• Iraq Veterans Against the War has become About Face: Veterans Against the War. (ivaw.org)
  • Iraq Veterans Against the War is open to Active Duty, National Guard and Reservists who have served since 09/11/2001. (ivaw.org)
  • I felt the Bush administration tried to kill me for one long year, so I dedicated myself to the fellowship of Iraq Veterans Against the War and fought back. (ivaw.org)
  • The author of the book, "The Other Wes Moore," he is now a vocal advocate for America's youth as well as for fellow veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. (ted.com)
  • Of the 2.7 million American veterans that served in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, at least 20% were diagnosed with PTSD (Veterans Statistics). (ipl.org)
  • Hundreds of military veterans welcome Iraq war refuse Lt. Ehren Watada as a keynote speaker of Veterans for Peace convention with chants of 'thank you LT! (indybay.org)
  • As Lt. Watada took the stage to the chorus of "thank you," three dozen members of the growing Iraq Veterans Against the War filed on stage to stand behind him. (indybay.org)
  • All of them members of the U.S. military since September 11, 2001 - most of them Iraq War veterans. (indybay.org)
  • On August 17th, in a military courtroom on Fort Lewis, Washington the first test of this strategy to help end the Iraq occupation war will be put into play. (indybay.org)
  • About 50 Iraq war veterans led a boisterous crowd of about 4,000 protesters to the gates of the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday evening, demanding to speak at the podium inside. (latimes.com)
  • It ended five hours later, after the Obama campaign resolved a tense standoff outside the Pepsi Center by agreeing to meet with representatives of the group, Iraq Veterans Against the War. (latimes.com)
  • The marchers said they wanted to hold Obama to his promise to end the Iraq war and called for him to pull troops out immediately. (latimes.com)
  • The Iraq war veterans, many in full uniform and chanting in a military cadence, led the procession. (latimes.com)
  • Although seizure disorders are associated with traumatic brain injury, little information exists regarding comorbidities and mortality in veterans with epilepsy who were deployed in the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts. (cdc.gov)
  • U.S. veterans with epilepsy who were deployed in the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts were more likely than those without epilepsy to have mental and physical comorbidity, and were 2.6 times more likely to die during 2011-2015, even after controlling for demographic characteristics and other conditions associated with death. (cdc.gov)
  • Veterans with epilepsy who were deployed in the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts could benefit from evidence-based chronic disease self-management programs to reduce physical and psychiatric comorbidity, and linkages to U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs clinical health care providers and other community health and social service providers. (cdc.gov)
  • The age-adjusted prevalence of seizure disorder in United States veterans deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts (IAV) is 6.1 per 1,000 persons ( 1 ), compared with 7.1 to 10 per 1,000 persons in the general population ( 2 , 3 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Hopefully not the same think tanks that have lobbied for disastrous wars that have killed and wounded thousands of U.S. soldiers and hundreds of thousands of people in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, and elsewhere. (veteransforpeace.org)
  • Our reasoning for going to war with Iraq and Afghanistan was the premeditated plans of terrorists, among other things, that seemed to fail evidential scrutiny. (vvaw.org)
  • The debate over the wars/occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan can be summed up in an analysis and comparison of premeditated acts (unjustifiable murder) and self-defense (justifiable murder). (vvaw.org)
  • A draw down in troops from Iraq and Afghanistan doesn't mean the war is over. (vvaw.org)
  • Bryan Reinholdt is the national Treasurer for Iraq Veterans Against the War. (vvaw.org)
  • Well, a new investigation into California veterans and active service members reveals that three times as many veterans are dying soon after returning home than those being killed in Iraq and Afghanistan combined. (democracynow.org)
  • We conducted subgroup analyses on 2 groups of particular policy concern: homeless veterans and veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan. (cdc.gov)
  • Veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan were not found to be at increased risk compared to veterans from other war eras. (cdc.gov)
  • Major risk and protective factors within the subgroups of homeless veterans and veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan were broadly similar to those in the general VA population. (cdc.gov)
  • Research is inadequate on nicotine dependence in 2 groups of particular interest to the VA health system: homeless veterans and veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom (OIF/OEF). (cdc.gov)
  • a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. (hmdb.org)
