Veterans File Class-Action Suit over Medical Retirements for Burn Pit-Related Illnesses
Two veterans have filed a class-action lawsuit against the Army for refusing to classify illnesses linked to burn pit exposure as combat-related, a designation that would make their medical retirement pay tax-free. Retired Sgt. 1st Class Kyle Smoke and retired Lt. Col. Jennifer McIntyre filed suit Oct. 15 in the U.S. District Court in Washington, […]
Absences, Illnesses and Perseverance: Here Are the Military Child of the Year Honorees
They’ve endured frequent moves, long separations from one — or both — parents, had their lives upended by a global pandemic and, in at least two cases, battled potentially life-threatening illnesses. Yet during a trip to Washington, D.C., last week to be honored as Operation Homefront’s Military Child of the Year, seven young military dependents […]