STRIPES (Linda F. Hersey) - Senate Republican blocks more attempts to advance the Major Richard Star Act | Stars and Stripes
The bill grants allows combat-injured veterans to receive their full military retirement benefits while also collecting disability payments.
STRIPES - I was willing to die for my country; I never expected to be betrayed by it. | Stars and Stripes
What happened to me wasn’t an injury sustained in battle — risks U.S. service members accept. This was medical malpractice that left me permanently disabled.
STRIPES (Linda F. Hersey) - 2 high-profile veterans bills move toward a final House vote | Stars and Stripes
The bills increase benefits for severely injured veterans and stop the VA from removing a veteran’s gun rights without a court order.
STRIPES (Linda F. Hersey) - Federal job protections for veterans would change under proposed reduction-in-force rule | Stars and Stripes
The change is an attempt to “remove veterans’ preference protections,” which extend back for decades, according to Disabled American Veterans.
STRIPES (Linda F. Hersey) - Pistol brace rule is a target for new gun rights office proposed by the White House | Stars and Stripes
An early priority is to stop enforcing a rule that penalizes those who do not register pistol braces, which are sometimes used by disabled veterans.
STRIPES (Linda F. Hersey) - VA limit on GI Bill benefits is challenged by major veterans groups | Stars and Stripes
The lawsuit claims veterans are being denied full education benefits under both the Montgomery GI Bill and Post-9/11 GI Bill.