  • 2016-12-11T10:00:10-05:00 https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvYWY2XC8yMDE2MTIwMzE5MTU0MDAwM19oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ== In honor of Veterans Day, the Friends of the National World War II Memorial co-hosted a ceremony with the National Park Service at the World War II Memorial on the National Mall. (c-span.org)
  • WASHINGTON, June 20, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, in a 7-2 decision, the Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States preserved the nearly 100-year old Bladensburg WWI Veterans Memorial, along with memorials like it bearing religious symbols across the country. (globenewswire.com)
  • Brett Reistad, National Commander of The American Legion, said, "The American Legion is proud to have defended the Bladensburg WWI Veterans Memorial. (globenewswire.com)
  • The program was developed to fly World War II Veterans from around the country to their memorial. (northwestern.edu)
  • For Bobrowski, visiting the Korean War Veterans memorial was a difficult experience. (northwestern.edu)
  • Photo at top: Italo Bove, 85, visits the Korean War Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C. Bove served as an infantryman and cook in Korea (Patrick Martin/MEDILL). (northwestern.edu)
  • Vietnam War veteran Ron Arneault of Lewiston, right, salutes Saturday as the national anthem is played during a Memorial Day weekend ceremony at Veterans Memorial Park in Lewiston. (sunjournal.com)
  • A Brunswick volunteer has asked to do the 25 World War II veterans on a memorial marker he passed every day while walking to work. (sunjournal.com)
  • A plaque is surrounded by flowers on the grounds of the National World War II Memorial. (kcrg.com)
  • The memorial serves as an everlasting recognition of the war that changed Dole, and millions of Americans, forever. (kcrg.com)
  • Kaptur wrote the legislation that led to the creation of the World War II Memorial. (kcrg.com)
  • The Lubbock Area Veterans War Memorial was dedicated on December 7, 2003. (legion.org)
  • The bricks that make up the memorial honor veterans that served in the Armed Forces. (legion.org)
  • The Lubbock Area Veterans War Memorial is among the largest memorials in the United States outside of Washington D.C., with a construction cost of $1.2 million dollars. (legion.org)
  • Canadian Korean War veteran Romeo Daley walks through the United Nations Memorial Cemetery following a ceremony Friday April 26, 2013 in Busan, Republic of Korea. (macleans.ca)
  • Canadian Korean War veteran takes part in the ANZAC Day Dawn Service at the Republic of Korea War Memorial Thursday April 25, 2013 in Seoul, Republic of Korea. (macleans.ca)
  • The World War Veterans was established in 1919 as a progressive organization of American veterans of the First World War. (wikipedia.org)
  • Further articles of incorporation were filed in New York on December 12, 1919 by merging the original World War Veterans with the Rank and File Association and the Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines Protective Association of New York into one organization. (wikipedia.org)
  • Officers of the World War Veterans organization included: National Chairman: Carl Calvin, Minneapolis. (wikipedia.org)
  • The convention drew up plans for an active campaign of organization around all parts of the US and for working with labor unions to doing away with future wars. (wikipedia.org)
  • Organized in 1935, the Catholic War Veterans are probably the oldest Veterans Service Organization that you've never heard of. (askjan.org)
  • At least here at the closing banquet of the national Veterans for Peace convention, his courage was clearly appreciated by the 500 attendees of the more than 5,000 member national organization. (indybay.org)
  • The complaint says that the Officers of Russia organization, which brings together army veterans, has received 'numerous complaints from war veterans' who considered the play 'offensive' because it had 'excessive use of swear words' and 'blatant propaganda of same-sex love. (rferl.org)
  • For the first assignment, the organization assigns the volunteer a veteran, usually a bomber pilot or crew member of a downed plane. (sunjournal.com)
  • The insignia, VVAW® and Vietnam Veterans Against the War, Inc.® are registered trademarks belonging to VVAW and no other organization or group may use it for any reason without written permission from the VVAW Board of Directors. (vvaw.org)
  • The American Legion was chartered and incorporated by Congress in 1919 as a patriotic veterans organization devoted to mutual helpfulness. (legion.org)
  • The prominent Moscow theater Sovremennik (Contemporary) has been accused of propagating same-sex relations and insulting World War II veterans in a recent performance. (rferl.org)
  • This is the first flight from Chicago to include veterans of the Korean War. (northwestern.edu)
  • The Korean War Veterans in the group waited 62 years for this welcome home. (northwestern.edu)
  • Honor Flight Chicago estimates there are 53,000 WW II and Korean War veterans living in the Chicagoland area. (northwestern.edu)
  • More than 54,000 Americans died in the Korean War, or "conflict," as it was referred to, from 1950 through 1953. (voanews.com)
