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• 04/14/13 Returning to Vietnam for Rebuilding and Healing (Video)
  A group of American veterans has been making the trip back to Vietnam, to help build homes there with Habitat for Humanity. Veteran John Harris was a part of last years contingent, and now he shares his experience with KTLA viewers, and describes the critical needs for this years mission.
• 04/13/13 Veterans gather in Whittier
  Family, friends and supporters of all veterans gathered Saturday to salute those who have fought for this country, especially in the Vietnam War. This year's Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day celebration at California High School, paid special tribute to women vets and La Puente's own Leon Burns.
• 04/13/13 A Vietnam veteran reflects: How I found peace 40 years later
  "The Vietnam I returned to years after my US army service was unrecognizable. I hope Iraq and Afghanistan vets see the same"
• 04/13/13 Volunteers wash the Vietnam Veterans Memorial
  It is often called "The Wall that Heals," but the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall got some healing itself as dozens of people scrubbed it clean Saturday morning. NewDay USA employees and their families picked up brushes and hoses to wash the 58,000 names etched into the marble.
• 04/11/13 Sponsors Continue Support of Wounded Warrior Golf Tournament
  The 2013 AUSA Wounded Warrior Golf Classic is scheduled for October 14 at Firewheel Golf Park in Garland, Texas, a Dallas suburb. Organizers said the event promises to be even bigger than last years tournament, which attracted some 200 golfers from around the country to the Dallas area. That event featured contests, giveaways, food, and a touching musical performance. Military vehicles were on display, as was a walkie-talkie from the time of the Second World War. A tournament-record $56,380 was raised for two Dallas-area charities that assist injured servicemen and women.
• 04/11/13 Vietnam vets reach out to each other
  On the proclaimed 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War, veterans are receiving long overdue recognition, and a local veterans chapter is trying to bring attention to a major issue they face: the serious health problems resulting from exposure to Agent Orange.
• 04/11/13 VVA chapter pitches in to transform decaying resort into retraining center
  Haven for PSTD veterans: Local veterans pitch in to transform decaying resort into retraining center A local grassroots group wants to lease the deteriorating Cliff Park Inn and Golf Course from the National Park Service and give it new life as a retraining facility for veterans, especially those suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
• 04/10/13 Dogs swarm local park in event geared to connect veterans with four-legged
  Clad in a red American flag T-shirt and a patriotic hat too big for his head, Kiki strode past his fellow competitors with confidence. Just 3 years old, the yellow Lab mix had secured the "most patriotic" title before he even reached the panel of three judges. "We just rescued him three weeks ago, and he's wearing my T-shirt and my daughter's Uncle Sam hat," said Patty Ross of Dunmore, Kiki's owner. "We wanted to come out here because the event is for a great cause." More than 250 people and their dogs swarmed the Abington Dog Park at Hillside Park on Sunday for "Tails for Troops."
• 04/10/13 Nonprofit to send candy overseas
  OYR is a non-profit organization that prepares and sends care packages in addition to organizing welcome-home ceremonies for those serving in Operation Enduring Freedom in the Middle East. Currently, the operation is collecting supplies for the next round of packages. All candy still sealed and recent, in addition to items listed on the website, will be accepted. Visit operationyellowribbonsouthjersey.org.
• 04/10/13 Activision gives $2 million to 'Call of Duty' charity for veterans
  "Call of Duty" maker Activision Blizzard has donated $2 million to Call of Duty Endowment (CODE), a charitable organization the video game industry giant founded in 2009 "to help soldiers transition to civilian careers after their military service," according to the nonprofit's mission statement. The Call of Duty Endowment provides funding to charitable organizations working to provide employment to U.S. veterans. Activision said that the bulk of the new funds will be used by CODE to support local veterans' charities nationwide that focus specifically on providing employment to former members of the U.S. military.
• 04/09/13 Bike ride across cities helps veterans heal
  More than 200 wounded American veterans stopped in Austin Tuesday night on their way to Fort Worth on bicycles. The program is called Ride 2 Recovery. Its rehab for veterans using cycling as a tool. The bike saved my life. That's about all I can say. I haven't let it go. I haven't given any thought as to why I wouldn't cycle, said John Kennelly, a participating veteran.
• 04/09/13 FL Horse therapy center for veterans gets new home
  Facility at Ralph V. Chisholm Park will offer barn, trails and covered riding area. A pioneering research effort that uses horses to help wounded veterans readjust to society has found a long-term home in Osceola County. The University of Central Florida, Heavenly Hoofs equine-therapy group and county leaders have agreed on a deal to establish a riding venue at Ralph V. Chisholm Park in Narcoossee, near St. Cloud.
• 04/08/13 Veterans Memorial Parkway dedicated in Missouri
  Supporters of renaming five miles of the Interstate 70 south service road in western St. Charles County had something to celebrate Friday. Chief among the celebrants was 89-year-old Ralph Barrale, a World War II veteran who in recent years led the push to name the road Veterans Memorial Parkway from one end of the county to another.
• 04/08/13 Vets of Forgotten War remembered in Fargo
  Sixty years gone, the Korean War still holds a grip on Sid Erstad. The 85-year-old Ada, Minn., man got to Korea in 1952 and was an infantryman with the 5th Regimental Combat Team. VVA Chapter 941 presented thank you medals during the Korean War Era Veterans Recognition program at the Fargo Air Museum.
• 04/08/13 Standing up for women: Local vets aim to raise funds for new shelter, progr
  Homeless women veterans in Asheville "don't get what men get," said Alyce Knaflich. The retired staff sergeant spoke March 29 at the Tribute to Women Veterans event, a fundraiser she organized as a way to build awareness and get female vets the help they need. About 30 people attended the tribute, which was hosted by Jubilee! Community Church and honored such local residents as World War II veteran Stella Stepherd and Army veterans Brenda Ploss and Darleen Minton.
• 04/08/13 Vietnam War anniversary event dedicated to late Abington vets agent
  Joseph D. Colantoni founded the U.S. Veterans Vietnam Era Post 2 in Abington because he felt that U.S. soldiers from that war had been given a bad rap. Colantoni, 78, died in February after battling lung cancer. But his 17-year legacy as Abingtons longest-serving veterans services agent is remembered by his fellow veterans.
• 04/07/13 Veterans gear up for third WWII Honor Flight; program gets $10K
  Standing in front of about 80 people at Montana State University Billings' downtown campus on Sunday, Electrical Consultants, Inc. owner Dave Anderson essentially paid for 10 World War II veterans to take a once-in-a-lifetime trip to the Washington, D.C., monument honoring their sacrifices.
• 04/07/13 Vietnam Veterans Day celebrated in Union Township
  Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 649 held a ceremony in honor of Vietnam Veterans Day March 30 at Veterans Memorial Park in Union Township. More than a dozen people, mostly veterans, attended the ceremony that was held in front of the helicopter memorial at the park.
• 04/07/13 College campuses seek to lure more veterans
  Sara Stocks didnt take the traditional path to college. But the path she did take made her more prepared to tackle higher education. The Army veteran, 27, who served 15 months in Iraq, enrolled at Texas Womans University in Denton after she left the military. Stocks, a child development major, said she brings a different skill set and focus than many of her fellow students.
• 04/06/13 Month of the Military Child
  Today, The Sierra Club, Blue Star Families, Children & Nature Network, National Military Family Association, Outdoors Alliance for Kids, the National Park Service and the U.S. Forest Service will host activities at Prince William Forest Park in Triangle, Virginia in honor of the sacrifices children face when a parent is deployed.
• 04/05/13 Retired Louisiana veterans leader praised
  Lane Carson, who retired in January as the state's Secretary of Veterans Affairs, received a hero's reception at the St. Tammany Parish Council meeting Thursday night, garnering a proclamation from the local government and a standing ovation from a large audience. A Covington resident, Carson was credited by Parish President Pat Brister with bringing a long-sought veterans cemetery to the north shore.
• 04/05/13 Vietnam veteran from Montana awarded Bronze Star
  A Montana man who served as a medic in the Vietnam War has received a belated Bronze Star Medal with Valor for disregarding his own safety to help wounded soldiers during an artillery attack. Bernard Rustad was awarded the medal Friday by his former commander during the war, Lt. Barry Byrd.
• 04/04/13 Vietnam Vet holds reunion to honor a fallen soldier
  The Battle of Soui Tre was one of the most important battles of the Vietnam conflict. In a little over three hours, 647 enemy soldiers were killed. The Americans suffered casualties, as well. One of the men killed in action was a member of Plaisance's artillery unit: His friend, John F. Pezzulo of New York. The reunion was to honor their friend John Pezzulo killed in action during the Battle of Soui Tre.
• 04/04/13 Color Guard of Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 913
  The Color Guard of Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 913 presents the colors during the College of the Ozarks kickoff in Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the Vietnam War Saturday.
• 04/03/13 Second homecoming gives closure to Vietnam vets
  Huntsville celebrates veterans 40 years after the wars end. The second annual event, hosted by Huntsville Chapter 1067 of the Vietnam Veterans of America at the Veterans Memorial in downtown Huntsville, honored 40 years since the Vietnam War officially ended in 1973 after 13 years of U.S. involvement.
• 04/03/13 Veterans group raises flags at new home
  The Disabled American Veterans Chapter 3 is officially at home in De Pere. After moving from its old Allouez office last year, the local nonprofit held a flagpole dedication Wednesday morning, March 27, to mark its new location and honor the sacrifices all veterans have made while serving in the U.S. military. About 35 people attended the event, which featured a rifle salute and volunteers who raised five flags representing America, Wisconsin, Desert Veterans of Wisconsin, Disabled American Veterans and Vietnam Veterans of America.
• 04/02/13 Vietnam vet, 62, gets Silver Star 42 years later
  TAMPA - The oppressive Southeast Asia sun had not yet come up on Hill 950 when the mortars started to drop. It was June 1, 1971, and U.S. Army Sgt. Ralph A. Morgan, a 20-year-old radioman from Michigan, knew what to do. This was his moment in the Vietnamese jungle...
• 04/01/13 Former U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton A. Schwartz to Speak
  MILFORD, Conn., April 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/  Thinklogical LLC, a global manufacturer of secure fiber optic video and KVM routing and extension systems, today announced that retired Gen. Norton A. Schwartz, former U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff, will be the guest speaker at the Thinklogical Technology Summit, April 18, 2013 at the Sheraton Premier Hotel in Tysons Corner, Va.
