women veterans
AAUW hosts ‘I Am Not Invisible’
The Tillamook County American Association of University Women (AAUW) is co-hosting an exhibit highlighting Oregon women veterans and the … Views: 42
June 14, 2018
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mental health
Battling Depression And Suicide Among Female Veterans
Female veterans have higher rates of depression and suicide than their male counterparts. Advocates say the VA must step up its efforts to reach women
May 29, 2018
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Post-9/11 veterans
Silver Star-recipient to represent the more than 300,000 women who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan
As a child, Leigh Ann Hester’s father took her to see parade where she watched service men and women march in uniform. Looking up as
May 24, 2018
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healthcare
VA updates compensation rating criteria, adds women-specific conditions to the schedule
In September 2017, VA began updating the VA Schedule for Rating Disabilities, the federal regulations used by claims processors to determine the severity of disabilities
May 14, 2018
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women veterans
Female veterans say it’s their time to write the memory of war
A movement is growing to bring the unvarnished experiences of women who have served into mainstream popular culture. Views: 48
March 30, 2018
6:38 pm
Vietnam veterans
Unforgotten: Stories of Oregon’s Women Veterans – Carol Brown
Vietnam veteran Carol Brown recalls caring for patients in uniform — having no scrubs and often no gloves. Patients were from every branch of the military and even other countries, including North Vietnam.
March 30, 2018
12:26 pm
Gulf veterans
Unforgotten: Stories of Oregon’s Women Veterans – Melanie Bjerke
Marine Veteran Melanie Ku’Ulei Bjerke was 21 when she enlisted in the Marines because it looked like the most challenging branch. It was not what she expected.
March 29, 2018
12:26 pm
healthcare
ICYMI: #ExploreVA Facebook Live event on VA health care for women Veterans
On March 20, VA and Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) hosted the #ExploreVA Facebook Live event on VA health care for women Veterans. Jennifer Silva, chief
March 29, 2018
8:01 am
women veterans
Unforgotten: Stories of Oregon’s Women Veterans – Jean Kirnak
On Nov. 14, 1950, Jean Kirnak went to war. She was the daughter of Montana homesteaders, so poor that—in her words—“we didn’t even know we were poor.”
March 27, 2018
12:26 pm
women veterans
Unforgotten: Stories of Oregon’s Women Veterans – Hazel Ying Lee
Hazel Ying Lee, World War II In 1943, Portland native Hazel Ying Lee made aviation history as the first Chinese-American woman to fly a military
March 26, 2018
12:26 pm
women veterans
Their War Too: U.S. Women in the Military During WWII. Part I
March is Women’s History Month, a great time to highlight important contributions made to our country by women. This year, we are focusing on the
March 22, 2018
8:48 am
women veterans
Central Oregon’s Very Own Rosies
Today was National Rosie the Riveter Day, and ceremonies were held across the country to recognize the women who worked on the home front during
March 21, 2018
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