  • For a host of Canadian veterans, Pyeongchang is a reminder of what was accomplished during the Korean War. (macleans.ca)
  • Over on the western end of the country, atop similar mountains south of the demarcation line, is where the more than 26,000 Canadian soldiers did the majority of their service during the 1950-53 Korean War. (macleans.ca)
  • When you mention Canada and the Korean War, you're welcomed. (macleans.ca)
  • For Lalonde, all the machinations over the past year remind him of the politics that led him to enlist to serve in the Korean War. (macleans.ca)
  • Their time is running out," said photographer Rami Hyun, who runs "Project Soldier," which has been documenting the veterans who fought in the 1950-53 Korean War ― often referred to as the "forgotten war," as it is overshadowed by World War II and the Vietnam War. (koreatimes.co.kr)
  • However, such disheartening obstacles did not stop Hyun from traveling and carrying out his mission to share the stories of local and overseas Korean War veterans, so that they will not be forgotten. (koreatimes.co.kr)
  • Then in 2016, it was by complete chance that he ran into a Korean War veteran from the United States who was visiting the exhibition of the project. (koreatimes.co.kr)
  • Yoga is effective for treating chronic pain in veterans with Gulf War Illness at long-term follow-up. (bvsalud.org)
  • Clinical Practice Guidelines for Gulf War Illness (GWI) recommend integrative health approaches such as yoga for relief from symptoms, yet little is known about the long-term efficacy of yoga in reducing symptoms of GWI. (bvsalud.org)
  • Here, we evaluated the long-term efficacy of yoga and cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) chronic pain treatment in a randomized controlled trial (RCT) of 75 Veterans (57 men , 42-71 ± 7.1 years of age) with Gulf War Illness (GWI). (bvsalud.org)
  • Recent research on Gulf War Illness and other health problems in veterans of the 1991 Gulf War: effects of toxicant exposures during deployment. (cdc.gov)
  • Gulf War Illness (GWI) is the term used to describe this disorder. (cdc.gov)
  • Brock McIntosh, one of the founders of the AVAW Committee, was at the Operation Recovery Campaign Announcement where he testified to the failed strategy of the Afghanistan Occupation and its relationship to abuse of GI and Veterans' Right to Heal. (ivaw.org)
  • Those who served in Korea recognize that they didn't receive the same welcome home that World War II vets received just years earlier. (northwestern.edu)
  • This supplement is sponsored by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Veterans Employment and Training Service (VETS) at the Department of Labor. (cdc.gov)
  • On April 13, Honor Flight Chicago took 101 veterans to Washington D.C. to visit the memorials commemorating their service. (northwestern.edu)
  • IVAW's Operation Recovery campaign seeks to support service members standing up for their right to heal, to expose those responsible for deploying traumatized troops, to demand that those who deploy traumatized troops end their inhumane practice and end these wars by winning our Right to Heal. (vvaw.org)
  • That's how World War II veteran Marie Scott described D-Day, as Tuesday's ceremonies got underway in honor of those who fought for freedom in the largest naval, air and land operation in history. (armytimes.com)
  • As veterans who have fought in multiple U.S. wars , we are concerned about the very real danger of a nuclear war that would kill millions of people and could possibly even destroy human civilization. (veteransforpeace.org)
  • In the 60s CE, a young Roman named Lucan composed an epic poem about a civil war fought between Caesar and Pompey, an event that signaled the end of the Roman Republic. (lu.se)
  • This report documents the results of a telephone survey of 2,005 Gulf War veterans investigating the use of pesticides during Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm. (rand.org)
  • A cohort study was developed using inpatient, outpatient, and pharmacy data from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration (VA) to identify epilepsy, demographic characteristics, and baseline comorbidity for IAV who received VA care in 2010 and 2011. (cdc.gov)
  • Veterans after the Vietnam War PTSD or also known as post-traumatic stress syndrome is a disorder that develops in some people who have experienced a shocking, scary, or dangerous event. (ipl.org)
  • There are two ways to treat PTSD that have been proven to be effective on Veterans. (ipl.org)
  • PTSD only happens to war veterans. (medlineplus.gov)
  • U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, right, greet U.S war veterans during a ceremony to mark the 79th anniversary of the assault that led to the liberation of France and Western Europe from Nazi control, at the American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy, France, Tuesday, June 6, 2023. (armytimes.com)
  • And we certainly hope not the defense industry itself, which makes obscene profits from war and war preparations, and which has a vested interest in the "modernization," of nuclear weapons. (veteransforpeace.org)
