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“It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year”
With a nod to songwriters George Wyle and Edward Pola, this popular holiday song is everywhere in this season. You…
Oh Captain, My Captain…
Our guest blogger, Bob Fraser, served as a sergeant under Shad Meshad with the 98th KO (psychiatric team) in I…
Homelessness: Plenty of Talk, Not Enough Commitment
by Shad Meshad As someone who has spent 44 years on the streets of Los Angeles working to help homeless…
On Veterans Day: The Ones We Missed
This November 11th will be our nation’s 96th Veterans Day – a day meant to mark the end of the…
Advancing Treatment for PTSD and TBI
Being a veteran advocate is my full-time job. It’s the kind of job that you take with you on vacation,…
When Time is More than Money: Waiting for VA Benefits
As of August 22, 2015, the average length of time to complete a fully developed claim (FDC) for VA benefits…
Old News Revisited – the VA’s Claim Backlog
Remember when we were all up in arms over the VA’s staggering backlog of Veterans’ claims for benefits, almost a…
Probably Not the Kind of Equality Women Had in Mind
22 per day—the suicide rate for veterans—not just male veterans. Women veterans commit suicide at the same rate as their…