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Bipartisan Legislation Seeks to Expand GI Bill Benefits for Purple Heart Veterans

Bipartisan Legislation Seeks to Expand GI Bill Benefits for Purple Heart Veterans

by Rikki Almanza | Mar 24, 2025

Earlier this year, a group of bipartisan lawmakers reintroduced the Purple Heart Veterans Education Act, H.R. 790, a bill designed to close a loophole that has prevented certain Purple Heart Recipients from transferring their GI Bill benefits to their dependents. Led...
Pentagon Flags Thousands of Military Images for Removal in ‘DEI Purge’

Pentagon Flags Thousands of Military Images for Removal in ‘DEI Purge’

by Rikki Almanza | Mar 10, 2025

The Department of Defense has flagged over 26,000 images for removal across all military branches as part of an effort to eliminate content related to diversity, equity, and inclusion, DEI. However, the final number could be much higher, with estimates suggesting as...
VA Expands List of Cancers for Veterans Exposed to Toxic Substances

VA Expands List of Cancers for Veterans Exposed to Toxic Substances

by Rikki Almanza | Jan 3, 2025

Effective today, January 2, the VA has expanded the list of cancers presumed to be service-connected for Veterans exposed to toxic substances in specific locations during the Gulf War and subsequent conflicts to include genitourinary cancers. This decision will...
Activist Jon Stewart Pushes for PACT Act Coverage for K2 Veterans’ Radiation Exposure

Activist Jon Stewart Pushes for PACT Act Coverage for K2 Veterans’ Radiation Exposure

by Rikki Almanza | Jul 29, 2024

Jon Stewart is urging the Biden administration to address an oversight in the PACT Act, which has excluded coverage for some of the first U.S. troops who responded after the September 11 attacks. These troops were deployed to Karshi-Khanabad, K2, in Uzbekistan, a base...

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