Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 6, 2012.  “I applaud the steps President Obama announced today to provide significant housing relief to thousands of service members and veterans who have faced wrongful foreclosure or been denied a lower interest rate on their mortgages.   “These new steps are the result of an extensive interagency effort[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 6, 2012.  In his State of the Union address, President Obama laid out a Blueprint for an America Built to Last, calling for action to help responsible borrowers and support a housing market recovery. While the government cannot fix the housing market on its own, the President believes[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 2, 2012.  The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died Mar. 1, in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered from small arms fire during an attack on their base.  They were assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 508th[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 2, 2012.  The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.  Cpl. Conner T. Lowry, 24, of Chicago, Ill., died March 1 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.  He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st[Read More…]

Olympia Fields, IL—(ENEWSPF)—March 2, 2012. Lance Corporal Christopher Mann is safely back home with us!  He has returned from his second tour of duty in Afghanistan where he served on the front lines. Christopher joined the USMC in August 2008.  He served his first tour in March in Marjah, Afghanistan[Read More…]

Remarks by President Obama, Vice President Biden, Secretary Panetta, and General Dempsey  Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 29, 2012 – 8:07 P.M. EST  GENERAL DEMPSEY:  You can go ahead and keep — you do whatever you got to do.  I’ll do whatever I got to do.  (Laughter.)  That’s what the chain of command[Read More…]

SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–February 27, 2012.  The Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs (IDVA) this week is swapping the schedules of two southwestern Illinois Veterans’ Service Offices located in Litchfield and Carlinville. Beginning tomorrow (Feb. 28th), IDVA will open a full-time Veterans’ Service Office in Litchfield. This office will be located in the offices[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 27, 2012. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. On Feb. 25, the armed forces medical examiner at the Dover Port Mortuary in Dover, Del., positively identified the remains of Staff Sgt. Ahmed K. Altaie, of Ann Arbor,[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 27, 2012.  The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Maj. Robert J. Marchanti II, 48, of Baltimore, Md., died Feb. 25, in Kabul, Afghanistan. Marchanti was assigned to 1st Battalion, 29th Infantry Division Security Partnering Team of the[Read More…]

NEW HAVEN, Conn.–(ENEWSPF)–February 27, 2012.  The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Connecticut and the Service Women’s Action Network (SWAN) will appear in federal court today seeking records on military sexual trauma from the departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs. The government failed to respond to the organizations’ 2010[Read More…]