  • In the recent killings of 16 Afghan women and children in Panjwaii district of Kandahar province by, allegedly, one rogue staff sergeant who had gone through multiple deployments, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said, "War is hell. (vvaw.org)
  • If we can place the Defense Secretary's comments in the larger context of global war, we are all (US and Al Qaeda) simultaneously acting in self-defense for what we believe is just cause for an enemy's premeditated murder. (vvaw.org)
  • While no soldier who died in any manner during times of war is valued any less than another, the names inscribed on the marble wall are reserved for those who enlisted in certain local counties and have the Department of Defense classification of Killed in Action. (legion.org)
  • Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of Sept. 25, 2023. (militarytimes.com)
  • The slogan of the World War Veterans was: "The enforcement of the Constitution of the United States of America as it is written, and in the spirit of its founders. (wikipedia.org)
  • In February jailed opposition leader Aleksei Navalny was ordered to pay a hefty fine for 'defaming' a World War II veteran who appeared in a video in 2020 advocating the removal of presidential term limits. (rferl.org)
  • Edith Francisco, a fellow church member, greets World War II veteran Lawrence Brooks as he celebrates his 110th birthday at the National World War II Museum in New Orleans, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019. (militarytimes.com)
  • This year's tribute to the young soldiers who died in Normandy also reminds veterans, officials and visitors what Ukraine faces today . (armytimes.com)
  • By the time the war ended with an armistice signed July 27, 1953, in Panmunjom, 516 Canadian soldiers had died in the fighting. (macleans.ca)
  • During the Vietnam War, U.S. military sprayed an herbicide called "Agent Orange" in the Vietnamese and Korean jungles to remove the dense vegetation where enemy soldiers lay in ambush. (digitaljournal.com)
  • The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) determined that soldiers who were exposed to this chemical substance during the war could be eligible for compensation for any disability or disease linked to exposure. (digitaljournal.com)
  • Identifying veteran characteristics related to tobacco use can clarify who is most likely to benefit from smoking prevention and cessation interventions and may enhance VA efforts to reduce smoking and smoking-related illnesses. (cdc.gov)
  • In addition, brain cancer occurs at increased rates in subgroups of GW veterans, as do neuropsychological and brain imaging abnormalities. (cdc.gov)
  • The AFCEA War Veterans Scholarships will be awarded to persons on active duty in uniformed military services or honorable discharged U.S. military veterans. (petersons.com)
  • As a way to cope with the long lasting memories, pain, and effects of the war, O'Brien began to write about the ordeals he went through as a young man in the Vietnam War and the honorable men who he served with. (ipl.org)
  • The South Carolina Tuition Assistance for Children of Certain War Veterans is available to the children of war veterans who were legal residents of South Carolina at time of entry into military service and who during service: were killed in action, missing in action, prisoner of war, died of diseases, disability, or from other causes resulting from service, or received the Medal of Honor or Purple Heart Medal. (fastweb.com)
  • U.S. war veterans attend a ceremony to mark the 79th anniversary of the assault that led to the liberation of France and Western Europe from Nazi control, at the American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy, France, Tuesday, June 6, 2023. (armytimes.com)
  • Delta Air Lines flew more than 40 World War II veterans on a charter flight from Atlanta to Normandy, France, for the 79th annual commemoration of the 1944 D-Day invasion. (military.com)
  • The website has tutorials on how to choose a veteran, where to find information on the veteran's family and military record, what to include in the story and how to write a profile. (sunjournal.com)
  • and (3) To aid such veterans to secure adequate employment and to facilitate their return to civilian life. (wikipedia.org)
  • With this in mind, about a year ago, I founded a company, hirepurpo.se , that uses a similar methodology to better match military veterans with civilian employers online by measuring behavioral strengths and other soft skills. (thedailybeast.com)
  • For veterans who choose to use the GI Bill to get that degree, they face the challenge of entering the civilian workforce for the first time in their late 20s. (thedailybeast.com)
  • These rates are disproportionately higher among veterans because both active-duty personnel and veterans are more likely to have ever smoked or to currently smoke than the adult civilian nonveteran population (3,4). (cdc.gov)
  • Finding enthusiastic volunteers to serve was not a problem for the 1st Alabama Infantry at the outset of the Civil War. (historynet.com)
  • Throughout the war, the 1st Alabama received praise for its ability to seamlessly transition from infantry to artillery and back again whenever needed. (historynet.com)
  • When you have hundreds of veterans just like you joined with thousands of civilians that want a goddamned answer you say it in the streets. (ivaw.org)
