Iraq Veterans Mental Health

Biden and Palin: Make Military and Veterans' Issues a Priority Tonight

Paul Rieckhoff | Posted 10.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iava, Biden, Troops, Combat, Suicide, Iraq Veterans' Mental Health, Palin, President, Veterans, Politics News
Paul Rieckhoff

As Friday's debate bounced from fiscal responsibility to offshore drilling and nuclear energy, one thing was notably absent: any real discussion of the overall readiness of our military or veterans' issues.

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GOP Divisive Tactics Undermine Our Efforts In Iraq

Tracy Saunders | Posted 09.04.2008 | Home

Read More: Iraq War, Iraq, Palin, McCain Iraq, Iraq Veterans, Iraq Veterans' Mental Health, Home News
Tracy Saunders

My father is a disabled Vietnam veteran and every day my mother shows her patriotism by caring for my father. I was saddened that the McCain camp has chosen again to suggest that only Republicans are patriots.

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Military Considering Purple Hearts For Soldiers With Psychological Wounds

Wall Street Journal | YOCHI DREAZEN | Posted 05.13.2008 | Politics

Read More: Dealing With Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Warwire, Veterans PTSD, Iraq Veterans' Mental Health, Iraq War Veterans, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Politics News

Centuries before Iraq and Afghanistan, George Washington created the Purple Heart to honor troops wounded in combat. But with an increasing number of...

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Another Iraq Vet Suicide--Witnessed By His Mom

Greg Mitchell | Posted 05.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, Suicides, Warwire, Military, Troops, War, Iraq, Ptsd, Veterans, Iraq Veterans, Veterans Administration, Iraq Veterans Suicide, Iraq Veterans' Mental Health, Post-Traumatic Stress, Politics News
Greg Mitchell

As the scandal of suicide attempts by Iraq veterans expands -- in the face of VA denials -- another horrific case has emerged, once again only gaining attention because of a local newspaper.

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Landmark Study: Iraq Vets Face Healthcare Crisis

Paul Rieckhoff | Posted 04.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: Mental Health, Afghanistan, Iraq, Rand, Troops, Veterans, GI Bill, 21st Century GI Bill, Iraq Veterans' Mental Health, Iraq Veterans, RAND Veterans, Veterans Health Care, RAND Veterans Study, Politics News
Paul Rieckhoff

We now have access to striking new data on the mental health injuries and the barriers that prevent thousands of new veterans from accessing quality care.

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Happy New Year Online Premiere: Back from Iraq; The Battle Has Just Begun

K. Lorrel Manning and Michael Cuomo | Posted 04.16.2008 | Politics

Read More: Video, Veterans Affairs, Happy New Year Iraq Film, Happy New Year Trailer, Iraq Veterans' Mental Health, Happy New Year Film, K. Lorrel Manning, Michael Cuomo, Veterans, William Oliver Watkins, Iraq War, Iraq PTSD, Iraq Veterans, Homeless Veterans, Happy New Year, Happy New Year Short Film, One Light Left, Iraq, Ptsd, Politics News
K. Lorrel Manning and Michael Cuomo

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Bad Apples and Bad Policy: Stereotyping a New Generation of Vets

Paul Rieckhoff | Posted 03.13.2008 | Politics

Read More: Military, Afghanistan, Iraq, Army, Iava, Veterans, Military Readiness, Iraq War, Iraq War Veteran Stereotypes, Iraq PTSD, Mental Health, Rambo Stereotype, Military Recruiting, Iraq Veterans' Mental Health, Ptsd, Politics News
Paul Rieckhoff

Telling the American people that war requires real sacrifice isn't a popular talking point. But politicians need to talk seriously about how we're going to maintain our troop levels and our troop quality.

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Latest Army Mental Health Survey Brings More Bad News -- Is McCain Listening?

Jon Soltz | Posted 03.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, John McCain, Iraq Veterans' Mental Health, Ptsd, Afghanistan War, Veterans, Politics News
Jon Soltz

When the troops are telling McCain once more that they don't see 'sunshine and lollipops' progress in Iraq like him, is he really OK telling them that we're going to stay the course?

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The Lucky Ones

Max and the Marginalized | Posted 01.31.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, Iraq PTSD, Iraq Veterans, Iraq Veterans' Mental Health, Ptsd, Iraq, Veterans, Politics News
Max and the Marginalized

We wrote this week's song, The Lucky Ones, about the latest tragedy in the seemingly endless string of tragedies that this war continues to produce.

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A Thanksgiving Appeal for Our Wounded Veterans

John W. Whitehead | Posted 11.19.2007 | Politics

Read More: Dealing With Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Iraq Veterans, Homeless Veterans, Helping Veterans, Veterans on Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving Charity, National Alliance to End Homelessness, Iraq Veterans' Mental Health, Pstd, Iraq Veteran Suicide, Disabled Veterans, Veterans, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Naeh, Politics News
John W. Whitehead

Except for fleeting awareness among the news media and the American public around Veterans Day, the men and women who put their lives on the line to preserve our freedoms are all but forgotten.

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Say One Thing, Do Another -- Bush on Veterans Day and Today

Jon Soltz | Posted 11.13.2007 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, Iraq Veterans' Mental Health, Jack Reed, Dick Durbin, George W. Bush, Veterans Day, Veterans, Politics News
Jon Soltz

Despite the President talking a lot about what we owe veterans on Saturday, today, with his veto pen he told veterans, "We don't owe you [BLEEP]."

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All Soldiers Fade Away

Justin Hudnall | Posted 11.11.2007 | Politics

Read More: Iraq PTSD, Economic Equality, Iraq Veterans, Veterans Affairs, Rural America, Veterans Day, Vietnam, Iraq Veterans' Mental Health, Iraq and Vietnam, War in Iraq, Healthcare, Ptsd, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Politics News
Justin Hudnall

Most everyone knows the pivotal quote from General Douglas MacArthur's farewell address, "Old soldiers never die; they just fade away." The note he ch...

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Yet Another Alarm Sounded on Homeless Vets and PTSD. But, Who's Listening?

Jon Soltz | Posted 11.08.2007 | Politics

Read More: Homeless, Iraq PTSD, Afghanistan Veterans, Iraq Veterans, Iraq Veterans' Mental Health, Veterans Affairs, Politics News
Jon Soltz

It doesn't matter how many charitable groups are out there trying to house homeless veterans, because we'll just be dealing with the result rather than the root cause: PTSD.

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Iraq, Afghan Vets Already Found At Homeless Shelters, Advocates Fear 'Tsunami'

AP | KIMBERLY HEFLING | Posted 11.07.2007 | Politics

Read More: Homeless, Iraq Veterans, Iraq Veterans' Mental Health, Politics News

Veterans make up one in four homeless people in the United States, though they are only 11 percent of the general adult population, according to a rep...

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Even When It Ends It Won't Be Over

Max and the Marginalized | Posted 10.11.2007 | Entertainment

Read More: Iraq Veterans, Iraq Veterans' Mental Health, Rock Blog, Entertainment News
Max and the Marginalized

Welcome to the first installment of Max and the Marginalized's rock blog. It's like a weekly column in the form of a band. We'll be writing and recording a song a week and trying to keep it on topic.

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