Sarge the EMT not too old after all

#Middlebury #Veterans The retired sergeant, the one with the 6-foot foldout measuring stick, wasn’t there when I headed for the order window at the coffee shop. The rest of the ... Continue Reading →

Where to live after leaving the service?

#Middlebury #Veterans A quarter of a million of us leave the service every year, and where do we go? If our last duty station was in a great place, we might just put down roots and ... Continue Reading →

VA expands video health care access

#Middlebury #Veterans Afraid to go into a doctor’s office right now because of COVID? You’re not the only one. Or maybe the nearest facility is far away, or transportation ... Continue Reading →

Purple Heart phony fakes service record

#Middlebury #Veterans #PurpleHeart With snow expected that afternoon, I suspected the veteran crew might not have shown up outside the coffee shop, but there they were, socially distanced ... Continue Reading →

911 to get partner with VA crisis line

#Middlebury #Veterans We all know to call 911 when there’s an emergency – car crash, burglary, need of an ambulance – but we’ll soon be getting an additional number. ... Continue Reading →

Letters reach out to troubled vets

#Middlebury #Vets We’ve been in a stressful period for many long months, and now here come the holidays. It’s going to be different this year: fewer (or no) family get-togethers, ... Continue Reading →

Blue Water sailor Agent Orange claims easier to file

#Middlebury #Veterans Blue Water sailors, heads up. The Department of Veterans Affairs has made it easier for you to file a claim for Agent Orange exposure. Starting Jan. 1, 2020, The ... Continue Reading →

OIG is vets’ watchdog

#Middlebury #Veterans You have to admire the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General (VAOIG). If there’s something illegal going on, they will find it. In one ... Continue Reading →

Data breach impacts 46,000 veterans

#Middlebury #Veterans A data breach occurred at the Department of Veterans Affairs when thieves attempted to divert medical payment funds at the Financial Services Center away from ... Continue Reading →

Coffee shop vets are one man short

#Middlebury #Veterans I didn’t know if they’d be there, what with the weather snapping cold like it has, but there they were, the elderly veteran crew, arrayed in a wide ... Continue Reading →