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...]
Marines and Sailors Take Leave to Build homes and Give Hope Back
6/23/2011 By Lance Cpl. Kenneth K. Trotter Jr. , Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan -- The passengers on the bus are silent as they ride through the city. Their faces have no expression. No words can describe the scene around them. Houses leveled by boats several hundred yards from the port; cars overturned; a thick, grimy sludge … [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...]
Marines Fight Local Cops and Firefighters to Raise Money for Charity
6/21/2011 By Lance Cpl. Chelsea Flowers, Headquarters Marine Corps ST. LOUIS -- Every Marine is instilled with a warrior ethos, always poised and ready to fight when needed. At the First to Fight Boxing Event June 20, Marines, participating in Marine Week St. Louis, were invited to prove their fighting prowess against St. Louis police officers and firefighters. The … [Read more...]
Service Members Compete for CrossFit Games
6/18/2011 By Lance Cpl. Matheus J. Hernandez , Marine Corps Bases Japan OKINAWA CITY, Okinawa, Japan -- As the crowd cheered on their friends and family members, the exhausted participants, soaked in sweat, breathed heavily as they struggled to force out one last repetition. This was the scene as service members and civilians from across the Asia-Pacific region … [Read more...]