Yearly Archives: 2012
← Older postsChico war veteran says trauma takes enormous toll
December 31, 2012Nick Wright, 29, of Chico has passed through many low points but is having more good days now than bad, and has landed a new job. Continue reading
Posted in Nick Wright, Veterans' Stories | Tagged Top news | 3 CommentsExposed to burn pits, Iraq veteran from Idaho pursues environmental career
December 28, 2012Burning military waste in Iraq and Afghanistan sparked Marine Corps veteran Jacob Odekirkis’ interest in a career in environmental contamination. Continue reading
Posted in News | Tagged Education, Environment, Iraq veteran, Returning Veterans, Veteran Health | Leave a commentMarine, ballet instructor stages ‘The Nutcracker’ in military style
December 24, 2012In Iraq War veteran Roman Baca’s military-themed ‘Nutcracker’ a young man is about to be deployed. Continue reading
Posted in Roman Baca, Veterans' Stories | Tagged Top news | 1 CommentGuard brings holiday cheer to North Dakota Veterans Home
December 19, 2012Volunteers with the North Dakota National Guard are making their annual trip to the North Dakota Veterans Home in Lisbon to show their appreciation for the men and women who served before them. Continue reading
Posted in News | Tagged Christmas, National Guard, North Dakota | Leave a commentWounded Marine gets new home in western New York
December 19, 2012A Marine who lost both legs while serving in Afghanistan now has a new home thanks to volunteers in a Buffalo-area community. Continue reading
Posted in News | Tagged Afghanistan, Buffalo, Marine, New York, wounded | Leave a commentIllinois program to deliver holiday baskets to military
December 18, 2012Holiday care packages will go out soon to Illinoisans serving in the military and their families. Continue reading
Posted in News | Tagged Holiday, Illinois, Lottery | Leave a commentWorkers say charity gave little money to veterans
December 17, 2012A veterans charity already under scrutiny for how it raised hundreds of thousands of dollars in Tennessee handed out only a fraction of the money in the form of gift cards and threatened to fire workers if they didn’t meet fundraising quotas, former employees say. Continue reading
Posted in News | Tagged Charity, Florida, Tennessee, Veterans Support Organization | Leave a commentUtah student veteran challenged by college grind
December 17, 2012Veteran Jen Carver Comer sits at a table, notes for a social work class on her laptop screen, a Dr. Pepper and miniature candy-bar wrappers in wads to her left. She’s studying, but she’s not. Continue reading
Posted in Jen Carver Comer, Veterans' Stories | Tagged Education, Returning Veterans, Top news, Women in the Military | 4 CommentsVA combatting suicide ‘epidemic’ among active duty military and veterans
December 16, 2012Each day, 18 veterans kill themselves according to the federal Department of Veterans Affairs. The VA has created a crisis hotline to help veterans their families. Continue reading
Posted in News | Tagged VA, Veterans | 1 CommentSenate moves bill covering fertility care for veterans
December 14, 2012Wounded veterans and their spouses who want to have children could get the government to pay for treatments such as in vitro fertilization under legislation beginning to move through Congress in the waning days of the session. Continue reading
Posted in News | Tagged Federal, Fertility, In vitro, Legislation, Military | Leave a comment ← Older posts