Veterans

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June 20, 2014
VIDEO - A Korean War Veteran's 56-year struggle for Veterans Affairs benefits is finally over...
June 9, 2014
OPINION - The incredible neglect, abuse and deaths of patients in Veterans Affairs hospitals, along with the stonewalling of information…
May 26, 2014
OPINION - So is the fact that the first Memorial Day was, as Yale Professor David Blight observed, actually created…
May 25, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - They are the unsung heroes. There are no monuments built to them and no medals of honor…
May 22, 2014
VIDEO - Increasingly under fire over veteran's health care neglect, President Obama declared he will not stand for misconduct at…
May 21, 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — Seeking to head off a growing furor over veterans' health care, President Barack Obama declared Wednesday that…
November 11, 2013
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — President Barack Obama on Monday paid tribute to those who have served in the nation's military,…
November 11, 2013
OPINION - We as veterans are a strong and resilient community, but there is no doubt that we need our…
May 24, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Elder James H. Brown, one of the prestigious Tuskegee Airmen, and Jane Tedeschi, a former member of…
April 17, 2013
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — First lady Michelle Obama praised a Maryland bill that helps veterans and their spouses find jobs,
March 20, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) - A new government report says the unemployment rate for veterans who have served since the Sept. 11…
February 25, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — First lady Michelle Obama on Monday challenged governors to make it easier for military personnel to transfer…
February 13, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - More than 100 black war veterans will finally be recognized at a site in downtown Cleveland that…
December 12, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - The rapper, actor, and reality TV star is returning to his Bankhead neighborhood in Georgia to unveil…
November 12, 2012
LOS ANGELES (AP) - From sea to shining sea, the nation paid tribute to its members of the armed services...
June 22, 2012
Congress will honor those African=Americans that broke the color barrier to fight for their country...
May 28, 2012
OPINION - As we memorialize and pay tribute to all of our fallen heroes on this year’s Memorial Day, it…
May 28, 2012
SLIDESHOW - This Memorial Day, theGrio has compiled a list of African-American war heroes who have left their mark on…
May 26, 2012
MSNBC: - 'The guns are quiet now,' is the first line in John Huston's 1946 short film, 'Let There Be…
May 26, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is paying tribute to veterans during Memorial Day weekend, honoring those willing to sacrifice…