Veterans Struggle to Find Work in America
This is what the end of a decade of war looked like in Oklahoma a few weeks ago: ex-soldiers in cheap new business suits; human resources managers with salesman smiles and stacks of glossy fliers; a former Marine speaking to a television news crew about the “tough times” and “nightmares” he has had since coming home
Banks Wrongfully Foreclosed, Seized Homes From Military Members
The nation’s biggest banks wrongfully foreclosed on more than 700 military members during the housing crisis and seized homes from roughly two dozen other borrowers who were current on their mortgage payments, findings that eclipse earlier estimates of the improper evictions
Every Day, 22 Military Veterans Commit Suicide
The results of a new study indicate that suicide rates among veterans in the United States are increasing
Thousands of War Vets Wait for Health Benefits
With the war in Iraq over and the one in Afghanistan winding down, the VA is sorting through a backlog of more than 860,000 disability claims from American veterans
Homeless Female Veterans on the Rise
Four years ago, Veronica Witherspoon was stationed in Baghdad, enduring roiling sandstorms and nearly daily rocket fire as she worked as a Navy petty officer at Camp Victory.
Fallen Soldiers Are Heroes
According to American broadcast journalist and liberal political commentator Chris Hayes, via this video published by newsbusters.com, he is completely uncomfortable with calling our fallen soldiers, of any war, heroes
Half of New Vets Seek Disability
America’s newest veterans are filing for disability benefits at a historic rate, claiming to be the most medically and mentally troubled generation of former troops the nation has ever seen.
Vets Throw Away Service Medals at anti-NATO rally
Nearly 50 U.S. military veterans at an anti-NATO rally in Chicago threw their service medals into the street on Sunday, an action they said symbolized their rejection of the U.S.-led wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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