Gulf War Veterans
Veterans Day, 2019
Veterans Day commemorates the end of World War I, the war to end all wars. It’s become a day to remember all Veterans and victims of war. In America we especially honor that precious one percent of our population who have fought our longest-running wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, their brothers and sisters who served…
Read MoreAlmost a Statistic: A Woman Vet Looks to the VA for Treatment
When he found his wife in their house, she asked for his forgiveness. She’d taken 50 pills in an attempted suicide. Pure chance that he found her so soon after she’d swallowed those pills. They would have killed her if they’d had time to metabolize. Both husband and wife are Navy veterans. He called 911…
Read MoreScreening of Is Anybody Listening; Veteran Stories – D.C.
United States Congressman Raul Ruiz will be hosting a screening of “Is Anybody Listening?” is anybodylisteningmovie.org on June 16, 2016, at 3:00 p.m. in the Cannon House Office Building, 27 Independence Ave SE, Washington, DC 20003, Room 121. The film is told through very personal stories and is about the isolation of veterans from non-veterans…
Read MoreScreening of "Is Anybody Listening" Veteran Stories – D.C.
United States Congressman Raul Ruiz will be hosting a screening of “Is Anybody Listening?” is anybodylisteningmovie.org on June 16, 2016, at 3:00 p.m. in the Cannon House Office Building, 27 Independence Ave SE, Washington, DC 20003, Room 121. The film is told through very personal stories and is about the isolation of veterans from non-veterans…
Read MoreGlen Doherty Memorial Foundation Provides Special Ops Veterans Scholarships
Special Ops Veterans Scholarships The Glen Doherty Memorial Foundation’s focus is on providing Special Ops Veterans Scholarships to current and former special operations professionals, from all branches of the government, the means necessary to transition and succeed in civilian life through: Scholarships for current or former Special Operation Professionals used for traditional education Scholarships for…
Read MoreOh Captain, My Captain…
Our guest blogger, Bob Fraser, served as a sergeant under Shad Meshad with the 98th KO (psychiatric team) in I Corps, South Vietnam in 1970. Upon discharge he was one of the co-founders of “Vet’s House,” a community-based multi-service center in Madison, Wisconsin. Today, he is the director of Neurological Vocational Services and Professor in…
Read MoreWhat the heck is Gulf War Syndrome?
Gulf War Syndrome, or Gulf War Illness as it is now known, is a chronic multisymptom disorder that affects up to 20 percent of the veterans and civilians that deployed to the Iraq Theater. Although the cause of Gulf War Syndrome is not known for sure, doctors and scientists believe that exposure to certain substances…
Read MoreVeterans Day – Give Thanks to those who have Served
“To us in America, the reflections of Armistice Day will be filled with solemn pride in the heroism of those who died in the country’s service and with gratitude for the victory, both because of the thing from which it has freed us and because of the opportunity it has given America to show her…
Read MoreOn 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 “war to end all wars.” Almost a hundred years of parades and speeches, and of men and women returning to us from military service with seen and unseen injuries. We know more than ever before…
Read MoreHonoring Veterans and the Sacrifices they have Made
Veteran’s Day is rapidly approaching. Students get a day off of school, banks and government buildings are closed and there will be parades and gatherings for those who set aside a day out of the year for honoring veterans and giving thanks that they are willing to make sacrifices to keep our nation strong and…
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