A United States Navy replenishment oiler has been named in honor of Georgia congressman and civil rights legend, John Lewis (D-Ga.). https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/new-navy-ship-will-be-named-after-civil-rights-icon-n491341
New Law Increases VA Home Loan Limits, Funding Fees
A law signed by President Donald Trump on June 25 to provide compensation to ill veterans who served on Navy ships in Vietnam also made several changes to Department of Veterans Affairs-backed home loans for all eligible veterans. Full Story: https://www.military.com/daily-news/2019/07/16/new-law-increases-va-home-loan-limits-funding-fees.html
94-year-old D-day Veteran to Parachute into Normandy
94-year-old D-day veteran Harry Read preparing to parachute into Normandy to mark 75th anniversary, a repeat of the jump he made in June 1944 https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/d-day-anniversary-veteran-parachute-jump-normandy-harry-read-a8911511.html
Disabled military veteran could lose his home over a $236 tax dispute
Jim Boerner, a U.S. Air Force veteran, may lose his Mesa home over $236 in unpaid taxes he thought had been paid. Read the full story here…
Vietnam War Veteran Chases Dreams With SURPRISING Performance!
Watch 65-year-old soul singer Robert Finley bring down the house during his ‘America’s Got Talent’ Audition on Tuesday, where he belted “Get It While You Can”, from Dan Auerbach-produced LP Goin’ Platinum!
WWII Veteran Walking Across America from Georgia to California
(CNN) — A 95-year-old American hero is walking across the country for the second time. . Ernest Andrus began his journey in Saint Simons Island, Georgia on March 16. He says he plans to make it through every state in