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50 US troops now diagnosed with traumatic brain injury from Iranian missile attack

Of the 16 additional service members who have been diagnosed with Traumatic Brain Injury, 15 have returned to duty in...
By Jul 25, 2018
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For POTUS, A VFW Convention Is No Different From A Political Rally

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — President Donald Trump praised the country’s veterans and active military in a speech Tuesday to the...
By Apr 17, 2018
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The VA May Soon Be Forced Into Medical Marijuana Research. Finally

When it comes to the subject of medical weed research, or even whether it’s okay for a vet and physician...
By Feb 21, 2018
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Here’s Why Veterans Groups Are Circling The Wagons Around Embattled VA Secretary Shulkin

Leading veterans service organizations met Tuesday to mount a joint response in the face of a troubling inspector general report...
By Nov 3, 2017
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Changing VA’s Motto Could Hurt The Actual Needs Of Women Veterans

In 2007, I joined the Marine Corps and proceeded to spend five years resenting the term “Female Marine” — or...
By Oct 26, 2017
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A Well-Kept Secret: How Vets And Their Doctors Are Getting Around The VA’s Medical Marijuana Policy

Between November 2016 and May 2017, Jonathan Fruchter, a 37-year-old Navy veteran, was receiving care at a post-traumatic stress disorder...
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VA Launches New Process To Turn Around Disability Claims In 30 Days Or Less

In an effort to streamline its claims process, the Department of Veteran Affairs announced the official launch of the Decision...
By May 30, 2017
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Drug Thefts At VA Hospitals Rise Twice As Fast As At Private Facilities

Despite efforts to curtail the theft of opioids and other drugs by employees at Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals, “the...
By May 4, 2017
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A Law Against ‘Double Dipping’ Is Forcing Disabled Vets To Pay Back Separation Benefits

The White House, Department of Veteran Affairs, and members of Congress are moving fast on veterans issues in 2017. They’re...
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Give VA Secretary Authority To Hold Employees Accountable And Fire Poor Performers

This month marks the third anniversary of a nationwide crisis in access to care that branded the Department of Veterans...
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McCain Slams Trump For Attack On Gold Star Family

Editor’s Note: This article by Richard Sisk originally appeared on Military.com, the premier source of information for the military and veteran community. President...
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From 2001 to 2014, the rate of suicide among veterans who use VA services increased by 8.8%, while the rate...
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VFW Forced To Remove American Flags From Veterans Graves

On June 2, a crew of eight people from the service organization Veterans of Foreign Wars pulled roughly 500 American...
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Every service member shares two experiences over the course of their military career: the transition from civilian life into the...
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On Sept. 29, 1899, a group of 13 veterans gathered together and decided there was a cause to which they...
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An Iraq War Vet’s Firsthand Account Of The VFW National Convention

“They used this place to shoot the Batman movies,” our shuttle driver replied to the comments about all of the...
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We’ve all heard senior leaders in the military chastise their younger troops for not planning ahead. Some of us have...
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How 5 Days On Capitol Hill Restored My Faith In The VFW

At the end of two frustrating years, I was about done with the Veterans of Foreign Wars as an organization....
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It’s Time For More Millennial Vets To Join The Ranks Of The VFW

Recent articles have proclaimed the oasis of modern veteran service to be millennial organizations. These organizations may offer grassroots support...
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America’s Veterans Are Losing Their Collective Voice

The recent scandals at the Department of Veterans Affairs culminating in the resignation of Secretary Eric Shinseki are a sobering...