Five executives with a former leading manufacturer of U.S. military boots have been sentenced in federal court for saying the boots were made in Tennessee when they were actually produced in China.
Source: The Military Bought Thousands Of Boots Labeled ‘Made In The USA.’ They Were Made In China
A Vietnam veteran and two-time Purple Heart recipient arrived at Middle Tennessee State University Monday for what he thought was a presentation.
Source: Vietnam veteran sheds tears at surprise ceremony honoring his heroism
WWII veteran Donald Collett salutes during the national anthem at Remote Area Medical’s Salute to Service ceremony at Island Home Airport in Knoxville, Tennessee on Saturday, June 9, 2018. RAM’s 15th annual celebration honored military veterans, with special recognition of WWII veterans. The event also featured a 21-Rifle Salute, a parachute jump and a WWII vintage airplane flyover.
Source: WWII, Vietnam, Korea vets honored at Salute to Service ceremony
Veterans will be able to seek private sector health care in the Tennessee Valley once new legislation is complete.
Almost every day of the year, you’ll find a group of volunteer veterans standing guard, performing a military service at a veteran’s funeral in East Tennessee. The volunteers are members of the Honor Guard. Their goal is to pay respect to their departed comrades by helping at funerals.
The president hailed the VA reform bill, but there’s no money yet to pay for it.
Source: Trump Signs $55 Billion Bill to Replace VA Choice Program
It seems that the VA has had a reputation for favoring the rights of bureaucrats over the rights of veterans, and for favoring performance bonuses over favorable health-care outcomes.
Source: Trump signs VA Mission Act — this is a health care win for vets
