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  • VA welcomes veterans home with new Web site, blog

    The Veterans Affairs Department has launched a new "Returning Veterans" Web site to welcome home veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts with a social, veteran-centric site, VA officials announced today. "VA is entering the world of Web 2.0, because that's where this generation of veterans is

  • Family care forum kick starts Year of the Air Force Family

    Senior Air Force officials and family care professionals set the direction for the Year of the Air Force Family April 2 here. More than 200 Air Force behavioral specialists, chaplains, family advocacy personnel and other family support members separated April 1 into five groups and focused on

  • Tax rates change for retirees, annuitants

    Retirees and annuitants may see a change in the amount of money they receive May 1 thanks to a new tax credit. Public Law 111-05, The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, was signed into law by President Obama on Feb. 17. This act authorized a tax credit for most workers including

  • Innovative brain therapies offer hope to injured troops

    Innovative therapies that have assisted previously comatose patients regain consciousness may be incorporated on a greater scale to treat troops diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries, a brain injury expert said here March 23. Dr. Philip A. DeFina, chief executive and scientific officer at the

  • Don't call him a hero

    Tech. Sgt. Christopher Frost raised his right hand and re-enlisted here March 1 knowing full well the sacrifice he was committing to -- he has already given his right leg in the line of duty. In Iraq in May 2008, Sergeant Frost, was planning to do his laundry when he got a call about an improvised

  • Troop-support Group Specializes in Adaptive Clothing

    A troop-support group that provides clothing specially adapted for wounded troops recovering in military hospitals, will roll out a new line of garments later this year. "We are working on wheelchair garments and halo shirts," Michele Cuppy, president of Sew Much Comfort, said. "We are also working

  • Web Site Helps Troops, Families Adjust After Deployments

    A Military Health System Web site continues to help returning servicemembers and families adjust after a deployment ends, the site's program manager said Jan. 29. About 20 percent of servicemembers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan experience adjustment difficulties such as stress, irritability

  • Filing Taxes - What Do I Need To Do?

    This is the annual tax-filing season, and once again, Air Force Wounded Warriors are wondering, "what do I need to file my taxes?" This is a very common and understandable question since most AFW2 members will not receive any form of tax reporting statement from the Defense Finance and Accounting

  • Defense Department, VA Smooth Path to Benefits for Severely Wounded

    Severely wounded troops returning home now have fewer bureaucratic barriers between them and their veterans' benefits. The Defense and Veterans Affairs departments today announced a new, faster means for handling troops with "catastrophic" injuries who seek the veterans' status that allows them

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