Military & Veterans News

Military & Veterans News Vet News: Volunteer Groups Can Earn Grants in 'Newman's Own Award' Competition WASHINGTON, March 15, 2004 – The June 1 deadline for applications is fast approaching for volunteer organizations to enter the "Newman’s Own Award" competition that offers a share of $50,000 in grants to winners.

Military & Veterans News Vet News: Vietnam Veterans: Remembering Those Who Fought In The Battle of Hue MAYPORT, Fla., February 24, 2004 -- USS Hue City hosted more than 50 Vietnam Veterans and their families Feb. 1 for the 12th annual Battle of Hué City Memorial Service.

Military & Veterans News Vet News: New Temporary Health Benefits for Reserves Announced WASHINGTON, February 16, 2004 -- The Department of Defense announced Feb. 12 that it will implement the 2004 Temporary Reserve Health Benefit Program for certain eligible Reserve Component sponsors and their family members.

Military & Veterans News Vet News: SAIC Launches Military Health System Advisory Council Science Applications International Corporation’s (SAIC) Enterprise & Health Solutions Business Unit today announced the formation of the Military Health System (MHS) Advisory Council.

Military & Veterans News Vet News: Military Retirees to See Pay Increase ARLINGTON, Va., /PRNewswire/ -- On Feb. 2, an estimated 150,000 military retirees will see an increase in their pay. The National Defense Authorization Act, enacted in November 2003, significantly modified a long-standing law preventing retirees from receiving full retired pay if they also received disability pay from the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Military & Veterans News Vet News: New Members Appointed to VA Committee on Women Veterans WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Secretary of Veterans Affairs Anthony J. Principi today announced the appointment of two new members to the Advisory Committee on Women Veterans, an expert panel that advises him on issues and programs affecting women Veterans.

Military & Veterans News Vet News: Auto Industry Announces 'Hire The Heroes' Program To combat a looming shortage of qualified auto repair technicians, a leading automotive industry group is joining forces with the U.S. military to match qualified recent military Veterans with available jobs. The new initiative, known as Hire the Heroes, will provide links between thousands of auto dealers and military outplacement agencies to make career paths in auto retailing available to Veterans making the transition to civilian life.

Military & Veterans News Vet News: Disabled Veterans Get Health Care Priority from VA All Veterans with service-connected medical problems will receive priority access to health care from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) under a new directive.

Military & Veterans News Vet News: Veteran Job Hiring Increases WASHINGTON, January 15, 2004 -- Hiring of military Veterans across the federal civilian work force increased in fiscal 2002, the government’s director of personnel said recently.

Military & Veterans News Vet News: Survey Finds Increasing Health Costs for Retirees and Continued Erosion of Benefits WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- In a new survey of some of the largest U.S. employers -- conducted prior to passage of the new Medicare prescription drug legislation -- 10% say they eliminated subsidized health benefits for future retirees in the past year, while 20% say they are likely to terminate retiree health coverage for future retirees in the next three years. These changes primarily affect new hires, rather than current retirees. The study also finds that 71% of surveyed firms increased retiree contributions to premiums in the past year, and 86% plan to increase such contributions within the next three years. The survey of large, private-sector employers was conducted and analyzed by the Kaiser Family Foundation and Hewitt Associates."Based on current trends, we can expect that fewer retirees will have health coverage in the future and those who do will be paying more for their health care," said Drew Altman, Ph.D., president and CEO of the Kaiser Family Foundation.

Military & Veterans News Vet News: Medical Priority for Disabled Veterans WASHINGTON, January 9, 2004 -- Veterans Affairs officials want to send Veterans with service-connected medical problems to the front of the line when it comes to receiving medical treatment at VA facilities.

Military & Veterans News Vet News: New Year Brings New Hope for Families of POW/MIAs The new year brings new hope for families of the more than 88,000 Americans who are still missing from World War II, the Korean War, the Cold War, the Vietnam War and the 1991 Gulf War.

Military & Veterans News Vet News: 'Operation Hero Miles' Expands To Families of Wounded Troops Your extra frequent flyer miles can help our soldiers get home to their families. Go to http://www.heromiles.org now for more details.

Military & Veterans News Vet News: Time Names 'American Soldier' As Person Of The Year For the second time since it started conferring the honor in 1927, Time magazine has selected the American Soldier as its Person of the Year.

Military & Veterans News Vet News: Seek Volunteers to Inventory Old Cemetery Memorials WASHINGTON -- The VA is seeking more volunteers to research monuments in national cemeteries and soldiers’ lots.

Military & Veterans News Vet News: USO Supports Troops During the Holidays WASHINGTON, November 17, 2003 – The United Service Organizations recently announced it has teamed up with Armed Forces Entertainment and Reader’s Digest to help support U.S. troops during the 2003 holiday season.

Military & Veterans News Vet News: Tax Relief Aids Military and Families WASHINGTON, November 13, 2003 -- Legislation signed by President George W. Bush on Nov. 11 increases the death gratuity payment to $12,000 and provides that the full payment is tax-free.

Military & Veterans News Vet News: SAIC to Support Veteran-Owned Businesses The Veterans Corporation is working with Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) to assist Veteran-owned businesses in gaining access to the Federal marketplace. The Veterans Corporation will provide SAIC with access to information on Veteran-owned businesses offering products and services specific to SAIC’s customers’ requirements.

Military & Veterans News Vet News: Twenty Years Later: Remembering Victims and Survivors of Beirut Bombing "When we fight, we strongly believe in God, Corps and Country, but we fight for our buddies."

Military & Veterans News Vet News: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Chooses PNC Bank to Automate Insurance Payment Processes for Veterans' Health Care PNC Bank, a member of The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE: PNC), is working with two federal agencies to automate the processing of health care insurance claim payments and associated data for Veterans receiving treatment for non-service- connected conditions in more than 1,100 Veterans’ medical facilities nationwide. PNC Bank has entered into an agreement with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Financial Management Service to automate this process.

Military & Veterans News Vet News: DoD Kicks Off National Disability Employment Awareness Month Born with no hands and no legs, John Kemp wants to educate and inform people about what his life is like.

Military & Veterans News Vet News: Scotland School for Veterans' Children Kicks Off $2.1 Million Capital Campaign Led by General Barry McCaffrey of Desert Storm fame, the Foundation for Scotland School for Veterans’ Children today kicked off its $2.1 million capital campaign.

Military & Veterans News Vet News: USO Honors Service Heroes During Gala Event To the United Service Organizations, they are heroes -- the men and women of the armed forces who, among many attributes, characterize bravery, courage and selfless service to their country.

Military & Veterans News Vet News: VA Increases Payments to Medal of Honor Recipients Monthly federal payments to 136 living recipients of the Medal of Honor are rising 67 percent this month.