Tag: Veterans

In order to be in the Army Luther had to pass the various medical and psychological examinations, so his condition couldn’t possibly be pre-existing. He was kept in an isolation chamber for one month, where he was treated worse than a prisoner, until he agreed to sign a pre-existing PD discharge. The Army’s officials found a way to get away with misdiagnosing him and he was denied treatment for his disabilities. The Army’s Chapter 5-13 says that any soldier with pre-existing PD should be discharged from the army with no medical benefits.

Regional stories on veterans' health, education and other benefits and issues today from Greeley, Colorado, Salisbury, Maryland, Norman, Oklahoma, Topeka Kansas, Fort Wayne, Indiana, St Louis, Missouri, Anchorage, Alaska, Edinburg, Texas, and Prescott, Arizona.

Regional stories on veterans' health, education and other benefits and issues today from Chico, California, Steamboat Springs, Colorado, Rector, Arkansas, Stockton, California, Portland, North Dakota, Danville, North Carolina, Billings, Montana, San Jose, California, and Eugene, Oregon.

Today the Call of Duty Endowment and Activision are announcing the creation of a new scholarship program to assist those veterans pursuing a career in videogame development at Austin Community College (ACC) and Madison Area Technical College (MATC). The program will assist veterans at these schools with the costs of software, transportation, and other educational needs, while the GI bill covers tuition costs for U.S. veterans at most schools. ACC and MATC were chosen by CODE and Activision because of their gaming and illustration programs, as well as the high number of veterans’ enrolled at each school and the participation of military veterans in the relevant course work.

HELPING VETERANS FIND JOBS Today the Call of Duty Endowment and Activision are announcing the creation of a new scholarship program to assist those veterans...

In 1962, President John F. Kennedy designated May 15 as Peace Officers' Memorial Day, and the week in which May 15 falls as National Police Week. On behalf of the Department of Veterans Affairs I proudly recognize and thank the men and women of the VA Police force who stand firm as the first line of our protection at VA facilities, working to insure the safety and security of each of us – employee, Veteran and visitor-- and make it possible for us to carry out our mission at every facility and office throughout our Department.

Regional stories on veterans' health, education and other benefits and issues today from Barre, Vermont, Alexandria, Louisiana, Anchorage, Alaska, Little Rock, Arkansas, Tampa, Florida, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Poughkeepsie, New York, Lincoln, Nebraska, and Lindale, Texas.

During May, a month of renewal and promise, we celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month to honor the great amalgam of nationalities and cultures represented by more than 16 million Americans who trace their roots back to Asia and the Pacific. Their contributions have helped renew America for many generations. Their vitality and energy underscore America’s promise of continued freedom and leadership throughout the 21st Century.

Regional stories on veterans' health, education and other benefits and issues today from Gadsden, Alabama, Austin, Texas, San Diego, California, York, Pennsylvania, Atlanta, Georgia, Boyne City, Michigan, Billings, Montana, Dade City, Florida, and Charlevoix, Michigan.

"CONSPIRACY THEORY" ALARMIST'S "PSY-OP" AGAINST AMERICA By Gordon Duff STAFF WRITER/Senior Editor "Fox News uses Pentagon "Psy-ops" specialist to push for nuclear war in Middle East. ...

Madison, Wisconsin—The Vietnam War veterans were betrayed. That's not the official slogan of the welcome-home Vietnam War veterans event to held be May 21-23 at Lambeau Field...

VA’s “Top Cop” for 2010 leads a police force of 44 officers who protect the safety of employees, Veterans and visitors at facilities of the VA Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System. Chief of Police Dennis Moore, based at the Omaha VA Medical Center, received the VA Police Services “Chief of the Year” award at the Police Services annual awards banquet last month.

Regional stories on veterans' health, education and other benefits and issues today from Fernley, Nevada, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Amarillo, Texas, Fresno, California, Deland, Florida, Asheville, North Carolina, East Brunswick, New Jersey, Cheyenne, Wyoming, and San Jose, California.

