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Health Net Federal Services Launches Veteran and Military Spouse Employment Initiative
From marketwatch.com ARLINGTON, Va., Jun 14, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — In an effort to help reduce Veteran unemployment, Health Net Federal Services, LLC, part of the Government Contracts segment of Health Net, Inc. HNT +3.00{cd9ac3671b356cd86fdb96f1eda7eb3bb1367f54cff58cc36abbd73c33c82e1d} , today announced the launch of the … Continue reading
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Suicides No. 2 cause of death in military
From USA Today By Gregg Zoroya Photo By Rafiq Maqbool, AP Since 2010, suicide has outpaced traffic accidents, heart disease, cancer, homicide and all other forms of death in the military besides combat, the report says. One in four non-combat … Continue reading
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VA clinicians offer guidelines for treating combat vets
From the modern Physician By Rich Daly Posted: June 13, 2012 – 10:45 am ET A newly published review of the healthcare needs of recent combat veterans aims to help public and private providers who care for them. A group of … Continue reading
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Options expand for wounded as more heal PTSD with alternative treatments
From Stars and Stripes By Matthew Burke Army Sgt. Angel Morrow watched as countless Marines and soldiers she knew were killed or maimed by improvised explosive devices in Afghanistan The woman they called “Momma Medic,” the medical … Continue reading
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Suicides Outpacing War Deaths for Troops
From the New York Times By TIMOTHY WILLIAMS Published: June 8, 2012 The suicide rate among the nation’s active-duty military personnel has spiked this year, eclipsing the number of troops dying in battle and on pace to set a record annual … Continue reading
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Military Suicide Rate Surges To Nearly One Per Day This Year
From the Huffington Post by Robert Burns WASHINGTON — Suicides are surging among America’s troops, averaging nearly one a day this year – the fastest pace in the nation’s decade of war. The 154 suicides for active-duty troops in … Continue reading
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I Was There: Veterans with PTSD seek control of lives through Army-sponsored filmmaking
By Associated Press, Updated: Wednesday, June 6, 10:51 AM FORT CARSON, Colo. — In 1943, an enraged Gen. George S. Patton slapped a battle-fatigued U.S. soldier at a military hospital and accused him of cowardice, an episode that nearly ended Patton’s career. Nearly 70 … Continue reading
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New effort at TCU focuses on combat veterans’ moral injuries
By CHRIS VAUGHN Fort Worth Star-Telegram Published: June 5, 2012 FORT WORTH — War changes people. That is indisputable. The changes differ infinitely, depending on the individuals, their background, age and maturity, their war, when they served, the place they served. … Continue reading
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Will We Pay Our Debt to Our Veterans?
VCS ED Quoted. Water Reed scandal we helped expose is also discussed. From the Fix Soldiers are coming home from our two wars with a staggering rate of invisible brain injuries—and the addictions that go with them. With treatment estimated … Continue reading
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Important info: Programs Assist Veterans with Jobs, Education, Homes
At VCS we like to share information important to veterans. By Terri Moon Cronk American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, May 30, 2012 – The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs wants veterans to know about their benefits, from job and education … Continue reading
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