Tag: Veterans

VA's Medical Foster Home program finds a caregiver in the community who is willing to provide a Veteran with 24-hour supervision and personal assistance. Read about the program in the Wall Street Journal

Regional stories on veterans' health, education and other benefits and issues today from Jefferson City, Missouri, Monroe, New Jersey, Fallon, Nevada, Anchorage, Alaska, Land O' Lakes, Florida, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Lincoln, Nebraska, Opelika, Alabama, Beaufort, South Carolina, and San Antonio, Texas.

Smoking is the leading cause of preventable death in the United States. If you’re a Veteran trying to quit, VA wants you to know that there are resources available to help. Learn more from The American Veteran.

Regional stories on veterans' health, education and other benefits and issues today from Texarkana, Texas, Plymouth, Massachusetts, Spokane, Washington, Benicia, California, Jefferson City, Missouri, Los Angeles, California, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Bristol, Connecticut, Batavia, New York, and Pendleton, South Carolina.

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Survivors of the Buchenwald concentration camp have been joined by U.S. veterans and German dignitaries at a ceremony marking the 65th anniversary of its liberation. The U.S. Army freed Buchenwald on April 11, 1945. Some 56,000 people died at the Nazi camp, including Jews, communists, Gypsies and others from across central Europe.

Regional stories on veterans' health, education and other benefits and issues today from Harlingen, Texas, Oceanside, California, Norton, Massachusetts, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Grants Pass, Oregon, Nashville, Tennessee, Vineland, New Jersey, Swartz Creek, Michigan, and Stockton, California.

Regional stories on veterans' health, education and other benefits and issues today from Parsippany, New Jersey, Salem, Oregon, Lafayette, Louisiana, Bellingham, Washington, Santa Cruz, California, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Jacksonville, Illinois, Glens Falls, New York, Bernardsville, New Jersey, and South Weber, Utah.

The men were saying goodbye once again to those who did not come home from Vietnam. Inside the stainless steel-lined coffin-shaped vault were flowers, letters, photos, jewelry and other mementos left at the base of the Dignity Memorial Vietnam Wall during its 10-day stay earlier this month at Rose Hills.

Regional stories on veterans' health, education and other benefits and issues today from Redondo Beach, California, Clarksville, Tennessee, Schaumburg, Illinois, St. Louis, Missouri, Washington, DC, Whittier, California, Colorado Springs, Colorado, Salt Lake City, Utah, Charlotte, North Carolina, Bay City, Michigan, and Dallas, Texas.

South Texas Veterans Health Care System (STVHCS) in San Antonio, Texas, is among six organizations recognized by The Quality Texas Foundation for Achievement in Organizational Excellence for effective and systematic approaches to organizational management. South Texas is in good company with Raytheon and Baylor Medical Center among those recognized by the Foundation. The Quality Texas Foundation is a non-profit corporation focused on quality assessment and feedback, education, training, and recognition to help businesses, schools, hospitals, non-profits, and government agencies improve performance.

Regional stories on veterans' health, education and other benefits and issues today from Hernando, Mississippi, Oroville, California, Rochester, Minnesota, Green Bay, Wisconsin, Lompoc, California, Ottawa, Illinois, Harrington, Delaware, Santa Cruz, California, St George, Utah, and Bath, New York.

The U.S. Navy Veterans Association, a group that claims to raise money for vets and their families, has been ordered to stop fundraising in New Mexico. The office of state Attorney General Gary King determined two of the officers of the state chapter are listed at fictitious addresses, the St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times reported.

Regional stories on veterans' health, education and other benefits and issues today from Springfield, Illinois, Natchez, Mississippi, Plant City, Florida, North Platte, Nebraska, Seattle, Washington, Yountville, California, Royal Oak, Michigan, Grand Island, Nebraska, New Bedford, Massachusetts, and Hillsboro, Oregon.

Louisville-area Veterans are another step closer to receiving expanded access to high quality, state-of-the-art medical care. The Department of Veterans Affairs has announced plans to acquire land to expand the VA’s 21st century health care locally.

Regional stories on veterans' health, education and other benefits and issues today from Marshalltown, Iowa, Norristown, Pennsylvania, Victoria, Texas, Manchester, Missouri, Roanoke, Virginia, Clearlake, California, Bangor, Maine, Superior, Wisconsin, Jackson, Michigan, and Austin, Texas.

Did you know that April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month? About one in five women and one in a hundred men seen in VA medical facilities report that they experienced Military Sexual Trauma (MST); that is, sexual assault or repeated, threatening sexual harassment that occurred during military service. MST can affect veterans' physical and mental health many years after the event.

The Supreme Court will soon consider whether to hear an appeal from David L. Henderson, who was discharged from the military in 1952 after receiving a diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia. He sought additional government help for his condition in 2001, and he was turned down in 2004.

* From the VA * VA's spending obligations under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 have surpassed $1.1 billion, a tribute...

Regional stories on veterans' health, education and other benefits and issues today from Harlingen, Texas, Abbeville, Louisiana, Bismark, North Dakota, Poplar Bluff, Missouri, Amarillo, Texas, Green Bay, Wisconsin, Little River, North Carolina, Whittier, California, Ventura, California, and Palmer Lake, Colorado.

Regional stories on veterans' health, education and other benefits and issues today from Gardner, Massachusetts, Rutgers, New Jersey, Baltimore, Maryland, Rolling Meadows, Illinois, Bend, Oregon, Kerrville, Texas, Corvallis, Oregon, Providence, Rhode Iskand, Austin, Minnesota, and Broomfield, Colorado.

