The Tennessee Valley Authority Retirees Association and the Solway Baptist Church are working together to build the memorial.

Source: Memorial honoring veterans to be built off Oak Ridge Highway, along “Veterans Memorial Mile”

Michigan American Legion has helped distribute more than 7,000 pounds of food to veterans, those in need during coronavirus pandemic.

Source: ‘We’re The American Legion. We can help.’

BROWNSVILLE, Tenn. – Governor Bill Lee presented the Soldier’s Medal to a member of the Tennessee National Guard on July 10, at the Wyatt Duke Armory in

Source: Gov. Lee Presents Soldier’s Medal to Tenn. National Guard Member

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) – A bill co-sponsored by U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire would strengthen the Department of Veterans Affairs’ caregiver program. The VA provides stipends and support to caregivers for wounded veterans. To be eligible, veterans must have sustained or aggravated a serious injury in the line of duty on or after Sept. 11, 2001; caregivers can include family members or other members of the veteran’s support group. Caregivers and veterans have reported being dropped from the program, often with little explanation or time to appeal the decision, Hassan said. The Transparency and Effective Accountability Measures for (TEAM) Veteran Caregivers Act would ensure all caregivers are included in veterans’ medical records; require the VA to provide more context and explanation leading to a downgrade or termination decisions; and extend benefits for at least 90 days after a termination letter is sent for cases when a veteran is deemed “no longer clinically eligible” for the program. Hassan, a Democrat, has cosponsored the bill introduced by U.S. Sens. Gary Peters, a Democrat from Michigan, and Marsha Blackburn, a Republican from Tennessee.

Source: Bill would help wounded veterans and their caregivers

The group is relying on the public’s help to continue adding names to a recently created database of veterans buried in the Smokies.

Source: 163 veterans’ graves have been located in the Smokies. A new database is helping honor them

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Fireworks are the staple of most Fourth of July celebrations. With the holiday soon approaching, veterans who struggle with PTSD have to prepare for the triggers ass…

Source: How fireworks impact veterans battling PTSD

The COVID-19 pandemic prompts a veteran painter to seek peace through his art.

Source: Service & Sacrifice: War and peace painter

Smoky Mountain Service Dogs, an East Tennessee nonprofit that trains mobility assistance service dogs for veterans with service-connected physical and psychological disabilities, is seeking public support for a new Tennessee

Source: New License Plates Honor Vets, Service Dogs

(WCYB)— In a White House announcement Wednesday, President Trump reinforced PREVENTS or the Presidents or The President’s Roadmap to Empower Veterans and End the National Tragedy of Suicide. He launched the initiative through an executive order in March 2019. VIEW FULL PLAN HERE |https://www. va. gov/PREVENTS/accomplishments. asp”There’s more work to do ending the tragedy of veteran suicide,” said the president.

Source: Trump outlines roadmap for veterans-centric task force, initiative resonates here

Hundreds of U.S. Flags were retired with honor on Flag Day in a ceremony by the Montgomery County Veterans Service Organization.

Source: PHOTOS: Flag Day Retirement Ceremony | ClarksvilleNow.com