Veteran Navigator program

Article Title: Military veterans can get help with VA benefits

Snippet of Article: "...The Veteran Navigator program is offering to help anyone who has served in the U.S. military..."

Article Source: www.thenewstribune.com

Quantico base shooting

Article Title: Three Marines die in murder-suicide at Quantico base

Snippet of Article: "... It was 11 p.m. Thursday when loudspeakers abruptly blared at the Marine Corps Base Quantico in northern Virginia, ordering all ..."

Article Source: www.latimes.com

Outreach increases, as suicides rise among veterans

Article Title: As suicides rise among veterans, outreach increases

Snippet of Article: "...The VA says there were an estimated 8,030 suicides among vets in 2010, an increase from 7,300 in 2000. ..."

Article Source: www.usatoday.com

Veterans struggle to find good jobs after traumas of war and prolonged deployments

Article Title: War is hell on veterans' job prospects: Fed paper

Snippet of Article: "... Military veterans who have been deployed overseas for prolonged periods struggle to find work because of the traumas of war, as well as training that does not readily translate into the civilian world, according to research by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago...."

Article Source: www.reuters.com

Lockheed Martin is helping veterans

Article Title: Lockheed Martin Awards Grant To Still Serving Veterans To Support Workforce Transition

Snippet of Article: "... Lockheed Martin, a member of the Huntsville community for 50 years, is partnering with SSV to support veterans' advocacy initiatives, long-term development and job placement. The grant will enhance the SSV's Workforce Community Blueprint Transition program, which provides resources for counseling, coaching, job transition and assistance in obtaining Veterans Administration benefits. ..."

Article Source: www.prnewswire.com

Reserve retirees seeking 'veterans' status

Article Title: Military Update: New push would make 200,000 Reserve retirees 'veterans'

Snippet of Article: "... was applying for a job when asked for a copy of his DD Form 214, “Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty,” to prove veteran status...."

Article Source: www.pnj.com

Navy veteran Christopher Dorner suspect in killing rampage

Article Title: U.S. Navy releases records of triple shooting suspect Christopher Dorner

Snippet of Article: "... Dorner, a suspect wanted in connection to three slayings and several shootings, joined the service in 2002. ..."

Article Source: www.10news.com

Toxic environments may be cause of Illnesses Among Veterans

Article Title: Gulf War Syndrome, Other Illnesses Among Veterans May Be Due To Toxic Environments

Snippet of Article: "... Research published in December 2012 raises the possibility that in some instances, soldiers may have been exposed to airborne cocktails that included low levels of a deadly chemical warfare agent, the nerve gas sarin, which wafted hundreds of miles from U.S.-bombed Iraqi facilities...."

Article Source: www.huffingtonpost.com

V.A. may have overpaid some veterans

Article Title: VA overpaid disabled vets by up to $1.1B

Snippet of Article: "... VA policies allow 100 percent disability ratings to be assigned to veterans undergoing surgery or some other treatment that prohibits them from working, making them eligible for disability compensation. When their treatment or recovery period ends, a follow-up medical examination is supposed to be requested to determine if they still have any disability for which they should continue to receive compensation...."

Article Source: www.navytimes.com

Chris Kyle, ex-Navy Seal, killed at gun range

Article Title: Former Navy SEAL Chris Kyle Killed at Shooting Range; Suspect Arrested

Snippet of Article: "... Kyle, 38, served four tours in Iraq and was awarded two Silver Stars, five Bronze Stars with Valor, two Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medals, and one Navy and Marine Corps Commendation. From 1999 to 2009, Kyle recorded more than 150 sniper kills, the most in U.S. military history. ..."

Article Source: abcnews.go.com

Chris Kyle, ex-Navy Seal American Sniper Shot Down

Article Title: Man charged in shooting death of ex-SEAL Chris Kyle

Snippet of Article: "... Kyle was sued by former Minnesota governor Jesse Ventura over a portion of the book that claims Kyle punched Ventura in a 2006 bar fight over unpatriotic remarks. Ventura says the punch never happened and that the claim by Kyle defamed him...."

Article Source: www.usatoday.com

Wounded military veterans treated to a day of sailing

Article Title: Sailors offer healing trips to wounded military veterans

Snippet of Article: "...Through the Bodles and San Ramon-based Sentinels of Freedom, wounded soldiers recovering in Bay Area hospitals and rehabilitation centers are treated to a day of sailing around San Francisco Bay on a 115-foot teak luxury schooner used to help rescue trapped Allied troops off a French beach in World War II. ..."

