Monthly Archives: February 2013
← Older postsAnnual North Dakota gathering for military veterans put on hold
February 28, 2013An annual gathering of veterans in North Dakota to share stories of World War II, the Korean War and other military experiences may have come to an end. Continue reading
Posted in News | Tagged Event, North Dakota, Veterans | Leave a commentWest Virginia Senate proposes tax credit for hiring veterans
February 28, 2013The West Virginia Senate has proposed a bill that would give businesses a $900 tax credit for each economically disadvantaged veteran that they hire. Businesses would receive a larger tax credit for hiring disabled veterans.
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Edible Arrangements helping veterans build businesses
February 27, 2013Edible Arrangements has created a nationwide initiative offering training, a franchise fee discount and mentoring to military veteran franchisees. Continue reading
Posted in News | Tagged Business, Veterans | Leave a commentMissouri House endorses new lottery ticket for veterans
February 27, 2013Missouri House members have endorsed a proposal to create a new lottery ticket to help veterans. Continue reading
Posted in News | Tagged Fundraising, Lottery, Missouri | Leave a commentNew VA clinics, expansions left in limbo
February 27, 2013The VA is warning that unless lawmakers act, some currently operating clinics may have to close after their old leases expire and other long-planned expansions will not go forward. Continue reading
Posted in News | Tagged Health Care, Louisiana, Veterans | Leave a commentFocusing on the good things, former Marine believes he’s turned a corner
February 25, 2013A new job has helped Nick Wright recapture some of the spirit and focus that saw him through three tours of duty in Iraq as a Marine. Continue reading
Posted in Nick Wright, Veterans' Stories | Tagged Top news | 1 Comment‘I’m a monster’: Veterans ‘alone’ in their guilt
February 22, 2013Clinicians suspect some troops are suffering from what they call “moral injuries” — wounds from having done something, or failed to stop something, that violates their moral code. Continue reading
Posted in News | Tagged PTSD, Research, Veterans Affairs | 3 CommentsWillowWood partners with universities for VA contract
February 21, 2013As part of a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Innovation Initiative (VAi2) competition, WillowWood of Mt. Sterling, Ohio, in partnership with The Ohio State University and The University of Akron, has secured a new contract to develop a more comfortable and useful prosthetic system to help patients at VA medical centers who have a transfemoral (above-knee) amputation. Continue reading
Posted in Organizations | Tagged Research, Universities, VA | Leave a commentWorkers, technology deployed to trim backlog of VA disability claims in Baltimore
February 20, 2013The Baltimore office’s disability claims lag 429 days — or 162 days longer than the national average. Continue reading
Posted in News | Tagged Disability claims, Disabled Veterans | 1 CommentStreamline veterans’ services, report says
February 20, 2013A think tank is calling for a single federal entity to oversee national veterans’ services and policies now spread among at least six federal agencies. Continue reading
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