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By the Veterans Administration After World War I, claims for disability from discharged soldiers poured into the offices of the Bureau of War Risk Insurance, the federal agency responsible for evaluating them. By mid-1921, the bureau had awarded some amount of compensation to 337,000 Veterans. But 258,000 had been denied benefits. Some of the men turned away were suffering from tuberculosis or neuropsychiatric disorders. These Veterans were often rebuffed not because bureau officials doubted the validity or seriousness of their ailments, but for a different reason: they could not prove their conditions were service connected.

MOUNTAIN HOME - The Fleet Reserve Association Branch 251 meeting is set for Saturday, November 23, 2024. THIS IS A SPECIAL DATE FOR THIS MONTH ONLY.

The Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary, Twin Lakes Unit 30 will be meeting on Wednesday November 20, 2024. The location will be the Heinz-Willett Wellness Center at Lake Forest Senior Living (formerly Good Samaritan), 300 Good Samaritan Drive, Mountain Home.

By Veterans Administration Today is Veterans Day. Across the nation, family and friends reach out to Veterans they know, offering thanks and appreciation.

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Drop-off locations and hours for Samaritan’s Purse project, Operation Christmas Child are now available for National Collection Week, November 18 – 25. Find the local drop-off locations and hours nearest you so that you and your family and friends can demonstrate God’s love to a child in need by packing a simple shoebox gift.

Oscar E. “Bud” Swim, 88, of Mountain Home.

LITTLE ROCK –– U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) launched the eighth year of his Congressional Youth Cabinet on Tuesday at the Old Statehouse Museum in Little Rock. The meeting brought together 114 high school juniors who were selected from public, private, charter and homeschool students across the state for their involvement and leadership in their communities.