• 03/27/13 Helmets to Hardhats helps veterans return to normal life
  Iraq combat vet Andrew McIlhenny was trained for a new civilian career as a sheet metal worker, photographed on March 22, 2013. Here, McIlhenny at the Sheet Metal Workers Local Union 19, where he was trained...
• 03/27/13 Ohio begins first observance of Vietnam Veterans Day
  CINCINNATI (AP)  Tom Burke returned home from military service in the Vietnam War and was scorned and even spit upon by war protesters. More than 40 years later, he is proudly taking part in Ohios first observance of the states Vietnam Veterans Day, which he and other veterans sought for years. Many Vietnam veterans have waited a long time for something that validates their service, said Burke, who has vivid memories of protesters spitting on his uniform after he returned home. Back then, the war and the warriors got blurred, and unfortunately the warrior became the war for some.
• 03/27/13 WWII Vet, 90, Inducted Into Packers Fan Hall of Fame
  Green Bay - A Sheboygan man one month shy of his 91st birthday is the newest member of the Green Bay Packers Fan Hall of Fame. Edward Fritsch, a veteran of World War II and Purple Heart recipient, was named the 15th member of the Fan Hall of Fame during a ceremony Tuesday at Lambeau Field. Fans voted on a field of 10 finalists, with Fritsch, a season ticket-holder since the 1950s, getting the most votes.
• 03/27/13 Weber (UT) deputies can wear badges with military vet status
  A chance encounter in a parking lot has led to an opportunity for Weber County sheriffs deputies to wear special badges proclaiming they are veterans of the United States military. Weber County Sheriffs Lt. Mark Lowther said he was in the parking lot of Symbol Arts in South Ogden late last year when he happened to see Nick Lopez, a member of the Salt Lake City Fire Department. Lopez, like Lowther, served in the U.S. Marine Corps.
• 03/27/13 Parade will honor Vietnam vets
  When Fred Schuster tosses a ceremonial wreath into Buck Creek during the Vietnam Veterans Day of Remembrance next week, the nine silver coffins he faced in the hold of his C-141 more than 40 years ago wont be far from his mind.
• 03/27/13 MLB donates $10 million to Welcome Back Veterans
  Amid a planned reduction of 34,000 U.S. military troops in Afghanistan by next February, Major League Baseball on Wednesday announced an expansion of its efforts to help returning American veterans and their families with a new $10 million donation to Welcome Back Veterans. Nearing the five-year anniversary of the apolitical organization's inception, this backing brings MLB's total commitment to Welcome Back Veterans to $23 million. Welcome Back Veterans is an initiative of MLB Charities and the Robert R. McCormick Foundation, helping men and women make a successful transition to civilian life when their service to their country has ended. It is promoted annually on MLB's biggest stages, including the World Series.
• 03/27/13 Amputee veteran: IED explosion training eases his PTSD
  SAN DIEGO - An amputee veteran with post-traumatic stress disorder is playing a major role in military training drills by reliving the trauma of his own injuries.
• 03/27/13 Veterans help homeless veterans
  Stamford securities traders volunteer to offer food, employment training -- Mike Boyd spends most days hustling around a Wall Street trading floor, but this week he and two other securities traders were hustling around a kitchen serving up salad and ziti to about 60 homeless men, including veterans.
• 03/26/13 House for families of wounded veterans to be built at Milwaukee VA Hospital
  A house for families of wounded veterans will be built on the grounds of Milwaukee's VA Hospital starting in late summer, Fisher House organizers announced Tuesday. The 16-unit building will take a year to complete and will be built west of a pond called Lake Wheeler on the grounds of the Clement J. Zablocki Veterans Affairs Medical Center. "This is a home that will last generations," said Dan Buttery, an Iraq veteran who is president of Fisher House Wisconsin.
• 03/26/13 Vietnam vets to get a welcome in Sanford
  Last year, the U.S. Congress declared March 30 to be Vietnam Veterans Appreciation Day. Joseph Armstrong and the rest of Sanfords Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 1044 marked the occasion with a Welcome Home Open House aimed at providing that welcome for Vietnam veterans and their families. On Saturday, March 30, Sanfords Vietnam veterans will gather for the second appreciation day, as the organization continues its support for Vietnam veterans, as well as extends a welcome home to newly returning veterans of both the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.
• 03/26/13 Vietnam Veterans Homecoming 2013 slated for Sept. 11-15
  Kasey Rippel, president of the Vietnam Veterans Homecoming, said the importance of bringing the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall to Buckeye Career Center Sept. 11 through 15 cant be emphasized enough. It is to recognize the sacrifices made by veterans and to thank, honor and support them for their service and devotion to the United States...
• 03/26/13 Texas heroes honored at Texas Capitol Vietnam Veterans Monument ceremony
  AUSTIN  State Representative Wayne Smith (R-Baytown) honored Texas Heroes who served in Vietnam during groundbreaking ceremonies for the Texas Capitol Vietnam Veterans Monument. On Sunday, Smith participated in the Reading of the Names ceremony at the LBJ Museum in Austin, honoring those Texans who died. On Monday, Smith spoke at the groundbreaking ceremony at the Texas Capitol.
• 03/26/13 Native Warriors Lead Washington State to Observe Welcome Home Day
  Many of them were 18 or 19 when they enlisted or were drafted. They were trained to fight in a far-off land, to stop communism from spreading into Southeast Asia. Meanwhile, all that is ugly about war  in this case, the Vietnam War  was broadcast into American living rooms for the first time. As the human and financial costs of the war grew, opinions collided  sometimes violently, in the U.S. capital, on college campuses and on city streets. When U.S. military personnel came home, many with injuries and memories that would still haunt them decades later, there was no welcome.
• 03/26/13 Universities working to ease veterans back into school
  Indiana is among states creating programs to help combat-to-college students adjust. Anthony Arnold left college his freshman year to enlist in the Navy. When he returned to finish his undergraduate degree five years later, he wasn't like everyone else. He was older. He was trained in military intelligence. He had spent 15 months in Afghanistan.
• 03/24/13 Vietnam Veterans for VIM
  COURT HOUSE  South Jersey Chapter 602 of the Vietnam Veterans is sponsoring Volunteers in Medicines First Annual 5K Health Run next Sat. (March 30) at the Cape May County Zoo. We are thrilled to support this organization that looks after so many of our own, said Richard Kraus, of the Vietnam Veterans.
• 03/22/13 Vietnam veterans welcome-home day in The Villages (FL)
  Now, 40 years after the war ended, the U.S. is finally thinking of the 2.2 million men and women  nearly 8,000 were female nurses  who served in Southeast Asia. Earlier this week, the Legislature designated March 30 as Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day. Locally, the Vietnam Veterans of the America chapter in The Villages is sponsoring a welcome at 10 a.m. at Veterans Memorial Park in Spanish Springs in The Villages. Anyone may attend.
• 03/21/13 Hiring veterans Businesses begin to tap into an overlooked resource
  As soldiers return from post 9-11 wars that are still being fought, businesses from mom-and-pop shops to big-box behemoths are looking to tap into a young workforce shaped by the work ethic and sense of hierarchy that are trademarks of military experience. (It doesnt hurt that businesses that hire vets also get a healthy federal tax break.)
• 03/21/13 Welcome Home Vietnam Vets celebrations set
  March Field Air Museum and Riverside National Cemetery are holding Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans observances on Saturday, March 23. The museum is open free to all Vietnam vets and their families that day. The museum is open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. with the official program beginning at 11 a.m. At the conclusion of the program a free lunch will be served for Vietnam Vets and their immediate families.
• 03/20/13 Chapters hold walk, bike run for vets
  The Vietnam Veterans Remembrance celebration will start Monday and run through Saturday, March 30. The accompanying bike run is scheduled for March 30. Friends and relatives of Vietnam veterans have planned a 117-mile walk that starts at 10 a.m.
• 03/19/13 Vets Officially Honored
  "To all my brotherans welcome home," said Donohoe. On Saturday March 30Th, Vietnam Veterans will be properly welcomed home at the Vietnam War Memorial in front of the (Florida) Capitol. Click link for video.
• 03/18/13 Missoula military museum gears up for Vietnam War's 50th anniversary
  For generations of Americans, the Vietnam War is now what World War II was to their parents  a battle told through stories by grandfathers and late-night documentaries on television. But for thousands of military veterans, the war remains real, as if it happened yesterday, never mind its 50th anniversary is rapidly approaching.
• 03/14/13 USO Expands Reach of Education, Employment and Community Reintegration Prog
  In 2013, the USO has answered the call for increased education, employment and community reintegration programming with 200 events in new locations nationwide based on feedback from military commands, troops, and military families. The USO constantly adapts to meet the changing needs of our troops and families and our unique scope and scale allows us to deliver on our commitment to our nations wounded troops and their caregivers as they transition back to active duty or to the civilian sector.
• 03/06/13 Vietnam vets give back with Chesapeake Beach war memorial
  Chesapeake Beach residents and visitors will have a new memorial honoring Vietnam War veterans in Veterans Memorial Park, possibly in 18 to 36 months. The Town Council approved the development and construction of the memorial by the Nam Knights of America Old Line chapter Feb. 21. Ray Bomber Nieves, president of the Old Line chapter, said that since the chapter moved its headquarters to Chesapeake Beach about five years ago, the community has made its members feel so welcome, they wanted to show their appreciation.
• 03/02/13 Boxer, Burr introduce Vietnam Veterans Day legislation
  U.S. Senators Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Richard Burr (R-NC), co-chairs of the Senate Military Family Caucus, have introduced legislation that would encourage the president to issue a proclamation each year designating March 29 as Vietnam Veterans Day to honor all members of our Armed Forces who served during the Vietnam War.
• 02/19/13 Vietnam veterans honored at event on Tet Offensive anniversary
  Organizers said they were 45 years too late. But their event Saturday honoring Vietnam veterans drew hundreds of servicemen and their families to the Longview Exhibit Building. Coinciding with the 45th anniversary of the 1968 Tet Offensive, the event included recognition of veterans and speeches by U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert and state Rep. David Simpson. The centerpiece, though, was the Moving Wall that paid tribute to fallen troops
• 02/11/13 John Carlisle: Vietnam Veterans chapter office a place where soldiers don't
  Inside this book, long-gone soldiers forgotten by all but a few are brought back to life and remembered. There are 149 names in there so far, each of them servicemen from Macomb County who were killed years ago in Vietnam. This book of the dead, a three-ring binder with laminated pages, rests on a little stand inside the office of the Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 154 in Roseville. It's an ongoing project by the members to honor fellow soldiers who never made it back home.
