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Homelessness: Plenty of Talk, Not Enough Commitment

By Shad Meshad / December 1, 2015

by Shad Meshad As someone who has spent 44 years on the streets of Los Angeles working to help homeless…

The Forgotten War: Korean War Veterans and a Chance for Peace

By National Veterans Foundation / November 30, 2015

Actively, the Korean War was fought between June 1950 and July 1953, but the armistice didn’t stop the war, it…

What the heck is Gulf War Syndrome?

By National Veterans Foundation / November 23, 2015

Gulf War Syndrome, or Gulf War Illness as it is now known, is a chronic multisymptom disorder that affects up…

The Public Sector Needs More Emphasis on Hiring Military Veterans

By National Veterans Foundation / November 18, 2015

Hiring military veterans has never been easier – or more profitable – for companies, but unemployment among veterans remains a…

Commentary: The naked emperor and the vanishing veteran

By Paula Caplan / November 11, 2015

Whispers — from the red carpet, at charitable foundations, in the corporate boardroom — tell a very different story than do prominent…

Women Veterans and Suicide

By National Veterans Foundation / November 11, 2015

Female veterans die by suicide at nearly six times the rate as women with no military service record. Triggers for suicide include the high incidence…

Veteran Buzz Aldrin Advocates Flight Simulators for Treatment of PTSD and TBI

By National Veterans Foundation / November 11, 2015

Buzz Aldrin, Ph.D, Colonel, USAF, Ret. is probably best known as a moonwalker, scientist, inventor, engineer, and author of nine books.…

Veterans Day – Give Thanks to those who have Served

By National Veterans Foundation / November 11, 2015

“To us in America, the reflections of Armistice Day will be filled with solemn pride in the heroism of those…