May 25, 2019 Cover Me Veterans offers 'last emotional safety' to vets considering suicide Dr. Heidi Sigmund wants veterans to think twice before pulling the trigger. The Wisconsin-based psychologist has worked with veterans for more than a decade and has seen the heartbreak that comes with the split-second decision to kill one’s self.
May 24, 2019 Veteran of D-Day, Okinawa recalls fight with PTSD as he prepares to travel back to Normandy A World War II Navy corpsman who served in D-Day as a teenager recalled his fight with PTSD as he prepares to revisit Normandy.
May 24, 2019 Gold Star widow discusses husband's ultimate sacrifice ahead of Memorial Day The wife of a Marine and veteran firefighter who died following a suicide bombing in Afghanistan said Friday her husband "just did the right thing."
May 23, 2019 VA Sec. Wilkie: We've 'changed out leadership' at VA centers, proposed largest budget Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie said Thursday he has focused on putting in place people at the V.A. who "understand the culture and know the language of service."
May 23, 2019 Veterans Affairs employee, 24, accused of placing cameras inside women’s restroom A 24-year-old employee of the Department of Veterans Affairs has been arrested, accused of recording at least four people using a women’s restroom in the department’s headquarters near the White House.
May 22, 2019 Triple amputee Army vet uses surfing to get through struggles: 'It's changed everything for me' Jose Martinez makes a six-hour drive down the Southern California coast to go surfing in San Diego and says even though he has struggled a bit throughout his life, he’s never been happier.
May 18, 2019 Seth Lederman: Our vets fought to protect our freedom. We must fight for their freedom from PTSD and suicide After almost two decades of war, America is realizing the ramifications of PTSD. Over 2.7 million men and women have served in Iraq and Afghanistan since 9/11. The VA estimates that one fifth – or about 500,000 – suffer serious emotional problems.
May 16, 2019 71-year-old man undertakes cross-country walk for veterans A 71-year-old Massachusetts man has embarked on a 3,600-mile, coast-to-coast walk to bring attention to the plight of military veterans.
May 16, 2019 Virginia VA hospital evacuated for 'unknown chemical odor' that turns out to be urine sample A building at a veterans hospital in Virginia was evacuated on Wednesday after an "unknown chemical odor" — that later turned out to be urine — panicked officials.
May 16, 2019 Massachusetts veteran, 72, embarks on cross-country walk to support other vets A 72-year-old U.S. Air Force veteran is on a one-man mission to make sure ordinary Americans don’t forget about the needs that returning combat veterans require.
