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| Congressman Mitchell: Pausing to Consider People Who REALLY Matter |
Chairman Harry Mitchell is a Hero to Veterans Nationwide August 20, 2010 (Arizona Republic) - It's been a month since I spoke to Rep. Harry Mitchell about suicides among military veterans and I'm just getting around to writing something. |
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| What Obama Won't Say Tonight About US Withdrawal from Iraq |
| August 31, 2010 (ConsortiumNews) - President Barack Obama’s aides say his speech this evening marking the end of "combat operations" in Iraq will avoid the vainglorious aspects of President George W. Bush’s infamous "Mission Accomplished" speech in 2003. We’ll see. |
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| Lawsuit Update: Prudential's Half-Billion in Dirty Secret Profits |
Families of Dead Soldiers Sue Insurer Over Its Handling of Survivors’ Benefits August 29, 2010 (New York Times) - Vickie Castro’s only child was killed six years ago just before Christmas, when a suicide bomber blew himself up inside an Army mess tent in Mosul, Iraq, killing more than 20 people. |
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| Op-Ed: Cost of War Must Also Include Caring for Our Veterans |
Overlooked Cost of Iraq / Afghanistan Wars: Our Veterans' Healthcare and Benefits August 15, 2010 (San Francisco Chronicle) - Two years after an Army specialist saw half his platoon torn apart in Iraq, he hanged himself in a California backyard. |
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| VA Secretary Shinseki's Open Message to Gulf War Veterans |
| August 11, 2010, Washington, DC (VA Press Release) - August 2010 marks the 20th anniversary of the beginning of the Gulf War, launched with Operation Desert Shield and followed by Operation Desert Storm. VA honors this milestone with a renewed commitment to improving our responsiveness to the challenges facing Gulf War Veterans. |
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Blind Veterans to Hold Convention in Portland
Written by Portland Business Journal
Wednesday, 12 August 2009 09:15
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August 11, 2009 - A group that advocates for veterans blinded by improvised explosive devices and other weapons will meet in Portland next week. The Blinded Veterans Association's annual convention takes place from Aug. 17 through Aug. 22. The group aims to help blinded veterans re-enter civilian life, cope with physical and emotional stress from losing their sight and find post-duty jobs.
Combat in Afghanistan and Iraq has created more injuries resulting in eye trauma than any conflict since the Civil War, according to the group. The Department of Defense estimates that 14 percent of all wounded soldiers evacuated from Afghanistan and Iraq have experienced serious eye trauma. Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski, a veteran, Sen. Ron Wyden and U.S Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki will speak at the event. About 140 veterans are expected to attend. The event takes place at the Doubletree Hotel in Northeast Portland.
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