Many of us have read or heard some grim news concerning U.S. servicemembers and veterans in recent months: the March massacre of 17 Afghani civilians by a U.S. Army sergeant, the skyrocketing suicide rates among soldiers. These news stories shock our consciousness, provoke outrage, and focus attention
Read more →The Resources Available to Help Central Mass.Veterans Military veterans who need some form of help have plenty of resources, but connecting the veterans to their benefits can be difficult. Coleman Nee, State Secretary of Veterans Services, said veterans from World War II and Korea need different
Read more →By Tim Linn GateHouse News Service Posted May 26, 2012 @ 07:39 AM Leavenworth, Kan. — Set to arrive just after Memorial Day, Tom von Kaenel, a former American servicemember who now lives in the United Kingdom, said there’s no place he’d rather be Tuesday than
Read more →By Annie Gowen, Published: May 27 The Washington Post Four years ago, Veronica Witherspoon was stationed in Baghdad, enduring roiling sandstorms and nearly daily rocket fire as she worked as a Navy petty officer at Camp Victory. By January, she had left the military, lost her job as
Read more →Sun, 2012-05-27 11:34 WARWICK, R.I. (AP) — Retired Army National Guard Col. Bill Babcock spent more than two decades in the military, went to three wars and for years thought post-traumatic stress disorder was “a bunch of baloney.” Not anymore. The 65-year-old Babcock said he did an
Read more →More returning troops from Iraq, Afghanistan at risk for suicides. By Mary McCarty, Staff Writer Updated 8:56 PM Saturday, May 26, 2012 Minutes before he put a gun to his chest and pulled the trigger on the morning of Jan. 3, Curt Fike sent a text message to
Read more →Army has incentive to underdiagnose disorder, some say. Service members don’t always admit to problem. By Barrie Barber, Staff Writer 10:56 PM Sunday, May 27, 2012 More than 2 million U.S. service members have gone to war in the past 10 years, often doing battle and experiencing
Read more →By Sandra Basu WASHINGTON — Last fall, Tim Hemmes, a 30-year-old quadriplegic at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) was able to control an advanced mechanical arm using nothing but his brain signals. Hemmes, paralyzed seven years earlier after a motorcycle accident damaged his spinal cord,
Read more →By Stephen Spotswood WASHINGTON–The news that patients with TBI could have a higher risk of dementia later in life has reverberated far outside the veteran patient community where the research was conducted. With TBI accounting for 22% of casualties in Iraq and Afghanistan and 59% of troops
Read more →February 18 (Monday) – President’s Day The You Are Strong! Virtual Presidential Honor Day Event May 18 (Saturday) – Armed Forces Day You Are Strong! Virtual Salute to the Armed Forced Event May 27 (Monday) – Memorial Day You Are Strong! Virtual Day of Prayer Event June
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