Carrying the flag of the Marine Raiders, U.S. Marines and family members begin a 770-mile Ruck March Friday, March 11, 2016, from Navarre, Fla., to Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, in memory of the seven Marines and four Louisiana National Guardsmen who died when their Black Hawk helicopter crashed March 10, 2015 near the Florida panhandle community. (Devon Ravine/Northwest Florida Daily News via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT
The Veterans Affairs Servicing Purchase program aimed to help financially strapped veterans get lower interest rates and avoid eviction from their homes.
Officials are examining facilities across the military medical system, which could mean closing some facilities or downgrading some hospitals to clinics.
Plans to cut more than 80,000 staffers from VA offices would severely hurt benefits delivery, said Arizona Democrat Sen. Ruben Gallego, a Marine Corps vet.