• 02/08/13 Vietnam Vets to hold open house at museum, office.
  Tonawanda News  The local Vietnam Veterans chapter now has more room to showcase its hundreds of historical mementos from the war in their new museum and office located at 47 Main Street, just feet away from its old location.
• 02/06/13 Vietnam Veterans' Group Hosting Student-Art Competition
  Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 227 and the Memorial Day Writers Project are sponsoring the 16th annual Vince Kaspar Prizes for Excellence in the Arts, open to high school juniors and seniors in Arlington and Fairfax counties and the cities of Alexandria, Fairfax and Falls Church. Students will be recognized with cash awards in poetry and the visual arts. The deadline is March 2, and awards will be presented in May. For information, see the Web site at www.vva227.org.
• 12/19/12 Grant will aid Brevard's homeless veterans
  Each of the past few years, Brevard County-based National Veterans Homeless Support has been able to expand its reach, especially around the holidays.
• 12/18/12 Senate Approves Bill Expanding Veterans' Access to Infertility Treatments
  The Senate on Thursday approved by voice vote a bill (S 3313) that would expand the Department of Veterans Affairs health coverage to include infertility treatments for veterans with combat-related injuries to their reproductive organs and their spouses, the AP/Miami Herald reports. There were no dissenting votes (Freking, AP/Miami Herald, 12/13).
• 12/18/12 Video: T.I. Fights to Support Homeless Veterans
  Ahead of releasing his 8th album, Clifford "T.I. Harris, shows that what is really important to him is giving back to the community from which he is from.
• 12/17/12 John Kerry, Chuck Hagel: Vietnam vets to lead US foreign and defense polici
  With U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice suddenly withdrawing from consideration for U.S. secretary of state to avoid a contentious confirmation fight with emboldened Republicans, Democratic Sen. John Kerry has vaulted to the head of President Barack Obama's short list of candidates.
• 12/17/12 Vietnam Veterans of America Illinois State Scholarship
  Here are the eligibility requirements for VVA's Illinois State Scholarship
• 12/17/12 Americans honor veterans at Arlington National Cemetery
  ARLINGTON, Va. (Army News Service, Dec. 16, 2012) -- An estimated 27,000 people converged on Arlington National Cemetery, Va., Dec. 15, to lay some 110,000 wreaths on gravesites of veterans and their spouses, according to cemetery officials.
• 12/14/12 Fertility bill for injured vets likely to die
  A bipartisan bill providing fertility treatments or adoption benefits for those suffering from service-connected injuries to their reproductive organs passed the Senate on Wednesday but is likely dead because the House has no plans to take it up by years end.
• 12/13/12 Michigan Tech students develop hand cycle for injured veterans
  General Motors and students from Michigan Technological University have developed a new hand cycle for wounded veterans who compete in marathons, and they will showcase it today during the annual Army-Navy football game in Philadelphia.
• 12/13/12 Midlands veterans await $21 million from VA
  COLUMBIA, SC - An estimated 23,000 veterans in Columbia and Richland County are awaiting $21 million in benefits annually from the Veterans Administration money that would be pumped into the local economy if a decision on those claims could be made more quickly.
• 12/12/12 A Question of Honor, Fairness and PTSD
  Veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq wars have benefited from a growing, if still incomplete, understanding of post-traumatic stress disorder. The government has gotten better at recognizing the affliction and giving them the medical care and benefits they deserve.
• 12/10/12 Federal Government Will Expand Health Benefits For Veterans Suffering From
  The New York Times reports that the Department of Veterans Affairs today will propose new rules and regulations aimed at expanding health care benefits for current and former service members suffering from a traumatic brain injury.
• 12/10/12 Veterans memorials get more protection under new legislation
  New federal legislation that strengthens penalties for the theft of veterans memorials should act as a stronger deterrant to prevent such thefts, U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., and Reps. Rosa DeLauro, D-3, and Chris Murphy, D-5, said Sunday.
• 12/10/12 Post-9/11 Veterans Face Job Market Hurdles
  Post-9/11 veterans are still experiencing high unemployment rates and the unique set of challenges that come with making the transition to civilian life. The U.S. jobless rate for Gulf War II-era veterans was 10 percent in November, compared to 7.7 percent for the overall population, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
• 12/07/12 WWII Veterans Remember Pearl Harbor
  World War II veterans gathered to mark the 71st anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. Its something they like to do every year. About 60 World War II veterans gathered on Thursday for lunch in Columbia County. They shared pictures and memories of their time at war, and reminisced about where they were when they found out Japan bombed Pearl Harbor 71 years ago.
• 12/07/12 Veterans Affairs Dept. Trademarks GI Bill
  The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs said this week that it had registered GI Bill as a trademark with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, following a request this past spring from a group of 14 Democratic senators who said doing so would help protect veterans from the deceptive marketing of college programs.
• 12/06/12 The VVA Veteran Online
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• 12/05/12 Los Angeles Veteran Honored as Defense Commissary Agency Disabled Employee
  WASHINGTON  Vietnam veteran Billy Bowens, who sustained a spinal cord injury while serving in Vietnam in the 173rd Airborne, has been selected as the Defense Commissary Agencys (DeCA) Department of Defense (DoD) Disabled Employee of the Year
• 12/05/12 Home Depot Foundation, Habitat for Humanity help local veteran
  Vietnam veteran Daniel Equihua usually spends time helping others, offering his services with home repairs. After two severe strokes that left him in a coma and in the Intensive Care Unit for three months, Equihua watched Tuesday morning as the Home Depot Foundation and Habitat for Humanity helped him at his home in Muscoy.
• 12/05/12 Disability Treaty Downed By Republican Opposition
  WASHINGTON  Led by Republican opposition, the Senate on Tuesday rejected a United Nations treaty on the rights of the disabled that is modeled after the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act.
• 12/04/12 Vietnam veterans group sues military over PTSD
  Vietnam Veterans are taking on another fight, they're heading to Federal Court to force the government to do the right thing. The class action lawsuit comes down to getting a discharge upgrade to get medical benefits they earned while serving.
• 12/03/12 Veterans Learn to Apply Skills to Private Sector
  Ten Iraq and Afghanistan veterans will learn to apply their military skills to the private sector during a three week business training program in which Harvard Business School professors and lecturers will serve as mentors.
• 12/03/12 Utah veteran and her child help launch StoryCorps veterans initiative
  Its the question no veteran returning from war likes to answer, "Did you kill anyone?" And yet it was on Griselda Lemus mind when her mother returned home to Utah from Iraq in 2007.
• 11/30/12 Expanded veterans housing complex proposed
  The company planning a Green Bay apartment building for struggling military veterans already is talking about expanding the complex, which it hopes to begin building a year from now.
• 11/30/12 Who qualifies as a veteran?
  a veteran as a citizen of the United States or a resident alien who has been separated under honorable conditions from any branch of the armed forces of the United States after having served on active duty for 181 consecutive days or by reason of disability incurred while serving on active duty, or who has met the minimum active duty as defined by Code of Federal Regulations, title 38, section 3.12a.
• 11/29/12 Veterans Corner Wreaths Across America, Toys for Tots
  Saturday, Dec. 15, will mark the 21st anniversary of Maine wreaths being donated and placed on headstones at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia
• 11/29/12 New Jersey veterans band together to bury their own
  A group of veterans from New Jersey are building the states first nonprofit cemetery -- a graveyard exclusively for men and women who have served their country.
• 11/28/12 IRSC invites veterans to learn more about financial aid for college
  Indian River State College will hold an Information Session regarding the Veterans Retraining Assistance Program (VRAP) which offers up to 12 months of educational assistance to unemployed veterans who are at least 35 but no more than 60 years old.
• 11/28/12 Vietnam War center on Mall is ready for groundbreaking
  Thirty years after his creation of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Jan C. Scruggs is scheduled Wednesday to host the ceremonial groundbreaking of another tribute to the nations service men and women: the Education Center at the Wall.
• 11/28/12 VVA seeks donations for Wounded Warrior Center
  Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 870, Schulenburg, is seeking donations for the Wounded Warrior Center at Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio.
• 11/27/12 The canine cure: Thanks to service dog, Vietnam veteran overcomes PTSD
  Only a year ago, Ray Galmiches post-traumatic stress disorder kept him holed up in his Navarre home most of the time. Then he met a German shepherd named Dazzle.
• 11/26/12 Veteran turned advocate seeks claims change
  David Huffman has helped thousands of military veterans seeking disability benefits navigate the complex, often slow and at times frustrating claims process. The Wood County lawyer can relate: he was a 19-year-old Marine in Vietnam when a booby trap blinded him.
• 11/26/12 Homeless Veterans Activist Group Sends Resolution To President Obama
  For almost 250 straight Sundays, Robert Rosebrock and the Old Veterans Guard have protested at the Veterans Affairs grounds at the corner of Wilshire and San Vicente Blvd., asking that the VA give homeless veterans their due.
• 11/16/12 Funding comes through for veterans cemetery to be built near Slidell
  New Orleans-Two years after appearing to be dead in the water, St. Tammany Parish's long-sought veterans cemetery will become a reality. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded the state $8.3 million to create a cemetery for veterans on 75 acres of land donated by the Louisiana National Guard at Camp Villere near Slidell, state officials said. The project is slated to be completed by the end of next year.
• 11/15/12 Vietnam: 50 Years Later: Veteran worries about how young troops will handle
  Deacon Jim Labadie is concerned that the public is losing the sense that war is very personal.
• 11/15/12 Pa. soldier makes rare, incredible donation to Vietnam veteran
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) - A Pennsylvania National Guard soldier is sharing her incredible story of giving this Veterans Day. She says her journey began when she returned from her first deployment to Iraq.
• 11/15/12 Pass Agent Orange Act
  With the elections over, the new House and Senate will have their first session in early 2013. They will be faced with many issues  old and new. It is time for the new Congress to put aside politics and become legislators.
• 11/14/12 Local Vietnam Vets Raising Money for 101st's Kids
  PADUCAH, KY - The Paducah chapter of Vietnam Veterans of America (chapter 337) is once again coordinating fund-raising efforts for the "Little Soldiers Christmas Tree" program at Fort Campbell's Army base.
