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Maj. Gen. Bradley S. James, commander of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces North, presents the Medal of Honor flag to Sgt. Alfredo Cantu Gonzalez’s mother, Dolia Gonzalez, at the Freddy Gonzalez Elementary school in Edinburg, Texas, Jan. 14, 2019. (U.S. Marine Corps/Cpl. Tessa D. Watts)
Lawmaker Presses for Survivor Benefits for Medal of Honor Recipients' Families

Rep. Julia Brownley, D-California, has introduced a bill to benefit the survivors of Medal of Honor recipients.

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Pentagon Seeking Survivors to Test Grief Support Apps

The apps are designed to help families adapt to loss.

Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., asks a question of Budget Director Mick Mulvaney during a the House Budget Committee hearing, Feb. 14, 2018, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo)
Vets in Congress Introduce Bill to Protect Gold Star Spouse Benefits

The legislation would allow widows and widowers to keep survivor payments if they remarry.

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VA's Changes to Pension and DIC Rules May Make Getting Benefits Easier

The changes are effective October 18, 2018 and aim to make the benefit fairer. Read more.

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New System May Not Show Your SGLI Recipient, But You've Still Got One

Now is not the time to panic.

Col. John A. Smyrski III, commander, William Beaumont Army Medical Center, John Ost III, di-rector, Army Fisher House Program, Alice Coleman, manager, WBAMC Fisher House, and Command Sgt. Maj. Donald George, command sergeant major, WBAMC, cut the ribbon to the newly renovated Fisher House on the WBAMC campus, May 12, 2017. (William Beaumont Army Medical Center Public Affairs Office/Marcy Sanchez)
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The families of two soldiers killed in a helo crash will not get government death benefits during the shutdown.

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Shundra Johnson, right, and her husband Coast Guard Lt. Sancho Johnson share a moment during the Navy’s wounded warrior training camp for the 2015 DoD Warrior Games in Port Hueneme, Calif., May 29, 2015. (DoD News photo by EJ Hersom)
New VA Advisory Council to Highlight Family, Caregiver Issues

Caregiver, survivor and veteran family issues soon will be pushed directly to the Department of Veterans Affairs' top...

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