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…point in the influence of the Veterans Service Organizations (VSO) such as The American Legion (founded by veterans of World War I), and Veterans of Foreign Wars (or VFW, founded…

…resources for veterans in critical need of support. Other groups, such as the National Veterans Foundation, run crisis hotlines to support veterans struggling with thoughts of suicide. Still, the problem…

…of veterans who turn out to vote has been consistently higher than non-veterans. For instance, in the 2022 elections, 62.7 percent of veterans turned out to vote, while only 51.3…

…a Difference According to Edelman Intelligence’s 2018 survey on the wellbeing of veterans, 81 percent of veterans and 75 percent of non-veterans “agree that average citizens often struggle to relate…

…veterans get the care they need wherever and whenever they need it”—realize the potentially broad-ranging effects of this “technical” amendment on veterans? What other supposedly “technical” language will have unintended…

…change, including exploring private health care options for veterans. Give Vets Medical Freedom This leader needs to recall the purpose of the VA: It is supposed to serve veterans, not…

…into account and only male veterans are analyzed, the POE/CTC study concluded that male veterans make up about 14% of the general population but male Capitol stormers with veteran status…

…raise money for veterans. Trump even set up a special website to solicit donations to help veterans. “Honor their valor,” the website, donaldtrumpforvets.com, states. “Donate now to help our Veterans.”…

…and post-traumatic stress (PTS) in veterans than in the civilian population. The suicide rate is higher for veterans than non-veterans in every single state by at least 1.5 times, and…

A new bill from Republican Rep. Chip Roy of Texas would keep Biden administration bureaucrats at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) from meddling with veterans’ Second Amendment right to…

…mortality data and trends in cancer among veterans, and providing for the development and publication of a list of Veterans Affairs (VA) resources for affected veterans and their families. Biden’s…

…on which he serves. While deputy secretary of Veterans Affairs, he oversaw the Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Benefits, and the National Cemetery Administration. During the 1990s, he served as military…

Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald said Monday that the length of time veterans had to wait before receiving medical treatment from VA clinics was like waiting in line for a…

This Veterans Day, millions across America will celebrate the sacrifice and service of millions more who have laid down their time and treasure—and in many cases their lives—for our country….

…the men and women who are America’s Veterans.” They are expected to do it without regard for race, sex, sexual preference, religious creed, or origin. And they routinely fail—miserably. Veterans…

The Federal Office of Special Counsel recently revealed that a mental patient at the Veterans Affairs facility in Brockton, Massachusetts, had to wait eight years before he received a psychiatric…

…to suggest that military veterans are the sole panacea, but that one of our primary solutions should be promoting veterans to positions of influence in order to ameliorate the cultural…

…different interests that are all looking out for themselves,” Rieley said. There is a debate about whether veterans care should be pushed to privatization or kept to specialized veterans’ doctors….

…march for dividing the Veterans Health Administration, half becoming a nonprofit corporation competing with private providers, the other half overseeing payments and insurance for veterans using private providers.” That’s not…

A dentist at the Tomah Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Wisconsin exposed nearly 600 veterans to infectious diseases including HIV, Hepatitis B, and Hepatitis C, say VA administrators. From October…

…veterans awaiting enrollment in the benefits program, 238,657 veterans with pending applications died before the agency could grant them healthcare benefits, a 2015 review found. The Congress that welled up…

The following is a speech the author gave to the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Toledo Post 335, on August 21, 2015. Let us begin with a prayer typical of the…

…veterans on the fringes and bring them back into its heart. We need them as much as they need us. To our 9/11 generation of veterans: Thank you for hearing…

I often hear people ask veterans why they chose to serve their country, especially during a time of war when they know the risks, the deployments away from family, and…

…you were remembering. Such things don’t need to be spoken. But I know they’re not forgotten. On this day, when we’re remembering our veterans, I want you to know that…

…in booming engines and determined presence, the American fighting man. Rolling Thunder began when three veterans decided they had had enough of Vietnam veterans’ being ignored and shunned, tainted by…

…reforming veterans’ health care, and that 89 percent believe it is “very important” that these reforms include “increasing health care choices for veterans.” Eighty-six percent believe that eligible veterans should…

…our military veterans and first responders who have fallen into addiction as they deal with their invisible scars. The setting is a 500-acre campus just outside San Antonio, Texas. I…

The Department of Veterans Affairs teaches its so-called health care providers to encourage abortions, instructs that men can get pregnant, and recommends against congratulating a pregnant woman, a leaked training…

…sleepwalking through life post-military service, all while longing “to feel happy.” The story hits on a common theme relevant to all veterans struggling with questions related to purpose. Combat is…

…he made them come to the court early one Saturday morning last fall to teach them a powerful lesson. William had his players stand face-to-face with a group of veterans…

…abandons its veterans. As in real life, several of the veterans in the film chose suicide. Pine, a self-described “left-leaning liberal,” nevertheless does service to ex-soldiers by turning in a…

Half a dozen Senate Republicans sent a letter to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) on Friday probing the agency on its policy towards U.S. service members injured by the…

The Department of Veterans Affairs announced Monday it would require medical employees to be fully vaccinated within eight weeks, becoming the first federal agency to impose a vaccine mandate. The…

…her that both sides should praise is her dedication to the U.S. military and our veterans. So the fact that Cohen had to disguise himself as a disabled vet to…

…group, the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, has already announced it will not accept any proceeds from Trump’s event. The group tweeted that veterans need “strong policies from candidates,…