Tag: Veterans affairs
Deported veteran returns to US to become American citizen
LOS ANGELES — It took nearly a decade and a federal lawsuit for U.S. Marine Corps veteran Hector Ocegueda to finally come home.
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Ukraine criticized for making female cadets parade in heels
MOSCOW — Ukraine’s defense minister is under pressure from members of the government over the decision to have female military cadets wear pumps with...
Probation for ex-VA hospital doc who admitted fondling women
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — A former physician at a West Virginia's veterans hospital was sentenced to probation Wednesday after pleading guilty to touching two female...
Deported veteran sues to get naturalization interview in US
Hector Ocegueda-Rivera wanted to head to an interview in Los Angeles with immigration officers so he could become a U.S. citizen — but since...
Deported veteran sues to get naturalization interview in US
Hector Ocegueda-Rivera wanted to head to an interview in Los Angeles with immigration officers so he could become a U.S. citizen — but since...
Report: Oversight lapses at impaired pathologist’s hospital
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — An Arkansas veterans hospital missed the errors made by a pathologist who pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter while working impaired...
Huge American flag stolen from California veterans cemetery
LOS ANGELES — Authorities said a huge American flag and several smaller flags were stolen from a Southern California veterans cemetery over the Memorial...
Vets return to Memorial Day traditions as pandemic eases
BOSTON — A pair of military vets navigate the hilly, meandering paths in a historic cemetery in Boston, searching out soldiers' graves and planting...
Vets return to Memorial Day traditions as pandemic eases
BOSTON — A pair of military vets navigate the hilly, meandering paths in a historic cemetery in Boston, searching out soldiers' graves and planting...
Biden to GOP: ‘Don’t get in the way’ of infrastructure plan
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is warning naysayers in Congress not to “get in the way” of his big infrastructure plans as the White...