May 27, 2016 Florida authorities find partial remains of missing nurse, Air Force vet Authorities were digging in a remote Florida nature preserve Friday where partial remains of a missing woman and Air Force veteran were found less than a day earlier.
May 27, 2016 RIP, Harriet the Eagle: Symbol for wounded vets dead at 35 A Minnesota eagle that gained fame in national TV appearances and as a symbol for wounded veterans has died at the ripe old age of 35, the National Eagle Center announced Thursday.
May 27, 2016 Study: Less than 10 percent of new VA hires were doctors A newly released study hammered the Department of Veterans Affairs for spending a fraction of its budget on new doctors while devoting millions to lawyers and public affairs officials – as thousands of veterans were waiting for care.
May 26, 2016 VA has declared thousands of living vets dead, stripped benefits in last five years The Department of Veterans Affairs has mistakenly declared thousands of veterans to be deceased and canceled their benefits over the past five years, a new snafu to emerge at the embattled department.
May 24, 2016 VA secretary facing bipartisan firestorm over Disney comments Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald is scrambling to calm a growing bipartisan firestorm after downplaying veteran wait times at VA hospitals by comparing them to wait times for rides at Disney theme parks.
May 24, 2016 Former Marine, Green Beret seeks asylum for Iraqi man who saved his life After three military combat tours in war-torn Iraq, Chase Millsap returned home to get on with a civilian life.
May 24, 2016 VA Secretary McDonald compares health-care lines to Disney Republicans are criticizing Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald after he compared wait times to receive VA health care to the hours people wait for rides at Disney theme parks.
May 23, 2016 VA secretary: Disney doesn't measure wait times, so why should VA? Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald on Monday compared the length of time veterans wait to receive health care at the VA to the length of time people wait for rides at Disneyland, and said his agency shouldn't use wait times as a measure of success because Disney doesn't either.
May 20, 2016 Female pilots of World War II (like my grandmother) finally receive the honor they deserve There’s no shortage of critical takes on all of the work Congress doesn’t do.
May 19, 2016 House would ban Confederate flags on VA cemetery flagpoles The House has voted to ban the display of the Confederate flag on flagpoles at Veterans Administration cemeteries.
