Celebrating our VA’s birthday
This weekend marks the 88th birthday of the Veterans Administration. I actually had no idea about this until a young active-duty soldier and his wife
July 21, 2018
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Vietnam veterans
#VeteranOfTheDay Air Force Sergeant Adrian Cronauer
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Air Force Veteran Adrian Cronauer who served in Vietnam from 1965 to 1966. Cronauer, well known by those troops who tuned into
July 21, 2018
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“High Five Tour,” supporting military families, comes to Medford
MEDFORD, Ore.– An eight month road trip across the U.S will be making a stop… Views: 58
July 21, 2018
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Vietnam veterans
The airman who inspired ‘Good Morning Vietnam’ just died at 79
Even though Robin Williams’ now-famous morning greeting doesn’t make people think of the real Adrian Cronauer, it does a pretty good job of representing who
July 19, 2018
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veteran owned businesses
How to Tap Into the Veteran Entrepreneurship Network
It begins with an idea. You have a great vision for a business venture, but may not know where to start. Or, you’re already a
July 19, 2018
3:42 pm
Operation Donate with Honor: Federal Trade Commission, states cracking down on fraudulent Veteran charities
Operation Donate with Honor, a federal-state education and enforcement initiative to combat fraudulent and deceptive charitable solicitations claiming to help Veterans and military was launched
July 19, 2018
9:07 am
healthcare
VA and IBM Watson Health extend partnership to support Veterans with cancer
VA and IBM Watson Health announced the extension of a public-private partnership to apply artificial intelligence to help interpret cancer data in the treatment of
July 19, 2018
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FTC and States Combat Fraudulent Charities That Falsely Claim to Help Veterans and Servicemembers
The Federal Trade Commission, along with law enforcement officials and charity regulators from 70 offices in every state, the District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam
July 19, 2018
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education
Check your mailbox: Veterans with severe disabilities and student loans should keep an eye out for this
The Department of Education is sending letters to veterans with severe disabilities notifying them that they may be eligible for a tax-free discharge of their
July 18, 2018
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taxes
How to find out if you’re eligible for the big veteran’s tax refund
The Defense Department has announced that more than 130,000 veterans may be eligible for a tax refund on taxes paid on their disability severance. Eligible
July 18, 2018
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War Stories: George Lee
In our weekly War Stories series we tell the stories of Central Oregon’s war veterans, some who made it back from their war and some
July 17, 2018
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healthcare
VEText system transforming VA’s medical scheduling process
VA recently launched VEText, a text messaging appointment-reminder system, which to date has helped VA reduce no-show medical visits by more than 100,000. VA introduced
July 17, 2018
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