VA boosts COVID aid
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The Department of Veterans Affairs has taken two important steps to help veterans during the COVID pandemic: financial aid and housing for the homeless. It is ... Continue Reading →
VA fails suicidal veteran
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With all the fanfare about the suicide prevention programs created to help veterans who are suffering, it would seem that all a veteran would need to do is present ... Continue Reading →
We need a child like that
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The regular crew of older veterans was spread out on the sidewalk in front of the coffee shop, but I didn’t expect they’d be there long. The heat was ... Continue Reading →
Scam pharmacist sentenced
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Most of us are locked down due to the coronavirus, but apparently the wheels of justice keep on turning. A few months ago I wrote about a Houston pharmacist, ... Continue Reading →
VA telehealth use soars
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Use of the Department of Veterans Affairs telehealth video for appointments went up 1,000% between February and May. The VA attributes this massive increase to ... Continue Reading →
No summer vacation? Time to get creative
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With the coronavirus still raging, it looks like none of us are going away on a summer vacation this year. If we go anywhere, it will be local day trips, somewhere ... Continue Reading →
The American Legion needs your help
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I came across an unusual confab outside the coffee shop today. What was different this time was the presence of younger veterans.
“We’ll help you,” a ... Continue Reading →
What’s in a military base’s name?
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My birth certificate says I was born at Bolling Air Force Base in Washington, D.C. In recent years that name was changed to Joint Base something-Bolling due to ... Continue Reading →
Bugles Across America needs buglers
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There is no piece of music that elicits as much emotion as the 24 notes of “Taps,” the bugle call played at military funerals and ceremonies.
In 2000, Congress ... Continue Reading →
Get an app just for COVID
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Ah, here we go. I recently wrote here about a few Department of Veterans Affairs apps that might be helpful in reducing stress. Now we hear from the VA that it ... Continue Reading →
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