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Disability Benefits Commission: Town-Hall Meeting After-Action Report By : Tom Berger
The Veterans Disability Commission met in St. Petersburg, Florida, in a Town Hall format to listen to the concerns of the veterans' community.
A New War: Dennis Andras in the Hurricane's Aftermath By : Tom Berger
VVA member Dennis Andras found it strange that a hurricane in Louisiana should send him back to roots he put down in Vietnam.
The Last Full Measure of Devotion By : Tom Berger
One of the first was built in 1971 by a bereaved father on his own land, with his own funds, in a windswept valley deep in the mountains of northern New Mexico.
A Veterans Day Reunion By : Tom Berger
On Veterans Day, Jerry Barfield walked up to Tom Corey in a Washington hotel and introduced himself. Corey didn't recognize him. Barfield had seen Corey's name on an e-mail list some time before and was shocked at the sight of it. When he heard Corey would be at the Veterans Day dinner, he made inquiries.
Tim Brown's Vow By : Tom Berger
In the early 1970s, Tim Brown saw an advertisement in Leatherneck magazine. The parents of a missing Marine sought anyone who might have known their son. Tim Brown knew him. He had fought alongside him, and he knew the man had died in the battle at Ngok Tavak.
The Downhill Spiral Continues By : Tom Berger
With the number of American soldiers killed in Iraq having topped 2,000, those fortunate enough to return face the task of putting the war behind them and resuming their lives.
Strength Through Partnerships By : Tom Berger
As an organization, VVA is always looking for ways to improve its programs and services while at the same time getting the biggest bang for its buck. An excellent method to accomplish this goal is through mutually beneficial agreements with other organizations.
An Image Crystallized Lee Teter's Gift to Veterans By : Tom Berger
Describing Lee Teter's painting Reflections carries two risks. The first is inadequacy. No words can capture it. The second is redundancy.
More Of The Same By : Tom Berger
In yet another GAO report released on February 16, the investigative agency questions whether the Veterans Affairs Department can adequately help troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan with PTSD.
Our Right To Know By : Tom Berger
As I begin my term as chair of VVA's SHAD/Project 112 Task Force, I want to express my appreciation for the honor given me of being asked to take this important post. I will work diligently to fill the position vacated by our Vice President, Jack Devine, and to keep us moving forward.
The Moving Wall And Other Vietnam Veteran Memorials By : Tom Berger
A look at The Moving Wall and other memorials to the veterans of the Vietnam War.
L.Z. Motown: Chapter Nine's Quarter Century By : Tom Berger
Chapter Nine, a front-runner in the fight for veterans' rights, has been fulfilling the mission of Vietnam Veterans of America for over twenty-five years. L.Z. Motown's roots go back to the mid and late '70s at Wayne State University where Detroit-area Vietnam veterans had enrolled in classes under the G.I. Bill.
The Department of Veterans Affairs Providing Certain Veterans With Prescription-Only Health Care By : Tom Berger
The "Transitional Pharmacy Benefit" would never have been necessary if the veterans health care system were fully and properly funded to take care of the veterans who are statutorily eligible to use the VHA system.
A Long-Overdue Tribute: The Dedication Of The Korean War Veterans Memorial By : Tom Berger
The Korean War is sometimes referred to as the "Forgotten War" because it seems to have receded from the national consciousness-eclipsed in large part by the continuing legacy of the Vietnam War.
Claims for Gulf War Illness, Revisited By : Tom Berger
A lot has been learned about Gulf War Illness (GWI) (aka Gulf War Syndrome) since the 1990s. A lot remains a mystery.
A Long Time Coming By : Tom Berger
In 1987, at a fish fry near Toledo, Ohio, a World War II veteran named Roger Durbin asked Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio) a question about a memorial dedicated to those who served in the war. The question: Why wasn't there one?
Paradise Lost By : Tom Berger
Those who have read Robert Allen's excellent book, The Dioxin War, know that the health effects of dioxin are hardly unique to Americans.
What Is PTSD? By : Tom Berger
The essential feature of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder is the development of characteristic symptoms following exposure to an extreme traumatic stressor.
Peace and Friendship Among Nations By : Tom Berger
On September 12, in Hanoi, the VVA Veterans Initiative Task Force was awarded the prestigious Medal for Peace and Friendship Among Nations in recognition of the continuing contributions VVA has made in the exchange of information about fallen Vietnamese during the war.
