Monthly Archives: November 2011

Groundbreaking Research Looks at how Blasts Injure Brain

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Kara Campbell

Can servicemembers who are near explosions, but don’t receive a blow to the head, still suffer brain damage? By Seth Robbins (Stars and Stripes) Published: November 25, 2011 LANDSTUHL, Germany — U.S. Army Maj. Kevin Kit Parker, now a professor … Continue reading →

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Suit Targets Care at VA

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Kara Campbell

November 20, 2011, by Terrie Morgan-Besecker (Times Leader) – To the U.S. Marines, former Sgt. Stanley Laskowski was a highly regarded solider, an effective leader who had “limitless potential.” A veteran of the war in Iraq in 2003, Laskowski earned … Continue reading →

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Setback for Veterans: Mental Health Ruling is Withdrawn

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Kara Campbell

L.A. Now, by Carol Williams: A federal appeals court Wednesday withdrew its May ruling that ordered sweeping reform of the Department of Veterans Affairs to care for those returning from combat with post-traumatic stress disorder and other psychological injuries. The … Continue reading →

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Gulf War Illness Washington Update

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Kara Campbell

Written by Anthony Hardie There’s lot happening right now on behalf of veterans of the 1991 Gulf War, and after years of missteps, most of it is now squarely aimed at improving the health and lives of Gulf War veterans. … Continue reading →

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Senate Passes Veterans Jobs Bill

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Kara Campbell

Written by Rosalind Helderman November 10, 2011 (Washington Post) – On the eve of Veterans Day, the Senate approved new measures to help unemployed former service members, advancing a modest piece of President Obama’s $447 billion jobs package with rare … Continue reading →

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Posted on November 11, 2011 by Kara Campbell

“The Willingness With Which our Young People are Likely to Serve in Any War, No Matter How Justified, Shall Be Directly Proportional to How They Perceive Veterans of Early Wars Were Treated and Appreciated by Our Nation”, stated by George … Continue reading →

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Veterans’ Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA)

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Kara Campbell

From DAV: On October 18, 2011, it was announced that there would be a 3.6% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for Social Security recipients next year. The Senate immediately and unanimously passed leglislation, S. 894, to apply this same COLA increase to … Continue reading →

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Hugo Folding Canes for Veterans

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Kara Campbell

A national program “Hugo Salutes our Vets” will provide, at no charge, 36,000 state of the art Hugo Folding Canes to any U. S. military veteran in need of mobility assistance. The Hugo Folding Canes, retail at $29.99, will be … Continue reading →

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Obama To Promote Ways For Veterans To Find Work

Posted on November 7, 2011 by Kara Campbell

Associated Press by Ken Thomas: President Barack Obama is promoting new ways to help veterans find jobs in a tough economy while pressing Congress to approve tax credits for businesses to hire former members of the military. Just ahead of … Continue reading →

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For Injured Veterans, Healing in Service to Others

Posted on November 3, 2011 by Kara Campbell

New York Times Article by James Dao: While working with refugees and landmine survivors in Rwanda, Bosnia and Cambodia in the 1990s, a Rhodes scholar named Eric Greitens had an epiphany about teenagers in traumatic circumstances: the ones who fared … Continue reading →

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