New Fisher Houses in the Works

Veterans Affairs and Fisher House Foundation officials broke ground this week on a new 21-suite Fisher House on the campus of the Washington, D.C. VA Medical Center, according to a center release. The 16,800-square-foot facility will be the 50th Fisher...

Term Life Insurance

A D V E R T I S E M E N T Term Life InsuranceAFA Veteran Benefits Association Term Life insurance programs are designed specifically for Veterans and their families … to include children, grandchildren, parents and grandparents of...

AFA Member Benefit Programs

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AFA Member Benefit Programs: AFA members are eligible for a variety of programs through the AFA Veteran Benefits Association. Programs will be highlighted in this spot every week—so be sure to review it every week for a new program highlight.

Attacking the High Rate of Veteran Suicides

Lawmakers have reacted to recent news of the high incidence of suicides among veterans of the war on terror, calling for more specific information from VA and for specific proposals for remedies. Sen. Daniel Akaka (D-Hawaii), chairman of the Veterans...

VA Appoints Suicide Panel

Veterans Affairs Secretary James Peake has named those who will form two special panels to focus on ways the VA can improve its suicide prevention programs, as promised lawmakers earlier this month (see below). The Blue Ribbon Work Group on...

Big Win for New GI Bill

The Senate followed the House in overwhelmingly endorsing a new GI bill aimed specifically at post-9/11 veterans. The New GI Bill for the 21st Century (S. 22), introduced by Sen. James Webb (D-Va.), found solid bipartisan support in both Houses...

On Memorial Day

The Department of Veterans Affairs has assembled a useful collection of information about the Memorial Day observance on its Web site. The collection includes histories, instructions for flag display, a recording of Taps, an official 2008 poster, veteran statistics, the...