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A Brief History of Transportation Communications in the American Legion

A Brief History of Transportation Communications in the American Legion

by Kevin Burns | Aug 10, 2021

Radiotelegraphy was the first means of radio communication. The first practical radio transmitters and receivers invented in the late 1800s used radiotelegraphy.  It continued to be the only type of radio transmission during the first few decades of radio, called the...
Bill reintroduced to exempt VA disability benefits from being counted toward housing assistance programs

Bill reintroduced to exempt VA disability benefits from being counted toward housing assistance programs

by Christian Southards | Jul 21, 2021

U.S. Representatives Salud Carbajal (D-CA) and Lloyd Smucker (R-PA) reintroduced a bill on Monday that bars VA disability benefits from being counted as income when determining eligibility for housing assistance from the Department of Housing and Urban Development....
If passed, Honoring Our PACT Act of 2021 aims to make it easier for veterans exposed to airborne toxins to receive VA medical benefits

If passed, Honoring Our PACT Act of 2021 aims to make it easier for veterans exposed to airborne toxins to receive VA medical benefits

by Christian Southards | Jun 9, 2021

On May 26, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mark Takano (D-Calif.) unveiled the Honoring our PACT Act of 2021, which consolidates a bipartisan effort in Congress to prioritize care for veterans that have been exposed to airborne toxins during military...
VA extends financial relief as veterans among hardest hit by COVID-19 economic effects

VA extends financial relief as veterans among hardest hit by COVID-19 economic effects

by Christian Southards | Feb 22, 2021

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is extending its financial assistance policies for veterans in accordance with COVID-19 relief measures implemented in the most recent federal COVID relief bill. According to a Feb. 16 press release, the VA is extending its...
TIME Magazine’s first ever Kid of the Year, Gitanjali Rao, is a Scout

TIME Magazine’s first ever Kid of the Year, Gitanjali Rao, is a Scout

by Christian Southards | Jan 21, 2021

For the better part of a century, TIME has selected a single Person of the Year—someone who has had, for better or worse, an extraordinary amount of influence on the world. But for the first time ever, TIME also announced a Kid of the Year: 15-year-old scientist and...
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