Veteran Affairs

90-Year-Old Veteran Wrongly Declared Dead Battles to Restore Benefits

Imagine being 90 years old, a veteran who served your country, and suddenly finding out the government believes you’re dead. This isn’t some abstract hypothetical; it’s the heartbreaking reality for a 90-year-old veteran currently fighting to restore his Social Security benefits after being wrongly declared deceased. The sheer indignity of such a situation is staggering, especially considering the vulnerability of many elderly individuals who rely on these crucial benefits for survival.

This isn’t an isolated incident, either. Reports suggest this kind of administrative error happens far too often, affecting thousands of people annually. The problem is compounded by the bureaucratic hurdles involved in proving one’s own existence.… Continue reading

Trump and Musk’s Firings: Nearly 6,000 Veterans Lose Jobs

In a joint release, Representatives DeLauro and Wasserman Schultz estimate that President Trump and Elon Musk have fired at least 6,000 veterans from federal employment. This action, they contend, is a betrayal of veterans’ service and constitutes an unacceptable attack on those who served the nation. The federal government employs a significant number of veterans, and the current administration’s actions could result in the loss of up to 500,000 veterans’ jobs. This data is an estimate based on publicly available information, due to a lack of response from the administration regarding the firings.

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