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News Articles: veterans

Jose Barco in Iraq in 2007.

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He's a decorated war vet but a convicted criminal. ICE wants to deport him

Jose Barco's story is one of battlefield trauma, bureaucratic bumbling and eventually, a serious crime.

April 04, 2025
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  • Tom Bowman and
  • Quil Lawrence
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs says it will end a mortgage rescue plan that has saved nearly 20,000 veterans from needlessly losing their homes.

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  • Investigations

Trump's VA is ending a rescue program that's saved 17,000 military veterans' homes

The Department of Veterans Affairs says it will end a mortgage rescue plan that has saved many veterans from needlessly losing their homes, the move could strand thousands of others who need help.

April 04, 2025
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By:
  • Chris Arnold and
  • Quil Lawrence
Oleksandr Budko, a 28-year-old Ukrainian war veteran, whose military call sign is Teren, poses for a portrait in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Oct. 18. Budko, a double amputee, participated in the Ukrainian version of the TV show <em>The Bachelor</em>.

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  • Europe

'The Bachelor,' Ukraine edition, features a veteran who lost both legs in the war

He wants to give hope to the tens of thousands of Ukrainians who have lost limbs since Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine.

December 25, 2024
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By:
  • Joanna Kakissis and
  • Hanna Palamarenko
A man places flowers in front of headstones in Section 60, which mark the final resting place of service men and women at Arlington National Cemetery on May 27 in Arlington, Va. Originally known as Decoration Day, Memorial Day began after the Civil War to commemorate soldiers who died in that conflict and now honors all Americans who have sacrificed their lives in all wars. (Photo by Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)

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  • News

Arlington National Cemetery’s Section 60 is a focus of controversy. What is the area?

Many U.S. servicemembers from Afghanistan and Iraq wars are interred in this solemn place. It made news after a cemetery official tried to prevent former President Trump’s campaign from taking photos.

August 28, 2024
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By:
  • Scott Neuman and
  • Quil Lawrence
Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, speaks at the 2024 Republican National Convention on July 17 in Milwaukee.

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  • Elections

JD Vance and the Republican vets who think America should do less, not more, abroad

JD Vance is the first veteran of Iraq or Afghanistan to appear on a presidential ballot. But he isn’t a hawk; he leads a contingent of war veterans in the GOP who oppose U.S. military intervention overseas.

July 29, 2024
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By:
  • Quil Lawrence
Family of a retired, disabled, military father running to hug him. A veteran of war or returning home concept. PCH.VECTOR Freepik

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  • News

Getting 100% VA disability is tough but possible. These tips may help Georgia veterans qualify

Outside of designated holidays and the occasional “thank you for your service” received after a recognized sign of service, disabled veterans tend to be often overlooked as being considered a protected community. An even larger issue, which remains a concern among some discharged and retired veterans alike, is getting disability benefits for those who reach the qualifications.

July 24, 2024
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  • Cameron Smith
Raffensperger and Malone

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  • News

Raffensperger partners with nonprofit to encourage veterans to become poll workers

The Georgia secretary of state’s office is partnering with a national nonprofit to engage more poll workers ahead of the November 2024 election. 

July 16, 2024
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  • Sarah Kallis
Veterans from Georgia and around the country will visit the World War II Memorial, the Korean War Memorial, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery during the Juneteenth holiday.

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  • News

Black Georgia veterans take ‘Honor Flight’ to D.C. in Juneteenth celebration of their service

This Juneteeth, retired U.S. Air Force Captain Marian Dee Elder and 25 of her fellow Black veterans will board a plane in Atlanta and fly to Washington D.C. There, this group will spend the day visiting various commemorative sites. They will share stories, shed tears and strengthen bonds forged by their unique experiences and challenges as Black servicemen and women. 

June 19, 2024
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  • Kate Verity
Edmund Garcia, an Iraq War veteran, stands outside his home in Rosharon, Texas. Like many vets, he was told if he took a mortgage forbearance, his monthly payments wouldn't go up afterward.

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  • Investigations

The VA has its fix for a home loan debacle, but many vets who got hurt won't get help

The VA halted foreclosures after an NPR investigation found thousands of vets were facing foreclosure and it wasn't their fault. Now the VA's unveiling a rescue plan that leaves some out in the cold.

April 12, 2024
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By:
  • Chris Arnold and
  • Quil Lawrence
Ghost Army members John Christman, of Leesburg, N.J., second from left standing, Seymour Nussenbaum, of Monroe Township, N.J, in wheelchair at left, and Bernard Bluestein, of Hoffman Estates, Ill., in wheelchair at right, join military and congressional officials as members of their secretive WWII-era unit are presented with the Congressional Gold Medal on Thursday.

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  • Politics

After decades of secrecy, the 'Ghost Army' is honored for saving U.S. lives in WWII

The Ghost Army is credited with saving thousands of American lives and helping end WWII in Europe. But its contributions were kept secret for half a century before it was awarded Congress' top honor.

March 22, 2024
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  • Rachel Treisman
Edmund Garcia, an Iraq war veteran, holds the American flag over his shoulder outside his home on Thursday in Rosharon, Texas.

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  • National

Thousands of vets fell victim to a bait-and-switch...by the VA? Lawmakers want a fix

Lawmakers grilled the head of the VA home loan program this week about a self-inflicted error with the department's COVID forbearance program that left thousands of veterans in danger of foreclosure.

February 17, 2024
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By:
  • Chris Arnold and
  • Quil Lawrence
Former Marine Jason Miles stands in front of his home in Clinton, Miss. He lost a sales job during the pandemic and had to take a mortgage forbearance.

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  • National

Lawmakers move to help veterans at risk of losing their homes

Senators are introducing a bill to help thousands of veterans who, through no fault of their own, were left facing foreclosure when a VA COVID-assistance program ended abruptly.

February 02, 2024
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By:
  • Chris Arnold and
  • Quil Lawrence
Jay Tenison, a military veteran currently fighting Stage IV stomach cancer, fires a tank Tuesday afternoon at Fort Moore, Georgia.

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  • News

Terminally ill veteran experiences ‘the thunder of doom’ one last time at Fort Moore

The “thunder of doom” echoed throughout the valley and hills as a cloud of white smoke plumed downrange Tuesday afternoon at the tank range at Fort Moore.

December 08, 2023
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By:
  • Kelby Hutchison
Marine Corps veteran Ed O'Connor is seen outside his home in Fredericksburg, Va. He is among tens of thousands of veterans who took a COVID forbearance on a VA home loan. But the VA's program ended abruptly in October of 2022 and many veterans were asked to either pay all the missed payments or face foreclosure.

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  • Investigations

Veterans fear the VA's new foreclosure rescue plan won't help them

A pause in foreclosures after an NPR investigation may be of no help to many vets. They were already pushed into costly loan modifications after a move by the VA stranded them in a tough spot.

December 01, 2023
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By:
  • Chris Arnold and
  • Quil Lawrence
Veterans John Follmer, right, and Alejandro Rocha, left, do outreach on on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles. They met Chris Brown, center, and offered to connect him with veterans services.

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  • National

The answer to veterans homelessness could be one of LA's most expensive neighborhoods

A massive VA campus in West Los Angeles is finally housing hundreds of vets, and may finally change the city's worst-in-the-nation status on veterans homelessness.

November 16, 2023
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  • Quil Lawrence
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