• 11/13/12 Gold Star memorial for families unveiled at Kent County Vietnam Veterans Me
  Vietnam Veterans of America, Kent County Chapter 850 officials unveiled and dedicated their new memorial to Delaware's Gold Star Mothers and Families of all generations Monday afternoon
• 11/13/12 Veterans Day parade in Columbia honors wounded soldiers
  The 34th annual Veterans Day parade in Columbia honored some special guests on Monday  wounded soldiers from Fort Jacksons Warrior Transition Unit
• 11/13/12 Lung Cancer Alliance Launches Screening Initiative for At-Risk Veterans
  Working closely with select medical centers and the Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA), a national veterans advocacy organization, LCA aims to educate veterans about their elevated risk for lung cancer and the potential risks and benefits of screening for the disease before any symptoms of lung cancer arise.
• 11/09/12 Veterans Day salute: A look at the challenges here at home
  As Monday's observance of Veterans Day approaches, the Charlotte Business Journal takes a look at some issues facing those transitioning from the war front to the work force. Click on the headlines below to read more:
• 11/09/12 Roger Waters plays with wounded veterans, rules out Pink Floyd reunion
  Pink Floyd founder Roger Waters honored wounded veterans in New York by performing with them at the annual Stand Up for Heroes benefit, Thursday night.
• 11/08/12 Arlington National Cemetery Unveils New Online Map
  On October 22, Arlington Cemetery administrators announced an interactive map available through its website and through a free smartphone app detailing the gravesites of the roughly 400,000 people buried there. It uses geospatial technology to hone in on specific graves and can also be searched by name. When a name is called up, a viewer can see when the person was buried and the dates of their birth and death. Photos of the front and back of the headstone can also be viewed. Monuments and memorials that commemorate the service of specific military units are also included in the database.
• 11/08/12 The Reading of The Names
  The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund is hosting the "Reading of the Names" of 58,282 service members inscribed on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., as part of the special activities to commemorate The Wall's 30th Anniversary.
• 11/06/12 McIntosh Middle School goes extra mile for veterans
  For the last 10 years, Jill Rothenberg has organized the annual McIntosh tune-up that precedes Veterans Day on Nov. 11. Coordinating McIntosh's band and chorus performances with a drum-and-bagpipe salute from students at nearby Sarasota Military Academy, Rothenberg's pageantry unfolds in the gym each year with a single goal: I want to honor veterans and I want as many as possible to attend, she said
• 11/06/12 Celebrating veterans selfless service
  Veterans, family, and friends came together Saturday for the Veterans Day parade in downtown London to honor veterans.
• 11/05/12 Thousands march in annual Metro Veterans Day parade
  Detroit - Thousands of veterans, supporting groups and local junior ROTC members marched along Woodward Saturday morning to honor those who are serving or have served in the military at home and overseas.
• 11/02/12 Lung Screening Initiative For At Risk Veterans
  Vietnam Veterans of America and Leading Medical Centers Joining Pilot Effort to Raise Awareness and Help Veterans Assess the Risks and Benefits of CT Screening
• 11/01/12 On Nov. 11, reach out to a veteran
  Ideas to help you show your appreciation this Veterans Day
• 10/31/12 The 21st Annual Laying of the Roses in Sunday
  The 21st Annual Laying of the Roses, sponsored by Vietnam Veterans of America, will be 1 p.m. Sunday at the Vietnam War Memorial on Central Square.
• 10/31/12 Prop 33 Will Help Protect San Diego's Large Military Population
  Area Veterans' Groups Rally in Support of Ballot Initiative that will Protect Discounts for Californians in Uniform
• 10/25/12 VA Offers a New Tool to Help Veterans Prevent Diabetes
  WASHINGTON  The Department of Veterans Affairs today announced the implementation of a pilot version of the Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP), a program being promoted nationally by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, aimed at reducing the number of Veterans who develop diabetes.
• 10/24/12 Veterans Summit at IRSC to focus on educational opportunities
  FORT PIERCE  Veterans and military service members are invited to attend the Veterans Summit on Thursday, Nov. 8 at Indian River State College to learn about programs, services and educational opportunities to benefit veterans.
• 10/23/12 Louie Ferris: Project will help honor veterans
  Visitors to the La Crosse area often head to Grandad Bluff, Riverside Park, the Myrick-Hixon EcoPark, the Shrine of Guadalupe and the Veterans Hall of Honor on the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse campus.
• 10/23/12 Grant Helps Center For Homeless Vets
  Home Depot's gift is renovating all of the bathrooms in the transitional living facility.
• 10/22/12 Two Vietnam vets lead extensive effort to fund North Jersey cemetery
  John Harrigan and Walt Hazelman go to a lot of fund-raisers these days looking for a handout. Whether theyre asking people to drop a buck or two into a donation can or hawking a T-shirt, theyre not shy about asking people for money for their cause.
• 10/22/12 Graham Memorial Project honors Medal of Honor recipient at FSU
  FROSTBURG  In 1967, U.S. Marine Corps Capt. James A. Graham, a member of the Frostburg State Teachers College class of 1963, gave his life in Vietnam following a series of heroic actions that were later found worthy of recognition with the Medal of Honor, the nations highest military honor.
• 10/18/12 Nam Jam has music, info, help
  Nam Jam coordinators are reaching out to all veterans, particularly those who fought in Iraq and Afghanistan, for the concert's 25th anniversary. More than 15 programs geared toward helping veterans will set up on the grounds of the DeMeester Outdoor Performance Center at Reid Park on Saturday in an effort to provide assistance and guidance to former soldiers who aren't sure what to do next.
• 10/18/12 VVA Joins BPW Foundation to Support Women Veterans ...
  Business and Professional Womens (BPW) Foundation announced today that Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA), the only national Vietnam veterans organization congressionally chartered and exclusively dedicated to Vietnam-era veterans and their families will lend its support to Joining Forces for Women Veterans and Military Spouses Mentoring Plus" as a Resource and Community Partner.
• 10/17/12 Letter: Obama works to protect our nation's veterans
  Veterans have a choice to make this election. Who would best protect the interests of veterans?
• 10/16/12 Military History Enthusiasts at Osprey Publishing Offer Four Tips to Best O
  A few helpful tips to make this Veterans Day meaningful.
• 10/16/12 Taylorsville seeks entries for Veterans Day poster, essay contest
  TAYLORSVILLE  Students will have an opportunity to exhibit their talents in a Veterans Day poster and essay contest to honor those who have served the country. The theme is "America's Vietnam Vets: Our Heroes."
• 10/15/12 100-year-old veteran reflects on war, love and life
  Andrew Bostick didn't think he'd make it this far. He remembers when the pavement was laid for S.C. 25 from Greenwood to Edgefield; when horses were still the primary means of travel and cars were an innovative luxury; and when a gallon of gasoline cost 25 cents.
• 10/15/12 Whom to honor?
  A request to move two of three large Civil War cannons from a monument and burial site in Evergreen Cemetery to a more prominent locale in downtown Carter Park has prompted protest from the graves registration officer of a Civil War organization dedicated to preserving the memories of those who served in that war.
• 10/15/12 Operation Helping Hand honors wounded warriors with dinners
  The monthly dinners have been held for eight years to give those in the community the opportunity to personally greet those serving their country who are being treated at the hospitals Tampa Polytrauma Rehabilitation Center, one of five facilities in the country designed to provide rehabiliation to service members and veterans who have experienced severe injuries.
• 10/12/12 Vets protest Afghanistan War  and also memorial curfew
  Oct. 7 marked the start of the 12th year of the conflict in Afghanistan, the longest war in U.S. history. Although the anniversary passed with little notice last Sunday, one determined group of military veterans was determined not to let the loss of more than 2,100 fellow soldiers pass unnoticed.
• 10/12/12 But What About The Other 1 Percent: The Veterans?
  Ordinarily, when the U.S. is at war, there would be some discussion of that war in the presidential campaign. In the 2012 election cycle, however, the public has been left largely in the dark when it comes to the candidates' views on the war the U.S. is still fighting in Afghanistan, or the war the U.S. recently stopped fighting in Iraq.
• 10/12/12 Political Veterans: A Real and Testy Debate
  We asked two political veterans for their reactions to the Joe Biden-Paul Ryan vice-presidential debate, and here they provide their analysis of who did best on which topics and who had a stronger overall performance. The contributors are Mark S. Mellman, Democratic pollster and Mellman Group president, and David Winston, GOP strategist and president of the Winston Group. (They also participated in our previous post-debate analysis.) Here are their post-debate comments.
• 10/11/12 Stand Down organization thanks participants for successful event
  The Summit County Veterans Council and Summit County Stand Down for Homeless/Displaced Veterans Committee would both like to thank everyone that made a successful Stand Down Sept. 11, 2012, as we served 428 veterans.
• 10/10/12 Foundation poured for Erie County Vietnam Veterans Memorial
  Volunteers and workers watched Tuesday morning as about 10 cubic yards of concrete were poured to make the foundation for the Erie County Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Memorial Park in Erie.
• 10/10/12 Book project searching for local Vietnam War veterans
  The project is now looking for 30 to 40 veterans who either lived in Arlington Heights at the time or now live in the village. The book's editor, Jim Mitchell, said service in the country of Vietnam is not required.
• 10/09/12 Gautier celebrates Veterans Tower
  Mississippi.  The city of Gautier has scheduled two days of celebration for its 35-foot Veterans Tribute Tower going up in front of city hall. Veterans will toss brass pieces into a furnace on Thursday to begin the casting of the bell.
• 10/09/12 US study to examine if fatty acids lower veterans' suicide risk
  A new $10 million, three-year study will investigate whether daily doses of a common dietary supplement could help curb the number of suicides among U.S. military personnel and veterans.
• 10/09/12 VA Offers a New Tool to Help Veterans Prevent Diabetes
  WASHINGTON  The Department of Veterans Affairs today announced the implementation of a pilot version of the Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP), a program being promoted nationally by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, aimed at reducing the number of Veterans who develop diabetes.
• 10/05/12 Veterans work to restore Ogdensburgh Cemetery vets plot
  OGDENSBURG  Ogdensburgh Cemetery will be going through many changes in the next month as volunteers and contractors work to repair uprooted and sunken gravestones in the veterans plot.
• 10/04/12 Veterans Memorial Open House one of last opportunities to submit time capsu
  Letters, military awards, books and photos. Those are all among the items already submitted for the time capsule that will be buried at the Huntsville Madison County Veterans Memorial on Veteran's Day.
