Monthly Archives: August 2004

'Freedom Calls' Helps Deployed Troops Connect with Family A non-profit organization is building a communications network dedicated to keeping deployed troops in touch with family back...

G.I. granddaddies: Vietnam vets bring jungle-tested grit to new tour in Iraq BALAD, IRAQ Dodging high-voltage wires and enemy fire over the dense palm...

Over 8,000 troops get probable yearlong deployment back to desert August 31 It seems as if the paint on the Welcome home posters from...

27-Year Veteran to Take Care of Troops' By U.S. Army Sgt. Jared Zabaldo Command Sgt. Maj. Claudio R. Brown (left), the Office of Security Transition /...

Al Qaeda may attempt to attack Veterans Affairs hospitals August 27, 2004-Al Qaeda could be planning an attack on Veterans Affairs hospitals as an alternative to...

'Courage to Care' Launches Help for Returning Combatants, Families8/25/2004 By Rudi Williams, American Forces Press Service BETHESDA, Md. (NNS) -- A team of experts...

Seized drug money goes to help center for homeless veterans By Howard Wilkinson Joseph House, a treatment and housing center for homeless veterans in Over-the-Rhine,...

As Bush pours money into the military, he reduces money to military veterans By Frederick Sweet Senator John F. Kerry, Democrat of Massachusetts, a Navy veteran...

Seriously Injured Iraq War Vet Out of a Job, Home, Health Care From mid-April to mid-May, Army Sgt. Vannessa Turner was in Iraq, where she...

Swift Boat Veterans for Truth Respond to Boston Globe Retraction In the ongoing saga of the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, the story took another...

Veterans aid Charley victims BY BRITT KENNERLY When a hurricane blows life to pieces, it's truly the little things -- like toiletries and a...

Post-Traumatic Stress Boosts Heart Attack Risk By Randy Dotinga Combat veterans who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder are six times more likely to suffer a...

Soldier dies following his dad's footsteps By Angela D. Chatman Sgt. Joseph Martin Garmback Jr. always wanted to be a paratrooper like his father. Killed...

Veterans Upward Bound provides opportunities for disadvantaged vets   Veterans Upward Bound is a federally-funded program that provides educational opportunities for all veterans who are educationally...

Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy Effective for Patients With Specific Phobias by Arline Kaplan Patients afraid of flying are responding favorably to virtual reality exposure...

Home Computers Handle Daily Tasks for Injured Veterans The Memphis, Tenn., VA Medical Center has one of the country's first Spinal Cord Injury units,...

Proud to be an American: Immigrant Soldier Granted American Citizenship in Death More than 31,000 members of the U.S. armed forces are not American citizens,...

How to Make Interviewers See a More Youthful You By Joann S. Lublin Edward R. Mills was wrapping up a job interview with New York's...

Stateline Veteran Sues To Get His Job Back After Returning From Iraq by Bob Ryder  Former Rockton Police Officer Jeremiah Johnson is fighting to get his job...

Shortchanging our Nation's Brave: Bush's Empty Handshake to Veterans for Services Rendered By Vincent L. Guarisco "What difference does it make to the dead, the...

Three Years After 9/11: Is the Nation Medically Prepared? What should VA's role be in preventing and responding to National medical emergencies and terrorist attacks? ...

Marine awards his Purple Heart to a 'brother' By Mike Argento Before the service began, the gruff-looking biker walked to the front of the sanctuary of...

Former POW pilot returns to Vietnam on final flight HANOI, Vietnam - Piloting the same plane that rescued him 31 years ago, a former American...

One in six US veterans of Iraq war suffers trauma disorders By Joanne Laurier9 July 2004 Over a thousand US soldiers have died in the predatory wars...

Dole suggests Kerry apologize CRAWFORD, Texas -- Former Republican Sen. Bob Dole suggested Sunday that John Kerry apologize for past testimony before Congress about alleged atrocities...

Disaster Relief Funds Available To Paralyzed Veterans Harmed by Hurricane Charley August 17, 2004WASHINGTON, DCBy executive order of Paralyzed Veterans of America National President Joseph...

War veteran sues to keep from being sent back to Iraq GI says his rights violated under Bush redeployment policy A veteran of the...

Veterans E-Mail Troops Abroad The images of bombs dropping in Baghdad stir up memories for a generation familiar with the drama and ugliness of war....

Pay Raise Shows America's Commitment to TroopsBy Kathleen T. RhemAmerican Forces Press ServiceWASHINGTON, August 20, 2004 -- The 3.5 percent pay raise provided for...

VA Creates New Center for Veteran Entrepreneurs The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) marked the expansion of its efforts to help veteran-owned businesses with the...

Weight-training for Veteran Athletes...To keep your spine strong as you get older, a little weight-training will do you a power of good Owen Anderson...

Veterans: The War Against Hepatitis C The hepatitis C virus is a blood-borne disease that attacks the liver. In 85% of all cases, the...

HONORING VETERANS IN INDIAN COUNTRY: Soldier Dance Carter Camp, Ponca Nation Perhaps it is because our ancient societies were organized with a special place...

Unarmed and under fire: An oral history of female Vietnam vets

Reservists Return to Find Lost Jobs Increasing numbers of National Guard and Reserve troops who have returned from war in Iraq and Afghanistan are encountering...

The Warriors: Reflections of a Fighter Pilot, Test Pilot, and Veteran of the Air Wars over Vietnam - A Book by Robert E. Ross....

Combat takes toll on Veterans' marriagesLawrence Streeby saw brutal combat and almost lost both feet to frostbite in the bitter cold of the Korean...

Seniors in Veterans Games Will Get Shot at Senior Olympics Jul 9, 2004 - - WASHINGTON After "going for the gold" at this year's...

Iraq veterans coping with pain and memories David Lee Sterling II will never be the same man after a blast injured him in Iraq. He...

Use of VA's Electronic Health Records ExpandingJuly 21, 2004 WASHINGTON -- One of the world's most sophisticated systems for keeping electronic health records will soon be...

VA Awards Funds to Build Sixth Maine Veterans HomeAugust 2, 2004 WASHINGTON  The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has awarded a grant of more than...

VA Accepting Applications for Homeless Program GrantsAugust 2, 2004 WASHINGTON  The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced today it is making $17.4 million available to...