Tag: Veterans
Regional Veterans News 3/26/10
Regional stories on veterans' health, education and other benefits and issues today from Bullhead City, Arizona, St. Cloud, Minnesota, Ft. Hood, Texas, Tulsa, Oklahoma, Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Sandusky, Ohio, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Cleveland, Ohio, and Hilo, Hawaii.
The Mission Always Comes First!
OPERATION: ENDURING GRATITUDE was created to develop innovative ways to recognize and thank ALL U.S. Military Veterans on a daily basis before they perish. Awareness is the key and vital to accomplish a variety of missions that we have identified as beneficial to ALL U.S Military Veterans Nationwide. Although we have numerous causes we have earmarked for another time such as the purchase of fishing and hunting licenses as well as camping permits on State and Federal land, we have to prioritize and feel we should accomplish the following three missions first. R.A.V.E. Motorcycle Series
Regional Veterans News 3/25/10
Regional stories on veterans' health, education and other benefits and issues today from Farmington, New Mexico, LaSalle, Illinois, Sioux City, Iowa, Snowmass, Colorado, Salt Lake City, Utah, Kennewick, Washington, Canyonville, Oregon, Batavia, Ohio, and Augusta, Georgia.
Top 10 Veterans News from Around the Country
VA Pittsburgh’s University Drive Division hosted a Post Deployment Health Reassessment (PDHRA) for more than 335 members of the 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Pennsylvania Army National Guard earlier this year. Members of the National Guard, who returned from Iraq this past fall, received information about VA health care services and resources available to them through VA Pittsburgh and local veteran service organizations.
Military Restricted Reporting Does Not Put Rapists Away
Whenever a new report on sexual assault in the military comes from the Pentagon, no doubt it can be read about on many women's...
Regional Veterans News 3/24/10
Regional stories on veterans' health, education and other benefits and issues today from Snowmass Village, Colorado, Whittier, California, Pullman, Washington, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Haverhill, Massachusetts, Mankato, Minnesota, Frankfort, Kentucky, La Grange, Illinois, and Rockwood, Tennessee.
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The last item in the Washington Times (3/24, Fales, 77K) "Sgt. Shaft" column offers thanks "to Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki for directing VA attention to Persian Gulf War veterans." After noting that a "special task force has nearly completed a comprehensive report that will redefine how VA addresses the pain and suffering of ill veterans who deployed during the Gulf War in 1990 and 1991," the Times quotes Gulf War vet John R. Gingrich, the task force's chairman, who said, "Reaching out to Gulf War veterans is not only essential to our transformation of VA; for many of us it is also personal."
The Small City of Canal Fulton, Ohio
The small city of Canal Fulton, Ohio, rolled out the “red carpet” and flag waving crowds swelled along the streets in anticipation. May 17,...
GORDON DUFF: VETERANS AND THE MOJAVE CROSS DISASTER
HOUSING FOR HOMELESS VETS THREATENED BY CROSS CONTROVERSY
"ITS ABOUT HOMELESS VETS, STUPID!"
By Gordon Duff STAFF WRITER/Senior Editor
Southern California with its balmy climes is a...
Veterans-For-Change Report
Nearly 3,000 Individuals Have Responded to the CalVet Survey To Help Prioritize Services to California’s Veterans
Sacramento – Nearly 3,000 individuals have responded to the...
Regional Veterans News 3/21/10
Regional stories on veterans' health, education and other benefits and issues today from Regional stories today from: Tonawanda, New York, Hartford, Connecticut, Orangeburg, South Carolina, Temecula California, Palm Springs, California, Jensen Beach, Florida, Tampa, Florida, and Lansing, Michigan.
Regional Veterans News 3/20/10
Regional stories on veterans' health, education and other benefits and issues today from Greenwood, South Carolina, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Seattle, Washington, Chicago, Illinois, Atlantic Maryland, Portland, Maine, Tampa, Florida, Knoxville, Tennessee, and Redwood City, California.
Depleted Uranium Research-DU affects DNA
Depleted Uranium -More Research Indicated To Assess Health Risk
The research on depleted uranium comes out of French researchers that examined the manner DNA is...
