Also Try Memorial Day Materials Clipart for Veteran's Day (ClipsAhoy.com) Provides free clipart samples. 2-01 News -01-31-06 Failed Services for Wounded Soldiers (ABC News - Nightline) "A study commissioned by the First Infantry Division estimated that eight out of 10 of its wounded soldiers from Iraq have gone through the same or a similar ordeal [of paycheck mixups]." 02-06 -03-05-07 Generals Apologize for Reed Army Hospital Care for Injured Soldiers (PBS News) "Maj. Gen. George Weightman, who was recently fired as head of Walter Reed Army Medical Center, and Army Surgeon General Lt. Gen. Kevin Kiley apologized for substandard outpatient care at the medical center and vowed to improve the system at a House hearing Monday." 03-07 -03-05-07 Veterans Hospitals Unprepared to Treat Brain Injuries of Returning Soldiers (PBS News) "The Veterans Administration is unprepared to care for brain-injured Iraq war veterans once they leave rehabilitation centers and return home to VA hospitals, a new documentary reports. An advocate and the VA secretary discuss treating the injuries." 03-07 -03-10-09 Some Wounded Soldiers "Punished for Injuries" (MSNBC News) "Instead of gingerly nursing them back to health, however, commanders at Fort Bragg's transition unit readily acknowledge holding them to the same standards as able-bodied soldiers in combat units, often assigning chores as punishment for minor infractions." 03-09 -04-10-08 VA Refuses to Help Injured Vets to Vote (Veterans Today) "On the same day the Pentagon's commander in Iraq told the Senate that new troop withdrawals could not considered for months, Secretary of Veterans Affairs James B. Peake told two Democratic senators that his department will not help injured veterans at VA facilities to register to vote before the 2008 election." 04-08 -04-14-07 Study: Drug Reduces Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) (Chicago Tribune) "A widely used hypertension drug improves sleep and reduces traumatic nightmares in veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder, federal researchers say." 04-07 -05-19-06 Homeless Vets a Disgrace (ABC News) "One of every three homeless males in the United States is a veteran, and each night as many as 200,000 men and women veterans go to sleep with no place to call home, according to the Department of Veterans Affairs." 05-06 -05-22-06 Personal Data of Veterans Stolen (CBS News) "Personal data, including the Social Security numbers of 26.5 million U.S. veterans, was stolen from a Veterans Affairs employee this month after he took the information home without authorization, the department said Monday." 05-06 -07-05-06 Hundreds of Iraq Vets Face Homelessness (CNN News) "Across America on any given evening, hundreds of veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan like Noel are homeless, according to government estimates." 07-06 -07-18-07 Replacing the Head of Veterans Affairs (Time Magazine) "President Bush has a job opening for the head of a department with a crushing backlog of work, a sharp increase in demand for services and a battered public image." 07-07 -11-10-06 Veterans Urged to Wear Medals and Ribbons (MSNBC News) "Military veterans display their medals and service ribbons all day once a year in Australia. It’s a tradition that Veterans Affairs Secretary Jim Nicholson would like to import to the U.S." 11-06 -Editorial: Scrap Metal, Not Soldiers (MSNBC News) "Two months ago the secretary of the VA went to a House committee, hat in hand, because the agency had so grossly underestimated the number of veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan needing medical services that he found himself $1 billion short of necessary funding. Never mind the yellow-ribbon magnets; patriotism is an empty, dumb show if it doesn't include adequate health care, a living wage and decent shelter for people who laid down their lives." 05-06 -Stories Related to Veterans (CNN News) Provides news stories and articles related to veterans. 11-08 Military Education Scholarships (VAMortgage.com) "VA Mortgage Center.com is proud to now offer five bi-yearly $1,500 scholarships in conjunction with our Military Education Scholarship Program. The process and purpose is simple - many college students currently struggle to meet the financial requirements of pursuing their education, even with the help of financial aid and other scholarship programs. Our scholarships are awarded each year in May and November." 09-08 VA Home Loans (VAMortgage.com) "This year the VA Home Loan program will receive $6 Billion in funding. However, less than 10% of the individuals who are eligible for a VA Home Loan use their benefits." 