Article Source: www.mercurynews.com

First US soldier to survive losing four limbs in Iraq gets new arms

Article Title: Brendan Marrocco, US quadruple amputee, gets new arms

Snippet of Article: "...The first US soldier to survive losing four limbs in Iraq has said he is looking forward to swimming and driving after having a double arm transplant. Brendan Marrocco, 26, was injured by a roadside bomb in 2009. ..."

Article Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Military ban on women in combat lifted

Article Title: US To Allow Female Combat Soldiers

Snippet of Article: "... By May 15, military chiefs are expected to begin reporting to the Pentagon regarding how to integrate women into combat service, including elite commando units...."

Article Source: www.jewishpress.com

A few lawmakers work to protect TRICARE

Article Title: Lawmakers Fight To Protect Military Vets' Health Care

Snippet of Article: "... The U.S. Department of Defense plans to drastically reduce the areas where it offers the TRICARE Prime military health care system, a move that could impact some 2,500 military retirees and family members in Southern Oregon...."

Article Source: www.opb.org

Wal-Mart plans to hire recently discharged veterans starting in May

Article Title: Wal-Mart Plans to Hire Any Veteran Who Wants a Job

Snippet of Article: "... a plan to hire every veteran who wants a job, provided that the veterans have left the military in the previous year and did not receive a dishonorable discharge. ..."

Article Source: www.nytimes.com

Military vet selected for Saecretary of Defense

Article Title: Obama names military veteran as defense chief

Snippet of Article: "... selected decorated Vietnam combat veteran Chuck Hagel to lead the Pentagon as it scales back spending and winds down a decade of war. A former Republican senator, Hagel would be the first enlisted military member..."

Article Source: www2.wsav.com

Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office is offering employment opportunities for military veterans

Employment opportunities offered to military veterans

Article Title: Employment opportunities offered to military veterans

Snippet of Article: "...The Sheriff’s Office feels that the community can benefit from applicants that have received the training, discipline and professionalism of military servicemen. Our honorable soldiers, who have served our country, may not have had the time to complete their college education while deployed. This policy change will give them the opportunity to use their GI-bill while having a full-time job with an exceptional benefits package. ..."

Article Source: www.southcountyleader.com

VA backlog for Disability Claims worsen

Article Title: For Veterans, The Wait For Disability Claims Grows Longer

Snippet of Article: "... Slightly more than 863,000 people had pending compensation claims with the VA in December, according to a Dec. 17 report...."

Article Source: www.npr.org

Christmas at Parris Island

Article Title: Christmas for recruits at Parris Island? Sir, no, sir!

Snippet of Article: "... It's Christmas on Parris Island, but the decorations are the only giveaway. Mainly, it's business as usual. Recruits and their drill instructors march past in formation and rifles pop in the distance...."

Article Source: www.islandpacket.com

Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf (Retired) passes away

Article Title: Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf, coalition forces leader during Persian Gulf War, dies

Snippet of Article: "... Retired Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, who topped an illustrious military career by commanding the U.S.-led international coalition that drove Saddam Hussein's forces out of Kuwait in 1991 but kept a low public profile in controversies over the second Gulf War against Iraq, died Thursday. He was 78...."

Article Source: www.foxnews.com

V.A. to track how military veterans die

Article Title: Department of Veterans Affairs to track how veterans die

Snippet of Article: "... A six-month Statesman investigation found that nearly as many Texas veterans had died after taking prescription medicine as have committed suicide. Using autopsy results, toxicology reports..."

Article Source: www.statesman.com

Change in COLA formula will cause veterans benefit cuts

Article Title: Don’t Cut Benefits for Disabled Veterans

Snippet of Article: "... A change in how annual cost-of-living adjustments are calculated could mean that veterans who started receiving VA disability benefits at age 30 would have their benefits reduced by $1,425 at age 45..."

Article Source: politicalnews.me

Postal Service attempt to fire decorated military man fails

Article Title: Guardsman ordered reinstated by Postal Service with back pay

Snippet of Article: "...A U.S. Postal Service employee who was fired for “excessive use of military service” when he tried to return to work after four years on active duty with the National Guard must be reinstated with over $2 million in back pay ..."

