by Mark Wasserbauer | Jan 12, 2017 | Legislative, Politics
By: Leo Shane III (Military Times) – January 10, 2017 The highest-ranking enlisted soldier in Congress will serve as the Democrats’ top voice on veterans issues in the House this session. Minnesota Rep. Tim Walz, a retired command sergeant major from the...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Jan 10, 2017 | Auxiliary, State Association
The 48th MNGEA State Conference is fast approaching. This year’s conference will be held Feb 18-19. Conference Specifics … * Superheroes costume contest * Saturday Night Social * Keynote Speaker – Brig Gen Sandy Best (MN Air Chief of Staff) * Guest...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Jan 4, 2017 | Benefits, Veterans
While most civilian cemeteries have long offered individuals the opportunity to buy a burial plot ahead of time, the VA has required that the families of veterans must wait to apply for burial until after the veteran has passed away. This policy has added to the...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Dec 29, 2016 | Benefits
By: Charlsy Panzino (Military Times) – December 15, 2016 Troops will see an average increase of 2.4 percent in their 2017 Basic Allowance for Housing rates, according to a Defense Department news release. That evens out to about $41 more per month, the release...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Dec 21, 2016 | Benefits, National Guard
News from the National Office … This week, the EANGUS National Office partnered with Senator Boozman (R-AR)—and a previous recipient of the G.V. “Sonny” Montgomery Eagle Award—in announcing the Senate passing H.R. 6416,The Jeff Miller and Richard Blumenthal...
