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Wisconsin: Program gives combat veterans second chance
Janesville :: WI :: USA | about 19 hours ago
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When Beloit police arrived at a tavern last summer, a woman reported that her live-in boyfriend accused her of cheating on him, threw his drink at her, called her derogatory names and pushed her, causing her head to bang against a wall. The boyfriend...
Tags: veterans courts, Wisconsin National Guard, Rock County, Iraq, Vietnam, Casey K. Johnson, Judge James Daley, district attorney, combat veterans, treatment courts, Janesville, Posttraumatic stress disorder, Vietnam veteran, United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Social Issues, Veteran, Law Crime, Military personnel
Standing O's 'Tracers' captures war's reality
Ho Chi Minh City :: Vietnam | 1 day ago
Credibility R eflecting the experiences of Vietnam War veterans, "Tracers" was a startling choice to cap Standing O's diverse second season. A sharp departure from the entertaining fare that preceded it, "Tracers" compelled the audience to share some disquieting,...
Tags: Vietnam, Edd Miller, Thurston Cobb, Ho Chi Minh City, Conway, Vietnam veteran, Cobb, Entertainment Culture
Confronting the cost of war
Kabul :: Afghanistan | 1 day ago
Credibility President Obama's decision to send 30,000 more U.S. troops to Afghanistan remains the topic of intense debate. The months it took the president to come to the decision prompted some to accuse him of dithering with American lives. Others say setting a...
Tags: Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Kabul, Politics, War Conflict, United States public debt, War on Terrorism, Deficit, Economy of the United States, Business Finance, Social Issues, Presidency of Barack Obama, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, Veterans Health Administration, Iraq, Health Medical Pharma, Vietnam veteran, United States Department of Veterans Affairs, United States federal budget, Veteran, Presidency of George W. Bush, War in Afghanistan, Iraq War, Inter-Services Intelligence, Military personnel
Specter trying to forestall closings of five veterans centers
Harrisburg :: PA :: USA | 2 days ago
Credibility Sen. Arlen Specter is trying to find federal funding for five Pennsylvania veterans outreach centers that will run out of money by Dec...And the remaining centers -- in Harrisburg, Greensburg, Boyertown and West Pittston -- are no longer seeing clients.
Tags: Harrisburg, Arlen Specter, Health Medical Pharma, Harrisburg Pennsylvania, Pittston Pennsylvania, American Legion, Politics, Social Issues, Fort Indiantown Gap, Dismissal of United States Attorneys controversy, Employment, Labor, Vietnam veteran, Education in Pennsylvania, Veteran, CareerLink, Warren Commission
Obama Administration Struggling to Tackle Mental Health Crisis Plaguing Military
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | 3 days ago
Credibility Jason Leopold and Mary Susan Littlepage, t r u t h o u t Investigative Report In May 2008, during a campaign stop in Charleston, West Virginia, then-presidential candidate Barack Obama gave a passionate speech about the inadequate care war veterans had...
Tags: Paul Sullivan, Afghanistan, Ira Katz, health care, Iraq, Barack Obama, Army, brain injury, war veterans, care professional, San Francisco, Health Medical Pharma, Posttraumatic stress disorder, Vietnam veteran, United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Social Issues, Eric Shinseki, Veteran, President's Commission on Care for America's Returning Wounded Warriors, Military personnel, Tammy Duckworth
Boone County “welcomes home” Vietnam veterans
Ho Chi Minh City :: Vietnam | 11 days ago
Credibility The Vietnam War was a 1959-1975 conflict in which more than 58,000 U.S. soldiers died. At the ceremony, Mayor Huck Lewis shared statistics that of the nearly 3 million Americans who served in the war, less than 850,000 are alive today, the youngest at...
Tags: Vietnam, Boone County Courthouse, vietnam war, vietnam veterans, Catheryne Pully, Tim Barnes, Ho Chi Minh City, Presidency of Richard Nixon, Vietnam veteran, Cold War, Human Interest, Second Indochina War, Presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson
Mission accomplished
Ho Chi Minh City :: Vietnam | 14 days ago
Credibility Standing ovations abounded for veterans throughout the event, which is a party/fundraiser hosted by the Cass County Roosters. Through donations, a raffle and auctions, the club met its goal of $10,000 for repairs on the Soldiers and Sailors Monument in...
Tags: Vietnam Veteran Ron, vietnam veterans, Hanna, Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam veteran, Logansport Indiana, Pharos-Tribune, Vietnam War, War Conflict, Cass County Indiana, Military personnel, Veteran
2 vie for Veteran of Year
Michigan City :: IN :: USA | 17 days ago
Credibility Two military veterans have been nominated for the Veteran of the Year award, which the Great Lakes Museum of Military History will present Saturday night. The winner will be named at the museum's Red, White and Blue Celebration at Michigan City Senior...
Tags: Michigan City, vice commander, Michigan Township, Western Michigan University, Disabled American Veterans, Veteran, Vietnam veteran, Fraternal and service organizations, American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars
Donna Teresa: A holiday season of sharing and caring in the military community
Baghdad :: Iraq | 20 days ago
Credibility Economically, I know it is tough for so many people; however, I hope you hold our men and women in uniform of past and present ever closer in your thoughts. As I do every year, I have listed some special events, gift ideas and organizations I hope you...
Tags: Donna Teresa Homefront Journal, holiday season, military community, Iraq, Baghdad, Vietnam veteran, Military personnel, Veteran, Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Navy captain from Ellenton aided injured military patients
Ho Chi Minh City :: Vietnam | 21 days ago
Credibility Michael Hartford when he’s asked how he stayed positive when overseeing the cases of severely injured service people. It clearly was an emotional effort. “Knowing that the absolute best of care is being provided, No...Hartford, 54, of Ellenton, has just...
Tags: U.S. Navy, Navy Hospital, military patients, Michael Hartford, Ellenton, navy captain, brain injuries, traumatic brain, Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City, Polytrauma, Vietnam veteran, Traumatic brain injury, United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Traumatology, Medical emergencies, Neurotrauma, Health Medical Pharma
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