following a recent federal court ruling that determined their...
