https://stage.pressherald.com/tag/veterans/page/2

Veterans

Published
November 15, 2022

COVID-19 outbreak at Massachusetts veterans home results in $58 million settlement

The class-action lawsuit came after 84 residents died and roughly the same number were sickened.
Published
October 20, 2022

Amateur genealogists memorialize World War II soldiers

Maine volunteers have joined a national effort to research and write obituaries for the more than 400,000 Americans who died in World War II.
Published
August 10, 2022

Biden signs bill to aid veterans exposed to toxins from burn pits

The bill signing will mark a significant achievement for Biden, who has long spoken of the country's obligation to care for its veterans after they return home.
Published
August 2, 2022

Senate approves bill to aid veterans exposed to toxic burn pits, ending stalemate

The process derailed when Republicans made a late attempt to change another aspect of the bill last week and blocked it from advancing.
Published
July 28, 2022

Senate Republicans block bill to help veterans exposed to toxic burn pits

The bill had earlier sailed through the Senate with much Republican backing, but those votes vanished just weeks later.

advertisement

Published
July 12, 2022

Rhode Island woman charged with posing as sick veteran to plead guilty

Authorities say she used her job at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Providence to create false records supporting claims for hundreds of thousands of dollars in benefits and charitable contributions.
Published
June 27, 2022

Expanded care in works for veterans exposed to toxic substances

Republican Sen. Susan Collins and independent Sen. Angus King, both of Maine, were among the supporters of the proposal.
Published
April 28, 2022

Commentary: How to support caregiving children of wounded veterans

Feeling recognized would assure us that we do not face these challenges alone, an Afghanistan War veteran’s son says.
Published
March 28, 2022

Veterans and Coffee session scheduled for April 14

The city’s first Veterans and Coffee session is planned for April 14 at the Westbrook Community Center. Hosted by Veteran Services Director Arty Ledoux, the meet-up will be from 9-11 a.m. in the Spruce Room to give veterans the opportunity to network and build peer support. Ledoux also will be able to provide information about […]
Published
March 12, 2022

Veterans caucus, Maine’s Jared Golden play crucial role in War on Terrorism memorial

A former U.S. Army Green Beret leading the effort says the memorial to those who served following the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks is 'an amazing opportunity for us as a nation to step forward and honor them.'