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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.

American effort during World War II saw the greatest mobilization of the U.S. Army, Navy, Marines and Air Force in the nation’s history (more than 16 million people); some 5.7 million more served in the Korean War.

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.