Over 8,000 Veterans commit suicide each year. That statistic averages out to 22 Veteran suicides every day. While suffering the loss of a comrade, a group of Veterans developed a new app designed to prevent other Veterans from taking their own lives. In 2011, just a few months after separating from the Marine Corps, Sergeant […]
The Defense Department (DOD) has announced that it will be reconsidering the current measures that thwart efforts made by well-intentioned nonprofit groups. Every year, thousands of military families receive support from nonprofit organizations. The overwhelming majority of nonprofit organizations are above board, known and respected for the work they do for service members and their […]
Marine’s death reclassified as first casualty of “Operation Inherent Resolve.” Cpl. Jordan L. Spears, from Memphis, Indiana, was lost in the Persian Gulf on October 1, 2014. He was serving as a Crew Chief on an MV-22B Osprey, assigned to the Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 163, supporting the fight against the Islamic State group in […]
This week, the Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin is hosting the 2014 National Veterans Creative Arts Festival. Over 100 creative Veterans from across the country and all branches of service have been selected to display their talents for the event. The 2014 National Veterans Creative Arts Festival is being presented by […]
Superheroes are often disguised in order to protect their identities. Should the former Navy Sea, Air, Land (S.E.A.L.) Team 6 member who supposedly fired the kill shot on Osama Bin Laden reveal his identity? Currently, a two-part documentary entitled, “The Man Who Killed Osama Bin Laden” is scheduled to air on FOX News Channel on […]
MTV has announced the premiere of its new Veteran-centric documentary, “MTV’s Got Your 6” this Veterans Day. Veterans from every branch of service are familiar enough with military jargon to know that the show’s title translates to “I’ve got your back.” To make the documentary, four young Veterans are filmed as they return from Afghanistan […]
As service members transition out of the military, there are very few who find or even want civilian careers in the field of their military occupational specialty. That is why education benefits for Veterans, such as the Post-9/11 GI Bill, are so important today. But what good are these benefits and securing an education if […]
News stories are creating an Ebola scare in communities around the country. Cases of individuals suspected of having Ebola or having travelled to Western African countries without having any symptoms have forced schools to close and people to be quarantined, with more restrictions coming. It is true that nine people have been confirmed to have […]
This has been a very distressing and eventful year for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), as well as the Veterans it serves. The year began with allegations of scandal, corruption and improper care from the VA and its healthcare component, the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). Claims of long wait times for VA care […]
On October 21, 2014, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced that it is accepting proposals for the extension of its Assisted Living for Veterans with Traumatic Brain Injury (AL-TBI) pilot program. Through the AL-TBI program, eligible wounded Veterans are placed in private sector TBI residential care facilities that specialize in neurobehavioral rehabilitation. In the […]
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