As part of the War Funding Bill, President Bush, in an unassuming ceremony Monday, signed into law the New GI Bill.  The $162 billion war bill will continue to pay for the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, dramatically improves the education benefits for veterans, and extends unemployment benefits.
 
The New GI Bill, sponsored by Senator Jim […]

It is surprising to find out that not everybody has heard about the economic stimulus package.  But that must be the case because the IRS announced that around 5.2 million retired and disabled veterans have not filed a return to claim their rebate.
 
The $152 billion stimulus package contains a special category for individuals who receive […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 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 […]

The US Department of Veterans Affairs recently announced that starting on May 1, they will begin reaching out to nearly 570,000 recent Afghanistan and Iraq combat veterans to make sure they are aware of all the VA’s medical services and other benefits for which they are entitled.
The veterans will be contacted from a “Combat Veteran […]