Veteran News

Veterans: What You Need to Know About Glaucoma and Cataracts

By Debbie Gregory. Two recent studies reveal that the rate of eye disease may be increasing in the VA system.…

7 years ago

Retired Soldier Blasts Canada for Payout to Ex-Gitmo Detainee

By Debbie Gregory. A former Guantanamo Bay prisoner who killed a U.S. soldier and injured another in Afghanistan recently received…

7 years ago

Linkin Park Frontman and Vet Advocate Chester Bennington Dies in Apparent Suicide

By Debbie Gregory. Chester Bennington was one of those guys: enormously talented but deeply troubled. The 41-year-old father of six…

7 years ago

Female Wounded Warrior BadAss Makes Cover of ESPN

By Debbie Gregory. On June 23, 2012, Kirstie Ennis was critically injured in a helicopter crash while serving as an…

7 years ago

Women Veterans Summit Registration Now Open

By Debbie Gregory. It’s been six years since the VA held its last national-level event for women veterans, and a…

7 years ago

Would Changes to the GI Bill Impact Military Recruitment?

By Debbie Gregory. Patriotism is usually among the top three reasons people give for joining the military. So is the…

7 years ago

Handcrafted Paddleboards by Veteran Honors Fallen Service Members

By Debbie Gregory. Army Ranger Alex Cabral has found his calling, handcrafting custom Heavy Eddy paddleboards, one at a time.…

8 years ago

Deceased Marine’s Belongings Finally Return Home

By Debbie Gregory. Goose was on his last foot patrol. Newly married Lance Cpl. Joseph Ryan "Goose" Giese was a…

8 years ago

Warrior Games in Chicago Spotlight Wounded Athletes

By Debbie Gregory. The Warrior Games, taking place this year for the first time in Chicago, spotlights wounded, ill or…

8 years ago

Can an Injection Alleviate PTSD?

By Debbie Gregory. The U.S. Army has commissioned a study to see if an anesthetic injection to the neck can…

8 years ago