Article Source: www.stripes.com

Military veteran trying to convince the V.A. he is alive

Davenport war veteran tries to prove he is alive

"...the much alive man has been having trouble trying to prove otherwise. James Hanna says the VA mistakenly reported him deceased in October, cut his benefits, and demanded his family repay the benefits...."

Reference: www2.tbo.com

Military Working Dog Memorialized

Article Title: Memorial Service for MWD Tygo

Military Working Dog News

Snippet of Article: "... Fort Leonard Wood paid tribute to 4-year-old search dog,Tygo, that was killed in action on Nov. 10 after being struck by an improvised explosive device. ..."
Article Source: Military Working Dog News

Navy Seal Killed Rescuing Doctor in Afghanistan

Article Title: Navy SEAL Killed During the Rescue Operation of an American Doctor in Afghanistan Identified!

Snippet of Article: "... Checque, 28, of Monroeville, Pennsylvania, died on Saturday while his team was rescuing Dr. Dilip Joseph...."

Article Source: usnavyseals.com

Suit: Legionnaires’ disease at a Pittsburgh VA hospital?

Article Title: Family sues VA over vet’s Legionnaires death

Snippet of Article: "... The family of a western Pennsylvania veteran who died last month is suing the Department of Veterans Affairs saying he contracted Legionnaires’ disease at a Pittsburgh VA hospital...."

Article Source: http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2012/12/ap-family-sues-va-over-vets-legionnaires-death-121112/

Bay Area Rapid Transit thanking veterans with employment

Article Title: BART adopts new hiring policy for military veterans

Snippet of Article: "... The BART Board of Directors today announced it has approved a new hiring policy giving military veterans precedence in the hiring process, BART spokeswoman Luna Salaver said. Beginning Jan. 1..."

Article Source: www.mercurynews.com

Pearl Harbor memory still vivid

Article Title: Pearl Harbor attack frozen in time for 91-year-old Navy veteran

Snippet of Article: "... But after years in combat, and a lifetime of joy and loss, the memories of one event stand out above all others for Navy veteran Walling - the chaotic Sunday morning he spent in a Pearl Harbor signal tower as Japanese bombers pounded the U.S. Pacific Fleet...."

Article Source: www.reuters.com

Mail a card to a military member

Article Title: Supporting Our Military by Giving Something that Means Something

Snippet of Article: "... All holiday greetings should be addressed and sent to: Holiday Mail for Heroes P.O. Box 5456 Capitol Heights, MD 20791-5456 The deadline for having cards to the P.O. Box is Friday, December 7th. Holiday cards received after this date cannot be guaranteed delivery...."

Article Source: www.redcross.org

Google helps veterans

Article Title: New Google Resource Aims to Help Military Veterans Become Entrepreneurs

Snippet of Article: "... offering a new resource for veterans who are interested in starting their own businesses. Over its social network Google+, Google has created VetNet, a central hub of information and resources organized into three main sections. One, the..."

Article Source: www.entrepreneur.com

Ttrailer carrying wounded veterans in a parade was struck by a train

Article Title: 4 dead, 17 hurt when train hits Texas vets parade

Snippet of Article: "... Midland police, fire and sheriffs respond to an accident where a trailer carrying wounded veterans in a parade was struck by a train in Midland, Texas, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012. "Show of Support" president and founder Terry Johnson tells the Midland Reporter-Telegram that there are "multiple, multiple" injuries and organizers still are trying to account for everyone...."

Article Source: www.cbsnews.com

Military Postal Service Agency may rob service members of ballots being counted

Senators: Thousands of ballots won’t reach troops

Article Title: Senators: Thousands of ballots won’t reach troops

Snippet of Article: "... Military Postal Service Agency may rob thousands of service members of the right to have their ballots counted..."

Article Source: www.humanevents.com

Little Caesars® Pizza Veterans Day free offering

Article Title: Little Caesars® Pizza Treats Veterans and Active Military to Free Crazy Bread® for Veterans Day

Snippet of Article: "... part of a long-standing tradition of giving back and saying "thanks" to all U.S. military men and women, Little Caesars® Pizza is offering all United States armed forces veterans and active military members with a free order of Crazy Bread® with proof of military status at participating stores nationwide this Veterans Day...."

Article Source: www.sacbee.com