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By Elana Duffy Jun 18, 2017

Opinion

To Improve Awareness, We Must Call PTSD What It Is: A Disorder

June is National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Month. Well, at least according to the National Center for PTSD. According to … Continued

By Elana Duffy Dec 23, 2016

Reviews

DoD Canceled Brain Injury Research Because It Didn’t Like The Results

Editor’s Note: A version of this article by Elana Duffy originally appeared on the NYC Veterans Alliance blog. A few … Continued

By Elana Duffy Oct 5, 2016

Career

It’s Not Just Your Imagination: It Really Is Harder For Women To Get Promoted

Equality for women in the workplace comes up all the time in the media, in casual conversation, in sports, and … Continued

By Elana Duffy Sep 21, 2016

Military Benefits

Why I Won’t Give Concerned Veterans For America ‘My VA Story’

Concerned Veterans for America recently launched a campaign called “My VA Story” asking for veteran stories about Veterans Administration hospitals. … Continued

By Elana Duffy Aug 3, 2016

Community

What We Lose When We Give Away Purple Hearts

“Man,” Donald Trump said, as retired Lt. Col. Louis Dorfman handed him a Purple Heart medal on Aug. 2, 2016. … Continued

By Elana Duffy May 4, 2016

Support

How To Answer That Awful Question, ‘Do You Have PTSD?’

“Oh, you’re a veteran, huh? Do you have PTSD?” This question, asked often but most recently slurred from the mouth … Continued

By Elana Duffy Dec 30, 2015

Support

Enough With The Outrage, It’s Time For Action

In an age of looming government shutdowns, defunding of health programs, and less than 5% of the living population of … Continued

By Elana Duffy Dec 16, 2015

popular

An Army Interrogator’s Tips For Picking Someone Up At A Bar

There’s an old saying: You can take the interrogator out of the military, but you will never take the interrogator … Continued

By Elana Duffy Aug 28, 2015

Transition

This Entrepreneurship Program Taught Me The Skills To Build A Better Future

“If you don’t apply for this, I don’t even know you anymore.” Sometimes when Marine veterans talk, I listen. This … Continued

By Elana Duffy Jun 8, 2015

Health & Fitness

Here Are 5 Reasons To Exercise Even If You Don’t Want To

In December, the disaster recovery charity racing team Race2Rebuild partnered with nonprofit Team Red, White, & Blue in New York … Continued

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