Michigan has passed a bill to help military service members facing foreclosure. According to the Detroit News, the number of homes in Michigan facing foreclosure doubled from 2004 to 2006. The rate of foreclosure there is a whopping 2 1/2 times the national average. The Michigan legislature has taken action to help shield military service [...]

My friends and family,
My best wishes to you and your loved ones on this Memorial Day. I must
admit, in the past, this day’s special status lay more with the fact that my
family kicked off our summer party season at our family retreat than it did
with our nation’s fallen veterans. Sure, each Memorial Day I took [...]

It is well documented that most veterans of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan and Operation Iraqi Freedom who want to pursue a higher education will have a difficult if not nearly impossible challenge paying for all the costs associated with going to college.  The current GI Bill falls far short of providing the necessary funds [...]

Thursday, in an unprecedented show of bipartisan support, the Senate passed the 21st Century GI Bill with a vote of 75-22.  The new GI bill was riding such a big wave of momentum that several Senators changed their vote from No to Aye at the last minute.  The Senate vote of approval follows last weeks [...]

Believe it or not Memorial Day was not created to promote retail sales throughout our country.  It was created to honor those members of the military that sacrificed their lives to secure freedom for others.
 
Growing up in rural Nebraska, Memorial Day always had a special meaning.  It was the beginning of summer.  School was [...]

A VA home loan refinance is perhaps one of the smartest choices veterans can make.  Most veterans will qualify for some type of home loan.  What’s more, even if you do not currently have a VA loan, you may still qualify for a VA home loan refinance.  There are several reasons why this type of [...]

Are you interested in what your father did during the Vietnam War or what your grandfather did during World War II?  Maybe you are interested in what your great great grandfather did during the Civil War.  If you are, there has never been a better opportunity than now to find out.
 
Ancestry.com and the National Archives [...]

The first time I heard someone use the phrase “Sock Water”, I did not have a vision of a cool refreshing drink.  The image of someone using their sock as a crude form of water purification came to mind.  Drinking a liquid after it had been strained through a sock that I had worn for [...]

The University of Utah is currently looking for eleven Utah veterans willing to share and discuss their wartime experiences for its November 11, Veterans Day Commemoration Program.  Nominations for veterans who have served in combat or have been in harm’s way are currently being accepted.  The University is encouraging nominations for service members who served [...]

According to an Associated Press report, the cost for supporting America’s disabled veterans continues to go up even though the total number of veterans is declining.  The article by Jennifer C. Kerr points out that “Despite the decline in total vets – as soldiers from World War II and Korea die – the government expects [...]