A U.S. House committee is examining a decades-long decline in entrepreneurship among military veterans. U.S. Rep. Mark Alford, R-Mo. 4th District, sits on U.S. House Committee on Small Business. During a hearing last week, he said many veterans want to start their own...
Central Missouri Honor Flight will begin shutting down operations after its final flight returns Monday from Washington D.C. The Columbia-based organization has raised funds to fly military veterans to the nation’s capital for 15 years, but declining interest has led...
The Trump Administration is planning to cut more than 80,000 jobs at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs as part of a massive reorganization. U.S. Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, defends the plan, saying the former Biden Administration bloated the size of the VA....
As the holiday season approaches, so does another chance to honor U.S. military members no longer with us. On Saturday, December 14, more than two million volunteers and supporters will gather nationwide for Wreaths Across America Day. Christmas wreaths will be laid...
A Springfield organization, called The Warrior’s Journey, says the secret sauce in its mission is its battle buddy system. More than 200 combat veterans are working as “warrior connectors” to help the military community heal invisible wounds. President and CEO, Kevin...
