1. President Barack Obama is expected to ask for a three-year freeze on part of the federal budget during his State of the Union address tomorrow. The freeze would affect almost five hundred billion dollars in programs, but not touch the Pentagon, ve...
By Margaret Besheer Washington 10 November 2007 President Bush says his administration has increased spending for U.S. military veterans by more than two-thirds. But a study released earlier this week found that former military personnel account for...
By Dan Robinson Washington 05 March 2007 US lawmakers are pledging strong action in the wake of the latest revelations regarding poor conditions wounded soldiers from Iraq and Afghanistan have faced at a key Army medical hospital. VOA's Dan Robinson...
By Deborah Block Washington, DC 14 December 2006 watch Vietnam Memorial Mementos This year marks the 25 anniversary of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC. Every day, mementos of love and remembrance are left at the wall of the memorial....
By Kane Farabaugh New York City 20 November 2006 watch Job Fair report Some members of the U.S. military are finding the transition back to the civilian workforce difficult after a combat deployment to Iraq or Afghanistan. Even though certain laws p...
By Amanda Cassandra New York 19 November 2006 James Johnson, a 22-year Army veteran, talks with Pat Cooke, left, a recruiter for the Clearwater, Fla. police department, at a veterans job fair in New York The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics says that...
THIS IS AMERICA - November 11, 2002: Veterans Day By Jeri Watson VOICE ONE: November Eleventh is Veterans Day in the United States. It honors the men and women of the American military forces. I'm Mar...
