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Nearly 13 years ago, friends and family of Pat Tillman established the Pat Tillman Foundation in honor of their loved one: a pro-football player who walked away from the NFL to follow a greater calling and was killed in Afghanistan in April 2004. Today, the Tillman Scholars program unites the best talent and leadership from the
Read moreCheck out Podcast #17 with AMVETS National Executive Director Joe Chenelly. A native of Rochester, N.Y., Joe enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps in March 1998, serving with the 1st Marine Division, and was honorably discharged as a Staff Sergeant in April 2006. He is a combat veteran of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi
Read moreOne of VA’s biggest successes recently has been hiding in plain sight under our digital noses. The GI Bill Comparison Tool continues to quietly break traffic records as 79,246 visitors used the tool in January 2017 and has received 5.6 million page views since coming online. It’s no surprise the start of a new semester brings
Read moreHere is the VA state about the OIG review of Veterans Choice Program: VA appreciates the Office of Inspector General (OIG) review of VA’s implementation of the Veterans Choice Program (VCP). The OIG report reviewed the VCP from its inception, over two years ago, in November of 2014 through September of 2015. Overall, the Department
Read moreThe Department of Veterans Affairs will exempt many health care and other positions from a temporary federal hiring freeze, according to a memorandum issued Friday by acting VA Secretary Robert Snyder. President Donald Trump on Monday announced that federal agencies cannot fill open positions or create new ones for 90 days, until the Office of
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