More than 1,700 historic properties under the VA’s stewardship are a tangible connection between today’s heroes and the men and women of past generations who served our country. During the midst of the Civil War in 1862, Congress authorized President Abraham Lincoln to purchase land to be used as national cemeteries "for soldiers who shall have died in the service of the country."

Regional stories on veterans' health, education and other benefits and issues today from Corvallis, Oregon, Youngstown, Ohio, Arlington, Virginia, Oceanside, California, Port Charlotte, Florida, Morristown, New York, Eugene, Oregon, Danbury, Connecticut, North Platte, Nebraska, and Tampa, Florida.

A team of exceptional athletes, many of whom are wounded Iraq and Afghanistan veterans representing all military branches, will depart from the Golden Gate Bridge on Saturday, May 22 for World T.E.A.M. Sports’ inaugural bike trek across America called Sea to Shining Sea. The goal of Sea to Shining Sea is to honor the courage of our service men and women, recognize the strength of the American spirit and challenge perceptions of how we view athletes. The ride will conclude in Virginia Beach on July 24.

Shell shock, battle fatigue, operational exhaustion, and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder are all reiterations of the same condition which has been scientifically recognized since World War I. The issue itself may not be new, but we are only now realizing the extent of its influence. A recent explosion of such cases has many worried that not enough resources exist to help the returning heroes.

In this centennial year of her death, nurses around the world recognize Florence nightingale as the founder of modern nursing and as a visionary who emphasized that nursing practice should be measured by outcomes through evidence-based practice and that nurses should be “educated,” not “trained.”

Regional stories on veterans' health, education and other benefits and issues today from Camden, New Jersey, Louisville, Kentucky, Sacramento, California, Anchorage, Alaska, Kittery, Maine, Salt Lake City, Utah, Steamboat Springs, Colorado, Gilmer, Texas, Roanoke, Virginia, and Urbana, Illinois.

Regional stories on veterans' health, education and other benefits and issues today from Amarillo, Texas, Cincinnati, Ohio, Hagerstown, Maryland, Rockford, Illinois, Durant, Oklahoma, Lakeland, Florida, Panama City, Florida, Dayton, Ohio, Kankakee, Illinois, and Lebanon, Oregon.

Sixty-five years after the May 8, 1945, liberation of the Ebensee concentration camp in Austria, the images remain fresh in Heslop's mind. Even if they were not, they have been secured, for posterity, in his photographs.

Regional stories on veterans' health, education and other benefits and issues today from Demopolis, Alabama, Palo Alto, California, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, Bristol, Tennessee, Pleasanton, California, Fort Campbell, Kentucky, Columbus, Ohio, Vinton, Iowa, Cape Coral, Florida, and Saginaw, Michigan.

The folks at Veterans for Common Sense (VCS) are at odds with reporters at the Associated Press on what frankly should have been an...

VA has shown that health information technology provides improved quality of health care and substantial cost savings, according to a study in the public health journal Health Affairs. The use of technology lowered costs while producing improvements in quality, safety and patient satisfaction. The study covered a 10-year period between 1997 and 2007 and found that VA’s health IT investment during the period was $4 billion, while savings were more than $7 billion.

Regional stories on veterans' health, education and other benefits and issues today from

* By Jeff Testerman and John Martin, St. Petersburg Times * Tampa, Florida - The story of Cmdr. Howard Bonifacio and the missing officers of...

National Nurses Week (May 6-12) reminds us of the important contributions made every day by VA nurses. Talented VA nurses meet Veterans’ needs with compassion and skill in a time of rapid changes in technology, knowledge, and approaches to health care. This year’s Nurses Week theme, Nurses: Caring Today for a Healthier Tomorrow describes the excellence and the mission of more than 77,000 VA nursing staff, across the Veterans Health Administration (VHA).

