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New Stolen Valor Act tops list of vet-related bills before Congress
From Stars and Stripes by Leo Shane III WASHINGTON — Veterans advocates are optimistic that Congress will have enough time left this year to pass several meaningful initiatives for their members, starting this week with a law to replace the … Continue reading
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September 11 2001: The Day Everything Changed for the US Military
By VCS Advocate and Purple Heart Veteran Christopher Miller From Policy Mic For many who spent time in uniform on 9/11/01, life is very much a story of before and after. I listened to the broadcast of the attacks on … Continue reading
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War might be making young bodies old
BOSTON (USA Today) – A litany of physical or emotional problems spill out as Iraq and Afghanistan veterans make their way, one by one, to the 11th floor of a VA hospital in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood. The tragic signs of … Continue reading
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Quadruple amputee soldier fulfills promise: greets his combat unit
From Stars and Stripes and Dallas Morning News by David Tarrant Standing on his new prosthetic legs, wearing artificial arms and dressed in combat fatigues, Staff Sgt. Travis Mills showed up in the pre-dawn darkness to greet soldiers as they … Continue reading
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Obama Campaigns For Veterans’ Mental Health
From NPR by Scott Horsley On Friday, President Barack Obama was at Fort Bliss, Texas, where he spoke to troops and met with military families, including some who lost loved ones in Afghanistan. As that war winds down, the president … Continue reading
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Is stigma against servicemembers hindering hiring?
From Stars and Stripes By MARK NEWMAN With all the ribbons, flags and bumper stickers, Americans may think their service members are being treated with respect. But Iowa Workforce Development’s IowaWorks warns there is an area where our nation is falling … Continue reading
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Using technology to battle PTSD
From the Boston Globe by Chelsea Conaboy Brian Sullivan, a former Army bomb technician, quit treatment for post-traumatic stress when, he said, doctors began pushing him to take medications he didn’t want. His symptoms, however, did not quit. Traffic jams made … Continue reading
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Army Suicides Doubled Last Month From June’s Total
From the AP By Robert Burns WASHINGTON — Suicides among active-duty soldiers in July more than doubled from June, accelerating a trend throughout the military this year that has prompted Pentagon leaders to redouble efforts to solve a puzzling problem. … Continue reading
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Auto Anxiety: Some Returning Veterans Struggle with Driving.
(CBS News) By Lee Woodruff Veterans have many difficulties readjusting to civilian life. Thousands of them have trouble with the simplest things, such as driving a car. It can be a terrifying ordeal for some vets. Former Marine Sgt. Eric Campbell … Continue reading
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Troubled veterans left without health-care benefits
More than 20,000 men and women exited the Army and Marines during the past four years with other-than-honorable discharges that can restrict their veterans health-care and disability benefits. Critics says those rules leave some troubled combat veterans struggling to find … Continue reading
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