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VA Staffs Office For Survivors Of Veterans
To strengthen the Department of Veterans Affairs programs for survivors of the nation's veterans and servicemembers, VA officials have staffed an office to serve as the their advocate.VA Staffs Office for Family Survivors
To strengthen the programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs for the survivors of the nation’s veterans and military personnel, the VA has staffed an office to serve as their advocate, with a charter that includes creating or modifying programs, benefits and services.Husband’s Death Propels Widow to Help Others
For the past five years, Vivianne Wersel has been fighting to improve benefits for the widows and families of fallen servicemembers.Widow Notes Strides in Survivor Support
Donna Engeman always had faith in her military community and its support. But in May 2006, the military support system she knew and loved temporarily faded away when she lost her husband to a roadside bomb in Iraq.Little-known Assisted Living Benefit
Here is some old but good news for veterans of modest means who were in service during wartime and need medical and nursing care.Web Site Opens for Post-9/11 GI Bill
It’s official. The Defense Department signed off June 22 on policies and procedures servicemembers will use to transfer their unused Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits to their spouses or children, a Pentagon official said June 23.Appreciation to Surviving Families
There's no responsibility in the military community more important than caring for families who have lost loved ones to war, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said here today in an address to an organization specifically geared to help families cope with the death of their servicemember.Assisting Families of Fallen Soldiers
Soldiers put their lives on the line every day, and some of them sacrifice it for their country. But what happens to the families of fallen Soldiers? They become survivors.DOD Schools Open to Children of Fallen
Children of fallen troops can continue attending Defense Department schools in the United States all the way through high school, the Department of Defense Education Activity announced Thursday evening.Reps Take Action for Surviving Spouses
Today, Congressmen Steve Buyer and Tim Walz introduced legislation to increase the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) benefit paid to widows and widowers whose spouses died while on active military duty or as the result of a service connected injury or illness. The bill would also eliminate an unjust offset between the VA benefit and a military benefit for survivors.HUGSS Replaced by Survivor Outreach
The Gold Star Family Center's organization, Helping Unite Gold Star Survivors (HUGSS), was recently replaced by Survivor Outreach Services (SOS).Survivor Health Care Bill
Congressman Brett Guthrie (R-Bowling Green) introduced legislation that would provide families of military members killed in combat the same healthcare coverage they received while the soldier was alive.Most Popular
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