Tag: Veterans
Terri Sewell to host Fourth Annual Veterans Resource Fair
In support of those who served our nation, Alabama 7th District U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell will host her Fourth Annual Veterans Resource Fair on...
John McCain demands accounting from VA on money for private care
Sen. John McCain is demanding a full accounting from the Department of Veterans Affairs on the financial status of its private-sector health care program...
New Birmingham organization encourages hiring veterans
Up to 360,000 men and women leave the military annually and a new Birmingham-based initiative is hoping to make their transition a little bit easier for...
Bradley Byrne: Improvements for Alabama’s veterans
In my office, there is no greater priority than ensuring veterans are appropriately taken care. These men and women sacrificed so much for our...
Martha Roby: New law, policy change are good news for veterans
I was honored to be on hand at the White House as President Donald Trump signed the Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability and...
Quilts of Valor designed to give comfort to Vietnam Veterans
Two local Vietnam veterans were recently presented with their own Quilts of Valor, honoring them for their military service.
The two men, Raymond Paul Phillips...
Terminated VA director James Talton hired by Ala. Dept. of Public...
In 2014, James Talton was the first employee terminated by the Central Alabama Veterans Health Care System (CAVHCS) for neglect of duty following a law...
David Shulkin stresses ‘lot of work to do’ to fix beleaguered...
Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin warned Wednesday that the VA is "still in critical condition" despite efforts that predate his tenure to reduce wait...
Dems try to enlist military vets in fight for House majority
Democrats hope to enlist military veterans in another type of fight - for majority control of the House.
Looking ahead to next year's elections, Democrats...
Feds investigate dozens of thefts of opioids, other drugs at VA...
Federal authorities are investigating dozens of new cases of possible opioid and other drug theft by employees at Veterans Affairs hospitals, a sign the...
