Veterans of the Vietnam War’s LRRP units talk about how they learned the skills they needed to survive their missions deep behind enemy lines. Watch “Shadows in the Jungle,” Episode 2: “On the Job Training.”
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Vets benefits to mirror Social Security cost-of-living boost
Veterans will learn on Oct. 10 what their cost-of-living increase for benefits payouts will be in 2025.

Congress OKs three-month budget extension, avoiding October shutdown
Funding for most federal programs had been scheduled to expire after Sept. 30.

Senate confirms new National Guard chief, other command leaders
The top National Guard post has been vacant since the start of August.

VA to research link between PFAS chemicals and kidney cancer
The move could eventually lead to fast-track disability benefits for thousands of veterans.

Vets’ caregivers need more support from VA, local orgs, study finds
About 14.3 million individuals across America are currently serving as military and veteran caregivers, according to a new survey.

Food insecurity among military families unacceptable, advocates say
An estimated 325,000 military families are struggling with having enough food each week.

Spouses and vets are key to changing ‘broken’ narrative, experts say
Changing narratives around veterans and their military experience is key, according to advocacy groups.

Congress presses VA for fixes to lingering suicide hotline outages
About 700 callers were unable to immediately connect with counselors because of crisis line outages over the past 12 months.

DOD looking for more companies to hire military spouses for program
The vast majority of spouses in the pilot program are getting job offers, but spouses are waiting for fellowships.
