Weekly Review for U.S. Veterans for Monday, March 31, 2014

Weekly Review for Veterans March 31, 2014

Weekly Review for Veterans March 31, 2014Here are some recent articles of interest that I found this week for U.S. Veterans, Veterans assistance programs, Veterans jobs, Veterans counseling, Veterans recognition, Veterans oral history, Veterans museums, military history and World War 2.

Veteran’s group names suicide prevention top 2014 priority; extending PTSD care also high on list.

Broad action is needed from Congress and President Barack Obama to combat the growing problem of veteran’s suicide, a group representing veterans of recent wars declared Monday on Capitol Hill. Read more here…ow.ly/uWq4l

Discounted Florida Legal Services for Veterans
Russell Law starts initiative to provide discounted legal services to Veterans and Active Duty Military Service Members
I am proud of my Country and what it stands for. And I am eternally grateful to all U.S. Veterans, past and present, for their sacrifice in defending our freedom. That being said, it is our civic duty as citizens to help those same Veterans and active duty military service members when they need it most. Read more here…ow.ly/v0fXW.

Soldiers in Poland pay tribute to World War Two in Poland. May history never repeat itself.

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Enjoy and stay tuned for next week’s review for U.S. Veterans.

Weekly Review for U.S. Veterans – Friday, 3/21/14

Weekly Review for U.S. Veterans for the week of March 21, 2014

Weekly Review for U.S. Veterans for the week of March 21, 2014Here are some recent articles of interest that I found this week for U.S. Veterans, Veterans assistance programs, Veterans jobs, Veterans counseling, Veterans recognition, Veterans oral history, Veterans museums, military history and World War 2.  Enjoy!

 

Veterans receive belated Medals of Honor:

CNN’s Jake Tapper talks with SSG Melvin Morris about receiving a long-awaited Medal of Honor.
Watch here

 

24 Soldiers to Receive Medal of Honor:

Prejudices of earlier decades meant heroism was not fully recognized.

Read more here

 

Federal Government Signs Off On Study Using Marijuana To Treat Veteran’s PTSD:

The federal government has signed off on a long-delayed study looking at marijuana as a treatment for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder, a development that drug researchers are hailing as a major shift in U.S. policy.

Read more here… 

 

How PTSD affects families of veterans:

Not all our casualties of war served overseas in combat. Some are children who never left our shores. Collateral damage, some might call it.

Read more here

 

Thanks for reading and stay tuned for next week’s Weekly Review for U.S. Veterans.

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