When we think about vets, and homeless vets, we almost always visualize a man.  We almost always see a man.  A low estimate of homeless vets is 131,000.  Perhaps 3%  … [Keep reading >>]

A nice reminder of good, innovative relationships shaping up between farmers and veterans came my way the other day. I thought many of you would like to know more both … [Keep reading >>]

One of our trusted watchdogs of Veterans affairs, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) Executive Director Paul Rieckhoff, is pretty damned happy about Obama’s initiative today.

“Today is a very … [Keep reading >>]

BULLHEAD CITY, Ariz. — An “eternal” flame at Bullhead City’s new veterans memorial park that only lasted until city officials received a $961 gas bill has been re-lit following … [Keep reading >>]

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Bob Herbert called attention the other day to the difficulties of returning veterans.

Returning to civilian life from combat is almost always a hard road to run. Studies have shown that … [Keep reading >>]

Today is Veterans Day. Let’s not just be proud of those who withstood the terrors of a battle field but those who came home to fight again for dignity … [Keep reading >>]

This book reflects the IVAW belief often expressed by executive director Kelly Dougherty that “the only way this war is going to end is if the American people truly understand … [Keep reading >>]

Good article from the Shenandoah Valley, VA, Newsleader.com. Seems veteran John McCain is not so good on veterans’ issues.

Disabled American Veterans is an organization that was founded following World … [Keep reading >>]

More than 22,000 veterans have sought help from a special suicide hot line in its first year, and 1,221 suicides have been averted, the government says.

Hot Line … [Keep reading >>]

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Dear Ruth,

Last summer I got a call from someone who had seen some of our … [Keep reading >>]

Michael Blecker, executive director of Swords to Plowshares in San Francisco, one of the fine veteran-to-veteran NGOs in the U.S., had an opinion piece in the SF Chronicle on Veterans … [Keep reading >>]