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Biloxi's Katrina recovery gets boost
Six contracts have been awarded worth $153.7 million to build new health-care facilities and expand existing services that provide care to veterans in the Biloxi, Miss., area, which was devastated by hurricanes in 2005.
Obama meets with Commander Rehbein
President Obama meets privately with National Commander David K. Rehbein on Aug. 4, pledged to keep the VA medical system essentially as is - quelling fears that it would be absorbed into a national system.
VA site helps college counselors, student veterans
Web site intended to strengthen the connection between college mental-health professionals and combat veterans studying on their campuses.
Eric Haney: Spreading the word about prostate cancer through Honor Flights
Veteran discusses his role in prostate cancer campaign.
Legion to Congress: Leave VA, DoD health care alone
Commander Rehbein responded to President Obama's urgent call for national health-care reform by urging Congress to leave VA and DoD health-care systems alone.
Congressman Filner thanks Legion for promoting VA health-care legislation
U.S. Rep. Bob Filner, D-Calif., says high-quality health care for veterans is at the top of his list of priorities.
Filner thanks Legion for promoting VA health-care legislation
Rep. Bob Filner, D-Calif., at a July 21 meeting with Legionnaires in Washington, D.C.
VA launches 10-year health study
VA has initiated a large, long-term study to carefully examine a broad array of health issues that may affect Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom veterans and their contemporaries.
SOC Consortium helps out military students
Consortium allows servicemembers to enroll in a participating school and continue their bachelor and graduate-level degree programs on school campuses, military installations, and armories in the United States and overseas.
VA claims backlog approaches 1 million mark
VA’s backlog of unprocessed disability claims grew by more than 100,000 during the past four months.