peacetime veterans
Veteran’s dream granted
DALLAS — Monday morning, Jill Starbuck, and her partner, Richard, boarded a plane to fulfill a dream. Starbuck, a military veteran, has pancreatic cancer and
March 1, 2017
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education
LBCC veterans boost community outreach
Samantha Fergus spent six years on active duty with the Navy, stationed at the base in Kitsap, Washington, as a culinary specialist. Now 27 and
March 1, 2017
10:46 am
mental health
New nonprofit aims to help PTSD veterans
News just arrived that the vacated Lane County Sheriff’s Office Work Camp located in Alma, west of Lorane, is now being set up for use
March 1, 2017
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WWII veterans
Public Invited To Share Memories Of Camp Adair
Before it was a wildlife area, EE Wilson near Corvallis was Camp Adair, a U.S. Army training base, hospital and Prisoner of War Camp
March 1, 2017
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VA Secretary Shulkin speaks with Veterans at American Legion conference
“I believe that the VA system is a unique system, certainly not only a system worth saving, but essential for Veterans and for the country,”
March 1, 2017
5:54 am
WWII veterans
“Pearl Harbor Bill” kept the memory alive
SEASIDE — Bill Thomas, who survived the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, spent much of his life making sure no one would forget the ones
March 1, 2017
5:38 am
healthcare
Samaritan PCH to hold outreach event for Vietnam Veterans exposed to toxins
Samaritan Veterans Outreach in partnership with Vietnam Veterans of America Chapters 585 and 411 and Military and Veteran Resources, presents a forum for veterans to
February 28, 2017
9:36 pm
WWII veterans
Veterans watch B-17 “Madras Maiden” fly
HILLSBORO, Ore. (KOIN) — A restored World War II bomber is in town for tours this week, and local veterans got a chance to see
February 28, 2017
4:32 pm
healthcare
Veterans: Your VA copayment debt options
VA offers a wide range of services to support Veterans including financial assistance options to pay copayments associated with VA health care. Veterans are responsible
February 28, 2017
12:52 pm
PTSD
Addiction recovery methods found useful in treating some Veterans with PTSD
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can feel like a loosely defined group of symptoms similar to those of grief, fear, anxiety and insecurity — something that
February 28, 2017
7:38 am
Vietnam veterans
Dream Foundation partners with VA to fulfill final dreams for Veterans
Sixty-eight-year-old John Lechowicz of Yorkville, Illinois, is a Vietnam Veteran who served four years as a member of the U.S. Air Force. He is in
February 28, 2017
6:47 am
healthcare
Getting it right: VA’s maternity care program honors Veterans, mothers
There’s endless talk about what VA gets wrong, but I’d like to call attention to something very critical they’re getting very right. Nine months ago,
February 28, 2017
6:39 am