09-08 VA Home Loans (VAMortgage.com) "VA Mortgage Center.com is proud to now offer five bi-yearly $1,500 scholarships in conjunction with our Military Education Scholarship Program. The process and purpose is simple - many college students currently struggle to meet the financial requirements of pursuing their education, even with the help of financial aid and other scholarship programs. Our scholarships are awarded each year in May and November." 09-08 Papers -02-06-05 Bush Proposes Cuts in Veterans Administration for 2006 Budget (CNN News) "In all, the president proposed $137 billion less over the next 10 years than previously forecast for mandatory programs with much of that occurring in reductions in Medicaid, the big federal-state program that provides health care for the poor, and in payments the Veterans Administration makes for health care." "Many of the spending cuts in the plan are repeats of efforts the administration has proposed and Congress has rejected previously." "Democrats complained that Bush was resorting to draconian cuts that would hurt the needy in order to protect his first term tax cuts that primarily benefited the wealthy." 1-05  -Army Negligent in Paying for War-Related Injuries (CNN News) "Erik Roberts, an Army sergeant who was wounded in Iraq, underwent his 13th surgery recently to save his right leg from amputation. Imagine his shock when he got a bill for $3,000 for his treatment." "Dr. Obremskey said it's 'frustrating' to hear about cases like Roberts'. He says the lesson from Roberts' story is 'pretty obvious.' " " 'If they're injured in the service to our country, we should continue to take care of them even if they are discharged from active duty because of their injuries. Some mechanism ought to be available for them to obtain whatever care they need,' Obremskey said." 03-09 American Legion (Legion.org) "The American Legion is the nation’s largest veterans organization, supporting present active duty military personnel along with its commitment to all veterans and their families." 11-04 American Legion (Legion.org) "The American Legion is the nation’s largest veterans organization, supporting present active duty military personnel along with its commitment to all veterans and their families." 11-04 Duckworth Testifies to Congress on Needs of Vets (MSNBC News) "Do you agree with veterans groups who say that rehabilitation facilities like the Intrepid Center should be funded by the government, not through private donations?" "I think the Iraq war has created a need for these centers that was not there before. Because of the nature of the combat injuries coming out of Iraq, wounded soldiers are needing long-term care of more than just a month or two. And there was nothing set up for them." "The VA’s budget is not a mandatory one, and I personally think it needs to be. The budget can be cut, which means that there are veterans who, after having served this country, have to go without some of the basic care they were promised they would get … There are veterans from the first gulf war that have to wait eight, nine months to get into the VA system. In the meantime, a lot of them go without health insurance." 06-06 Lack of Proper Counseling and Treatment for Veterans (OpTruth.com) "No clear standard exists for the amount and kind of counseling and treatment that returning Veterans receive. The VA budget has not kept pace with increasing demand, both from the vets returning from Iraq and Afghanistan and other vets seeking medical care. The result is a system to treat and assist Veterans that is inadequate and under-funded." Operation Truth is written by soldiers who have faced combat in Iraq. 11-04 New Insurance Proposed for Veterans (CNN News) "In the past month, Kelly and an advocacy group for veterans have persuaded several lawmakers to support the idea of creating a self-financed insurance plan that would award $50,000 to severely disabled soldiers before Veterans Affairs' benefits kick in. The federal money can take a year or more to get to recipients." 2-05 Projects Duckworth, Tammy - The Life of one Vet (KATU.com) "A Blackhawk pilot who is one of a growing number of seriously injured soldiers is out to prove that while her body may be broken, her spirit is not." 06-06 Homes for Our Troops (HomesforOurTroops.org) Builds specially adapted homes for severely disabled veterans. 04-08 Kids for Our Troops (KidsforOurTroops.org) "Homes for Our Troops has created this website to help parents, children, teachers, students, club leaders and civic organizations find out how they can get involved in our effort to provide specially adapted homes for our most severely wounded soldiers." 06-06

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