Island military veterans hope for US action

Island military veterans hope for US action

Marshall Islands Foreign Minister and US military veteran Kalani Kaneko is hopeful of resuming the momentum for veterans living in the freely associated states.

Pacific Islands military veterans hope for US action over benefits

By Giff Johnson, editor, Marshall Islands Journal/RNZ Pacific correspondent United States military veterans in the Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia and Palau received increased attention during the Biden Administration after years of neglect by the US Veterans Administration. That progress came to a halt with the incoming Trump Administration in Washington in January, when the new Veterans Administration put many programmes on ho…