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All posts during September, 2009

After Pressure from IAVA, VA Responds to Help Student Veterans
Posted by Michelle McCarthy on September 30

Today, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA), the nation's first and largest non-partisan, nonprofit organization representing veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, issued the following statement in response to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announcement it will expand outreach to student veterans eligible for up to $3,000 in special emergency payments of their GI Bill education benefits.  Starting Oct. 2nd, student veterans can apply online at www.va.gov for emergency payments or request free transportation to the nearest VA benefits office to submit their claim.  Click here to read more.

IAVA Daily News Brief 09.30.09
Posted by Michelle McCarthy on September 30

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?  Sign-up to receive the IAVA Daily News Brief in your inbox each morning or follow us on Twitter @IAVAPressRoom.

Watch: IAVA’s Adam Bryant on CNN
Posted by Terrell Frazier on September 28

IAVA Membership Assistant Adam Bryant joined CNN's "Situation Room" at the top of the show to share his experience in Afghanistan. Specifically, Bryant described the anxiety that accompanies moving throughout Afghanistan by foot and not from the security of armored vehicles.

BREAKING: VA to issue emergency GI Bill checks
Posted by Patrick Campbell on September 28

In response to widespread concern over the mounting backlog of Post 9/11 GI Bill claims, the VA has taken action to help veterans who are struggling to make ends meet while they are waiting for their GI Bill checks to arrive. There are few details at the moment, but below you will find the announcement that IAVA just received from the VA. Keep checking with www.IAVA.org and www.Newgibill.org for updates as they are released.

IAVA Daily Brief 09.28.09
Posted by Terrell Frazier on September 28

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?  Sign-up to receive the IAVA Daily News Brief in your inbox each morning or follow us on Twitter @IAVAPressRoom.

IAVA Daily News Brief 09.29.09
Posted by Michelle McCarthy on September 26

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?  Sign-up to receive the IAVA Daily News Brief in your inbox each morning or follow us on Twitter @IAVAPressRoom.

Student Veterans Can't Afford to Wait
Posted by Terrell Frazier on September 25

Check out this impassioned blog post, authored by IAVA spokespeople Don Gomez and Aubrey Arcangel in response to the delay of payments from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to the colleges and universities attended by student veterans on the GI Bill:

IAVA Daily Brief 09.25.09
Posted by Terrell Frazier on September 25

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. 

Watch: IAVA's Paul Rieckhoff on CNN Newsroom
Posted by Terrell Frazier on September 24

Watch IAVA Executive Director and Founder Paul Rieckhoff’s interview with CNN’s Heidi Collins on CNN Newsroom, as he discusses the delay of payments from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to the colleges and universities attended by student veterans pursuing their education on the new Post-9/11 GI Bill.

Watch: Navigating GI Bill delays
Posted by Patrick Campbell on September 24

Going to school on the Post-9/11 GI Bill? Facing delays in VA tuition payments to your college or university? Watch an important video below from IAVA's Chief Legislative Counsel about navigating the GI Bill process.

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