Americans pause to celebrate Memorial Day
Below are words I penned five years ago, still new to writing and long, long before the Global Dispatch was even a notion rolling around in my mind. Today is a day of pause indeed and beyond the celebrations, pomp More...
Gary Sinise awarded Bradley Prize for ‘supporting veterans, first responders, and their families’
The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation announced today one of four 2016 Bradley Prizes will be presented to actor/humanitarian Gary Sinise, an award-winning actor and founder of the Gary Sinise Foundation. He More...
Charlies Ingram identified as US Veteran who set himself on fire outside clinic
The shocking horrors of the fiery suicide outside of a New Jersey Veterans Affairs clinic still cut deep as officials named the man as Charles Richard Ingram III, a seven-year veteran of the U.S. Navy. Ingram More...
ADF warns VA of religious discrimination over Christmas expression in work areas
Alliance Defending Freedom sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ Salem, Va., medical center after it issued a Christmas memo to its employees that explained they are only “permitted to engage More...
Ben Carson says VA can fold into DOD to reduce size of government
2016 GOP Presidential candidate Ben Carson appeared on the Dave Ramsey Show today and talked about reducing the size of government and one example was that “We don’t need a Department of Veterans Affairs. Veterans More...
Benefits Offered to Veterans
Being a veteran of the armed forces comes with certain hurdles that others might not have. However, it does come with some benefits that counterbalance those hurdles. The VA, or Veterans Administration, has many More...
Veterans and Mesothelioma: Coming Home with a Covert Condition
Veterans comprise about one-third of mesothelioma diagnoses. The Veterans Administration urges veterans to watch for mesothelioma signs and symptoms. Unfortunately, those having worked within the military (doing More...
John McCain responds to VA Secretary Eric Shinseki’s resignation, likes Tom Coburn as next VA head
The resignation of Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki this weekend prompted Senator John McCain to respond with a statement and TV endorsement of a current Senator as a replacement. McCain said the following More...
VA head Eric Shinseki and Press Secretary Jay Carney resign
Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki has resigned the growing VA scandal as charges of mismanagement, falsification of records and systemic problems at veterans health facilities continue. Also, press secretary More...
Unclaimed bodies of deceased Veterans left in morgue for over a year
In just shocking news from California, the bodies of 28 veterans at the L.A. County Morgue were finally moved for burial to the Riverside National Cemetery reports CBS Local. U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Bennie More...
Kirsten Powers’ confusion over competition
During a roundtable conversation on today’s Fox News Sunday, the topic of the Veteran’s Administration debacle was the topic of choice. Syndicated columnist, George Will said of VA health care, “The More...
