Veterans' Outreach

Veteransʼ Association
Navigating the VA
-“New to VA” http://www.va.gov/opa/newtova.asp
gives a good introduction to the website, basic online questions, benefits,
eligibility, and applying as well as VA structure.

-“Benefits Booklet” http://www.va.gov/opa/publications/benefits_book.asp
downloadable version available for iphone, ipad, kindle, nook, android, etc.

Health Care
Benefits & Services
Burials and Memorials

The American Legion (legion.org)
The American Legionʼs online resources are useful! Under the “Services” tab and
“Veteran Services” section, the “job,” “benefits,” “education,” and “health center” are
worth exploring. Job fairs, business tips, and additional online Veteransʼ Association
resources.

Military.com
As the strongest veteran and military membership organization (1 million members),
Military.com was created in 1999 with the purpose of fostering an online military
community. The “benefits” and “veterans jobs” sections have a large number of tips,
resources, and news.

News Sources
New York Times- “ʻAt War” blog (http://atwar.blogs.nytimes.com/)
Great resource for editorials from current and past soldiers as well as breaking
vet related news.
Stars and Stripes (www.stripes.com)
Stars and Stripes is a Dept of Defense- authorized daily circulated newspaper
intended for the U.S. Military community. Great for news relevant to the military
community that is overlooked by most major media outlets.
MilitaryTimes (militarytimes.com)
Military Times is an independent weekly newspaper est in 1940, with specialty
pages for the Army, Navy, Marines, and Air Force. Sections on financial services, pay
and benefits, as well as healthcare, it is a reliable source for tips and breaking military
news. (ArmyTimes.com, NavyTimes.com, AirForceTimes.com,Marinecorpstimes.com)

VA Home Loan & Mortgage Benefits for Veterans
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Online Veteran Jobs Sites
1. Military.com
2. VetJobs.com
3. Americaʼs Veteran (fedshirevets.com)
4. G.I. Jobs (recruitmilitary.com)
5. National Veterans Foundation (nfv.org)
6. MilitaryHire.com