• 10/04/12 New Green Bay veterans clinic expected to open on time
  Work on a Green Bay outpatient clinic for military veterans is about 70 percent complete, and the project remains on schedule to meet an April 1 deadline.
• 10/03/12 Presidential debate likely to include veterans' issues
  Domestic issues will be the focus of tonights presidential debate at the Uni­versity of Denver, including the concerns of the nations estimated 20 million veterans.Veterans face an increasing backlog in service claims at the Department of Veterans Affairs, 6.6 percent unemployment and a suicide rate of 18 deaths per day. According to a report from the VA inspector general in April, only 49 percent of veterans seeking mental evaluations received treatment within the recommended 14 days. The average wait time was 50 days.
• 10/03/12 Housing for homeless veterans from the Rockford area
  Rock Valley Community Programs, Inc., with headquarters in Janesville, Wis., is a nonprofit organization that, among other services, provides housing to homeless veterans in the northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin area. It is on the south edge of Janesville, next to Blackhawk Technical College.
• 10/03/12 Teams honor veterans before kickoff
  During one of the most high-pressure games of the year in the Pioneer Athletic Conference, both the Pottsgrove High School and Spring-Ford Area High School football teams and their fans helped put everything in perspective as they honored veterans and current servicemen of the U.S. military.
• 10/02/12 Project Healing Waters uses fly fishing to hook healing
  Northern Colorado and Wyoming veterans are finding healing on the waters of the west. Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing, a national nonprofit that seeks to help disabled veterans through fly fishing, recently started a chapter for Northern Colorado and Cheyenne veterans, taking their first cooler full of big, fat fish home Sunday.
• 10/02/12 Joint Chiefs chair seeks dialogue about veterans
  The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Monday he wants to increase the national conversation about war veterans and how they're treated and regarded in society.
• 10/02/12 Defense, jobs key to capturing veterans' vote
  Future cuts to national defense, finding jobs after their deployment ends, and getting their health care taken care of are the issues most on the minds of veterans as the presidential election nears, interviews conducted by the Dayton Daily News show.
• 10/01/12 Researchers look into causes of current 'epidemic' of suicide and PTSD
  Before World War I, mental health casualties were considered to be the result of poor discipline and cowardice, according to researchers Hans Pols and Stephanie Oak, who authored a 2007 study of U.S. psychiatric responses to war. It wasnt until World War II that mental health professionals began to understand that all normal human beings could break down under extreme conditions.
• 10/01/12 Many Iraq, Afghan vets choosing 'second service'
  During the long wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, hundreds of thousands of veterans have come home and laid aside their uniforms. But not all have opted to simply blend back into civilian life. Many have chosen to run for public office.
• 10/01/12 Turning disgrace into an inspiration
  Unsung Heroes, an Artists Perspective on Vietnam, approximately 40 of the paintings and a 2-foot-tall prototype of an 8-foot sculpture, opened Friday at the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans Memorial on the grounds of the PNC Bank Arts Center. It closes March 8.
• 09/27/12 Kentucky now offers Veteran designation on drivers license
  Governor Steve Beshear today announced that military veterans can now be issued a drivers license with a new Veteran designation. As a veteran myself, I know that service in our nations military is typically a point of lifelong pride among veterans, Gov. Beshear said. And this is one small way in which we can acknowledge the many men and women who have honorably worn the uniform.
• 09/27/12 Remembrance Day at VFW
  A somber mood over took the VFW Sunday morning as individuals sat and stood during the POW/MIA Remembrance Day ceremony, which lasted approximately an hour.
• 09/26/12 September 29 is National Take Back Drug Day
  The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA) fifth semi-annual take back drug day will be held Saturday, September 29, from 10am to 2pm your local time. At the last event in April, over 276 tons of unused, expired, or excess medication was collected, bringing the total for the four previous events to 774 tons. Do your part to prevent unused, expired, or excess medications from falling into the wrong hands. For more information, contact your local law enforcement agency.
• 09/26/12 Prostate Cancer and Agent Orange
  Are you a Veteran with prostate cancer who was exposed to Agent Orange during service? You may qualify for VA health care and disability compensation.
• 09/25/12 Big Sky Honor Flight a flood of emotions for veterans, families
  Only three strides into the vast Korean War Veterans Memorial on Sunday, Warren Dexter halted, convulsing with emotion. His son, Russell, steadied him with a firm embrace and whispered words of reassurance. Dexter didnt walk another 10 feet before dissolving into tears.
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  The small ceremony held beneath the black POW/MIA flag near the Fort Stewart Museum was just one of hundreds of similar events held across the U.S. on National POW/MIA Recognition Day.
• 09/24/12 Veterans in need gather at Stand Down
  More than a thousand Connecticut veterans from all the services went to the historic grounds of the State Veteran's Home in Rocky Hill on Friday for any helping hand they needed.
• 09/21/12 24-hour vigil in recognition of POW and MIA soldiers to start Friday
  It won't be unusual for people to stop and talk with Vietnam veterans at 2 a.m. during the 24-hour POW/MIA Recognition Day that starts Friday afternoon. Members of the Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 109 will start a 24-hour vigil at 3 p.m. in Jacksons Withington Park.
• 09/20/12 FHS Booster Club holds third annual Salute to Veterans
  Members of the community came together last Friday night for the Salute to Veterans event to recognize veterans from every United States war from World War II to the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.
• 09/20/12 'Faces of Agent Orange'
  At a town hall meeting Wednesday night, members of the Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 1038 joined with representatives from the Florida State Council and the National Vietnam Veterans of America to address the birth defects, diseases and learning disabilities affecting millions of children and grandchildren of veterans.
• 09/19/12 Veterans to Stand Firm as Afghan War Enters Year 12
  Dedicated and disciplined nonviolent activists, and in particular military veterans, are being openly invited to join members of Veterans For Peace in a peaceful vigil in New York City that will as likely as not result in their wrongful arrest and prosecution.
• 09/19/12 Military burials bring final dignity to homeless veterans
  A veteran delivers the eulogy for a homeless Vietnam veteran who was buried last week with military honors through a charitable program. Three Gold Star Mothers look on in white. They go to the funerals to show support for the homeless veterans who normally die alone.
• 09/19/12 Vietnam veteran, daughter drive on with photo project
  There's no retreat and no surrender for a Vietnam veteran and his daughter trying to compile photos of all Iowans killed in that war.
• 09/18/12 Veterans Benefits Office Now Open in Fairmont
  A service officer for the Vietnam Veterans of America Mountaineer Chapter James McNeill opened a new veterans benefits office on Gaston Avenue. He said some war veterans may be living with an illness that they've contracted while serving our country. Some even that our government doesn't tell most of them about.
• 09/18/12 Monument honors Texas Vietnam vets
  The city of Beaumont is the first in Texas to step up with private donations toward building a monument for the state's Vietnam-era veterans intended for the state capitol's grounds.
• 09/17/12 Flint veterans group to honor captured and missing soldiers with service
  A Flint veterans association is holding a remembrance service for prisoners of war and soldiers who went missing in action on Sept. 22 at the Great Lakes National Cemetery in Holly Township.
• 09/14/12 Calvary Alliance Church working to benefit VVA
  Dont just throw out the items you no longer need  especially when they can be used to help Americas forgotten warriors, the veterans of the Vietnam War.
• 09/14/12 Hiring our Heroes Job Fair gives AR Veterans Opportunities
  One-hundred employers and 300 job seekers were at the "Hiring our Heroes" event sponsored by the U.S. and state Chambers of Commerce
• 09/14/12 School unveils veterans project
  Glenville State College is ready to tell West Virginia's war stories. The school's West Virginia Veterans' Legacy Project now has interviewed more than 200 veterans from conflicts past and present and will soon debut a book, a documentary and a play based on their stories. Glenville administrators on Wednesday unveiled the first iteration of the project, a photo exhibit, with a short ceremony at Yeager Airport.
• 09/13/12 Program Hopes to Provides Support to Veterans Families
  Conversations between Rebecca Litchfield, a volunteer in the North Adams Veterans Services Office, left, Kathy McCarthy of Adams, state Rep. Gailanne Cariddi and City Councilor Marie Harpin sparked the creation of a new support group for veterans' families.
• 09/13/12 Veterans, Concerned Citizens Rally Against VA Medical Center Cuts
  With the declining number of Intensive Care Unit services needed a day, the VA Medical Center said these cuts were necessary. Many veterans in the area, though, tend to see things differently.
• 09/13/12 5 PTSD Movies Every Veteran Should See
  Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, otherwise known as PTSD, is a serious mental condition that can plague anyone from Vietnam veterans to housewives. But there haven't been that many movies on the subjectand the ones that have been made often couch the subject in metaphor. Here are 5 worthwhile PTSD movies for the shell-shocked dogface in all of us.
• 09/12/12 Veterans given helping hand at Stand Down
  The event was sponsored by the Summit County Veterans Council, and coordinated by Summit County Veterans Service Organizations and Auxiliaries, the Summit County Veterans Service Commission, the Akron VA Community Based Outpatient Clinic and Summit County social service agencies.
• 09/12/12 Tom Mahany, Vietnam Veteran, Ends Hunger Strike For Military Suicide
  After 17 days of not eating a morsel of food, Tom Mahany ended his hunger strike Thursday, saying that the government got the message that it needs to do more to address military suicide.
• 09/11/12 Vietnam Veterans Break Ground For First Ever Gold Star Memorial In DE
  September 11th is a day we will never forget. It's that tragic moment in history, 11 years ago, that claimed more lives than we had imagined and sparked a war that sent so many brave men and women fighting for what they believe. However, today we honor them.
• 09/11/12 U.S. Veteran Charities: Beyond Lip Service
  With the war in Afghanistan set to end in 2014, and the Iraq war having ended two years ago, charities that help veterans and their families may be busier than ever  but without the public awareness generated by an ongoing conflict.
• 09/10/12 U.S. Attorney to speak at veterans' summit
  ivil rights that are exclusive to veterans and military personnel will be the focus of U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade's keynote presentation at the Canton Community Foundation's third annual Veterans' Summit Thursday, Sept. 13.
• 09/10/12 Veterans Resource Center receives $250,000 to prevent homelessness
  The North Coast Veterans Resource Center is getting at least a $250,000 grant from the Department of Veterans Affairs to aid in preventing veteran homelessness this year.
