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Antidepressant Use Soars Among Deployed
Stars and Stripes | June 12, 2008

For the first time in history, a sizable and growing number of U.S. combat troops are taking daily doses of antidepressants to calm nerves strained by repeated and lengthy tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to a Time magazine report. More

Wounded Vets Race Cars While Recovering
Associated Press | April 30, 2008

But this week, the 22-year-old Marine Lance Cpl. Jeremy Stengel and about 30 other seriously injured and recuperating Marines hooted, hollered and high-fived as they chased normalcy in an American pastime: racing fast cars. The Marines took turns zipping around BMW's driving school in South Carolina, using the experience to forget about their devastating injuries for a while. More

Throwing Flies to Heal the Wounds of War
Associated Press | April 29, 2008

While fly fishing might seem to some a sport reserved for the well-healed country club set, about a half dozen wounded warriors undergoing treatment at Walter Reed could surely tell you a different story. They're part of a growing cadre of troops using outdoor sports to get their bodies back to normal. More

Combat Vets Face Hurdles as Students
The News and Observer | April 29, 2008

As tens of thousands of veterans from the Afghanistan and Iraq wars try to collect their promised college benefits, many find that their combat experience complicates the transition from Soldier to student. More

Combat-Related Compensation Changes
The News and Observer | April 07, 2008

The 2008 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) includes changes to expand eligibility to include certain medical retirees. More

Exercises for Disabled Vets
The News and Observer | April 07, 2008

Stew Smith has written an article focused on helping disabled veterans and amputees keep in shape. More

Hidden Wounds of War Conference
The News and Observer | April 07, 2008

The Soldiers Project, a group of volunteer mental health professionals that offers its services to troops and their extended families, will host a conference May 16-18. More

America's Vet Dogs
The News and Observer | March 31, 2008

America's Vet Dogs provide guide, service and therapy dogs to disabled veterans throughout the country. More

Contest for Purple Heart Veterans
The News and Observer | March 31, 2008

If you received a Purple Heart for wounds sustained in Iraq or Afghanistan, you could win the Veterans of Foreign War's trip to the Daytona International. More

New VA Clinics to Open
The News and Observer | March 31, 2008

Veterans in seven additional states will have easier access to health care under a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) plan to open 14 new outpatient clinics in 2008. More

Departments Implement Recommendations
The News and Observer | March 24, 2008

Two officials from the DoD and VA recently cited a list of changes in wounded warrior and family care in testimony to the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee. More

Survey Reveals Readjustment Difficulties
The News and Observer | March 24, 2008

A first-ever survey of returning Connecticut troops shows that at least one-quarter of them meet the diagnostic criteria for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). More

Committee Examines VA Care
The News and Observer | March 24, 2008

The Veterans' Affairs Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee recently conducted a hearing to assess how the VA cares for our most seriously wounded vets. More

Hearing Loss Up Among Veterans
The News and Observer | March 24, 2008

Hearing damage is the number one disability in the war on terrorism, according to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). More

Organization Uses Airshows for Outreach
The News and Observer | March 24, 2008

The Disabled American Veterans will once again take to the skies to promote its message of service to disabled veterans with its Airshow Outreach Program. More

Many Returning Troops Struggle To Reconnect
Hartford Courant | March 21, 2008

From a distance, the more than 11,000 state residents who have returned from war in the past five years have disappeared seamlessly into the Connecticut landscape ? back to colleges, spouses, civilian or military jobs. More

Marines Give Back to Military Community
Marine Corps News | March 21, 2008

CBIRF Marines were paired with wounded Army Soldiers, bringing back to life the age-old service rivalry. When the Marines weren't helping out on the slopes, they were sharing their Marine Corps experiences with a fellow Leatherneck, Garrahy. More

Operation Homefront Village Welcomes First Families
American Forces Press Service | March 20, 2008

Wounded warriors in need in San Antonio now have a place to call home as they transition from military to civilian life. The new facility is Operation Homefront?s first of four planned transitional housing facilities across the United States. More

DFAS Retired and Annuitant Pay
American Forces Press Service | March 20, 2008

In September 2006, the Department of Veteran?s Affairs (DVA) identified more than 133,000 recipients of Combat Related Special Compensation or Concurrent Retired Disability Payment that may be eligible for additional retroactive compensation. More

VA Putting Mobile Pharmacies on the Road
Department of Veterans Affairs | March 18, 2008

To support veterans and their families during major emergencies, especially natural disasters, the Department of Veterans Affairs has begun to deploy mobile pharmacies that will provide vital medicine when patients are unable to fill their prescriptions. More

Report: U.S. Held off on Head Injury Tests
UPI | March 18, 2008

Concerns about a repeat of the Gulf War syndrome controversy led the Pentagon to wait more than two years before screening U.S. troops for brain injuries. More

Army Expands PTSD Screening Program
UPI | March 17, 2008

Psychiatrists are consulting with the U.S. Army regarding its new RESPECT-Mil program to detect and to treat depression and PTSD in primary care clinics. More

Marine Mom Launches Website
UPI | March 17, 2008

The simple request for a "mom hug" from a young Marine serving in Iraq ignited one mom's desire to inspire all servicemembers. More

Patriot Loans Top $100 Million
UPI | March 17, 2008

The U.S. Small Business Administration's Patriot Express Loan Initiative produced 1,007 SBA-guaranteed loans amounting to more than $100 million. More

Shalala: Military Veterans Deserve More
Fayetteville (NC) Observer | March 12, 2008

Health care and other benefits for veterans and service members suffer because of bureaucracy, former Secretary of Health and Human Services Donna Shalala said Monday in a speech at N.C. State University. More

Chemicals Linked to Gulf War Illness
Associated Press | March 11, 2008

Increasing evidence ties pesticides and other chemicals to some of the Gulf War illnesses that afflict thousands of veterans of the 1991 war, says a newly published analysis. Nearly 30 percent of troops who took part in the war have reported fatigue, memory loss, pain and difficulty sleeping. More

Protect Your Ears, Not Just Mom Advice
Stars and Stripes | March 11, 2008

Many soldiers and Marines caught in roadside bombings and firefights in Iraq and Afghanistan are coming home with permanent hearing loss and ringing in their ears, prompting the military to redouble its efforts to protect the troops from noise. More

Red Tape Blocks Returning Vets Care
Connecticut Post | March 10, 2008

In the year that has passed since Staff Sgt. John Daniel Shannon told Congress of the neglect he suffered at Walter Reed Medical Center, the Army's premier hospital has begun to turn around. More

Akaka Continues Efforts to Strengthen VA Research Budget
Connecticut Post | March 10, 2008

U.S. Senator Daniel K. Akaka participated in a joint hearing with the House Veterans' Affairs Committee in which veterans groups spoke out against the Administration's proposal to cut $38 million from VA's Medical and Prosthetic research program. More

Two New Employment Guides
Connecticut Post | March 10, 2008

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued two question-and-answer guides that provide assistance for employers and veterans on workplace issues. More

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