Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey gave and early view of some of the changes in the fiscal year 2013 defense budget that is on-track to Congress. While military equipment and personnel have been key items on reduction lists, there were a number of important pay and compensation changes that […]
January 29, 2012
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Although President Barrack Obama combats veteran unemployment through well-intentioned legislation, the situation is still grim for veterans of America’s recent and on-going wars. Returning servicemen and women are finding a hard job climate, with unemployment recently found to be higher than thirteen percent for new veterans. Data from 2009, shows that 75,000 Iraq (OIF) and […]
January 15, 2012
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While the nation struggles with an 8.6% unemployment rate, veterans of the War on Terror and other U.S. engagements are suffering with over 13%. To help combat the over 850,000 jobless veterans in the country, President Obama signed into law the Vow to Hire Heroes Act. This act attempts to stimulate the hiring of unemployed […]
December 24, 2011
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As the holidays are in full swing, we would like to take the time to thank all our current and past service men and women who have dedicated their lives to defend our nation and liberty. If you are a veteran or know a veteran who is in need of housing assistance please take the […]
December 5, 2011
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As the main withdraw from Iraq approaches, many states are facing a massive influx of new veterans returning home, some as early as the holidays. In October, President Obama announced that the United States’ military operations in Iraq would cease before the year’s end. The United States has been involved in ongoing military operations in […]
November 15, 2011
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CNN reports that 400 acres of land set aside for veterans housing is unused in Los Angeles, and that 8,000 homeless veterans are being denied entry by the government. The property was donated in 1888 to “establish, construct and permanently maintain” a housing campus for American veterans, and for almost a hundred years a small […]
October 26, 2011
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Recent developments in a lawsuit launched in 2006 were unsealed by a federal court in Atlanta shows that a variety of banking organizations and mortgage groups have been defrauding veterans and taxpayers with a scheme to cover-up illegal fees, resulting in loses of hundreds of millions of dollars. The lawsuit claims that veterans which applied […]
October 15, 2011
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Due to congress delaying a bill which would allow the Department of Veterans Affairs to lower rates on home loans, many veterans are now facing higher costs and delays in closing loans to gain access to new homes. The VA declined to give additional details, but bank owners such as Scott Thigpen is afraid of […]
October 1, 2011
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Veteran Michael Blecker hopes that California can keep up with the demand of new veterans as the wars in the middle east continue. As one of the most populous states in the country, California has provided a large number of its citizens as soldiers in recent conflicts. Unfortunately the state is ill-equiped to handle the […]
September 11, 2011
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James F.served in the US Navy for two years, 1962 to 1964. He was an operational specialist serving in San Diego, CA with a specialty of Costal Navigation. He applied for and was granted early release because of an accidental injury of his father. He is married with children and grandchildren. He applied for rent […]
September 3, 2011
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