• 09/07/12 Gabler Ceremony Recognizes Service of Vietnam Era Veterans
  HARRISBURG  State Rep. Matt Gabler, R-Clearfield and Elk counties, yesterday hosted a ceremony honoring the veterans who served our country during the Vietnam War era. Attending the event, which was held at VFW Post 813, 114 Fuller St., DuBois, were 126 veterans and their guests.
• 09/07/12 Vet ends hunger strike over military suicides
  A Vietnam veteran who launched a hunger strike to draw attention to the tragedy of military suicides ended his fast Thursday, saying an executive order on military and veterans mental health signed by President Obama on Aug. 31 met his goals.
• 09/06/12 Veterans back Obama despite his lack of military experience
  Hundreds of delegates to the Democratic National Convention stood shoulder to shoulder and lustily sang The Star-Spangled Banner Wednesday afternoon, passionately recited the Pledge of Allegiance under the guidance of a 91-year-old, uniformed, retired U.S. army sergeant, and then collectively praised Barack Obama as a stalwart commander-in-chief despite his total lack of military experience when he assumed the presidency.
• 09/06/12 Florida veterans group on mission to deliver benefits
  Florida Department of Veterans Affairs on Wednesday launched a statewide multimedia campaign to connect veterans with millions of dollars of federal and state benefits that theyve earned but are not claiming.
• 09/05/12 Veterans get helping hand in Cleveland Municipal Court
  Cleveland, Ohio -- A court dedicated to giving veterans a second chance will mark its first anniversary next month with veterans and court officials optimistic about a concept that is spreading across Ohio and the nation.
• 09/05/12 Order a memorial brick from VVA 649
  The Clermont County Chapter 649 of the Vietnam Veterans of America will honor Vietnam KIAs at 2 p.m. Veterans Day, Sunday, Nov. 11, at Union Townships Veterans Memorial Park, Glen Este-Withamsville Road and Clough Pike. In anticipation of this event, the chapter is once again selling etched bricks to be placed at the base of the Lt. Andrew Haglage Vietnam-era helicopter memorial.
• 09/04/12 Mike Thompson Calls on America to Buy American Flags from Americans
  WASHINGTON, D.C.  Congressmen Mike Thompson (CA-1) today led a bipartisan group of 22 U.S. Representatives in calling on House Leadership to require that every American flag purchased by the Federal Government be manufactured in the United States, from articles, materials, or supplies that are 100 percent grown, produced or manufactured in the United States. Currently the Federal Government is not required to buy American made flags.
• 09/04/12 Local vets hoping for large vehicle donation to take Vietnam Vets to D.C.
  Officials from the local Vietnam Veterans of America Fire Base #594 are hoping to get the message out: "Our Vets need a ride." A trip has been planned to take 14 people to Washington, D.C. for Veterans Day celebrations during Veterans Day week in November. They need a way to get them there.
• 08/31/12 Navy Veteran pushes bill to help "Blue Water Sailors"
  The U.S. government acknowledges that men with "boots on the ground" were likely affected. Those stationed on vessels nearby, who believe they were exposed through the air or water supply, are still fighting for equal benefits.
• 08/31/12 Fair pays tribute to veterans
  The valley's military veterans received a salute at the Shenandoah County Fair on Thursday with a ceremony and activities that continued through the day. Dozens of people, many of whom are veterans from World War II through recent conflicts, sat in the grandstand to watch the ceremony.
• 08/30/12 Golf event boosts veterans projects
  An emotional ceremony preceded the second annual Tee It Up for the Troops golf event at Bunker Hills Golf Course, Coon Rapids, Aug. 24.
• 08/30/12 Moundsville, volunteers building a homeless shelter for vets
  Every night in America, at least 150,000 veterans are homeless. A group of volunteers in Moundsville West Virginia is tackling the problem in their community.
• 08/29/12 Oklahoma Vietnam Veteran's Dying Wish Granted
  Sixty-three-year-old Dennis Hall has an inoperable brain tumor doctors say will kill him in less than a year. Three weeks ago, we told you Halls' final request was to visit the National Vietnam Veteran's Memorial in Washington D.C.
• 08/28/12 News From The National League of POW/MIA Families
  There are now 1,660 personnel listed by the Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) as missing and unaccounted-for from the Vietnam War.
• 08/28/12 Community groups show support for vets
  Men and women who served their country were offered support and access to community services during a veterans appreciation event at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park in Columbus.
• 08/27/12 Ride for Freedom raising awareness of POW/MIA issue
  About 650 motorcyclists roar through Womelsdorf on their way to Reading's City Park during the Reading Motorcycle Club's 19th Annual POW/MIA Ride for Freedom on Sunday.
• 08/27/12 Honor Flights became journeys of remembrance
  Honor Flight Winnebago began in 2009 as a trip to Washington, D.C., so World War II veterans could see their monument. But it became a journey of remembrance. The smiles, laughter, stories and the quick step upon return to hundreds of cheering family and friends reached far beyond expectations.
• 08/24/12 Fundraiser for Iraq and Afghan war vets
  Longtime Antioch resident and Vietnam veteran Terrill Joker Banser set up the fundraiser because he said the small things the fund provides can sometimes mean the world to struggling vets.
• 08/24/12 Concerns over plan for Vietnamese sister city
  Riversides long-running sister city program has brought mostly positive responses and maybe a few grumbles about the use of taxpayer dollars, but it doesnt seem to have raised any serious objections in the past.
• 08/23/12 Vet Detained After Radical Facebook Posts
  RICHMOND, Va. (AP)  A former Marine involuntarily detained for psychiatric evaluation for posting strident anti-government messages on Facebook has received an outpouring of support from people who say authorities are trampling on his First Amendment rights.
• 08/23/12 Can Nasal Spray Help Prevent Military Suicides?
  In the midst of a crisis that saw its highest rate of suicide in July, the Army has greenlighted a grant for Dr. Michael Kubek, an Indiana University of Medicine professor, to dig deeper into whether a nasal spray could be a safe and effective way to administer a specific antidepressive neurochemical to the brain and help calm suicidal thoughts.
• 08/21/12 Vietnam vets sought for interviews by Boomer project
  Interviewers in Athens are looking for area Vietnam veterans who would like to share and preserve their stories.
• 08/20/12 Vietnam Veterans Say Farewell To A Piece Of History
  It was an emotional day for some Central Texas veterans who said goodbye to a legendary helicopter. The HU-1 also known as the "Huey", was a multi-purpose helicopter that played a huge role in the Vietnam War. For many of these Vietnam veterans seeing a Huey takes them back, more than four decades.
• 08/16/12 Adding Eureka Vietnam Veterans' Faces to Names on 'The Wall'
  The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund is seeking to add a photo for every name on The Wall in Washington, D.C. Four Eureka veterans revealed from a search for local veterans who needs photos
• 08/15/12 Marine Dakota Meyer Steps Up to Help Veterans Find Success Back Home
  Dakota Meyer, a United States Marine Corps veteran who deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan, received the Medal of Honor, the nations highest military decoration, for his bravery that saved the lives of U.S. service members and Afghan soldiers facing a savage ambush in eastern Afghanistan. He is the only person who served in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars to receive the medal to date, and the first living Marine to do so since the Vietnam War.
• 08/15/12 Military Support Charity Expands Mission, Delivers Care Packages to Vets
  In its on-going mission to express the appreciation of the American people for the sacrifices of our Military, troop support organization Operation Gratitude has expanded its efforts by delivering thousands of care packages to Military Veterans around the country.
• 08/14/12 Our Time is Now volunteers read names of Americans killed in Vietnam War
  n Monday volunteers began reading the names of the more than 58,000 Americans killed in the war. The reading of the names will continue from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. through Thursday at Post 1301. The names of the Illinois Marines and soldiers lost in the war will begin at 6 a.m. Friday and last until noon, followed by a ceremony at the memorial site.
• 08/14/12 Rick Weidman Calls on Congress to Sync VA, SBA Contracting Rules
  The VA requires service-disabled veterans have unconditional control of decision making in their business when competing for contracts set aside for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses.
• 08/13/12 NYPD Commissioner Gives Speech At War Memorial
  Last week, on Thursday, Aug. 2 a scaled-down replica of the national monument was presented to the public for a temporary display at Eisenhower Park in East Meadow. Dozens of service members and their families gathered for the opening ceremonies, which included a keynote speech from New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly.
• 08/13/12 Veterans group calls for legislative fix to VA contracting rule
  Vietnam Veterans of America has thrown support behind a congressional effort to loosen a rule that governs service-disabled veteran-owned businesses working for the Veterans Affairs Department.
• 08/09/12 Mike 'Flagman' Bowen using Crim to continue running in honor of Vietnam Vet
  Bowen, a 64-year-old Flushing resident and 1966 graduate of Clio High School, is slowly but surely closing in on his goal of running a mile for each of the 58,292 American soldiers who died in Vietnam. He's run just over 56,700 miles -- a number hell add to when he runs in the Crim Festival of Races for the 28th consecutive year Aug. 25.
• 08/09/12 Lung Cancer Alliance Announces Breakthrough On CT Screening For Veterans
  WASHINGTON -- Today, Lung Cancer Alliance (LCA) announced that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has agreed to move forward on CT screening for veterans at high risk for lung cancer. This was communicated to Laurie Fenton Ambrose, LCA President & CEO in written correspondence by VA Under Secretary for Health Dr. Robert A. Petzel.
• 08/08/12 New veterans memorial built on "historic ground"
  ROCKLAND, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- Veterans in the midcoast area are celebrating completion of a long-planned memorial in Rockland. The Midcoast Veterans Memorial was formally dedicated last Friday, but local people have been planning and raising money for the project for more than sixteen years.
• 08/08/12 Veterans honored during Purple Heart Day open house
  More than 500 fluttering flags lining Main Street greeted locals and attendees of the Purple Hearts open house at the 1st Street Armoury on Tuesday.
• 08/07/12 37 years later, Marine laid to rest at Fort Rosecrans
  The coffin of Vietnam-era Marine Corps Private First Class Richard Rivenburgh arrives at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery for a funeral service. He was listed as missing in action for over 30 years. On a mission to rescue the crew of the S.S. Mayaguez in Cambodia when the helicopter he was flying in was shot down, 13 of the 26 on the helicopter survived.
