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The Women’s War
On the morning of Monday, Jan. 9, 2006, a 21-year-old Army specialist named Suzanne Swift went AWOL. Her unit, the 54th Military Police Company, out of Fort Lewis, Wash., was two days away from leaving for Iraq. Swift and her … Continue reading
New Veterans’ Claims Are Stressing the VA System
WASHINGTON | More than a quarter of the discharged veterans from the Iraq and Afghanistan campaigns have filed injury claims with the government, according to an internal Department of Veterans Affairs report. Between 2001 and the end of 2006, about … Continue reading
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Problems at Other VA Facilities, Panel Told
Story Highlights• Testimony paints picture of neglect and bureaucratic delays at VA facilities• Ex-official: Plan shelved to fix problems between VA, Defense departments• VA chief wasn’t behind move to abandon program, VA official tells House panel• Ex-official also says he … Continue reading
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Failing Our Wounded
After returning from Iraq in late 2005, Jonathan Schulze spent every day struggling not to fall apart. When a Department of Veterans Affairs clinic turned him away last month, he lost the battle. The 25-year-old Marine from Stewart, Minn., had … Continue reading