Regional stories on veterans' health, education and other benefits and issues today from Conroe, Texas, Shreveport, Louisiana, Hillsboro, Illinois, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Yakima, Washington, Mason City, Iowa, Las Vegas, Nevada, Yakima, Washington, Bristol, Connecticut, and Amarillo, Texas.

From The VA VA has conducted studies evaluating the potential use of renewable fuels in energy plants supplying 38 VA medical centers around the...

Regional stories on veterans' health, education and other benefits and issues today from Anniston, Alabama, New London, Connecticut, Des Moines, Iowa, Tallahassee Florida, Augusta, Georgia, Charlotte, North Carolina, Tyler Texas, Santa Barbara, California, Boulder, Colorado, and Boston, Massachusetts.

The Pentagon ruled each one eligible for inclusion on the wall, which as of Tuesday bore 58,267 names, according to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, which created the memorial. A total of 328 names have been added since the wall was dedicated in 1982.

The U.S. Army Women's Museum is hosting a Museum Homecoming at Fort Lee just outside Petersburg, Va., May 13-15, 2010 for all former and current Army women, their friends and families. "Come Home to Your History", is the theme of the event, which promises to be a fun and interesting opportunity to participate and learn how a 21st century museum shares and teaches Army women's history to thousands of people every year. Most of all, it is a great time to reconnect with old friends and celebrate your Army service, then and now. Check the Museum Homecoming Web at for the invitation, schedule of events, registration form and other information.

Regional stories on veterans' health, education and other benefits and issues today from Gallstone Spa, New York, Stockton, California, West Lafayette, Indiana, Medford, Oregon, Muskogee, Oklahoma, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Augusta, Georgia, Swannanoa, North Carolina, Edinburg, Texas, and Sausalito, California.

As the political fallout continues over Allen Breed's AP hit job published over the weekend asserting that U.S. veterans and reformist DVA elements effectively collude to commit...

Just off the phone with a veteran who told me U.S. soldiers and Marines often take pictures in war zones of enemy dead in...

Marine Gunnery Sergeant John D. Fry only had a week left in Iraq when he injured his hand. He could have gone home with a Bronze Star. Instead, he volunteered for one last run to defuse bombs. After working seven hours, Gunnery Sgt. John D. Fry was killed March 8, 2006 by an improvised explosive device. Now, a new scholarship program named after Fry will allow his three small children and those of other service members who died on duty in Iraq and Afghanistan to apply for benefits under the Post 9/11 GI Bill.

Regional stories on veterans' health, education and other benefits and issues today from Grand Rapids, Michigan, Yuma, Arizona, Washington, DC, Pocatello, Idaho, St Paul, Minnesota, Brighton, Michigan, Cohasset, Massachusetts, North Platte, Nebraska, and Juneau, Alaska

Elko, Nevada, Wausau, Wisconsin, Tulsa, Oklahoma, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Holyoke, Massachusetts, Dover, Delaware, Buffalo, New York, Maxwell, Nebraska, Salisbury, Maryland, and Austin, Minnesota.

As PTSD claims soar, the systemic problem at the U.S. Dept of Veterans Affairs is the ease with which veterans file for disability benefit...

Regional stories on veterans' health, education and other benefits and issues today from Mission Viejo, California, Montgomery, Alabama, Smithfield, Rhode Island, Washington, DC, Kansas City, Missouri, Columbia City, Indiana, Palm Springs, California, Dayton, Ohio, Jacksonville, Florida, and Bethel, Alaska.

Kat Larson recently stood with several Vietnam War veterans on the site of what was once Camp Evans, an installation that served as a base camp during the war. “They’d see these places as battlefields, and as they talked about their experiences, you could tell in their eyes and their emotions that they were going back there,” the 22-year-old college student recalled.

As he enters his second year as head of VA, Secretary Shinseki is focused on reducing the disability claims backlog. "We are going to break the back of the backlog this year," Secretary Shinseki said during a news interview last week. He's counting on four pilot programs designed to identify and overcome obstacles that slow the claims process.