Veterans

Politics & Government

'This Is Crossing The Line': Saudis Co-Opted Veterans' Voices To Lobby Congress

8:01am December 15, 2018

by Scott Simon

When U.S. Navy veteran Gary Ard traveled last year to lobby against a bill before Congress, he didn't realize Saudi Arabia was paying for all of it — including rooms at the Trump International Hotel.

A U.S. Marine salutes as participants in the Rolling Thunder motorcycle rally rumble through Washington, D.C., in 2017. Organizers say the 2019 event will be the last in D.C.

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After Decades, 'Rolling Thunder' To Make Its Last Big Ride Through Washington, D.C.

5:51pm December 14, 2018

by Ian Stewart

The sound of motorcycles rumbling through the nation's capital has been a staple of Memorial Day weekend since 1988.

Veterans gather at the site of the 1776 Battle of Fort Washington in Manhattan. They are calling on the VA to rename the Manhattan VA Medical Center in honor of Margaret Corbin, who took her husband's place during the battle after he was killed.

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'To Care For Him': Female Veterans Ask VA To Include Them In Its Motto

12:16pm December 04, 2018

by Quil Lawrence

The VA motto, which is taken from Lincoln's second inaugural speech, addresses veterans with the male pronoun. Some veterans want to change the wording to include women.

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Collaboration Brings Veterans' Stories To New Audience

4:10pm November 09, 2018

by Bethany Chafin

A performance this weekend is capturing the stories of veterans.

Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert Wilkie said his department is on the mend after a tumultuous 2018.

National

After A Year Of Turmoil, New VA Secretary Says 'Waters Are Calmer'

1:08pm November 09, 2018

by Quil Lawrence

Robert Wilkie is President Trump's second VA secretary; his first was fired after clashing with political appointees. Wilkie insists he's put an end to infighting at the department.

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Former Marine Josh Onan talks with George Kevin Flood, a staff psychiatrist at the San Diego VA. Onan is taking advantage of a year-old program that makes VA care available to people with less-than-honorable military discharges.

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VA Struggles To Reach Other-Than-Honorable-Discharge Vets In Need Of Help

6:29am October 18, 2018

by Steve Walsh

VA says 115 vets with other-than-honorable discharges received mental health care last year under a new program. Veterans advocates say it's a tiny fraction of such vets who need help.

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The contents of the naloxone kit inside an AED box located in the VA West Roxbury cafeteria.

VA Adding Opioid Antidote To Defibrillator Cabinets For Quicker Overdose Response

7:44am September 27, 2018

by Martha Bebinger

The overdose antidote naloxone could soon be available in more public places. The Veterans Administration is adding it to its automated defibrillator cabinets. Other institutions are following suit.

Brenda J. Faulkner, co-founder of The Truman Foundation, sits with her dog Truman at the Association of Service Dog Providers for Military Veterans annual conference in Tyson's Corner, Va.

Service Dog Registries To Streamline Travel For Veterans With 'Invisible Injuries'

5:00am July 28, 2018

by Adelina Lancianese

Service dog providers are developing registries that airlines and other travel companies could use to verify the legitimacy of service dogs for veterans with psychological disabilities.

Can troops sustain brain injuries from firing certain powerful weapons? Two Marines who used to fired rocket launchers think they already know.

Marines Who Fired Rocket Launchers Now Worry About Their Brains

11:41pm July 25, 2018

by Jon Hamilton

The military is trying to figure out whether troops can sustain brain injuries from firing certain powerful weapons. Two Marines who used to shoot these weapons think they already know.

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President Donald Trump seen on a video screen as he speaks at the 119th Veterans of Foreign Wars National Convention, Tuesday in Kansas City, Mo.

Trump Faces Friendly Crowd At VFW Convention

11:18pm July 24, 2018

by Quil Lawrence

President Trump received an ovation when he told the assembled veterans that remains of U.S. Korean War dead would soon be repatriated from North Korea.