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New VA Community Care Programs are in Effect. How Does that Effect You?
New programs under last year’s VA MISSION Act have gone into effect as of this week. Under the VA MISSION Act, more veterans will have access to community care when the VA can’t serve them in a timely manner. This new program will better empower veterans to make their...
Purple Up! April is the time to celebrate and thank military children
When we talk about the courage and sacrifice associated with military service, we’re usually focused on the servicemembers themselves. Or maybe we think of military spouses who so bravely keep things together at home. But the often-unsung heroes of service are the...
From Plainview to Vietnam, and Everywhere in Between
These days,21st birthdays are spent in bars and restaurants, celebrating a new milestone of adulthood. But not for Allan Henderson. Henderson spent his 21st birthday on an airfield in Vietnam, waiting out the last few days before he’d go home to his beloved Texas. As...