Veterans Affairs Canada announces funding to help Fredericton Homeless Shelters
Fredericton Homeless Shelters Inc. are getting a boost from the, Veteran and Family Well-Being Fund of Canada. Accordingly, today they announced $40,000 dollars to aid homeless veterans in the city. “Many people who leave the military do not need help with the transition. But if they do it’s so important for the country to make […]
The Lives Of A Disabled Veteran’s Family Are Changed After Receiving Assistance
When Sarah Nutt contacted DAV (Disabled American Veterans) last May, she hoped her husband, Air Force veteran Gary, would qualify for much-needed additional compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs. DAV is a nonprofit organization that helps more than one million veterans receive life-changing benefits each year. In the years after Gary left his job […]
A centenarian WW II veteran in Virginia
Veteran (retired) Lt. Col. Louis Frazier Martin’s front lawn was packed with well-wishers to help him celebrate the centenarian’s 104 birthday. On July 3, Martin’s surprise party kicked off with a car caravan assembly spearheaded by the University of Maryland Eastern Shore National Alumni Association. After that, the procession paraded past Martin’s Roosevelt Avenue residence near […]
US Vets happy to see return of Honor Flights for memorial visits
Since the coronavirus pandemic cancelled honor flights 16 months ago, at least 757 vets have died waiting for the opportunity to visit the US war memorials in the capital. Ronald Dean’s family wanted to make sure he wasn’t the next one on that list. On Thursday, Dean — a 74-year-old Marine Corps veteran who served […]
Amazon vows to hire 100,000 veterans and spouses by 2024
Amazon recently pledged to hire 100,000 US veterans and veterans’ spouses by the year 2024. This is big news for veterans and veterans’ spouses. Over 40,000 veterans and military spouses are currently employed by Amazon, from operations to Alexa to sustainability to Amazon Web Services (AWS), company officials say. “Amazon is focusing on recruiting and […]
TBI/PTSD: A Battle That Must Be Won by Veterans.
PTSD might be a real concern with regards to suicides among veterans. Therefore, VA’s top clinical priority is preventing suicide among all Veterans — including those who do not, and may never, seek care within the VA health care system. As a Veteran, you can play a role in fulfilling this mission, and VA can equip […]
Emptiness, Anger, Relief: Afghanistan Veterans Wrestle with Coming End of ‘Forever War’
As the withdrawal from Afghanistan hit the news headline again, it is a good time to remember the veterans interviews reported in Military.com last April. Because many veterans wrestled with the complex — and sometimes contradictory — emotions they felt about the end of a ‘forever war’ that has occupied much of their adult lives. […]
A Veteran Whose Life was Saved in Korea by a MoH Recipient Samuel S. Coursen
US Congressional Medals of Honor(MoH) are shiny and blue. They come in a narrow black box. So, when Sam Coursen was handed one by General Omar Bradley, he really didn’t know what was inside. You would have to excuse Sam. He was only fourteen months old. You see, the medal, the nation’s highest award for […]
Canadian VA announces funding for research study
Canadian Minister of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Associate Minister of National Defense announced support for Dalhousie University’s Dallaire Institute for Children, Peace and Security from the Veteran and Family Well-Being Fund. The Dallaire Institute has received $1,060,000 to conduct a five-year national research study, examining the mental health effects of exposure to child soldiers during military service. Military […]
A Veteran US Senator’s Fight to Shield Veterans from Deportation
There are some cases in which US government has deported people who served honorably in the US military. Tammy Duckworth, well-known veteran Democratic senator from Illinois, is pushing for a legislation that would end the government’s herat-breaking practice. Senator Tammy Duckworth, Democrat of Illinois and an Army veteran who lost her legs in the Iraq […]