DEBBIE SCHLUSSEL: HANNITY/NORTH SCAM TROOPS WITH “FREEDOM ALLIANCE”
SEAN HANNITY'S FREEDOM CONCERT SCAM: ALMOST NONE OF CHARITY'S $ WENT TO INJURED TROOPS, KIDS OF FALLEN TROOPS; G5S FOR VANNITY?
By Debbie Schlussel
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VA Attempting To Make It Easier For Iraq, Afghan Vets To Obtain Disability Benefits. In a story published by at least 74 news sources, the AP (3/19, Hefling) reports, ―The Veterans Affairs Department took steps Thursday to make it easier‖ for Iraq and Afghanistan veterans ―to get disability benefits.
Regional Veterans News 3/19/10
Regional stories on veterans' health, education and other benefits and issues today from
Sandra Chapman: Lt. Col. Steve Avery, Gulf War Vet, Gets...
Veteran gets benefits restored after WTHR report
By Sandra Chapman, TV 13 Indianapolis Special Report
Editors note: Lt. Col. Avery is a regular contributor on VT.
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*Action Alert: Help Gulf War Vets* Update on Support in US...
The List is in on who signed on to House side to support Gulf War illness Research for DOD CDMRP funding for Gulf War...
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In a story published by at least 113 news sources, the AP (3/18) reports the Office of Inspector General, the "internal watchdog" for the Veterans Affairs Department, "says VA medical centers need to give compensation and pension medical exams to veterans sooner in order to expedite disability claims."
Regional Veterans News 3/18/10
Regional stories on veterans' health, education and other benefits and issues today from Lakeport, California, Hampton Roads, Virginia, Lafayette, Louisiana, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, La Porte, Indiana, Wareham, Massachusetts, Chattanooga, Tennessee, Monroe, Louisiana, Omaha, Nebraska, and Branson, Missouri.
Institute of Medicine Update Report on Health of Gulf War Veterans...
Part 1
In case you missed it, here is the IOM report, as reported by the federal registry(below), on the update to their study on...
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Find out What's Inside Today's Local News for Veterans
VA NWIHCS To Host Women Veterans Focus Group.
VA Sued For Violating Veteran's Free-Speech Right.
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Regional Veterans News 3/17/10
Regional stories on veterans' health, education and other benefits and issues today from New Concord, Ohio, Los Angeles, California Farmington, New Mexico, Hartford, Connecticut, Burlington, Massachusetts, Walnut Creek, California, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Lincoln, Nebraska, and Elmira, New York.
News Releases: Sen Kerry Fights for Blinded Vets
Massachusetts offers a $2000 annual payment to permanently blind veterans, but the VA currently subtracts that annuity from their federal pension checks, denying blinded veterans their full and rightful benefits. Senator Kerry’s Veteran's Pensions Protection Act will end that practice, providing veterans the full benefits they’ve earned.
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The New York Times (3/16, A14, Schwartz, 1.09M) reports, "Many veterans...have returned from Afghanistan and Iraq burdened by post-traumatic stress, drug dependency and other problems.
Regional Veterans News 3/16/10
Regional stories on veterans' health, education and other benefits and issues today from Cherry Hill, New Jersey, Jacksonville, North Carolina, Green Bay, Wisconsin, Kirtland, New Mexico, Sioux City, Iowa, Riverside, California, Gainesville, Florida, Bristol, Rhode Island, and Melrose, Massachusetts.
Defendants Fresh From War Find Service Counts in Court
Many veterans like Mr. Oldani have returned from Afghanistan and Iraq burdened by post-traumatic stress, drug dependency and other problems. As veterans find themselves skirmishing with the law, judges are increasingly finding ways to provide them with a measure of leniency.
Veterans-For-Change NEWS
Urgent message for Vietnam Vets
Tens of thousands of Vietnam veterans with ischemic heart disease, Parkinson’s disease or B cell leukemia should file claims now...
Stop the Deportation of Immigrant Military Veterans
Servicemembers sign up to put their lives on the line in defense of the United States of America. Veterans deserve respect and support for their willingness to take risks on behalf of the country.
