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Military, Vets Depend on Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Its Future Is Uncertain.
At first glance, the home mortgage advertisements, sent to some 10,000 customers in May 2016, looked as if they came from the Department of Veterans Affairs: a blue seal with the words “Veterans Administration” above a prominent “VA,” references to “Form VA-1000,” a phone number to call labeled “Dept. Phone.”
They Were Worried About the Color of Our Bras. We Were Busy Spearheading Change.
“Lt. Van, see Maj. Shire after class,” directed the instructor. Uh-oh, I thought. It’s never good to be singled out, especially when you’re a student at a military school like Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi, Mississippi. As the Navy equivalent to an Air Force captain, I...
A Poncho, a Bayonet, and a 1943 C Ration Chocolate Against a Fort Lewis Snowstorm
On the third day of a weeklong field exercise at Fort Lewis, our company XO drove me back to the garrison for an appointment to fit me for a temporary dental prosthesis. Afterward, he picked me up and we headed back out to where we were supposed to catch up with Delta Company. He drove muddy roads through thick forest for nearly an hour until I was sure that he had no idea where we were, much less where our company was.
This Story Is More Than a Revelation of Why I Hated Christmas
For the longest time, I didn’t look forward to the holidays the way a dad of three ought to. I once thought it was because I was raised on little extravagance, especially with respect to Christmas and gifts in general. But after an evening in which I became violent—an...
Short Changed: Military Comes with Unique Risks for Domestic Violence, Can Silence Survivors
This article is part of Short Changed, a series looking at the noncombat deaths of women going back to 9/11. On the night of Aug. 5, Meredith Barney and her daughter, Saria Hildabrand, eagerly planned Barney’s trip from her home in Utah up to Alaska at the end of the month to celebrate Barney’s 40th birthday.
He Spent Years Learning Other People’s Secret Pains. I Spent Years Hiding Mine.
My husband’s phone rang on our way to get ice cream, and my heart sank just as the baby in my belly kicked. I rubbed and patted the bump, soothing away her restlessness and my immediate need for butter pecan. “So, she woke up with his fingers inside her?”...
The Shoulders I Stood on Were Gone. How Little I Knew of the Journey Before Me.
A Delta Force unit zipped over the barren desert. Two Black Hawks contained assault forces. Four Little Birds carried riders and artillery. It was a perfect blue sky in Taji, Iraq. The operators stalked a high-profile target. All went according to plan until it didn’t. The date was Nov....
Veterans Who Are Food Insecure Are Less Likely to Seek Help Than Civilians
About eight years ago, Carl Davis stared at his bills and decided which ones not to pay. Without the financial jigsaw, he couldn’t afford food for his family. Davis, who has a 100% disability rating from Veterans Affairs for service-related injuries to his wrist and lower back, relies on his VA compensation for income.
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