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All posts during July, 2009

A New GI Bill Resource: Be the first to know!
Posted by Michelle McCarthy on July 23

Planning on going to college?  Or know a veteran who is? Be among the first to know when IAVA unveils a brand new resource for navigating the Post-9/11 GI Bill!  

IAVA Daily Brief 07.23.09
Posted by Michelle McCarthy on July 23

Here are some of today's top stories and happenings at IAVA.  Prefer to receive real-time updates about major stories and legislation that IAVA is tracking?  Follow us on Twitter @iavapressroom.

Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Outraged by Arlington Investigation
Posted by Michelle McCarthy on July 22

IAVA Executive Director and Founder Paul Rieckhoff recently joined MSNBC to express the outrage of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans over a criminal investigation and allegations of misplaced bodies and shoddy care in Sect. 60 at Arlington National Cemetery where more than 600 Iraq and Afghanistan service members are buried. Click here to watch the interview.

IAVA Daily Brief 07.22.09
Posted by Michelle McCarthy on July 22

Here are some of today's top stories and happenings at IAVA.  Prefer to receive real-time updates about major stories and legislation that IAVA is tracking?  Follow us on Twitter @iavapressroom.

IAVA Daily Brief 07.21.09
Posted by Michelle McCarthy on July 21

Here are some of today's top stories and happenings at IAVA.  Prefer to receive real-time updates about major news and legislation that IAVA is tracking?  Follow us on Twitter @iavapressroom.

IAVA Daily Brief 07.20.09
Posted by Michelle McCarthy on July 20

Here are some of today's top stories and happenings at IAVA.  Prefer to receive real-time updates about major stories and legislation that IAVA is tracking?  Follow us on Twitter @iavapressroom.

Should Colbert be an Honorary IAVA Member? You decide!
Posted by Michelle McCarthy on July 18

Stephen Colbert is back from Iraq! And on Monday night, IAVA Executive Director Paul Rieckhoff talked to him about the success of "Operation Iraqi Stephen" and the issues affecting our nation's troops and veterans as they transition home from Iraq and Afghanistan.  During the show, Rieckhoff also issued Colbert Nation a new challenge: Yes, Colbert made it to Iraq and back, but does he deserve to be an honorary IAVA Member? Only if he gets 25,000 votes! Click here to learn more.

GAO: VA Failing to Serve Our Women Warriors
Posted by Paul Rieckhoff on July 17

If you blinked, you could’ve missed it. With the media’s obsession over Michael Jackson’s death and Sotomayor’s confirmation hearings plastered across cable news shows, an important story might have skipped your radar.

IAVA Daily Brief 07.17.09
Posted by Michelle McCarthy on July 17

Here are some of today's top stories and happenings at IAVA.  Prefer to receive real-time updates about major stories and legislation that IAVA is tracking?  Follow us on Twitter @iavapressroom.

IAVA Daily Brief 07.16.09
Posted by Michelle McCarthy on July 16

Here are some of today's top stories and happenings at IAVA.  Prefer to receive real-time updates about major stories and legislation that IAVA is tracking?  Follow us on Twitter @iavapressroom.

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