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Monday, March 11, 2013  UPDATED WITH VIDEO: Benzie County veterans and their families now have easier access to services and benefits, thanks a new partnership. The Benzie County Board of Commissioners agreed to a contract to consolidate services with the Grand Traverse County Department of Veterans Affairs.

Wednesday, April 27, 2011  The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) selected a site for a new VA Community Based Outpatient Clinic at 14540 Mackinaw Highway in Mackinaw City.

Thursday, March 10, 2011  There are more than 600 homeless veterans in northern Michigan, but soon they will have a place to call home.    This year Goodwill is going to build the region's first Homeless Veteran's Transitional Housing Community, to meet a growing need.

Tuesday, January 04, 2011 

Thursday, October 28, 2010  Veteran Affairs offices across Northern Michigan encourage you to give them the addresses of your loved ones serving in the military.

Tuesday, June 29, 2010  Plans to build a Veterans Affairs Clinic in Cheboygan have been in the works for a decade. The idea is to save vets the drive to Gaylord for appointments. They got the money in 2006, and the project got the go-ahead last year, but there's still no sign of the new clinic.

Thursday, February 11, 2010  After rocky start, VA more smoothly processing new GI Bill claims for Iraq, Afghanistan vets

Monday, January 11, 2010  APNewsBreak: Suicide rate rises significantly among male veterans ages 18 to 29

Monday, October 26, 2009  Gates says mental health ailments are 'widespread, entrenched and insidious' among troops

Tuesday, October 20, 2009  First lady Michelle Obama visits Veterans Affairs department, thanks employees for serving

Tuesday, November 25, 2008  Veterans Affairs sued over Michigan Marine's suicide