11 Veterans Die At Soldiers' Home in Massachusetts Amid COVID-19 Outbreak More than 20 coronavirus cases have been confirmed at the facility, and officials are rushing to do more tests, hoping to learn the full extent of the exposure.
47 States Call On Betsy Devos To Forgive Student Loans For Disabled Veterans Attorneys general from 47 states, three U.S. territories and the District of Columbia have asked the Department of Education to make loan discharge for permanently disabled veterans automatic.
All Things Considered Balancing Safety And Privacy When A Veteran Goes Missing Wisconsin created the Green Alert - a statewide call-out when family, friends or caregivers report a troubled veteran is missing. That may save lives, but it exposes a personal crisis to all.
All Things Considered Among False Claims, Trump Attacked McCain For Failing Veterans President Trump's attack on the late Senator John McCain included an inaccurate claim about McCain's role in reforming the VA. Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-GA) called Trump's remarks 'deplorable.'
All Things Considered VA Struggles To Unlock The Reasons Behind High Suicide Rates Among Older Veterans There's been an alarming rise in the suicide rate among younger veterans. But elderly veterans commit suicide at a rate higher than the non-veteran population. The VA wants to find out how to stop it.
Google Talks Up Vets In Super Bowl Ad. Does It Walk The Walk? Google advertised its new job search tool for veterans during the Super Bowl. The goal is to help vets get hired. But how many veterans work at Google?
After Hearing U.S. Veteran Had No Family, Huge Crowd Attends His Funeral In Texas Scores of people turned up for Joseph Walker's funeral Monday — not because they knew him, but because they knew the Vietnam-era veteran was at risk of being buried without anyone attending.
Morning Edition Veterans Claiming Illness From Burn Pits Lose Court Fight Hundreds of veterans sued military contractor KBR Inc., alleging toxic smoke from burn pits at military bases made them ill. A federal appellate court said compensation must come from Congress.
All Things Considered Should health care for military vets be privatized? Kim Malcolm talks with Marine Corps veteran Josh Penner and Navy veteran Rebecca Murch about the potential impact of privatizing healthcare services...
Commander quits Seattle veterans group over harassment, racism When Navy veteran Lindsay Church was elected commander of American Legion Post 40 in Seattle's Ballard neighborhood, she looked around the room and saw...
