For years dogs have served as companion animals to thousands of people coping with depression, anxiety, and other disorders. A number of organizations offer dogs to veterans suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and the
For many Vietnam veterans, Agent Orange is like a daily nightmare that comes back to continuously haunt them. Since the collaboration between the U.S. and Britain to release the chemical during the Vietnam War, the
WASHINGTON – The Department of Veterans Affairs announced the appointment of a new director of the Center for Women Veterans. Kayla M. Williams assumed duties this week as Director, serving as primary advisor to the
We have been hearing a steady drumbeat of the inadequate and abysmal healthcare provided to our wounded and disabled veterans for many, many months now. Congress and the White House have promised they will get
A mountain of debt and a multitude of debt collection problems became an unintended consequence of the new VA Choice Act Program for veterans. Veterans’ healthcare has been in need of an overhaul for
The Marion, Illinois VA Medical Center echoed with the rumble of motorcycles and fire and police sirens as more than 200 bikers and supporters came out to go on one last bike ride with Marine Veteran Walter “Vernell” Holderfield. Three