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VA is establishing new partnerships with five of the country’s finest nursing schools to strengthen its nurse corps. These new VA Nursing Academy partnerships will expand the number of collaborations between the department and nursing schools from 10 to 15. “The expanded role of VA in the education of nurses will ensure the department has the nurses needed to continue our world-class health care for Veterans,” said Dr. Linda D. Johnson, director of VA Nursing Academy.

Regional stories on veterans' health, education and other benefits and issues today from Ocala, Florida, Springfield, Missouri, Montgomery, Alabama, Sierra Vista, Arizona, San Diego, California, Tulsa, Oklahoma, Pensacola, Florida, Albany, New York, Okaloosa, Florida, and Rothschild, Wisconsin.

Until about noon on Wednesday, dozens of websites were identifying themselves with a Red Cross-ish logo and names like "VA Medical Center Palo Alto," or "VA Hospital San Francisco," or "VA Medical Center Gainesville" though they had no affiliation with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. They were actually operated by plaintiffs law firms that were searching for clients with asbestos-related diseases.

Regional stories on veterans' health, education and other benefits and issues today from Dickinson, Murphysboro, Illinois,, North Dakota, Las Cruces, New Mexico, La Salle, Illinois, Painesville, Ohio, Chicago, Illinois, Coatesville, Pennsylvania, and Evanston, Illinois.

KARZAI'S ATTEMPTS TO PLAY US, INDIA, PAKISTAN AND RUSSIA AGAINST EACH OTHER A CHILDISH ATTEMPT AT REVIVAL OF "COLD WAR THINKING" By Gordon Duff STAFF...

Formerly homeless Veteran, Jeffery Anderson has stabilized home and family thanks to his new job at the Waco, Texas, VA Regional Office. In response to Secretary Shinseki’s charge to end homelessness among Veterans within five years, the Waco VA Regional Office began a Homeless Veterans Hiring Initiative.

Regional stories on veterans' health, education and other benefits and issues today from Coos Bay, Oregon, Albuquerque, New Mexico, St. Paul, Minnesota, Roseburg, Oregon, Palm Beach, Florida, Washington, DC, and Madison, Wisconsin.

The Office of Security and Law Enforcement passes on the following from the National White Collar crime Center in regards to a new mortgage...

Today, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki announced that the Department’s Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses Task Force has completed the final draft of a comprehensive report that will redefine how the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) addresses the concerns of Veterans who deployed during the Gulf War in 1990 and 1991.

The VA Regional Office in Boise, Idaho, was recently recognized by an independent group for reducing its environmental impact. The U.S. Green Building Council recently awarded its “gold” rating for the construction design of the 25,000 square-foot facility. Three other VA facilities have been cited by Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) for their programs. The Reno Regional Office in Nevada received a LEED “silver” rating. The Fort Harrison Regional Office in Montana and the Oakland Mental Health Clinic in California each received a LEED-certified rating. LEED is a leading, independent rating system based on environmental assessments of buildings

Regional stories on veterans' health, education and other benefits and issues today from Gaylord, Michigan, Austin, Texas, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Williston, North Dakota, Colorado Springs, Colorado, Hartford, Connecticut, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Cleburne, Texas, and Mecklenburg, North Carolina.

 CHRISTIAN ZIONIST "FANATIC" GROUP ARRESTED IN MICHIGAN PART OF MAINSTREAM MILITIA "STAR OF DAVID" REMOVED FROM SITE AFTER ARREST By Gordon Duff STAFF WRITER/Senior Editor  “In the...

Regional stories on veterans' health, education and other benefits and issues today from Mountain Home, Arkansas, Wichita, Kansas, New London, Connecticut, Centralia, Washington, Contra Costa, California, Las Cruces, New Mexico, Tacoma, Washington, Snowmass, Colorado, and Rochester, Minnesota.

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Regional stories on veterans' health, education and other benefits and issues today from South Bend, Indiana, Jacksonville, North Carolina, Lynn, Massachusetts, Billings, Montana, Norwich, Connecticut, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, Murphysboro, Illinois, Rapid City, South Dakota, Buffalo, New York, and Hilo, Hawaii.

Regional stories on veterans' health, education and other benefits and issues today from North Platte, Nebraska, Lafayette, Louisiana, Chicago, Illinois, Corpus Christie, Texas, Port Angeles, Washington, Boston, Massachusetts, Savannah, Georgia, Kirtland, New Mexico, Wilmington, North Carolina, and Berlin, Pennsylvania.

Regional stories on veterans' health, education and other benefits and issues today from Hayward, Wisconsin, Fremont, Nebraska, Las Cruces, New Mexico, Lexington, Missouri, Canandaigua, New York, New Britain, Connecticut, Edmond, Oklahoma, St. Petersburg, Florida, Pendleton, South Carolina, and Portage, Wisconsin.

  THERE COULDN'T HAVE BEEN A BETTER PERSON SERVING AMERICA'S VETERANS... By Gordon Duff Senior Editor I have no idea how many years Dr. Kroll worked for...

A WARNING FROM AN AMERICAN SAILOR, SURVIVOR OF THE USS LIBERTY By Philip Tourney, President, Liberty Veterans Association If you have a TV set in your...

MILLIONS COULD BE SPENT DEFENDING LOS ANGELES VA EMPLOYEES SUED FOR VIOLATING VETERANS RIGHT MONEY SPENT WHILE VETERANS SUFFER By Gordon Duff STAFF WRITER/Senior Editor Sir, The ACLU...