26 Jun 2017

VA bill signed; Grassley welcomes new law on firing poorly performing employees

By Grassley Press

Sen.

26 Jun 2017

Cleaning up the field - 126th Quartermasters excel during first unit annual training

By Illinois National Guard

FORT MCCOY, WI (06/23/2017) (readMedia)-- Clean laundry and a hot shower are luxuries that are sometimes forgone by Soldiers in the field, especially during a three-week annual training period. The Soldiers of the 126th Quartermaster Company based in Quincy, Illinois, provided that luxury and lifted the morale of the Soldiers of the 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team and its supporting units during eXportable Combat Training Capability 17-02 at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, June 4-24.

23 Jun 2017

This Saturday June 24th Veterans Events

By Lola@qcvetsoutreach.com

June 24t Sat.  Food Giveaway starts at 11:00 doors open at 10:00.  We have partnered with Riverbend Foodbank for a great choose your own food basket.

Hair Cuts for the Veterans and their Family members

Lunch is catered by Humana

16 Jun 2017

Q&A: Backlogs Continue at the VA

By Grassley Press
With U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley

Q: What new action has Congress taken to fix systemic flaws at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)?

15 Jun 2017

Serving our Veterans

By U.S. Senator Joni Ernst
Good evening and happy Flag Day –

The men and women who have selflessly served our nation in defense of our freedoms deserve the best possible care. I am fighting for our Iowa veterans to ensure Washington lives up to the promises made to them.

14 Jun 2017

QC Veterans June Events

By Lola@qcvetsoutreach.com

June 24th Sat.  Food Giveaway starts at 11:00 doors open at 10:00.  We have partnered with Riverbend Foodbank for a great choose your own food basket.

Hair Cuts for the Veterans and their Family members

Lunch is catered by Humana

Book Exchange and Clothes Work

Driver or Family member welcome to join us for lunch

Our online Auction starts Monday the 21st with the Quad City Times!

14 Jun 2017

Specialized Springfield-based National Guard team returns from Afghanistan

By Illinois National Guard

SPRINGFIELD, IL (06/14/2017) (readMedia)-- Approximately 10 Illinois Army National Guard Soldiers who served in Afghanistan returned earlier this month and were reunited with their families.

The Illinois Army National Guard Soldiers who were part of the Bilateral Embedded Support Team-Afghanistan (BEST-A18) mobilized in November. These Soldiers deployed to Afghanistan with the Polish Land Forces in support of Operation Freedom's Sentinel as members of Operation Resolute Support.

12 Jun 2017

Lieutenant Governor Sanguinetti Commends Scott Air Force Base’s 100 Years of Service at Centennial Air Show

By Marcela Cartagena

SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE - Lt. Governor Evelyn Sanguinetti attended the Scott Air Force Base Centennial Air Show and Open House today, joining Col. Laura Lenderman and Lt. Col. Matthew Getty. The following statement can be attributed to the Lt. Governor:

07 Jun 2017

Grassley Presses VA on Apparently Misleading Wait Times for Veterans at Des Moines, Iowa City Facilities

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Judiciary Committee, is pressing the Department of Veterans Affairs for accurate information on appointment wait times for Iowa veterans after agency officials appeared to mislead his staff about lengthy waits.  The VA reiterated that no wait times beyond 90 days existed, when a whistleblower produced data to Grassley staff showing that as of March 2017, hundreds of Iowa veterans were waiting between one and two years for an appointment.

16 May 2017

Local Students Commissioned at Historic Commissioning Ceremony

By Stacey Ortman

DUBUQUE, Iowa (May 15, 2017) - John Heun , of Erie, IL, Austin George, of Camanche, IA, and Michael Kassehin, of Bettendorf, IA were three of 12 University of Dubuque Army ROTC (Reserve Officer Training Corps) cadets who were commissioned as second lieutenants in the U.S. Army at the 2017 ROTC Commissioning Ceremony on Thursday, May 11, in Steffens Hall inside Charles and Romona Myers Center on the university's campus.

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