June 7, 2018 A key U.S. Senate panel voted on Thursday to allow doctors with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to issue medical marijuana recommendations to military veterans. The Senate Appropriations Committee approved the amendment...
moreKPIX-TV San Francisco: Ranchin’ Vets Helps Military Veterans Adjust To Civilian Life
May 17, 2018 Military personnel coming home from active duty can sometimes face big challenges getting back into ‘regular’ life. It’s a situation this week’s Jefferson Award winners, and married couple, Kevin and Corey Downs have some personal...
moreCourier Journal: Military veterans are leaders that companies need
May 7, 2018 Louisville (Ky.) Courier Journal Opinion contributor Gene Potes writes, “The U.S. military strives to instill an exceptional work ethic, a unique mastery of teamwork and an indomitable sense of leadership into the men and women...
moreLinfield Review: At ease: Military veterans find new life at Linfield
May 8, 2018 Student journalists Elizabeth Stoeger and Elin Johnson write on the student news site for Linfield College, “More than 5 million post-9/11 service members are expected to transition out of the military by 2020, according to the...
moreHomeless vet support event planned for September in Waterloo
March 12, 2018 Pat Kinney of The Courier writes, “The Cedar Valley markets itself as ‘a great place to call home’ for everyone. That includes military veterans. Some veterans, however, are having trouble finding a place to call...
moreFox Business: Home Depot pledges $50 million to train 20,000 skilled laborers, military veterans wanted
March 8, 2018 The Home Depot Foundation, a leadership arm for the company founded by Bernie Marcus, Arthur Blank and with the help of Ken Langone, hammered down on its pledge to closing the gap among skilled laborers in America, Fox Business...
moreMilitary Times: AMVETS unveils new effort with VA to combat veterans suicide
March 7, 2018 WASHINGTON — AMVETS officials on Tuesday announced a new mental health care partnership with the Department of Veterans Affairs that’s part of a broader effort by both organizations to better combat suicide among vulnerable...
moreABC NEWS RADIO: VA plan would give every service member mental health benefits after leaving military
March 6, 2018 (WASHINGTON) — Secretary of Veterans Affairs David Shulkin announced Tuesday that the VA will send President Donald Trump a plan this week that would give every service member mental health benefits when they leave the military. The...
moreNew program teaches military veterans skills to work as chefs
February 12, 2018 Fox 26 in Tampa, Fla., reports on Bryan Jacobs’ a novel idea for how to help veterans: he’s teaching them to become chefs. Jacobs founded Vets2Chefs, a 12-week culinary training program that teaches veterans skills they...
moreNew Tool Helps Veterans Seeking Discharge Upgrades
Feb. 4, 2018 Military.com has posted a story by Drew Brooks of the Fayetteville (N.C.) Observer detailing how the “departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs have launched a new online tool to help guide veterans through upgrading their...
moreThe Denver Post: Half of post-9/11 vets aren’t getting needed mental health care
January 31, 2018 Bloomberg’s John Tozzi reports in a story in today’s Denver Post: “About half of U.S. veterans who served during the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq don’t get the mental health care they need, according to a new...
moreWinston-Salem Journal: Brain resetting treatment shows promise with veterans experiencing PTSD
January 29, 2018 An acoustic brain-resetting therapy demonstrating success with helping student athletes recover from a concussion is also showing promise with military veterans dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder, Richard Craver writes...
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