#Veterans sound alarm on McCarthy budget cuts

#Veterans sound alarm on McCarthy budget cuts

Veterans are blasting the debt ceiling legislation passed by the Republican-controlled House this week, warning it will cut key programs and services for the nation’s retired service members.  The House passed the Limit, Save, Grow Act largely along party lines in a 217-215 vote Wednesday night despite the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) warning of…

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#Canada offered to help euthanize Christine Gauthier

#Canada offered to help euthanize Christine Gauthier

“Canada offered to help euthanize Christine Gauthier” She wanted a little help — not death. A paraplegic former Canadian military member is ripping her government, which offered to euthanize her after she complained about delays having a wheelchair lift installed in her home. Retired Army Corporal Christine Gauthier, who competed for Canada at the 2016 Rio…

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#Veterans are being healed through ‘Meat Therapy’

#Veterans are being healed through ‘Meat Therapy’

“Veterans are being healed through ‘Meat Therapy’” Jason Wilson, a US Army veteran, appeared on “Fox and Friends Weekend” on Saturday morning to discuss “healing in the form of barbecue,” given that many veterans return home with issues that need addressing in one way or another. Wilson started a Meat Therapy platform to help vets. His company,…

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#Woman charged in war vet’s murder pleas for time served

#Woman charged in war vet’s murder pleas for time served

“Woman charged in war vet’s murder pleas for time served” A woman who was charged in an Afghanistan War veteran’s murder caught a lucky break Thursday, striking a plea deal that let her off on time served after Manhattan prosecutors claimed they couldn’t prove their case. Mary Saunders, 41, pleaded guilty to a downgraded charge of second-degree…

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#Schumer to fight Biden plan to close NYC veterans hospitals

#Schumer to fight Biden plan to close NYC veterans hospitals

“Schumer to fight Biden plan to close NYC veterans hospitals” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer vowed Sunday to fight “tooth and nail” against the Biden administration’s plan to close two Big Apple hospitals dedicated to caring for hundreds of thousands of New York City veterans. Schumer (D-NY) announced he is starting a petition drive in the…

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#Letters to the Editor — March 13, 2022

#Letters to the Editor — March 13, 2022

“Letters to the Editor — March 13, 2022” Joe’s vet hypocrisyYour story on the Biden administration’s plans to close two VA hospitals in New York City is very disturbing (“Two city VA hospitals face closure,” March 10). The planned closures of two hospitals that serve our many brave service members who live in New York…

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