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Veteran Identity Theft – The Horse Has Left the Barn

By Shad Meshad / March 28, 2018

47 years of working with Veterans. I thought I’d run into every kind of challenge they face.  Then, recently I…

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A Legacy of Silence

By Shad Meshad / February 28, 2018

Recently a vet I know called me about his brother. They both served in Iraq, at different times.  One brother’s…

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It’s the Same the Whole World Over…for Veterans

By Shad Meshad / January 10, 2018

“War changes you, there’s no denying that. It’s useless to say it doesn’t or that you’ll get over it. You…

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Looking Forward, Looking Back

By Shad Meshad / December 20, 2017

This is the time of year when we look forward and back.  We’ve talked about a lot of issues our…

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Sgt. Major Jesse Acosta: Back at the VA

By Shad Meshad / December 13, 2017

I got a call the other day from Sergeant Major Jesse Acosta.  You might remember that I wrote about him…

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Math for Veterans Day: .5%

By Shad Meshad / November 9, 2017

That really should say < .5%   What’s that mean?  Less than one-half of one percent. That’s the percentage of the U.S.…

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Almost a Statistic: A Woman Vet Looks to the VA for Treatment

By Shad Meshad / October 26, 2017

When he found his wife in their house, she asked for his forgiveness. She’d taken 50 pills in an attempted…

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Women Veterans: Her Own Field of Combat

By Shad Meshad / October 3, 2017

We met her at an LA Collaborative meeting.  That’s the Los Angeles Veterans Collaborative, a group of community stakeholders, agencies…

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