by Mark Wasserbauer | Aug 30, 2022 | Auxiliary, Education, Legislative, Scholarships, State Association, TRICARE, Veterans, WCFA
The MN National Guard Enlisted Association (MNGEA) participated in the Military Appreciation Day at the Minnesota State Fair this week. It was great to meet fellow veterans and several current and past Minnesota National Guard members. Several of the Minnesota...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Feb 11, 2022 | Education
Military Families, Fold of Honor is offering educational scholarships to spouses and children of America’s fallen and disabled service-members (qualifications attached, but a service-connected 10% disability rating as assigned by the VA is required for our most common...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Aug 26, 2021 | Benefits, Education
By Leo Shane III (MilitaryTimes) More than 47,000 troops and veterans will see some of their federal student loan debt erased thanks to new policies announced by the Department of Education on Friday. “Brave men and women in uniform serving our country can now focus...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Apr 30, 2020 | Benefits, Education, Legislative
Recently, HR 6322, the Student Veteran Coronavirus Response Act, was signed into law. This bill will help minimize the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak on student veterans as schools and universities take proactive measures to mitigate the spread of the...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Jun 18, 2019 | Benefits, Education, Veterans
For some time now we have been warning older service members about a cap on Post 9/11 GI Bill transfer that is scheduled to go into effect on July 12. However, the unpopular change could be repealed if language in the House Armed Services Committee (HASC)-approved...
by Mark Wasserbauer | May 12, 2019 | Education, Scholarships
Congratulations to Leila Samuelson and Alicia Lagarde! They are this year’s MNGEA Chapter 48 (Duluth) Scholarship award recipients. Both will receive a $1000 scholarship towards their college/university of choice. Leila Samuelson will be attending Concordia...
