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- When Soldiers Snap 8 Nov 2009 06:34 GMT
... considers the misery of war in South Vietnam in 1968. Soldiers attend a suicide prevention class ... Their symptoms appeared neurological: They included trembling, paralysis, a loss of sight or hearing. Yet ... at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, speaking of soldiers and those who ...
- John Pilger: Cambodia's holocaust remembered, 30 years on 8 Nov 2009 05:33 GMT
... low, following the Mekong River west from Vietnam. Once over Cambodia, what we saw silenced all ... beds; families were separated; the old and disabled fell beside the road. “Don’t take anything ... falling day and night. Without milk and medicines, children were stricken with preventable disease like ...
- Sea stories flow deep at vets' party 8 Nov 2009 08:54 GMT
... prizes. Information booths included those manned by health care organizations and veterans benefits agencies. The ... fought in World War II, Korea or Vietnam. "This is the first year of what we ... disorder) was too bad. I'm 100 percent disabled. I take something like 30 pills a ...
- When Soldiers' Minds Snap 7 Nov 2009 21:16 GMT
... considers the misery of war in South Vietnam in 1968. Soldiers attend a suicide prevention class ... Their symptoms appeared neurological: They included trembling, paralysis, a loss of sight or hearing. Yet ... at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, speaking of soldiers and those who ...
- Several Veterans Day memorials, parades, events planned 7 Nov 2009 01:55 GMT
... Veterans of World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War and war on global terrorism who ... Redman’s Hall and to waterfront, where refreshments will be served. All veterans welcome to participate. ... All veterans welcome to participate. Those with disabilities may ride on floats. Veterans may get ...
- Obituaries - Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009 7 Nov 2009 05:31 GMT
... Barker died Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. Service will be 1 p.m. Monday at the graveside ... different occupations during life until he became disabled. In addition to his parents he is ... served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. In addition to his parents, he was ...
- Keeping Track in the Mid-Valley (Nov. 7) 7 Nov 2009 09:50 GMT
... in the military, including a tour in Vietnam. After leaving the service, he spent 32 ... homeless shelters. Through the efforts of two medical and disabilities workers in Albany, he got his own ...
- Fallen 'Kosher Hot Dog King' Headed For Prison 7 Nov 2009 02:31 GMT
... only to be scammed for nearly $2.5 million. Zaler and his attorney said his motivation ... dog" that dated to his days as Vietnam War protest leader on the University of Colorado ... accounts. His earlier crimes included misleading a disabled woman distraught over her daughter's death that ...
- ILLINOIS SPOTLIGHT: Hillside Building A Home For Injured Veteran 6 Nov 2009 10:30 GMT
... two prostheses. He was the kind of disabled veteran Hillside Mayor Joseph Tamburino had in ... donated by developer Plote Cos. As a Vietnam veteran, Tamburino said he feels a responsibility "to ... 11-month rehabilitation stint at Walter Reed Army Medical Center to his hand-cycling in the Chicago ...
- La Crosse Tribune, Wis., Richard Mial column: Columnist Richard Mial: VA extends benefits for Agent Orange [La Crosse Tribune, Wis.] 3 Nov 2009 12:11 GMT
... to the Agent Orange defoliant during the Vietnam War? Do you suffer from coronary artery ... the disease and compensate veterans for the disabilities," Gausmann said. "Compensation can be $123 a ... county Veterans Service Office. The Institute of Medicine, a branch of the federal government, conducted ...
- The VA - More Good Care And Bumbling Bureaucracy 2 Nov 2009 20:22 GMT
... stepped on a landmine in 1971 in Vietnam and was ultimately medically retired from the ... the required examinations and was awarded his disability rating. Time passed and "Somehow I did ... Let's get together and make some changes." Disabled Navy veteran Ron Whaley comments, "I know ...
- Report: Vets need drug treatment, not jail 5 Nov 2009 19:13 GMT
... the treatment of veterans, the military's Tricare health benefits program came under fire for what ... a 2008 speech by U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam Michael Michalak in Hanoi, in which he ... depression or other mental illness or cognitive disability, and that 19 percent of veterans who ...
- Coburn named as senator holding up vets bill 3 Nov 2009 22:50 GMT
... S 1963, the Veterans' Caregiver and Omnibus Health Benefits Act of 2009, by using an ... further delay,” the letter reads. “Thousands of disabled veterans with serious medical conditions and the ... Association, Military Order of the Purple Heart, Vietnam Veterans of America, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of ...
- Wounded Warriors stay positive 5 Nov 2009 22:35 GMT
... first, because Campbell, Demby and I aren’t disabled. But Coach pointed me in the direction ... on. Demby, who was wounded in the Vietnam War, said it best: “Although these guys’ ... changed, they look at living with their disabilities as a second chance, a new beginning. ...
- Coburn: Objection is cost, not veterans 4 Nov 2009 16:52 GMT
... holding up consideration of an omnibus veterans' health bill doesn't hate veterans and their families, ... further delay,” the letter reads. “Thousands of disabled veterans with serious medical conditions and the ... Association, Military Order of the Purple Heart, Vietnam Veterans of America, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of ...
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