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Santa Cruz Veterans Alliance Providing Free Medical Marijuana to CA Vets

By Debbie Gregory. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has called U.S. abuse of prescription narcotics the worst drug…

8 years ago

Critics Want Congress to Block DoD’s Freedom of Information Act Proposal

By Debbie Gregory. The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) is a law that allows access to information from the federal…

8 years ago

Army Announces Long-Anticipated MWR Program Cuts

By Debbie Gregory. Soldiers and their families around the world will soon see the results of budget cuts in morale,…

8 years ago

Veterans with Mental Health Challenges Now Eligible for Veterinary Service Dog Program

By Debbie Gregory. Mobility service dogs are now available for Veterans with mental disorders that prevent them from leaving their…

8 years ago

Military Approves Chelsea Manning’s Gender Reassignment Surgery

By Debbie Gregory. Chelsea Manning, the Army soldier who was convicted by court-martial in July 2013 of violations of the…

8 years ago

Army to Reconsider Discharge of Paralyzed Green Beret

By Debbie Gregory. The Army is reconsidering the case of Sgt. 1st Class Timothy Brumit, a Green Beret who was…

8 years ago

Vietnam Veteran Receives Long-Delayed Silver Star

By Debbie Gregory. It took almost 48 years, but Vietnam veteran Edward Dvorak has now been awarded the military's Silver…

8 years ago

U.S. Sailor Unexpectedly Gives Birth Aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Persian Gulf

By Debbie Gregory. A sailor who hadn't previously disclosed her pregnancy gave birth recently aboard an aircraft carrier currently involved…

8 years ago

Sgt. Elizabeth Marks Wins Gold At Rio Paralympic Games

By Debbie Gregory. Sgt. Elizabeth Marks win medals not for the medals' sake, but for the story of perseverance behind…

8 years ago

Can Changes at the Wounded Warrior Projects Save the Non-Profit?

By Debbie Gregory. On the heels of a lot of bad press, the Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) is making a…

8 years ago