  • We seek a world where civilians are safe from ravages of a war, (and) sovereignty and territorial integrity are respected. (armytimes.com)
  • The July 1921 convention of the World War Veterans was attended by 48 delegates. (wikipedia.org)
  • Delegates to International Convention of Former Combatants of the Great War: Emil Holmes, J.H. McIntyre. (wikipedia.org)
  • The veterans drew cheers from pedestrians and delegates who crowded the sidewalks to watch them as they snaked toward the Pepsi Center. (latimes.com)
  • Veterans of Operation Desert Storm/Desert Shield - the 1991 Gulf War (GW) - are a unique population who returned from theater with multiple health complaints and disorders. (cdc.gov)
  • SEATTLE (August 12, 2006) - Hundreds of military veterans rose to their feet this evening in an impromptu chant, "Thank You Lieutenant Watada! (indybay.org)
  • British veteran Mervyn Kersh, who landed on D-Day on Gold Beach, said Western allies should send maximum military aid to Ukraine: "The only way to stay free is to be strong. (armytimes.com)
  • Unfortunately, given today's civil military divide, few employers are aware of how military service can prepare prospective employees for their companies or how to properly recruit and assess veterans. (thedailybeast.com)
  • They built an associate program , modeled after their college intern program, to train and select military veterans for positions on the exchange and other financial companies. (thedailybeast.com)
  • Fifteen military veterans spent 8 weeks learning the ropes. (thedailybeast.com)
  • Singers from D-Day Darlings - a female singing group who dress in military uniform and perform songs from the war era - gave a special performance for George. (expressandstar.com)
  • That count does not include those veterans who commit suicide or die from war-related issues after returning home from military service. (democracynow.org)
  • If you know of a veteran whose name is not included, please provide the name, branch of service and Indiana origins (hometown or county). (in.gov)
  • During the first few months of the war, the regiment enjoyed relatively easy service. (historynet.com)
  • Feeling that the service to their country should entitle them to earlier payment of the bonus, veterans marched to Washington DC and formed an encampment in July, 1932. (ca.gov)
  • He was inundated with birthday wishes, cards and gifts as he recalled jaw-dropping tales of his service in the war. (expressandstar.com)
  • The screenwriter of Best Years , Robert Sherwood, was wounded during his service in World War I, so he, too, was no stranger to the grimmer realities of war. (ncregister.com)
  • The program begins with flag presentations to over a dozen World War II veterans in attendance. (c-span.org)
  • A War Veteran Teacher Certification Program is also available to students actively pursuing a credential/licensure for the purpose of teaching science, technology, engineering or math (STEM) subjects at a U.S. elementary, middle/intermediate and high schools are eligible. (petersons.com)
  • The non-profit group offers the flights free of charge to eligible veterans, relying on donations and the work of hundreds of volunteers to make the flights possible. (northwestern.edu)
  • Nathan Toth out of Madison, Wisconsin has been working with IVAW Madison and local allies to help build an alternative and supplement to the VA called Wisconsin for Veterans. (ivaw.org)
  • The Veterans Supplement is conducted every two years and is asked at the end of the CPS. (cdc.gov)
  • In 2007, the Veterans Supplement was updated to reflect the growing interest in learning about the labor market situation of veterans who are, or were, in the Reserve and National Guard. (cdc.gov)
  • Results of search for 'ccl=su:{War. (who.int)
  • That included bringing a film crew over to England and making a great documentary, The Memphis Bell , about the planes that participated in the air war in Europe and the men who flew them. (ncregister.com)
  • He was a servant to three white officers in his battalion, and attained the rank of private first class during the war. (militarytimes.com)
  • It was an epic struggle that engulfed city hall, gripped the public, and came to be known as Council Wars. (wbez.org)
  • This work presents studies in the area of traumatic stress in the general population and in war veterans taking also in consideration the research regarding the intergeneracional transmission of risk behaviors, from the family of origin to adult life. (bvsalud.org)
  • Traumatic brain injury (TBI) that occurs in early adulthood is associated with cognitive decline in later life, results from a study of identical twins who served in World War II show. (medscape.com)
  • Much of this content is graphic in nature, showing unfiltered media from the global war on terror and other conflicts. (military.com)
  • The health consequences of chemical exposures in the GW and other conflicts have been called "toxic wounds" by veterans. (cdc.gov)
  • The war was the first time in my life when (and where) I lived for weeks without music: No mariachi at the local lunch spot, no radio on the way home from work, no CDs on the budget mid-fi at home. (stereophile.com)
