Veteran Affairs News

A few of the military veterans living in Columbia make their homes in the VA Hospital.

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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Thursday said the military had made mistakes in treating returning combat troops including in their physical and mental health care and by providing some sub-standard ...

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“While VA has made progress since the last investigation, the inspector general continues to find that too many veterans with TBI and their loved ones are not receiving all the assistance and support they need”

Many Iraq war veterans with traumatic brain injury are not getting adequate health care and job assistance for their long-term recovery despite years of government pledges to do so, Veterans Affairs Department investigators say.

"Significant needs remain unmet," according to the report released Thursday by the VA's inspector general. It is the first to examine the Bush administration's long-term efforts in supporting veterans with traumatic brain injury, a leading problem among soldiers struck by roadside bombs that often causes lasting emotional and behavioral difficulties. Read more

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An Agua Dulce woman and a fellow "Devil Dog" Marine are among those showing their support for one particular troop - a U.S. Marine who fought at Iwo Jima now asked to pay $4,000 to the Department of Veterans ...

He was only paid montly $84 NOW they want it back cause he got remairred? What is going on with the VA....

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VFW Supporter, Did you know that May is National Military Appreciation Month? Well, that's why this is the perfect time to show how much you ...

http://donate.vfw.org/site/R?i=EaTBLkSuM9NIZJaCUGmDsg..

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U.S. Senator Daniel K. Akaka , Chairman of the Veterans' Affairs Committee, and Senator Patty Murray , a senior member of the Committee, held a press conference today to call for improved mental health care for ...

We all know the best place is at the VA but.........

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The killings of three U.S. soldiers in separate attacks in Baghdad pushed the American death toll for April up to 47, making it the deadliest month since September.

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U.S. Army Specialist Bryan Castro, left, who was wounded in October when a bullet shattered his skull while he was on patrol in Iraq, talks to Sgt.

It's like a dream and may be I should not wake up

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A San Francisco judge hearing a trial on the quality of veterans' health care is questioning whether the entire case could be moot.

Only time can tell on what will happen on this case and it's a shame it has to go on year after year Veterans have to wait for Health Care and it's nothing new to the VA. Most of the waiting all started way back in 1975 at the end of the Vietnam war and thousands of troop came home to a long wait for *care and NO *Welcome home......

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Issue date: 5/1/08 Section: Opinion I've often wondered what goes through the mind of a soldier who's returned home from war - when they see one of those yellow, "Support the troops" ribbons pasted to someone's ...

Do others notice he or she is homeless? Does the citys notice his or her job is gone and so is his life as he new it. Does a city reach out and help most veterans when they come home from WAR?

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