Territories lead in enlistment, but veterans travel far for care — a NAPREC perspective
Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, the U.S. Virgin Islands and American Samoa sent the most people into the U.S. military in 2022 relative to their populations, according to a May 2024 GAO report, which also found that veterans in the territories must travel long distances for specialty care at VA facilities. Original NAPREC analysis in English and Spanish.
VA awards $2.9 million for veterans’ housing and suicide prevention — a NAPREC perspective
The Department of Veterans Affairs awarded nearly $2.9 million to community organizations in Puerto Rico for fiscal 2027: $1.4 million to three groups helping veterans who are homeless or at risk of losing housing, and $1.5 million to two groups through the Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program. Original NAPREC analysis in English and Spanish.