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[IAVA] is a service that is definitely working toward the good for our men and women serving this country. ”

— Rita Cossio, Member Veteran

Honor The Fallen

The following fatalities were identified by the Department of Defense on December 28th:

Master-at-Arms Seaman Apprentice Joshua D. Seitz

Operation Iraqi Freedom

OFFICIAL DoD COUNT OF:

Troops Killed in Iraq: 4200
Troops Killed in Afghanistan: 623
Wounded in Action: 33476

January 5

Posted by:
Michael

Daily News Summary 1/5

In the News Here are some of today's top stories and happenings at IAVA.  

December 30

Posted by:
daniel

Video: A Message from Paul Rieckhoff

Opinion Take a minute to watch this short video from IAVA's Founder and Executive Director, and then please consider making a secure online contribution to IAVA.  

December 23

Posted by:
Michael

Daily News Summary 12/23

In the News Here are some of today's top stories and happenings at IAVA.  

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December 30

Posted by:
daniel

Video: A Message from Paul Rieckhoff

Opinion Take a minute to watch this short video from IAVA's Founder and Executive Director, and then please consider making a secure online contribution to IAVA.  

December 22

Posted by:
Perry Jefferies

"A Soldier's Story: War Affects Whole Family"

Opinion Read the article in the Boston Globe by clicking here.  

December 15

Posted by:
Perry Jefferies

Brother, Can You Spare an MRAP?

Opinion Contrast this with the revelation that the Marines drug their feet on acquiring properly armored vehicles for their troops in Iraq:  

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December 15

Posted by:
Patrick Campbell

Training the new Front Lines on the Post 9/11 GI Bill

Legislative Dispatches Unlike most of the work we do here at IAVA, I have spent the past couple of months training a new cadre of front line aides who will assist in the implementation of the Post 9/11 GI bill. These new GI Bill experts are financial aid administrators at schools across the country, many of whom are a veteran’s only source of information on available education benefits.  

November 20

Posted by:
IAVA Staff

Filner Re-elected Chair of House Vets Committee

Legislative Dispatches House Veterans Affairs Committee will keep its chair in the 111th Congress Washington, D.C. - Today, the Democratic Caucus voted to re-elect Congressman Bob Filner as Chair of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.  Filner will serve his second term as Chairman in the upcoming 111th Congress, which begins on January 6, 2009. Filner commented: "I am grateful to my Democratic colleagues for supporting me as Chair of the Veterans' Affairs Committee.  It is truly an honor and a privilege to serve our nation's veterans and I appreciate the support of the Caucus.  

November 20

Posted by:
Tom Tarantino

Monitoring progress on the Post 9/11 GI Bill

Legislative Dispatches Details emerge on the VA's plan to administer the new GI Bill  

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January 5

Posted by:
Michael

Daily News Summary 1/5

In the News Here are some of today's top stories and happenings at IAVA.  

December 23

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Michael

Daily News Summary 12/23

In the News Here are some of today's top stories and happenings at IAVA.  

December 22

Posted by:
Michael

Daily News Summary 12/22

In the News Here are some of today's top stories and happenings at IAVA.  

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