  • At that time there were no special programs to assist veterans. (ca.gov)
  • Our insignia has come to represent veterans fighting against new 'adventures' like the Vietnam War, while at the same time fighting for a decent way of life for veterans and their families. (vvaw.org)
  • They were both made in the immediate aftermath of World War II, a time when the devastation of that conflict was still fresh in public consciousness. (ncregister.com)
  • Most of those veterans are in their 80s and 90s … And (as time passes by) not many will still be alive, so I'm doing my best to document as many veterans as possible," the photographer, whose real name is Hyun Hyo-jae, said in an interview with The Korea Times at the newspaper's office in Seoul, Tuesday. (koreatimes.co.kr)
  • The Officers of Russia are demanding the theater change the text of the monologues and dialogue in the performance 'to avoid insulting war veterans and propagating same-sex relations. (rferl.org)
  • For the past five years, commentator Natalie Mariano has worked as a physician at the Veterans Affairs Primary Care Center in Hyannis, Mass. Of the veterans she treats, most served in Vietnam or Korea. (npr.org)
  • As a father, educator, and successful author he reflects on the Vietnam War throughout various chapters of the novel. (ipl.org)
  • This novel is a collection stories that include these complex characters and their in depth stories, both of which are essential when telling stories of the Vietnam War. (ipl.org)
  • In its initial years, the Vietnam War had huge amounts of help originating from US citizens. (ipl.org)
  • The goal of Stories Behind the Stars is to organize a centralized digital location to collect the stories of the more than 421,000 Americans killed in World War II. (sunjournal.com)
  • Skillings said she learned Jennette's story while researching his background to write his life story for Stories Behind the Stars, an initiative created to organize a centralized digital location to collect the stories of the more than 421,000 Americans killed in World War II. (sunjournal.com)
  • The concern is that people who remember the war are dying off, and there were so many who would never be remembered," Skillings said. (sunjournal.com)
  • Sometimes coming home from war takes more courage than battle itself. (ncregister.com)
  • In Chicago, Council Wars is the stuff of local legend. (wbez.org)
  • We are now beta testing in NYC and looking for local veterans and employers to test our platform. (thedailybeast.com)
  • The story of Council Wars is about how those who felt threatened undermined Washington. (wbez.org)
  • WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - A war-hardened hero from the heartland. (kcrg.com)
  • Thus, Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) provides smoking cessation interventions and programs to its health system users (5,6). (cdc.gov)
  • From the Ashes of Hamas-Israel War, Can Economics Drive Peace? (rand.org)
  • It became, for us, a moment of peace in the uncertainty of war. (stereophile.com)
  • To mark the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, September 26, Veterans For Peace is publishing an Open Letter to President Biden: Just Say NO to Nuclear War! (veteransforpeace.org)
  • Furthermore, we request that Veterans For Peace and other peace and disarmament organizations be given a seat at the table. (veteransforpeace.org)
  • To avoid further scandals and lawsuits by whistleblowers attorneys, last week the U.S. Senate promised a massive veterans reform package that should "change the agency to a more veteran-friendly culture. (digitaljournal.com)
  • This is a far-ranging exploration of American life by a veteran Voice of America "Americana" reporter and essayist. (voanews.com)
  • The late senator will no longer be welcoming veteran honor flights like he did for years. (kcrg.com)
  • The Best Years of Our Lives' and 'Battleground,' showing boots on the ground, convey the war and post-war experience. (ncregister.com)
  • There are no battle scenes in Best Years , but there are epic emotional and spiritual battles going on in every frame as three very different veterans return from war and try to "get back to normal" in small-town America. (ncregister.com)
  • Veterans who are homeless or have mental health or substance abuse problems are at highest risk and should be targeted for smoking prevention and cessation interventions. (cdc.gov)
  • However, most veterans who smoke and use VA health services report they do not receive tobacco cessation treatment (7). (cdc.gov)
  • This paper reviews the recent literature on the health of 1991 GW veterans, focusing particularly on the central nervous system and on effects of toxicant exposures. (cdc.gov)
  • If you are looking for artful and truthful depictions of what life as a veteran entails, two films rise above all the rest. (ncregister.com)
  • I have known some of these men in my life, including an uncle who participated in the air war over Germany and a brother who deployed to Southeast Asia. (ncregister.com)
  • Yet this film, populated with A-list actors, does a masterful job of showing how hard it is for veterans returning from war to the life they lived before, but realizing that life is gone forever. (ncregister.com)