Tag: Wounded Warriors
Team 4Mil – The Race Across America
For 2013, Team 4Mil has 2 team efforts entered. The first is an 8 man all combat wounded team.
Top 10 Veterans Stories in Today’s News – May 21, 2013
Now you can help the Veterans we serve to become career ready and find jobs. VA for Vets is an innovative new career management program from VA’s Veteran Employment Services Office in the Office of Human Resources and Administration.
Top 10 Veterans Stories in Today’s News – April 19, 2013
During a congressional budget hearing Monday, Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki said that his agency is moving forward with plans to share electronic health record data with the Department of Defense…
Top 10 Veterans Stories in Today’s News – November 13, 2012
Are you or do you know an unemployed Veteran 35-60 years old? The Veterans Retraining Assistance Program (VRAP) can provide up to 12 months of assistance ($1,564 a month) for training in a high demand career field.
Book’s Profits Benefit Wounded Warriors
Being an Army public affairs officer often means working irregular hours and constantly providing high-quality content for everything from newspapers to social media.
Pump Sessions Presents: A Wounded Warrior Project
I would like to cordially invite you all to a benefit concert for the Wounded Warrior Project, which assists injured soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.
Iraq, Afghanistan Vets Find Healing in Helping Wounded Warriors
Five years after suffering a traumatic brain injury in combat, Chris Carver is among a growing legion of veterans from operations in Iraq and Afghanistan who have discovered the healing power of helping other wounded warriors on their road to recovery.
Bidens Visit Wounded Warriors, Families at Pendleton
Vice President Joe Biden and his wife, Dr. Jill Biden, thanked wounded warriors and their families for their service and sacrifice during a visit to the Warrior Hope and Care Center here yesterday.
TSGLI Payments Will Be Made for Qualifying Injuries
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is extending retroactive traumatic injury benefits to Servicemembers who suffered qualifying injuries during the period Oct. 7, 2001 to Nov. 30, 2005, regardless of the geographic location where the injuries occurred.
Top 10 Veterans Stories in Today’s News – September 14, 2011
On September 4, the Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball Team took on local Washington, DC celebrities at Nationals Park.
Wounded Warriors, Families Deserve Best Care, Chiarelli Says
The military has made great strides in warrior care over the past decade of war, but much work remains to be done, particularly when dealing with the invisible wounds of war, the Army vice chief of staff said today.
Obama Offers Major Initiatives To Hire Vets
After receiving another disastrous report in June for post-9/11 Veterans, President Obama discussed his plans to ensure that all Veterans have the support they need and deserve when leaving the military.
Top 10 Veterans Stories in Today’s News – July 25, 2011
Not everyone responds to PTSD treatments the same way – that’s why new methods provide important options for Veterans.
Bethesda Medical Prepares for Walter Reed Arrivals
Just two months remain before about 150 inpatients at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., many of them wounded warriors, make the five-mile move here to the National Naval Medical Center.
USO Breaks Ground on Wounded Warrior, Family Center
A groundbreaking ceremony here yesterday marked the beginning of construction for the USO's first stateside center that will provide noncritical care and support for wounded, injured and ill service members.
Wounded Soldier to Receive Medal of Honor
An Army Ranger who lost his right hand and suffered shrapnel wounds after throwing an armed grenade away from his fellow soldiers will be the second living Medal of Honor recipient from the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Top 10 Veterans Stories in Today’s News
Amputee Veterans in the City of Brotherly Love turned out for the third annual First Swing Golf Clinic – a new approach to physical therapy and great chance for camaraderie.
Veterans Day: IVAW’s Operation Recovery Update
This Veterans Day members of Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW) set out to educate the public and electorate about the military's desperation for ground troops to maintain a killer operations tempo in Iraq and Afghanistan is leading to the deployment of traumatized troops with PTSD.
Sign the Petition for Operation Recovery – STOP deploying injured troops!
Iraq Veterans Against the War is launching their first strategic campaign to stop the deployment of troops suffering from PTSD, Traumatic Brain Injuries,...