"Inspector General Michael Missal’s office, meanwhile, is interviewing witnesses and issuing subpoenas for records in its investigation. That has attracted the interest of senior officials at the Justice Department, according to a person familiar with the probe, which is looking at possible false statements, false medical records and wire fraud. "We are aware of and continue to investigate these schemes,” Missal said in a statement.

VA officials note that if a claim is discovered to be fraudulent, it’s likely to be the veteran — not the company — who will be held liable because its fingerprints are so hard to trace."

Full story here 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/05/23/va-benefits-for-profit-companies-pact-act/

Dan West 

Adjutant General 

Friends of the VFW 8738,

 

Monday, May 25th is Memorial Day.

 Please help us honor and remember those that have fallen in service to our country.

 

 

 

 

 

We will be handing out Buddy Poppies on Saturday, May 23rd 8am-noon at 

Locklair's Farm in Chapin and at Tractor Supply in Red Bank and Gaston

Decorating resting places at Celestial Gardens on Deltree St, West Columbia at 9am on Sunday, May 24th

 

and participating in ceremonies across the area on Memorial Day, May 25th.

Caughman-Harman Funeral Funeral Home at 10am

Ceremony at the Veterans memorial on South lake in Lexington at noon

And Taps across America at O'Haras at 3pm

Thank you for your service!

 

Scott Craig

Sr Vice Post 8738