OWASSO, Okla., Nov. 14, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Folds of Honor, the nonprofit organization that provides educational scholarships to families of fallen and disabled military members, recently accepted a generous donation of $100,000 from Grainger, North America’s leading broad line supplier of maintenance, repair and operating products, at a Veterans Week event held at Grainger’s Lake Forest, […]
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Fort Meade military families sue, alleging hazardous housing conditions
FORT MEADE, Md. — Ten active-duty military families living on base at Fort George G. Meade have sued the private companies managing base housing for what the families allege to be hazardous housing conditions exhibited through widespread mold, the law firm representing the residents announced Tuesday. Filed a day after Veterans Day, the class-action lawsuit […]
Lawmakers under pressure to pass benefits fix for military families
Lawmakers and stakeholder groups are pushing for legislation to be enacted this year that would help families of deceased military members have more money in survivor benefits. Members of Congress on both sides of the aisle are pushing to end a requirement that reduces the amount of money military families receive in survivor benefits. They’re […]
Military families decry ‘outrageous’ mold-infested housing at Fort Meade
Ten military amilies say they were stuck in mold-infested, substandard housing at a Maryland Army base because property managers dragged their feet when asked to fix problems and made it financially difficult for them to leave. Some of the families say they have experienced serious, long-term health problems because of the mold. In a lawsuit […]