14 VA Loans Facts and Statistics
A Department of Veterans Affairs survey from 2004 found that more than 20 percent of veterans had no idea that …
Veterans Affairs & Military Medicine
WWII Veterans Receive French Legion of Honor
On July 5, 2012, a World War II veteran was awarded the French Legion of Honor at a ceremony in …
Drawing Down Personnel Costs
The Pentagon’s FY 2013 budget proposal contains provisions that will hit both active-duty and retired personnel in their wallets – …
World War II Psychiatric Wounds of War
As the United States entered World War II and began to prepare for a long conflict, there was a lack …
Treatment of War Related Psychiatric Injuries Post-World War II
The Greatest Generation has been feted and honored for its ability to withstand trials and tribulations. It does not follow, …
FY 2013 Defense Budget Request: Military Health Care Takes a Hit
The Department of Defense’s budget proposal for the 2013 fiscal year, while including a 1.7 percent increase in basic pay …
2013 Defense Budget Military Pay and Benefits Changes
When Defense Secretary Leon Panetta publicly outlined the 2013 defense budget proposal on Jan. 26, 2012, he revealed a topline …
Clinical and Rehabilitative Medicine Research Program
A decade of combat in Southwest Asia has placed new and expanded requirements on the military medical community. As is …
HonorAir Honors World War II Veterans With Flights to Washington, D.C.
Most of the American soldiers, airmen, Marines, and sailors who returned from World War II never got a tickertape parade. …
Caring for Aging Veterans
Since modern man first appeared in the archaeological record, life expectancy (at birth) has slowly increased, from only the mid-20s …