Veterans News for Thursday, January 20, 2011

1.      Legion officials, state veterans director tour home, clinic.
LaSalle News Tribune
They and other legion officials and local veterans gathered first at the US Department of Veterans Affairs clinic in Peru, and then toured the state ...

2.      Steve Benjamin's State of the City Address: Full Text.
WLTX.com
I'm proud of the new partnership the city has formed with the Department of Veterans Affairs in their non-paid work experience program.

3.      VA Veteran-Owned Small Business Verification Guidelines.
Trading Markets (press release)
This law requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to verify ownership and control of veteran-owned small businesses, including service-disabled

4.      Gallatin woman to head Tennessee Veterans Affairs.
The Tennessean
Many-Bears Grinder of the Tennessee Army National Guard to serve as the commissioner of the state's Veterans Affairs Department

5.      Director of Veterans Affairs Medical Center visits Hagerstown.
The Herald-Mail
Officials from the VeteransAffairs Medical Center in Martinsburg, W.Va., were in Hagerstown on Tuesday to let those who served in the military know that

6.      3 police officers plead innocent to robbery charge.
Stuttgart Daily Leader
Little Rock officer Jason Gilbert, US Department of Veterans Affairs officer Allen Clark and University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences officer Sterling

7.      Long-awaited draft master plan for West Los Angeles VA released.
Los Angeles Times
The US Department of Veterans Affairs on Wednesday released its long-awaited master plan for the West Los Angeles VA campus, calling for the construction of

8.      Huntsville native celebrating lifelong dream.
Huntsville Item
Sponsored by the US Department of Veterans Affairs, the festival offers veterans around the country treated at VA medical facilities the chance to showcase

9.      New US Veterans Affairs Office in Pasay City starts operations Jan. 24.
Inquirer.net
MANILA, PhilippinesundefinedStarting Monday, January 24, the new and improved benefits office of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs located at

10. Deaths Among Guard, Reserve Members Drive Up Army Suicide Rate. AP notes that the Army "said...156 active-duty soldiers killed themselves in 2010, down from 162 in 2009." The AP goes on to say that the "number of guard and reserve troops who killed themselves while not on active duty jumped to 145 from 80 the previous year. Officials said some of that increase may reflect the difficulty in getting help to people scattered away from military bases and back at their civilian homes and jobs."

11. VA Debuts Live-Chat Benefits Tool. Modern Healthcare (1/20, Zigmond).