Obama visits Texas to mark Iraq war anniversary
"Part of ending the war in Iraq responsibly is standing by those who served," Carney said. Veterans are a key voting bloc in the closely fought presidential race. A Gallup tracking poll in August shows Republican Mitt Romney leads Obama, 55 percent to ...www.huffingtonpost.com
Program to recognize Iraq War veterans
The VFW Post 4692 at 794 North Harvey Mitchell Parkway in Bryan will host an Operation Iraqi Freedom Program honoring Iraq War veterans at 7 p.m. this evening. The event, which should last about 45 minutes, will include a slideshow of pictures ...www.theeagle.com
Obama Extends Help for Veterans With Mental Health Problems
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama, responding to unprecedented waves of Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans suffering from combat trauma, has ordered an expansion of mental health services including a beefed-up suicide hotline and more ...www.huffingtonpost.com
Obama visits Texas to mark Iraq war anniversary
"Part of ending the war in Iraq responsibly is standing by those who served," Carney said. Veterans are a key voting bloc in the closely fought presidential race. A Gallup tracking poll in August shows Republican Mitt Romney leads Obama, 55 percent to ...www.google.com
Stop Feeling Sorry for American Veterans
A classic case of that was a poignant Atlantic essay by Iraq War vet Alex Horton, "Lonely Men on Campus: Student Veterans Struggle to Fit In." It tells the tale of three veterans of our recent conflicts who left the service to go to college, only to ...www.theatlantic.com
Obama visits Texas to mark Iraq war anniversary By The Associated Press ...
President Barack Obama is serving up an election-year reminder that he ended the Iraq war, visiting a Texas military base two years to the day that he formally declared the end of the U.S.www.laramieboomerang.com
Conroe VFW set to welcome home Iraq, Afghan war vets
Veterans returning home from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq will have much to look forward to Saturday evening at the first Iraqi Freedom Homecoming event hosted by the Conroe Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4709. The event begins at 4 p.m. at the post ...www.yourhoustonnews.com
No way to treat our vets
Our opinion: How can a nation expect people to serve if it treats its veterans shabbily? Close to 48,000 Americans have been wounded in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The good news is that better body armor and advances in medicine helped save many ...blog.timesunion.com
Vets worried civilians forgetting Afghanistan War
Thirty-four "insider attacks" have happened this year, with 45 coalition deaths deaths in all, according to Reuters. 10News talked to veterans about Americans' current perception of the war. A number of them said it seems once the country ended the ...www.wbir.com
Female War Veterans Run For Congress
After more than a decade of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, dozens of military veterans - Republicans and Democrats - are running for Congress this election year as voters have shown a fresh enthusiasm for candidates with no elected experience.www.huffingtonpost.com
Sandburg and Stagg Football Saying Thanks to Veterans During Game
"A lot of people honor veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan, but we can't forget about World War II, Korea, Vietnam," Bell said.orlandpark.patch.com
Veterans deserve respect, best health care
Are they likely to serve in the next war as the U.S. is failing to keep its promises to veterans? Despite massive efforts by both parties to "disappear" the Afghanistan and Iraq wars, the U.S. still bears the weight in both countries. Iraq is moving ...www.coloradoan.com
VA Closing in on 1 Million Backlogged Compensation Claims
The agency shared that veterans from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars are citing an average of over nine disability issues for each claim.www.executivegov.com
MAP: Disabled California veterans wait longer for benefits than elsewhere
Democrats and many veterans' advocates argue that the VA failed to prepare for an onslaught of wounded veterans after the Bush administration began the war in Iraq in 2003. Republicans counter that the backlog of disability claims has exploded under ...www.scpr.org
Doing It To Win: Veterans Raise Bar At Paralympics
Among the athletes at the ongoing 2012 games in London are veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Organizers of the games say the vets raise the caliber of the competition. And injured veterans say Paralympic sports provide inspiration and the ...app1.kuhf.org
Veterans to RNC, DNC: Don't forget us
Veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have a message for the presidential candidates: Talk is cheap. "A simple 'thank you for your service' won't cut it this November," said Tom Tarantino, chief policy officer for Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans ...www.politico.com
Battle-tested, female war vets run for Congress
After more than a decade of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, dozens of military veterans - Republicans and Democrats - are running for Congress this election year as voters have shown a fresh enthusiasm for candidates with no elected experience.siouxcityjournal.com
Veterans, National Security Experts Take Romney to Task For American Legion ...
Major General (ret) Paul D. Eaton, a thirty-year veteran of the U.S. Army and NSN Senior Advisor, and Iraq Veteran and Chairman of VoteVets.www.enewspf.com
Healing the scars of war
Are they likely to serve in the next war as the U.S. is failing to keep its promises to veterans? Despite massive efforts by both parties to "disappear" the Afghanistan and Iraq wars, the U.S. still bears the weight in both countries. Iraq is moving ...www.coloradoan.com
Iraq War Veterans Survived Aurora Massacre, Address Gun Violence Issues
Anchor Marco Werman talks to two survivors of that tragedy: Iraq war veterans Jacqueline Keavney Lader and Don Lader, who have been honoring those killed by addressing gun violence issues and their own struggles with PTSD after the Aurora incident.www.theworld.org
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