Veteran Affairs offers insurance programs for disabled veterans. They include: Veterans’ Mortgage Life Insurance (VMLI) The Veterans' Mortgage Life Insurance (VMLI) program provides mortgage life insurance to severely disabled veterans and service members. It is designed to pay off home mortgages of disabled veterans and service members in the event of their … [Read more...]
Obama Says Afghanistan Drawdown to Begin in July
President Barack Obama addresses the nation from the White House June 22, 2012. During a White House address, June 22, 2011, President Barack Obama announced plans to drawdown U.S. troops from Afghanistan. "Starting next month, we will be able to remove 10,000 of our troops from Afghanistan by the end of this year," he said, "and we will bring home a total of 33,000 troops by … [Read more...]
TRICARE Does Not Retire When You Do
By Sharon Foster TRICARE Management Activity 6/20/2011 - FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AFNS) -- When beneficiaries retire from active duty, they may have big plans for how they are going to spend their time. Along with choices about where to live and their next great adventure, they must make choices about their health care. Understanding these choices will help beneficiaries and their … [Read more...]
Housing Authorities are Gearing Up for Father’s Day Celebrations
June 16, 2011 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Free Saturday events build on President Obama's Fatherhood and Mentoring Initiative: Strong Fathers, Strong Families. WASHINGTON -- All across the U.S., public housing authorities are gearing up for Father’s Day weekend. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is excited that approximately 200 … [Read more...]
Letter From President Obama on the War Powers Resolution
June 15, 2011 White House Office of the Secretary For Immediate Release Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:) I am providing this supplemental consolidated report, prepared by my Administration and consistent with the War Powers Resolution (Public Law 93-148), as part of my efforts to keep the Congress informed about deployments of U.S. Armed Forces equipped for … [Read more...]