Jorge Bonilla, Conservative Blogger and Navy vet, Will Run for Congress in Florida

Jun 18, 2013 No Comments by

Jorge Bonilla, a conservative blogger for the website The Shark Tank and a Navy veteran, has announced that he is running for Congress, hoping to unseat the one-term 9th District Democrat. Read more here.

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Penn State’s Veteran Students Eligible for Priority Registration for Spring 2014

Jun 17, 2013 No Comments by

Veterans who have been honorably discharged from all branches of the U.S. military will be eligible to sign up for priority registration for Penn State classes beginning this September for Spring Semester 2014. Once the system is in place, qualifying students need only fill out and return a form to receive priority registration. Read more [...]

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Cotton vs. Court Packing

Jun 14, 2013 No Comments

Congressman Tom Cotton introduced the Stop Court Packing Act, legislation that would reduce the number of judges on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit from eleven to eight. Read more here.

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Four GW Students Awarded Pat Tillman Foundation Scholarships

Jun 12, 2013 No Comments

Four George Washington University students have been named part of the fifth class of Tillman Military Scholars by the Pat Tillman Foundation. The Tillman Foundation awarded a total of $1.4 million in scholarship support to 60 students at 41 institutions for 2013. The number of scholars is the highest from a single institution, matched only [...]

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Veterans who take the Hill

Jun 11, 2013 No Comments

Since the birth of the nation, military veterans have made innumerable contributions to the development and operation of the U.S. government. For Congress, which is accustomed to veterans, the knowledge and expertise garnered through military service remains an influential force. Read more here.

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Pamela Lee Barlow, an Army Veteran, Runs for Congress in the 13th District of Texas

Jun 10, 2013 No Comments

Pamela Lee Barlow, a Retired Lieutenant Colonel, is running for Congress in the 13th district of Texas. Pamela spent 31 years in the U.S. Army. She graduated from Texas A&M with a BS in Animal Science/Production, BS Veterinary Science, and Doctor of Veterinary Medicine. More information here.    

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Congresswoman Duckworth Advocates for Stronger Oversight of Military Spending in NDAA Markup

Jun 07, 2013 No Comments

Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth, a member of the House Armed Services Committee, has been successful in advocating for several key legislative provisions to be included in the bipartisan FY14 National Defense Authorization Act. Working with Republicans and Democrats on the Committee alike, Congresswoman Duckworth crafted many proposals that would maintain a strong defense while stretching the [...]

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Lautenberg was the Last World War II Veteran in Senate

Jun 06, 2013 No Comments

In the not very very distant past, the corridors of the U.S. Senate were alive with men who had served in World War II, among them such powerful icons as John Warner of Virginia, Ted Stevens of Alaska, Daniel Inouye of Hawaii and Ernest Hollings of South Carolina. But with the death Monday of Frank [...]

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GW Increases Support for Student Veterans

Jun 05, 2013 No Comments

The George Washington University has signed the Yellow Ribbon Program agreement with the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) for the 2013-14 academic year. It is the university’s fourth year participating in the program, which is a federally funded provision of the post-9/11 G.I. Bill to assist student veterans. The new agreement includes an increase in [...]

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Veteran-Hiring Initiative Needs More Answers

Jun 03, 2013 No Comments

Are businesses not doing enough to hire veterans, or do we simply have a bigger problem that politicians continue to ignore? First lady Michelle Obama and Jill Biden have spoken out in support of Joining Forces, a nationwide campaign they launched to support veterans and military families. They recently authored an opinion piece in Fortune [...]

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