View this image › J. Scott Applewhite, File / AP WASHINGTON — Attorney General Eric Holder announced Wednesday that President Obama directed the executive branch to stop enforcing two laws that prevented same-sex married couples from receiving the same veterans’ benefits as are available to...
View this image › Jim Cole / AP 2. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen has been pushing for a bill to mandate equal treatment for same-sex married couples seeking services from the Veterans Affairs Department. Shaheen introduced and has testified in favor of the Charlie Morgan Act — named in honor of Chief...
View this image › The Pentagon formally recognized earlier this month that there are transgender veterans — a step that LGBT advocates say is a long way from open transgender service in the military, but also a significant first step in that process. In a short letter dated May 2, a Navy official...
1. Here is what Star and Stripes wrote: Esquire magazine claims “The Man Who Killed Osama bin Laden … Is Screwed.” The story details the life of the Navy SEAL after the successful raid to take out the No. 1 terrorist, and it asserts that once the SEAL got out of the military he was left to fend...
View this image › talkingpointsmemo.com Arkansas Republican Rep. Tim Griffin told BuzzFeed he’s looking for ways to end delays have kept tens of thousands of student veterans from receiving their tuition and housing stipends on time, with some facing eviction or being shut out of classes at...
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