As GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama prepare for Monday’s foreign policy debate, a new poll shows that members of the armed forces view veterans’ unemployment as their top concern, and a majority think the country is headed in the wrong direction. Eighty-eight percent of military members think Iraq and Afghanistan war
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Renovations under way at the Memphis VA Medical Center will expand services for veterans who are women or served in Afghanistan and Iraq. The hospital, which last year served more than 60,000 veterans from West Tennessee, northeast Arkansas and northern Mississippi, also is adding 61 specialists in mental health treatment and $14 million in new
Evansville city government officials hope the James Bethel Gresham Memorial Home adjacent to Garvin Park can continue being a salute to veterans, although in a different way than it has been in the past. The home, 2 Wedeking Ave., suffered roof and water damage, endangering its artifacts. Most of the home’s most valuable items, such
A few years ago, Mark Seger was living what he describes as an upper-middle-class lifestyle. He had a family, a job and even a little money in the bank. That all changed in 2010, when Seger’s marriage ended in divorce, the company where he worked was sold and closed, and the trailer he shared with
Riverbend Farm briefly played host Saturday afternoon to two hikers trekking from Maine to Florida to raise funds for military families. Hikers Kristen Creech and her boyfriend William Mosebach embarked on the nearly 3,000-mile-long journey on Sept. 8. They came to Uxbridge Saturday to take part in a meet-and-greet event and raise money for Active
The Department of Public Safety along with the Department of Veterans Affairs, have announced their own Veteran’s Day at the Office of Motor Vehicles on November 3. The State of Louisiana is honoring veterans by placing the “Veteran” designation on Louisiana driver’s licenses and identification cards. During the 2012 Regular Legislative Session, the “Veteran” designation
The Department of Veterans Affairs has quietly released a new report on post-traumatic stress disorder, showing that since 9/11, nearly 30 percent of the 834,463 Iraq and Afghanistan War veterans treated at V.A. hospitals and clinics have been diagnosed with PTSD. Veterans advocates say the new V.A. report is the most damning evidence yet of
Donations of food, clothing and money for area homeless veterans are being sought by the founder of an international relief organization now living in Pitt County. A day of support called the 2012 Stand-Down will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursday at the Eppes Community Center on West Fifth Street. The
Veterans from across the country are meeting in Dallas this weekend to prep for six months of service – but not in the military. About 75 post-9/11 veterans are giving back in another way by volunteering at nonprofits like Habitat for Humanity and Big Brothers and Big Sisters. The fellowships are funded by the Mission
Before Darrel Riley joined the Marines in 2005, he attended college for one semester and worked at Home Depot and in construction. Riley, now 28, was injured in an explosion in Iraq, and knew that his time in the infantry wouldn’t make him any more marketable than he was before he joined up. So, when