VA adds to Veterans Legacy Memorial

Local Memorial Day weekend events

Ranger Staff on May 25th, 2023 - Comments

The VA will host public Memorial Day commemoration ceremonies at more than 130 of their national cemeteries this Memorial Day weekend. Please check out the list below to find ceremony dates and start times for a cemetery near you.  Visitors...

VA claim backlogs to soar

Ranger Staff on May 25th, 2023 - Comments

The  Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is bracing itself for a significant surge in its claims backlog, with experts projecting an alarming increase of 400,000 cases. The primary factor contributing to this anticipated backlog is the newly...

Volunteer drivers needed for veteran patients

Wesley R. Walls, Communication Specialist, VA Center for Development & Civic Engagement on May 21st, 2023 - Comments

VA medical centers across the country run a program that provides transportation to Veterans who are unable to get to their appointments. It's called the Volunteer Transportation Network, and it's supported by the national Veteran service...

Never forgetting the missing

Alex Munro on March 6th, 2023 - Comments

Those missing in action or who served as prisoners of war were honored during a ceremony at Patriots Landing last month, which also paved the way to represent the new Space Force as well. The retirement community presented a Prisoner of...

Volunteering for 44 years and counting

Edzel Butac, Joint Base Lewis-McChord Public Affairs on February 24th, 2023 - Comments

JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD - Volunteering is about giving time, energy and skills - freely. For Raymond Fry, he has been giving his time, energy and skills for 44 years - and counting, at Eagle's Pride Golf Course in DuPont. "I started...