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U.S. Representative Jeff Denham (R-Turlock) released the following video statement in commemoration of the upcoming Memorial Day weekend to honor our brave service members who have lost their lives fighting to protect our country. Read more »

Decoration Day, as Memorial Day was originally known, was conceived in May 1868 and was first observed at Arlington National Cemetery to bring together the families of the fallen to help heal the wounds of a war that had threatened to tear our young nation apart. Read more »

Private sector colleges and universities take great pride in knowing that we provide critical services, flexible schedules, and focused delivery of academic programs to America’s veterans. We believe it is our moral imperative to ensure that our service members and veterans receive the education they deserve and the benefits they earned at every institution of higher education, including career-oriented institutions. Recently, I testified about this very subject before the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. Read more »

The House Committee on Veterans Affairs launched the Veterans Honor Wall on Facebook. The Veterans Honor Wall was posted to encourage friends, and all Americans, to share a message, video, or photo of gratitude for our Armed Forces, Veterans, and their families – or to tell your own story of service. Read more »

On Memorial Day, we will commemorate U.S. soldiers who have died in military service. We will pause in remembrance of those who sacrificed their lives in defense of our free Republic. This Memorial Day we give thanks to the men and women who devoted their lives to defending our freedom. It is the duty of our nation to honor and support our service members who have given up their lives for a greater cause than themselves. Read more »

President Obama’s executive order on veterans education is drawing broad support from both for-profit colleges and veteran groups. But questions remain about how it will be enforced and whether its provisions for more oversight and transparency really will deter dishonest schools from defrauding or exploiting veterans. Read more »

Rebecca Tews sat at her kitchen table in North Aurora, Illinois, stared into her laptop and tried to find a place for her family to live. The 43-year-old psychologist spent seven years fighting for disability benefits for her husband, Duane Kozlowski, after he left the U.S. Army, unable to hold a job because of brain damage and post-traumatic stress. She borrowed $20,000 from her father’s and grandfather’s retirement accounts, stopped paying her student loans and ran up tens of thousands of dollars in bills for Duane’s tests and medical care. Read more »

Everyone from fly fishermen to the Internal Revenue Service vied for the attention of military veterans Wednesday at a Veterans Expo sponsored by U.S. Rep. Jeff Miller. Read more »

Tom Favaro of New Port Richey walked through the cafeteria at East Lake High School on Saturday and marveled at the tables, more than 60 in all, offering health screening, financial counseling and other services for veterans and active-duty military. Read more »

Department of Veterans Affairs officials this week began accepting applications for the Veterans Retraining Assistance Program, part of Congress’ effort last year to help unemployed veterans back into the workforce. Read more »