• 08/06/12 Minnesota Senator Klobuchar Announces Homeless Veterans Bill Headed to Pres
  U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar announced that her bipartisan legislation to help fight homelessness among Americas veterans has passed the House and Senate and is headed to the Presidents desk to be signed into law.
• 08/06/12 Vietnam and Iraq: lessons to be learned about mental health and war
  Physical injury and death in war is expected. But we also now know the stories of large numbers of veterans suffering major psychological trauma.
• 08/06/12 Railway Industry Announces Job Opportunities For Vets
  As reported in a July 10 release from the American Forces Press Service, soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines considering separating from the active-duty military this year may seek employment options in the railways industry. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced the 5,000-job pledge in a conference call with reporters, making rail the latest industry to offer jobs as part of the Joining Forces campaign
• 08/03/12 Steve Kroft of 60 Minutes to Deliver Keynote Speech At Vietnam Veterans o
  Steve Kroft, the award-winning journalist now in his 23rd season as a correspondent for CBS-TVs Sixty Minutes, will deliver the Keynote Speech on Wednesday morning, August 8, at the Opening Ceremonies of Vietnam Veterans of Americas National Leadership Conference at the Omni Hotel in Irving, Texas.
• 08/02/12 Vets ride for Vets
  NEGAUNEE TOWNSHIP -- Motorcycle riders from Chapter 1 of the Michigan Forgotten Eagles made a stop in Negaunee Township Wednesday as part of an annual tour. They call it the Ride Around Michigan, or Ram-Ride, and they stopped to have lunch put on by the Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter.
• 08/01/12 Father-daughter team take on Vietnam vets project
  In two months, they've gathered 100 names; they need more than 500 to reach their goal. Some 200 had been accumulated previously. All the photos and biographical information will be included in the National Education Center at the Wall, under construction near the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., and scheduled to open in November.
• 07/30/12 Port St. Lucie veteran sells own sauces to help fellow veterans
  John Magine has a heart for veterans. So much so that after retiring from the advertising business in California and relocating to Port St. Lucie in 2006, Magine quickly sought work at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in West Palm Beach.
• 07/30/12 Villager collects 74 thank-you letters from Vietnam veterans sharing their
  The troops express thank yous in letter after letter to the Russell Gaylord VFW Post 159 in Minneapolis, which donated more than 42,000 books to those serving in Vietnam from 1966 to 1971.
• 07/27/12 Crowd Spontaneously Gathers to Lay Veterans to Rest
  At the Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, as many as eight veterans are cremated each week with no family or friends attending their funerals. To ensure no service member is buried alone, a local veterans' group has adopted a mission.
• 07/26/12 Veterans population rising fast in The Villages
  Nearly 7,000 new veterans moved to The Villages in 2007-10, the latest Census data showed. That means easily more than 17,100 veterans live in The Villages, accounting for at least 20
• 07/26/12 Thompson secures commitment to buy only American made US Flags
  Every American flag the DOD buys should be made in America, by American workers with American products, said Thompson. At a time when our manufacturing sector is struggling and millions in our country are out of work, it is a slap in the face to all Americans to have their tax dollars spent on U.S. flags that are made overseas
• 07/26/12 WATCH: Why Veterans Should Be "Thanked, Not Cheered"
  In an extended preview of this weekend's Moyers & Company, Karl Marlantes -- a highly-decorated Vietnam veteran, Rhodes Scholar, author, and PTSD survivor -- talks about the confusion of conscience that comes with going to war, and why veterans should be thanked, but not cheered.
• 07/25/12 Obama Hits Emotional Notes in Speech to Veterans
  RENO, Nev. President Barack Obama hit a series of emotional notes in an address to veterans Monday, such as when he asked Vietnam veterans to stand and be recognized. Thank you and welcome home, he said as the crowd applauded.
• 07/25/12 VA Must Disclose Veteran Drug Test Documents
  Veterans won another court order requiring the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to hand over more documents about its Cold War-era drug experiments on thousands of Vietnam veterans.
• 07/24/12 Klobuchars Bipartisan Bill to Support Homeless Veterans Passes Senate
  Washington, D.C.  U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar announced that her bipartisan legislation to help fight homelessness among Americas veterans has passed the Senate.
• 07/23/12 Motorcycle ride honors Vietnam veterans
  AUBURN, N.Y. -- Hundreds of motorcycles rumbled through the region on Saturday, all to honor those who served in the Vietnam War. The fourth annual Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway of Valor Tribute Ride started in Owego and traveled along Route 38.
• 07/23/12 Local Iraq Vet Receives Bike
  A new program that brings bicycles to local veterans in need began Friday with the presentation of a refurbished bike to a veteran who lives at the Buddy Smith Home.
• 07/20/12 New Santa Barbara exhibit hall honors U.S. veterans
  Pierre Claeyssens Veterans Museum and Library on Wednesday opened a new exhibit hall dedicated to local veterans of every American conflict since World War I, showcasing the photos and service commendations of more than 300 local service members.
• 07/20/12 KISS:ROCK AND HONOR EVERY VET
  Friday night marks the official launch of Kiss summer tour, a mammoth cross-country jaunt in support of the bands upcoming album, Monster. Talk to a local veteran, however, and hell tell you that the real tour started on Thursday evening, when Kiss staged a private show for 1,600 members of the U.S. military.
• 07/20/12 Groups aid veterans, others with home ramps
  The sound of banging hammers and buzz of circular saws were heard in Brices Creek Wednesday morning as volunteers from the New Bern Civitan Club and Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 886 worked in the sweltering heat to bring a World War II veteran home from the hospital.
• 07/19/12 Vietnam Veterans Pave Way for Improved Mental Health Services
  he news today is filled with reports of the many challenges faced by troops returning from Afghanistan and Iraq. One of those challenges has been getting medical evaluations quickly performed and, if necessary, a treatment plan in place. Many of these brave men and women believe that if they were tough enough to endure the battlefield, they should also be tough enough to get through its painful, often debilitating memories.
• 07/17/12 Mission Complete In Glastonbury: A New House to Welcome A Hero
  The house was built by volunteers and coordinated by Purple Heart Homes, which provides housing solutions for wounded soldiers. The town sold the land to Purple Heart homes for $1. Jimenez, who earned the Purple Heart in combat, cracked jokes and fought back tears when he addressed an emotional crowd at his "mission complete" ceremony.
• 07/16/12 SC bikers bring Christmas joy in July to veterans
  About 50 motorcycle riders from the American Legion are bringing some Christmas joy in July to veterans in Charleston. Veterans Affairs spokeswoman Tonya Lobbestael says Sunday's event features the bikers arriving with their colorfully-wrapped Christmas gifts at noon.
• 07/16/12 CHARITYS STAND DOWN MARKS QUARTER-CENTURY OF HELPING VETERANS STAND DOWN
  For the 25th year, Stand Down is meeting the needs of Americas homeless veterans. In 1981, Jack Lyon and four other Vietnam veterans founded the Vietnam Veterans of San Diego with the expressed goal of assisting our Vietnam veterans. It soon became clear that homelessness among our veterans was a major issue that needed new ideas and programs.
• 07/12/12 Unusual collection from Vietnam Veterans Memorial reflects a unique war
  The religious articles gathered up each day at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington are just a small part of the estimated 400,000 items left in honor of a veteran and collected twice daily by National Park Service employees since the memorial opened 30 years ago.
• 07/11/12 U.S. House approves bill to boost veterans' benefits
  Veterans would receive their second cost-of-living increase in two years under federal legislation approved by the U.S. House of Representatives on Monday.
• 07/11/12 Vietnam vets provide free food for troops at readiness center
  To ease troops' nerves, stress or anxiety about what lies ahead, Kennedy got together some members of the Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 1000 in September 2008, and each Tuesday morning they provide coffee, breakfast and snacks.
• 07/09/12 New retreat in remote WA for war veterans opens
  Veterans from around the country are being invited to stay at a new camping retreat in an isolated part of Western Australia.
• 07/09/12 Vietnam Veterans collecting used clothing Wednesday July 11
  The Vietnam Veterans of America will be in Brockport to pick up used clothing and household goods on Wednesday July 11, 2012. To have a truck from the VVA stop at your home to pick up your stuff, just contact by phone or email: Call Vietnam Veterans of America at 1-800-459-8387 Or schedule a pickup online at www.vvapickup.org
• 07/03/12 Iowa military heroes go rolling along
  About 2,000 Iowa veterans and current service members, ranging from white-haired men who fought in World War II to young troops freshly home from Afghanistan and Iraq, paraded through downtown Des Moines streets Saturday as thousands of onlookers clapped and offered thanks.
• 06/29/12 Capitol gathering touts veterans' job skills
  Veterans and business leaders gathered at the Texas Capitol on Thursday morning to call attention to high unemployment among veterans and to encourage the private sector to offer them a chance to earn a living after leaving the service.
• 06/26/12 Vietnam walkers return
  Since the walk began in 2005 Vietnam Veterans Walk for Charity has raised about $80,000 with this year's walk to crack the $100,000 target. Funds have gone to assist Legacy, Long Tan Bursary and the Foundation Daw Park.
• 06/25/12 Senate Bill Designates June 27 As National PTSD Awareness Day
  On June 12, the Senate passed Sen. Jon Testers (D-MT) bipartisan resolution designating June 27 National Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Day. Testers bill aims to raise public awareness of PTSD and to educate veterans and their families about the resources and treatments available.
• 06/25/12 Korean War veterans honored in Springfield
  Veterans, their families and public officials gathered at Court Square Sunday in honor of the 62nd anniversary of the Korean War.
• 06/25/12 Nationwide Career Fair
  Join us for the nationwide virtual career fair for veterans on June 26. This event will include military friendly employers that represent thousands of available opportunities. Don't miss out on this exciting recruiting event
• 06/25/12 VFW looks to new veterans for revival
  SPRINGFIELD  After 20 years of declining and graying membership nationally, Veterans of Foreign Wars now has a huge pool of potential new members: the 2.4 million veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.
• 06/22/12 Older vets reach out to younger peers
  Purple Heart recipient Mike Sheets, and Vietnam War combat veterans Terry Gillispie and Larry Brown are reaching out to Mike Sheets and others coming home from Iraq and Afghanistan with post traumatic stress and other problems.
• 06/21/12 Thousands honor veterans at Delavan Park
  Anywhere from 3,000 or more visited Delavan Community Park in the town of Delavan to view the indoor traveling Vietnam Veterans Memorial during the Celebration of Freedom
• 06/20/12 Retirement may unleash PTSD symptoms in Vietnam veterans
  Mental health experts say that kind of delayed trauma isnt unusual. Major life events such as retirement often trigger personal reassessment and forgotten memories.
