Gold Star Spouses Describe Pain of Losing Bereavement Benefits in Remarriage
This Dec. 16, 2014, photo shows the wedding photo of Army widow, Aimee Wriglesworth, and her late husband, Chad, on display in her home in Bristow, Va. Wriglesworth lost her husband, an Army Major to cancer in 2013. Steve Helber/AP
9 May 2021
For Gold Star spouses, the pain of losing their husbands in the line of duty can be almost unbearable.
But sometimes, after widows and widowers of fallen service members have grieved and moved forward with their lives to find love again, they find themselves facing a difficult choice: whether to marry and lose the survivor benefits the government granted them to compensate for the loss of their spouses.
Proposed Law Would Make It Easier for Vets to Get Private-Sector Care on VA s Dime
Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., asks questions to former special counsel Robert Mueller, as he testifies before the House Judiciary Committee hearing on his report on Russian election interference, on Capitol Hill, in Washington, July 24, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
3 May 2021
New legislation before Congress aims to make it easier for veterans to access private-sector care and have the Department of Veterans Affairs pick up the tab.
The Veterans Health Care Freedom Act would largely take the VA out of the community care process by allowing veterans themselves to find and schedule necessary appointments at private-sector clinics in the department s network.
Navy Launches Its Own Investigation into Fatal Marine Corps AAV Accident
Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Malik Berry directs a Japanese amphibious assault vehicle in the well deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25) during Exercise Iron Fist 2019. (Devin M. Langer/U.S. Navy)
4 May 2021
The Navy is reviewing its role in an at-sea accident that killed eight Marines and one sailor, marking the fourth investigation into what leaders have called a truly preventable tragedy.
Vice Adm. Scott Conn, the head of U.S. Third Fleet, was directed to launch a command investigation into the Marine Corps assault amphibious vehicle accident that occurred off the coast of California last July. Officials announced the new probe Monday night, hours after Navy and Marine Corps leaders were called on to testify about safety before a congressional committee.
Air Force Creates LGBTQA, Indigenous Focus Groups to Address Diversity Issues
A rainbow flag is placed in the ground for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month during the Picnic in the Park at Nussbaumer Park, June 27, 2015, in Fairbanks, Alaska. More than 200 flags were handed out to members of the 354th Fighter Wing and members of the local community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ashley Nicole Taylor/Released)
3 May 2021
The U.S. Air Force has put together two new teams to address barriers and other issues affecting airmen and Space Force Guardians belonging to the LGBTQA or Native American communities.