Still in gear: Injuries don’t stop veterans on 100-day bike trek
They knew it would be hard. They even likened it to a mini-deployment. But what these fired-up veterans didn’t expect was that their cross-country bike ride would involve so much injury — and would...
View ArticleTom Mahany, Vietnam Veteran, Ends Hunger Strike For Military Suicide
After 17 days of not eating a morsel of food, Tom Mahany ended his hunger strike Thursday, saying that the government got the message that it needs to do more to address military suicide. When Mahany...
View ArticlePets for Vets Helps Veterans & Dogs Rescue Each Other
It's not often when I encounter an organization that has no downside, whether it's a commercial enterprise or a non-profit. So when I recently learned about Pets for Vets, a group that matches shelter...
View ArticleBook World: ‘Those We Love Most,’ by Lee Woodruff, is a novel on family...
‘Those We Love Most” is Lee Woodruff’s first novel, following her essay collection, “Perfectly Imperfect,” and a work of nonfiction called “In an Instant.” That powerful book, co-written with her...
View ArticleFlorida therapist offers free online book to combat veterans
In a career that has stretched more than two decades, Anne Freund has spent time with countless combat soldiers and veterans. In many ways, their stories all proved the same: They returned from...
View ArticleVietnam veterans get a warm welcome at the Minnesota State Fair
As cheers rang out, hundreds of Vietnam War veterans marched down Dan Patch Avenue at the Minnesota State Fair on Tuesday, part of a national salute to those who served in the unpopular war half a...
View ArticlePrepare for Release of Author and Vietnam Veteran’s Second Novel; Ray...
Vietnam veteran-turned-author Ray Gleason readies to release the paperback version of The Violent Season in June. The Violent Season details the true experiences of those entwined in the unrelenting...
View ArticleVeterans honor lost comrades on Memorial Day
ST. LOUIS • Memorial Day for Thomas Korth is a rare time to drink. He has his own ritual for the occasion. To prepare, he grabs a can of Budweiser — colored red, white and blue, like a U.S. flag — and...
View ArticlePurple Hearts for PTSD?
When Ron Morton returned from Vietnam in 1976, he abused drugs, attempted suicide and failed as a husband, unaware he was suffering a classic case of post-traumatic stress disorder from the near-fatal...
View ArticlePeter McShane will read an excerpt from his memoir at Cazenovia...
Syracuse -- At one of this year's Writers Corner programs, the Syracuse Veterans' Writing Group will read essays and poems on July 13. Six veterans, through their writing, will share their military...
View ArticleLocal Marines take on a new battle: suicide among veterans
Two local Marines are taking on a new battle, that is, against suicide. The US Department of Veterans Affairs says someone can suffer from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder after going through a...
View ArticleNicholas D. Kristof / Brain damage or PTSD? Many struggling veterans may be...
He was a 27-year-old former Marine, struggling to adjust to civilian life after two tours in Iraq. Once an A student, he now found himself unable to remember conversations, dates and routine bits of...
View ArticleVet receives Purple Heart 43 years after combat
The Purple Heart a Vietnam veteran receives today for four AK-47 bullet wounds to the back and multiple shrapnel injuries was due 43 years ago. Im really happy that I can receive this award, Doug...
View ArticleNicholas D. Kristof: Battered brains of war veterans
New York: He was a 27-year-old former Marine, struggling to adjust to civilian life after two tours in Iraq. Once an A student, he now found himself unable to remember conversations, dates and routine...
View ArticleKristof: Veterans and brain disease
He was a 27-year-old former Marine, struggling to adjust to civilian life after two tours in Iraq. Once an A student, he now found himself unable to remember conversations, dates and routine bits of...
View ArticleMarine vets land in Beaufort to honor Vietnam commander of helicopter group
More than 20 Vietnam veterans descended on Beaufort Sept. 6 like they used to buzz into the jungle in CH-46 helicopters named after rock bands. They came from Washington state, California, Colorado,...
View ArticleObama announces aid initiative to help wounded veterans
ORLANDO — President Obama on Saturday announced a new initiative to help treat veterans with brain injuries and mental health conditions, as he and first lady Michelle Obama paid tribute to disabled...
View ArticleMr. President, help save veterans’ lives
President Obama has talked plenty of times, including on Tuesday night, about keeping our military strong. Ending the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and helping veterans find work when they get home are...
View ArticleIraq, Afghanistan War Veterans Struggle With Combat Trauma
Natasha Young hangs a United States Marine Corps flag over the garage door at her home in Haverhill, Mass. HAVERHILLL, Mass. -- Before her life fell apart, before suicide began to sound like sweet...
View ArticleUgly Angels: Vietnam veterans share memories at Inola reunion
INOLA — Members of the “Ugly Angels” Marine Helicopter Transport Squadron Light (HMM) 362 gathered Saturday for a reunion at Dobies Heliport in Inola. The helicopter pilots, air crews and support...
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