Recent research is bolstering the view that the symptoms, known collectively as gulf war illness, are fundamentally biological in nature. In the latest example, researchers at Georgetown University say they have found neurological damage in gulf war veterans reporting symptoms of the disease.
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While post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is often associated with Service members and veterans, affecting an estimated 20 percent of Service members after a deployment, eight percent of the U.S. population at large will be affected by PTSD in their lifetime. The observance of June as PTSD Awareness Month helps highlight this issue of national importance.
In 1986 when Shad Meshad finished his work with the Veterans Administration, I was sorry to hear the VA and the federal government were losing his services, a loss for the VA but a gain for veterans because Shad went on to found the National Veterans Foundation. Twenty-seven years later, the NVF still plays a critical role in providing information services to our veterans.
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I’ve always been drawn to the idea that even when you get to that point where you feel like you are completely filled with regret and heartbreak over things you can’t undo from the past . . . there is still a chance to reinvent yourself. It isn’t easy or straightforward, but the possibility is always there. I was not drawn to retelling their ferocious experiences of war, but rather to revealing the very human and moving ways in which they rediscover how to live in the aftermath of it.
When you think of it, “holiday” isn’t exactly the right phrase for what began as a day of remembrance, a day to honor those who gave their all for this country. What began as a solemn occasion has somehow morphed into something very different.
As many current military personnel and Veterans of past wars know, life can be full of challenges and obstacles. One of the challenges that often may be overlooked is finances. Along with civilians, service members have to deal with doing their finances, and that is usually one of the last things on their minds. Although there are many stressful things in the life of a soldier, finances do not have to be one of them. When it comes to handling your money as a current service member or Veteran, there are many things to consider.