At his desk, steps from an exposed toilet with two rolls of tissue, a sink, bed, small white refrigerator and microwave, Anthony Sperduto displayed computer images of his life as it once was. There on the screen were pictures with ex-wife, Maritza, at a banquet, business trips to Hawaii and views of a meticulously decorated,
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They survived the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan. But they did not survive the homecoming. A six-month American-Statesman investigation, which paints the most complete picture yet of what happened to Texas’ Iraq and Afghanistan veterans who died after leaving the military, reveals that an alarmingly high percentage died from prescription drug overdoses, toxic drug combinations,
Campaigning for the veteran vote is another underlying theme in the coming six weeks, but some Latino veterans are still at odds on who they want as their commander in chief. It depends on whom you ask. For Jess Quintero, a veteran who served in the army and Air Force during the Cold War, Romney
Veterans across the nation are waiting an average of 260 days for a decision on a war-related disability claim – three days longer than last week and 80 days longer than in mid-2011, according to data recently released by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. More than 815,000 veterans across the nation are waiting for
The Department of Veterans Affairs has grown into a behemoth with more than 270,000 employees who maintain 131 cemeteries, operate 152 hospitals and disburse benefits to more than four million veterans. Last year, veterans filed more than 1.3 million claims, double the number in 2001. The Department of Veterans Affairs added nearly 4,000 new workers
After years in the military, coming back home can be a shock to many veterans. Several programs help ease that difficult transition.
This year the Bank of America selected two non-profit organizations to be highlighted in a video the embodies the work of the non-profit and their collaboration with the Bank of America. httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGzBXUHKI_g We extend a special heartfelt thanks to the Bank of America for this video and their support in helping us successfully transition veterans
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: David Oates (858) 750-5560 david@stalwartcom.com – Presentation to occur at graduation ceremony of service members in transition to civilian life – SAN DIEGO – August 21 2012 – Fleet Week San Diego will present a $19,000 check to the National Veterans Transition Services (NVTSI) for its REBOOT program during a graduation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE REBOOT workshop to be held at Brandman University’s Irvine Campus The transition back to civilian life can be a difficult challenge for military personnel, especially for younger military service members who were deployed on the war front multiple times in places like Iraq and Afghanistan. Recognizing the critical need for assistance, National
The military veteran population continues to grow nationwide as the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, namely Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), draw down. Many veterans and their families, in turn, face difficulties as they return to civilian life. At the extreme, there are the physical injuries, the stressful toll from Post-Traumatic