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The Veterans Benefits Administration ( VBA) is an agency of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. It is responsible for administering the department's programs that provide financial and other forms of assistance to veterans, their dependents, and survivors. Major benefits include Veterans' compensation, Veterans' pension, survivors ...
Bonus Army. The Bonus Army was a group of 43,000 demonstrators – 17,000 veterans of U.S. involvement in World War I, their families, and affiliated groups – who gathered in Washington, D.C., in mid-1932 to demand early cash redemption of their service bonus certificates. Organizers called the demonstrators the Bonus Expeditionary Force (B.E ...
The Veterans Identification Card ( VIC) is an identification card issued by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to former military personnel as part of the Veterans Identification Card Act of 2015. [1] The VIC allows veterans to demonstrate proof of service without the need for carrying their DD214, namely for discounts on ...
11. Arlington National Cemetery holds an annual memorial service every Veterans Day and Memorial Day. 12. Based on statistics from the Department of Veterans Affairs, 325,574 of the 16 million ...
For more than 247 years, our military has protected the ideals of freedom and democracy. It’s not machines or technologies, but the people we honor on Veterans Day. Technological innovations ...
The Honoring Our Patriots’ Service (HOPS) program will return to the Wayne County Fair at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 11, in the Event Center. Handmade quilts will be presented to 100 veterans at ...
Alabama National Guard State Awards: [ 1][ 2] Alabama Distinguished Service Medal. Alabama Commendation Medal. Alabama Phenix City Civil Disturbance Medal. Alabama Operation Desert Storm Ribbon. Alabama Veterans Service Medal. Alabama National Emergency Service Medal. Alabama Special Service Medal.
Veterans Day and National Military Family Appreciation Month. National Military Appreciation Month, also known as Military Appreciation Month, is a month-long observance in the United States, dedicated to people who are currently serving in, and veterans of, the United States military. [ 3][ 4] Each year, the observance runs from May 1 to May 31.