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    May 11, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Vietnam veterans' new battle: getting disability compensation

    Vietnam veteran John Otte did his best to forget the war.
    Vietnam veteran John Otte did his best to forget the war. He got married, raised two sons and made a career working at credit unions. But as Otte neared retirement, memories of combat flooded back. Starting in 2005, he filed a series of claims with...

    Tags: Afghanistan, Cleveland State University, Unrest, Conflicts and War, New York University, Wars and Interventions

    2. May 9, 2013 |Story| Herald Mail

  2. South Korean president thanks Korean War veterans

    The president of South Korea thanked a group of local Korean War veterans for helping set the cornerstone of a 60-year partnership between her country and the United States during a dinner Tuesday in Washington, D.C.
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    The president of South Korea thanked a group of local Korean War veterans for helping set the cornerstone of a 60-year partnership between her country and the United States during a dinner Tuesday in Washington, D.C. Les Bishop, commander of Antietam...

    Tags: U.S. Department of Defense, Barack Obama, South Korea, Unrest, Conflicts and War, International Military Interventions

    3. May 27, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  3. Safe Haven gives veterans a hand getting back to 'normal' life

    Neli Vazquez-Rowland believes that the best way to honor fallen soldiers is by supporting veterans who are struggling to make the transition back to civilian life.
    Neli Vazquez-Rowland believes that the best way to honor fallen soldiers is by supporting veterans who are struggling to make the transition back to civilian life. Vazquez-Rowland is the co-founder and president of A Safe Haven Foundation, a nonprofit...

    Tags: Homelessness, Little Village, Addiction, Social Issues, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder

    4. May 26, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. For Memorial Day, go online to go 'Go Silent' and honor veterans

    In a time when we live so much of our lives online, cyberspace has also become a place to honor our fallen servicemen and women on Memorial Day.
    In a time when we live so much of our lives online, cyberspace has also become a place to honor our fallen servicemen and women on Memorial Day. The nonprofit, nonpartisan advocacy group Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America currently has a page on...

    Tags: Human Interest, Memorial Day, Holidays, Henry A Waxman

    5. May 26, 2013 |Story| Hampton Roads Daily Press

  5. W&M veterans benefit clinic gaining recognition

    Five years ago, we wrote in this space about a fledgling new program at the College of William and Mary Law School that would train students in the law while helping military veterans at the same time. The school was hosting a "cider and cake" session to...

    Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, College of William and Mary, Mark R. Warner, Laws, FBI

    6. May 24, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Doctor's accused killer angry about surgery

    A man accused of killing a Newport Beach doctor said in a jailhouse interview Friday that he was angry about the aftereffects of surgery performed on him about 21 years ago.
    A man accused of killing a Newport Beach doctor said in a jailhouse interview Friday that he was angry about the aftereffects of surgery performed on him about 21 years ago. "I'll admit, what I did was a terrible thing," Stanwood Elkus, 75, said...

    Tags: Lawyers, Trials, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice

    7. May 24, 2013 |Story| Hartford Courant

  7. Vets Are Owed A Better Disability Benefits System

    U.S. Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki's visit to Connecticut earlier this month to promote his new all-automated claims processing system was just so much "blah, blah, blah," according to one unimpressed Vietnam vet. Who can blame veterans for...

    Tags: Eric Shinseki

    8. May 24, 2013 |Story| Daily Pilot

  8. Accused killer angry about surgery

    A man accused of killing a Newport Beach doctor told the Daily Pilot Friday that he was angry about the after effects of surgery performed on him about 21 years ago.
    A man accused of killing a Newport Beach doctor told the Daily Pilot Friday that he was angry about the after effects of surgery performed on him about 21 years ago. "I'll admit, what I did was a terrible thing," Stanwood Elkus, 75, said during visiting...

    Tags: Lawyers, Trials, Medical Procedures and Tests, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice

    9. May 26, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  9. Every day is Memorial Day for vet who lost comrades in copter crash

    Anthony Simone doesn't remember much these days. The effects of a traumatic brain injury are so severe that he refers to his iPod as "my brain."
    Anthony Simone doesn't remember much these days. The effects of a traumatic brain injury are so severe that he refers to his iPod as "my brain." But the five men from Pedro 66, he remembers. In a hallway at Edward Hines Jr. Veterans Affairs Hospital...

    Tags: Afghanistan, Willis Tower, Hospitals and Clinics, Health Treatments, Human Interest

    10. May 24, 2013 |Story| Orlando Sentinel

  10. Guide to Memorial Day events in Orlando area

    <b>Through Tuesday</b>
    Through Tuesday Fallen Floridians Memorial Cross Tribute: 10 a.m.-8 p.m. daily; Lawton House, 200 W. Broadway St., Oviedo. More than 370 crosses will be on display, honoring Florida soldiers who have died while serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. Details:...

    Tags: Ocoee, American Legion, Korean War (1950-1953), Liberty Bell, Orange County (Florida)

    11. May 23, 2013 |Story| Hampton Roads Daily Press

  11. W&M clinic model generating some national interest

    Nine law schools across the country have expressed an interest in how the College of William and Mary is working to reduce the backlog of veteran's disability claims, Sen. Mark R. Warner said Thursday. The Virginia senator has taken a personal interest...

    Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, College of William and Mary, Kevin McCarthy (California Politician), Mark R. Warner, Touro Law School

    12. May 22, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  12. Lawmakers press Pentagon, VA to cooperate on claims backlog

    A bipartisan group of lawmakers pressed the Obama administration Wednesday to reduce the backlog of disability claims at the Department of Veterans Affairs by improving cooperation between the several agencies that have a role in the process.
    A bipartisan group of lawmakers pressed the Obama administration Wednesday to reduce the backlog of disability claims at the Department of Veterans Affairs by improving cooperation between the several agencies that have a role in the process. Senators...

    Tags: Politics, Barbara A. Mikulski, Justice System, U.S. House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Electronics

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