Regional Veterans News 3/15/10
Regional stories on veterans' health, education and other benefits and issues today from Silver City, New Mexico, Green Bay, Wisconsin, Vacaville, California, Memphis, Tennessee, Amarillo, Texas, New Orleans, Louisiana, Columbus, Ohio, Whistler, British Columbia, Anderson, South Carolina, and Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
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VA-purchased equipment is flying down the slopes and gliding across the ice at the 2010 Winter Paralympics Games in Vancouver this week. Five Veterans are competing in Vancouver and the adaptive sports equipment they will use to compete and for day-to-day mobility (wheelchairs and prosthetic limbs) were provided by VA Prosthetic and Sensory Aids Service (PSAS). This is the first Paralympics Winter Games in which athletes will be competing with equipment provided by VA.
Regional Veterans News 3/14/10
Regional stories on veterans' health, education and other benefits and issues today from Mount Clemens, Michigan, Frazier Park, California, Selma, Alabama, Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin, Augusta, Georgia, Farmington, New Mexico, Fort Wayne, Indiana, Knoxville, Tennessee, Chicago, Illinois, and Cedar City, Utah.
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Veteran Homelessness Fell 18% Last Year. The online version of the Gloucester County (NJ) Times (3/13) hails "Good news out of the national Department of Veterans Affairs this week as the VA announced that the number of veterans out on the streets on a typical night dropped 18 percent. The VA is entering the second year of its initiative to eliminate homelessness among those who have served within the next five years.
Killer App: Drones Are Lynchpin of Obama’s War on Terror
CIA drones are killing terrorists -- and civilians -- in Pakistan almost every day. The unmanned aircraft are becoming the weapon of choice in the fight against al-Qaida and its allies. But the political, military and moral consequences are incalculable. SPIEGEL ONLINE has investigated Barack Obama's remote-controlled campaign against terrorism.
Regional Veterans News 3/13/10
Regional stories on veterans' health, education and other benefits and issues today from Andalusia, Alabama, Orangeburg, South Carolina, Clute, Texas, Montpelier, Vermont, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Jewett City, Connecticut, Atlanta, Georgia, Phoenix, Arizona, and Dallas, Texas.
Combat Vet’s PTSD Untreated; Blames Her Gender
According to recent VA statistics, PTSD and depression are the top disability claims among America's female veterans — many of whom served in Iraq and Afghanistan. But many of them have trouble proving that they saw combat — a key to getting treatment for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.
Regional Veterans News 3/12/10
Regional stories on veterans' health, education and other benefits and issues today from Tahlequah, Oklahoma, Waukegan, Illinois, Nashville, Tennessee, Sarasota, Florida, Midlothian, Illinois, Bath, New York, Minneapolis, Minnesota, St George, Utah, and Fridley, Minnesota.
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VA Planning To Expedite Agent Orange Claims Process. In continuing coverage, Government Technology (3/12, Wilkinson) reports, "In what's being touted as a major step to better serve Vietnam veterans," the US Department of Veterans Affairs "is planning to expedite the claims process for those with illnesses due to Agent Orange exposure."
Regional Veterans News 3/11/10
Regional stories on veterans' health, education and other benefits and issues today from Passaic, New Jersey, Alexandria,Louisiana, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Oakland, Michigan, Shenandoah, Iowa, Los Angeles, California, Madison, Wisconsin, Humboldt, California, Cincinnati, Ohio, and San Juan, Puerto Rico.
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In continuing coverage, NextGov (3/11, Brewin) reports, "Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki told a House panel on Wednesday that he could cut $2 billion from the department's $15 billion annual procurement budget through management reforms, including the development of a centralized acquisition infrastructure.
VA investigating security breach of veterans’ medical data
The Veterans Affairs Department's inspector general has launched a criminal investigation into a physician assistant's alleged downloading of veterans' clinical data at its Atlanta medical center, sources have told Nextgov.
Regional Veterans News 3/10/10
Regional stories on veterans' health, education and other benefits and issues today from Shawnee, Kansas, Denver, Colorado, West Palm Beach, Florida, Rochester, Minnesota, Madison, Wisconsin, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Annapolis, Maryland, Phoenix, Arizona, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Mesa, Arizona.