By Debbie Gregory. Congressman Brian Mast (R-FL) served in Afghanistan, and has been championing an idea to deter veteran suicides. The “Oath of Exit” passed the U.S. House of Representatives on July 14th as part of the National Defense Authorization Act. Part of the pledge would also commit troops who are being discharged to “continue […]
By Debbie Gregory. Bipartisan reforms to speed up the veteran disability appeals process have been signed by the president. The changes will likely take about 18 months from now. The appeals reform measure was passed by the Senate before summer recess, and was recently finalized by the House. The number of backlogged claims in the […]
By Debbie Gregory. Are you ready for some football? More to the point, are you ready for some Navy football? The U.S. Naval Academy Midshipmen won’t just be playing on Saturdays, they’ll also be featured on third installment of A Season With — , the Showtime series that takes viewers behind the scenes with a […]
By Debbie Gregory. A 92-year-old World War II veteran was injured by a vandal as he protecting the American flag outside his home. But this story has a happy ending. Following the incident in which Howard Banks was pushed to the ground, resulting in several bumps, bruises, and a twisted knee, he received a visit […]
By Debbie Gregory. Screenwriter Chris Roessner, an Army and Iraq war veteran, turned his war experiences into the controversial Netflix film, Sand Castle. The Canton, Ohio native grew up in rural Texas and joined the Army when he was 18, a few months before 9/11. Less than two years later he was deployed to Iraq, […]
By Michael Kotick We are in the longest standing war in our nation’s history where post-9/11 service members engage in multiple deployments in short succession, making the modern tour of duty as unique as the attention these individuals need upon their return civilian life. For many, this is the toughest fight. Orange County has the […]
By Debbie Gregory. A federal report shows that a Veterans Affairs office in New Mexico has denied 592 out of 640 of benefit claims related to Gulf War Illness (GWI), also known as Gulf War Syndrome. Data from the U.S. Government Accountability Office shows that Albuquerque’s Department of Veterans Affairs denied about 90% of these […]
By Debbie Gregory. When it comes to overcoming our daily challenges, we civilians can learn a thing or two from our elite military forces. Our Special Forces are masters of warfare, fitness, endurance, and preparation. Here are some of their mental preparation techniques that we can all use: Concern yourself with just the immediate: don’t […]
By Debbie Gregory. It’s been a few years since former Army Aviation Officer Andrew Brennan began his quest to ensure veterans of the Global War on Terror have a memorial in Washington, D.C. But, finally, the Pittsburgh veteran’s effort to memorialize his comrades’ sacrifices is set to move forward. The stumbling block has been the […]
By Debbie Gregory. A proposal for new state legislation in California that will help confront the issue of veteran suicides has been introduced by Assemblyman Dr. Joaquin Arambula and Assemblyman Jim Patterson. AB 242 would require death certificates to reflect whether the deceased person was ever a member of the U.S. Armed Forces. Currently, details […]
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