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    • South Carolina Legion provides benefits help and other assistance to more than 1,100 veterans
      March 27, 2024

      South Carolina Legion provides benefits help and other assistance to more than 1,100 veterans

    • VA sets all-time record for benefits delivered to women veterans
      March 21, 2024

      VA sets all-time record for benefits delivered to women veterans

    • VA hits 1 million 2024 processed benefits claims in record time
      March 19, 2024

      VA hits 1 million 2024 processed benefits claims in record time

    • VA secretary: Department taking several steps to deter claim sharks 
      February 27, 2024

      VA secretary: Department taking several steps to deter claim sharks 

    • All veterans exposed to toxins and other hazards during military service eligible for VA health care beginning March 5
      February 26, 2024

      All veterans exposed to toxins and other hazards during military service eligible for VA health care beginning March 5

    • Connected and galvanized
      March 27, 2024

      Connected and galvanized

    • VA makes historic commitments to hire and support military spouses
      March 6, 2024

      VA makes historic commitments to hire and support military spouses

    • At stake for veterans: national security, U.S. economy
      February 27, 2024

      At stake for veterans: national security, U.S. economy

    • Task Force Movement: Less than two years old and growing fast
      December 19, 2023

      Task Force Movement: Less than two years old and growing fast

    • Task Force Movement building pillars
      December 6, 2023

      Task Force Movement building pillars

    • Tuition assistance program for servicemembers needs more funding, more awareness as recruiting tool
      February 28, 2024

      Tuition assistance program for servicemembers needs more funding, more awareness as recruiting tool

    • At stake for veterans: national security, U.S. economy
      February 27, 2024

      At stake for veterans: national security, U.S. economy

    • Legion, others want to see increase in DoD tuition assistance
      February 7, 2024

      Legion, others want to see increase in DoD tuition assistance

    • SVA NATCON: ‘The shared journey that forges our bond’
      January 8, 2024

      SVA NATCON: ‘The shared journey that forges our bond’

    • Make TAP accessible throughout service, Legion testifies
      October 18, 2023

      Make TAP accessible throughout service, Legion testifies

    • South Carolina Legion provides benefits help and other assistance to more than 1,100 veterans
      March 27, 2024

      South Carolina Legion provides benefits help and other assistance to more than 1,100 veterans

    • Legionnaire using woodworking to heal from PTSD and help other veterans do the same
      March 27, 2024

      Legionnaire using woodworking to heal from PTSD and help other veterans do the same

    • VA increases access to health care for thousands of veterans through nationwide Access Sprints
      March 26, 2024

      VA increases access to health care for thousands of veterans through nationwide Access Sprints

    • VA, DoD, and FEHRM roll out Federal Electronic Health Record in North Chicago
      March 11, 2024

      VA, DoD, and FEHRM roll out Federal Electronic Health Record in North Chicago

    • VA secretary: Department taking several steps to deter claim sharks 
      February 27, 2024

      VA secretary: Department taking several steps to deter claim sharks 

    • $68,000 Legion grant supports veterans in Alabama
      December 5, 2023

      $68,000 Legion grant supports veterans in Alabama

    • Remembrance Bowl: more than a homecoming
      September 29, 2023

      Remembrance Bowl: more than a homecoming

    • OCW provides gaming PC to U.S. Army veteran who beat non-Hodgkins lymphoma 
      September 7, 2023

      OCW provides gaming PC to U.S. Army veteran who beat non-Hodgkins lymphoma 

    • OCW grant provides veterans transportation 
      August 23, 2023

      OCW grant provides veterans transportation 

    • OCW, and Legion membership, making a difference for disabled California Legionnaire
      June 8, 2023

      OCW, and Legion membership, making a difference for disabled California Legionnaire

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