For Veterans
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At Wounded Paw Project we hold a deep sense of gratitude for our veterans. Recognizing the sacrifices they have made, we are committed to providing a place for useful information tailored specifically for them. This is our way of giving back, by creating a space where veterans can find resources, support, and a community that understands their unique experiences.
Veterans Crisis Line - veteranscrisisline.net Dial 9-8-8 then press 1 Text 838255
Pay & Benefits
Military Times
- Military spouses can find jobs. Keeping careers is the hard part. July 17, 2026Unemployment among active-duty spouses actively seeking work climbed to 29.9% in 2025, up from 21.8% in 2023.
- The new military family: staying together while living apart July 17, 2026The DoD does not recognize “geo-bachelor” as an official personnel status or maintain department-wide data on how many families live this way.
- Bad actors use bogus offers to go after payouts to families affected by first atomic bomb test July 16, 2026Scam artists are targeting the $100,000 now available to eligible New Mexico victims of radiation exposure dating back to the Trinity blast.
Veterans
Military Times
- Disputed veterans benefits bill gets pulled before House vote July 16, 2026A widely debated veterans bill was pulled from a House vote Thursday amid controversy.
- Bad actors use bogus offers to go after payouts to families affected by first atomic bomb test July 16, 2026Scam artists are targeting the $100,000 now available to eligible New Mexico victims of radiation exposure dating back to the Trinity blast.
- VA, HHS to increase psychedelic therapy research for PTSD, military-related mental health issues July 14, 2026The agreement could help accelerate research into the use of MDMA, magic mushrooms and other psychedelics to address PTSD and other mental conditions.
VHA
Military Times
- Washington’s orders to troops after July 4: You’re fighting for a new nation July 5, 2026July 4 severed ties with Great Britain, but it was on July 5 that the former colonials got down to the nuts-and-bolts of governing and winning a war.
- Unemployment for post-9/11 veterans climbs in June as nation’s job market slides July 3, 2026The closely watched jobless rate for post-9/11 veterans bumped up from 4.1% in May to 4.8% in June as national job creation plunged.
- Medal of Honor recipient Bruce Crandall, whose heroism was chronicled in ‘We Were Soldiers Once,’ dies at 93 June 2, 2026Ret. Col. Bruce Crandall received the Medal of Honor for repeatedly flying his helicopter into intense enemy fire to evacuate dozens of wounded troops.