Category Archives: Veterans Services
Veterans’ representation in Congress has fallen drastically since post-Vietnam years
By Chuck Raasch, St. Louis Post-Dispatch: WASHINGTON — As the federal government struggles with problems -->
Government Awards Full Benefits To Wife Of Female Soldier Killed In Afghanistan
By Amanda Terkel, Huffington Post: Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Tracy Dice Johnson, whose wife -->
American Music Project: Voices for Veterans
The American Music Project: Voices for Veterans, an initiative of Give US Your Poor, is -->
Obama Administration, Congress Move to Address Growing Veterans Affairs Firestorm
By Matthew Daly, WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration and Congress are moving quickly to -->
The Department of Delay, Deceit and Dumb Disorder
by Charles G. Mills – fitzgerald griffin foundation GLEN COVE, NY — The two largest -->
DOJ: Student loan entity penalized for cheating veterans
By Chris Carroll, Stars & Stripes: WASHINGTON — The student lender Sallie Mae, which in -->
Group opens office to address growing needs of female veterans
By Wesley Brown, The Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle: It took time, but female veterans now have -->
Veterans Group, government watchdog create VA whistleblower site
By Chris Carroll, Stars & Stripes: WASHINGTON — As Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki prepared -->
Second VA doctor blows whistle on patient-care failures
Dr. Katherine Mitchell talked about a “perfect storm” in the ER and her fears that -->
VA sued over PTSD claims related to sexual assault
By Jennifer Hlad, Stars & Stripes: Two veterans organizations are suing the Department of Veterans -->
The enemy at home: Veterans addicted and dying from VA pain pills
Whistleblowers say military doctors and VA have overprescribed powerful narcotics for more than a decade. -->
A fatal wait: Veterans languish and die on a VA hospital’s secret list
(CNN) — By Scott Bronstein and Drew Griffin: At least 40 U.S. veterans died waiting -->
All veterans eligible for VA dental coverage
Veterans Today, April 16, 2014: For the first time in history, the U.S. government has -->
Judge’s Surprise Ruling On Veteran’s Exposure to Toxic Chemicals On U.S. Military Base Called “Turning Point”
Many Veterans who served in areas other than the Republic of Vietnam during the Vietnam -->
A legacy of Pain and Pride
Written by Rajiv ChandrasekaranPublished on March 29, 2014 More than half of the 2.6 million -->
GOP slams VA: ‘Bureaucracy run amok’
By Bernie Becker(The Hill) President Obama should back a measure to streamline a Veterans Affairs -->
Iraq war vet introduces military suicide prevention bill
By Ashley Fantz (CNN) — The first Iraq war combat veteran to serve in the -->
No longer needed? Troops survive combat, then lose their jobs
By Gregg ZoroyaUSA TODAY For thousands of career-military troops who endured combat and family separations -->
Symposium-Fighting for Veterans: Meeting the Need for Legal Services in New York City
Nancy Y. Morgan, Esq., Partner and Director of F&P’s Veterans’ Services Group, to speak at -->
Revolution in Artificial Limbs Brings Feeling Back to Amputees
By Josh Fischmann for National Geographic Published February 22, 2014 Something is missing. Every amputee -->