Regional Veterans News 6/24/10

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Regional Veterans News 6/24/10

Regional stories on veterans’ health, education, benefits, legal affairs and other issues today from: Knoxville, Tennessee; New Bedford, Massachusetts; Annapolis, Maryland Franklin, Georgia; Washington D.C.; Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; New York, New York; Calabash, North Carolina; Southern Maine and Las Vegas, Nevada.

  • Knoxville, Tennessee – Obama thanked for supporting veterans
  • New Bedford, Massachusetts – New Bedford veterans’ Sean Brooke home opens in fallen soldier’s name
  • Annapolis, Maryland – Md. board backs vets home contract, despite issues
  • Franklin, Georgia – Franklin clinic demonstrates V.A.’s great leap forward
  • Washington D.C. – VA launches program for soldiers exposed to chemicals in Iraq
  • Lancaster County, Pennsylvania  – ‘Problem-solving’ court for veterans possible here
  • New York, New York – Best Course for Troubled Veterans: Treatment, Not Jail
  • Calabash, North Carolina – Veterans win outreach clinic for Brunswick County
  • Southern Maine – Vietnam Veterans of America seeks to establish new chapter in Southern Maine
  • Las Vegas, Nevada – Veterans Memorial will be built in Las Vegas
Sean Brooke, Army combat medic who died in 2005 after a 14-month tour of duty in Iraq; Veterans salute the opening of the Sean Brooke House, developed by Caritas Communities, a non-profit organization committed to providing affordable housing

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