• 06/20/12 Debate Fumes Over Agent Orange Corn as Dow Awaits Federal Approval
  The corn called Enlist, though widely known as Agent Orange Corn, awaits federal approval. It was genetically engineered to be resistant to the chemical 2,4-D, an ingredient being carpet-bombed over American crops to kill super weeds, which have become resistant to traditional herbicides.
• 06/18/12 A poignant Father's Day at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial
  More than 100 people, including retired general George Casey, the 36th chief of staff of the Army, joined Cruden, 48, of Bayonne, N.J., on Sunday at an annual ceremony to recognize their fallen dads.
• 06/18/12 Ceremony shows residents how to properly dispose of U.S. flags
  Complete with color guard, military rifle volleys and the playing of taps, the ceremony Thursday evening in the parking lot of the Chillicothe Elks Lodge used Flag Day to demonstrate for a crowd of Cub and Boy Scouts, city and county officials and other onlookers the proper way to retire a flag.
• 06/13/12 Illinois is commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Korean War
  The State of Illinois is commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Korean War by supplying information each month about the state's involvement in the conflict.
• 06/13/12 The New Wave of Herbicide-Resistant Crops
  On May 23, 2012, John Rowan, national president of Vietnam Veterans of America, sent a letter to President Barack Obama requesting his immediate assistance in staying de-regulation of Dow AgroSciences much ballyhooed 2,4-D-resistant corn seed until an environmental impact study can be conducted and its subsequent results evaluated by scientists who are not affiliated with Dow AgroScience.
• 06/12/12 M.I.A. No More: Vietnam Navy Pilot Buried With Full Honors
  For nearly five decades, Swanson was among Vietnams Missing in Action, until the crash site was excavated in 2010. While on an earlier recovery mission in 2000, a joint U.S and Lao team was investigating another crash site when villagers told them about a second one nearby.
• 06/11/12 Veterans opening up, one letter at a time
  To help veterans tell their stories in a lasting way, Mary Maule has helped start Voices of Veterans, a twice-monthly writers group. She was inspired by Ron Capps and the Veterans Writing Project, which provides veterans with writing seminars and workshops so they can share their history.
• 06/08/12 Obama, Romney jobs efforts target veterans
  With increasingly large numbers of Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans unemployed, President Barack Obama and Republican rival Mitt Romney are aggressively courting their votes, in part, with competing plans for putting them to work.
• 06/07/12 Always Free First Flight arrives in D.C. amid cheers
  Children cheered and adults offered their thanks Wednesday as West Virginia veterans of three different wars visited the World War II Memorial in the nations capital.
• 06/06/12 Soldiers fail to seek PTSD treatment or drop out of therapy early, research
  YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan  Roughly half of the soldiers who return from war with post-traumatic stress disorder dont seek treatment, and many more drop out of therapy early, according to military research presented at last weeks American Psychiatric Associations annual meeting.
• 06/06/12 Hanoi Opens 3 New Areas In Search For MIA's
  The Vietnamese government agreed Monday to open three new sites in its country for excavation by the United States to search for the remains of troops who remain unaccounted for since the end of the Vietnam War.
• 06/04/12 U. Md. Center on Aging gets $1.9 million AmeriCorps grant to help veterans
  WASHINGTON  The University of Maryland Center on Aging has received a $1.9 million AmeriCorps grant to help military veterans and their families.
• 05/30/12 Mental illness the leading cause of hospitalization for active-duty troops
  The Defense and Veterans Affairs departments have spent almost $2 billion since 2001 to buy drugs to treat mental illness and post-traumatic stress disorder despite growing evidence some of those drugs exacerbate PTSD symptoms, a Nextgov investigation shows.
• 05/29/12 Returning veterans seek second mission
  Returning veterans face a number of changes when they come home from combat -- from the small cultural shifts Burt describes to major life decisions, like figuring out what's next after leaving the military.
• 05/29/12 Memorial Day -- Reflection and remembrance
  "That's what we're here for: to honor those that gave the ultimate sacrifice so we could have freedom," he said. "We need to educate these people."
• 05/29/12 Veteran inmate group lauded
  The LCI Institutions Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 592, was named the Incarcerated Chapter of the Year for their tireless work in raising funds for a plethora of charities.
• 05/25/12 Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Association Announces Free Documents Libra
  According to JumpStart Ink, The Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Association (BWNVVA) wants veterans, caregivers and the media to know the organization has launched a documents library on its website.
• 05/25/12 Support the Cause & Like on Facebook
  Make a difference by supporting Soaps for Hope and Ton Savon will donate organic soaps to AmeriCares, Vietnam Veterans of America, and Habitat for Humanity on your behalf.
• 05/25/12 VVA Seeks Presidents Help to Study Dows Dioxin Corn Seed
  The following is the text of a letter sent earlier today by John Rowan, National President of Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA), to President Barack Obama.
• 05/24/12 Dishonorable Discharge: A WAFF 48 News Special Report
  It's one of the invisible wounds of war: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. It's been documented and diagnosed in past wars, but is it being under-diagnosed in our current returning warriors?
• 05/23/12 Veterans Job Assistance Pushed By Veterans Leaders and Business Leaders
  Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D-Westchester/Rockland) called for immediate passage of measures that would aid veterans through implementing education, training, job assistance and benefit programs.
• 05/22/12 Kent Co. Vietnam Vets award two scholarships
  Not only will these scholarships affect the future of these fine young people, they also pay tribute to the memory of two Kent County men who gave all in service to their country, said Joe Startt Jr., Chap. 850 president.
• 05/21/12 The Veterans Retraining Assistance Program (VRAP)
  The VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011 was passed and signed into law last November in an effort to reduce Veteran unemployment. Included in this new law is the Veterans Retraining Assistance Program (VRAP) for unemployed 35 to 60 year old Veterans, which will begin on July 1, 2012.
• 05/21/12 One Click Donates Soap to Three Non profit Organizations
  Helping AmeriCares, Vietnam Veterans of America, and Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles get much needed supplies is as free and simple as clicking over to http://www.Soaps-for-Hope.com. This is where Facebook fans of Ton Savon, a leading manufacturer of bath and beauty products from the South of France, can have the company donate a bar of soap to each of these organizations on their behalf.
• 05/18/12 Vietnam vets reach out to each other  and beyond
  We might be Vietnam Veterans of America, but we dont focus just on Vietnam Veterans of America, said Martin Anderson, the councils re-elected president.
• 05/17/12 Official finds Sunnyside building ambitious tribute to veterans
  SUNNYSIDE, Wash. -- First gentleman Mike Gregoire was surprised by the ambition behind a veterans memorial planned here that will be among the largest in the United States.
• 05/16/12 Wounded Warrior Hiring Event (May 24-25)
  Eligible candidates must meet all three of the following criteria...
• 05/15/12 Vietnam vets honored on 51st anniversary
  The Rhode Island House committee on Veterans' Affairs plans to observe the 51st anniversary of the start of the Vietnam War Monday.
• 05/11/12 Unusable flags to be collected for Memorial Day
  FORT DRUM--Flags can be taken either to the posts Public Affairs Office, Building 10012, or to the Fort Drum Regional Liaison Organizations office, 200 Washington St., Suite 406, Watertown. Flags will be accepted by the post until May 21.
• 05/10/12 'Flagman' runs for fallen Viet vets
  GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) - When Mike Bowen lines up to run the Fifth Third River Bank Run on Saturday, he'll be running for 58,292 others.
• 05/10/12 Veterans $5 Million Shootout Charity Event Success
  More than 80 golfers entered the contest at the Oasis Golf Club driving range over three days. All proceeds will go directly to the Mesquite Chapter of Vietnam Veterans of America and the Wounded Warrior Project.
• 05/09/12 Honor flight may soon expand to Korea, Vietnam war vets
  Here's how the program works. If you are a veteran who is interested in seeing your memorial in Washington for free, then your first step is to fill out an application. You can start the process by visiting the website at www.HonorFlightCleveland.com to download a veteran application.
• 05/08/12 Hundreds gather for annual prayer event
  Hundreds gathered on the Courthouse on the Square lawn to pray for government leaders, the military, the media, businesses, educators, churches and families Thursday for the 61st annual National Day of Prayer.
• 05/08/12 Local Veterans taking bus trip to Washington D.C.
  LYNCHBURG, VA -- About 75 local veterans are being honored with a trip to Washington D.C. Wednesday. This is the fourth trip sponosred by The Exchange Club of Lynchburg.
• 05/04/12 Vietnam Veterans Group Raises Unprecedented Amount of Money for Sgt. Rodney
  Georgia- The grave of one of Macon's hometown heroes is about to get a serious sprucing up, thanks to a nationally-based group that has raised an unprecedented amount of money for the project.
• 05/03/12 Local business giving gift of touch through 'Hands for Heroes'
  After battling in the warzone, around 30 percent of our troops experience post traumatic stress disorder. Now one local businesswoman is sharing her healing hands with our nations heroes, for free!
• 05/03/12 VA pledges to improve services to local veterans
  LAKEPORT, Calif.-- Congressman Mike Thompson hosted local veterans leaders and Department of Veterans Affairs officials at a Monday roundtable in an effort to find out how the agency can be improved to better serve its veteran clients, including the thousands of veterans who reside in Lake County.
• 05/02/12 At 102, female WWII veteran keeps doing good deeds
  "Pay back. It works," said the chatty centenarian, who served her country during World War II and has worked for more than seven decades supporting the U.S. military and philanthropic organizations.
• 05/02/12 Combat Paper: Veterans Battle War's Demons With Paper-Making
  During the past five years, Combat Paper has helped many veterans make sense of their experiences in a constructive, safe and artistic environment. Now, Combat Paper has its first permanent East Coast home at the Printmaking Center of New Jersey, about 45 minutes west of New York City. Another project is underway on the West Coast.
• 05/02/12 Five Million Dollar Shoot-Out Benefits Local Vets, Wounded Warrior
  This is the weekend golfers have been waiting for, the $5 Million Hole-in-One Shoot Out for the Mesquite Vietnam Veterans and Wounded Warrior Project, sponsored by the Eureka Casino Resort. Five lucky golfers will get a chance to win $1 million by hitting a hole-in-one.

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