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WASHINGTON – Today, the Department of Veterans Affairs announced that – following the 2024 Supreme Court decision – it has updated the process for awarding GI Bill benefits. This change means that many Veterans who served multiple periods of military service (for example, Veterans who reenlisted) will be eligible for up to an additional 12 months of education benefits.

VA is implementing a new authority to provide outer burial receptacles (OBRs) for graves with casketed burials in VA grant-funded cemeteries.

FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii — Lucille “Cille” MacDonald, who this spring was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal for “Rosie the Riveter” work during World War II, died Friday in Valley Island, Maui. She was 98.

Each year, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention supports hundreds of large and small Survivor Day events around the world, in which suicide loss survivors come together to find connection, understanding and hope through their shared experience. While each event is unique and offers various programming, all feature an AFSP-produced documentary that offers a message of growth, resilience and connection.

The North Dakota Chapter will host multiple Survivor Day events this year in Bismarck, Dickinson, Fargo, Minot, Wahpeton, and Williston. As well as a virtual event on November 24th. 

North Dakota Air Force Veteran Edwin Little received a car from Progressive Insurance’s Keys to Progress giveaway. He was one of nearly 100 veterans across the country to receive a car form Progressive Insurance. Read more about Little's experience here.

Veterans Day will be observed on Monday. Many restaurants and businesses across the United States are showing gratitude to the nation’s veterans and active-duty service members by offering free or discounted products and meals.

Read more at: https://www.stripes.com/veterans/2024-11-06/veterans-day-military-disco…
Source - Stars and Stripes

Governor Doug Burgum appointed Cynthia Schlosser or Bismarck, Jim Hapala of West Fargo, Jacob "Jack" Volk of Devils Lake, Hal Weninger of Newton, and Brian Bartlett of Steele to a three-year term on the Administrative Committee on Veterans Affairs (ACOVA). 

This article was written by Tahmina Burks, Public Affairs Specialist, Office of Communication.