Hope In Bipartisanship By : Tom Berger
Veterans are indebted to Reps. Rehberg and Thompson for their leadership and commitment to a shining, if rare, example of real bipartisanship.
"We Look Out For Each Other" Tony Catapano and Veterans Over the Horizon By : Tom Berger
Tony Catapano calls it a two-headed snake: Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) on one side, the addictions - alcohol and drugs - on the other, feeding off one another, bringing grief to everyone who comes close.
It's About The Money By : Tom Berger
Judging by the number of e-mails I've received in recent weeks, many of you have heard the news that the VA will be reviewing some 72,000 PTSD claims that have been granted. "Why?" is the No. 1 question that's being asked of me in those e-mails.
First Shots Fired In The Claims War By : Tom Berger
On February 13, VVA presented testimony before the National Academy of Sciences' Institute of Medicine Gulf War and Health Subcommittee.
Charlie Green Visits The Vietnam Veterans Memorial By : Tom Berger
Vietnam Veterans share their stories and experiences.
The Next Generation Of Veterans By : Tom Berger
Dr. Joe Boscarino's seminar sponsored by the PTSD/SA Committee, "Exposure to Combat, PTSD & Future Medical Problems: The Health Impact of Military Service for Vietnam Veterans," played to a packed seminar room.
The Moving Wall By : Tom Berger
The Moving Wall is a half-size replica of the Washington, D.C., Vietnam Veterans Memorial. It has been touring the country for the past 16 years.
A Winning Tribute: The Nevada Vietnam Memorial By : Tom Berger
The quiet and powerful Nevada Vietnam Memorial is nestled inside Mills Park in the state capital named for the legendary frontiersman and scout Kit Carson.
Double Cross At Ngok Tavak By : Tom Berger
On May 10, 1968, at three o'clock in the morning at Ngok Tavak, a Forward Operating Base near the Vietnam-Laos border, a small force of U.S. Marines, a handful of Australian and U.S. Special Forces, and 122 ethnic Chinese Nungs working under the command of Australian Capt.
"My Life Is Complete": Virginia Warren's Visit to The Wall By : Tom Berger
Thirty-three years after her son died rushing to the aid of a fallen Marine, Virginia Warren touched him and felt him reaching back, touching her. She knows it in her soul. She had heard that this kind of thing happened to the loved ones of others who touched the names. Now it had happened to her.
Freedom Flight's POW / MIA Message From Above By : Tom Berger
Jim Tuorila's most memorable hot air balloon flight comes with a small bit of irony attached to one of its more prominent elements, altitude. The veteran balloon pilot and co-founder of Freedom Flight, Inc., a non-profit organization that raises awareness as well as hot air balloons, had flown hundreds of times.
Five Years On From Ground Zero By : Edward Victor
Former Al Jazeera journalist, Afshin Rattansi, is interviewed about progress on the war on terror/
One Belly-Dancing Marine: VVA's Mike Zimmerman By : Tom Berger
It's hard to predict how a guy might become a belly dancer. Maybe even reinvent the whole genre. Or at least expand its, uh, horizons. Belly dancing isn't the kind of thing that floats into a guy's mind while he's waiting for halftime to end or driving home from work or sitting in a barber shop with a Sports Illustrated in his hands. It probably helps if you're open to new experiences.
A Death in the Desert: The Legacy of Lori Piestewa By : Tom Berger
More than three months after Pfc. Lori Piestewa's death March 23 in an Iraqi ambush near Nasiryah, the telephone calls still come every day to the Hopi tribal offices in Kykotsmovi, Arizona.
From Vision To Reality: The Evolution of the In Memory Plaque By : Tom Berger
Eleven years after it began, Ruth Coder Fitzgerald sounds surprised to be talking about it in the present tense. To speak of its completion is to acknowledge the reality of the struggle's success, an outcome she always hoped for but whose likelihood she often described as "miraculous."
Victor Westphall: "He Was A Father To All of Us" By : Tom Berger
On Veterans Day 2002 four helicopters lifted off in a swirl of snow from the small airport at Angel Fire, high in the mountains of northern New Mexico.
Monte Carlo Prince Celebrates First Year By : Roger Munns
Prince Albert of Monaco has changed both his own image and the outlook of his Principality in his first year.
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