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Former VA leaders ask public to call vets to help prevent suicide
The effort is part of a national campaign set for November to help increase awareness of veterans mental health struggles.
Are dining facilities wasting money because troops don’t eat there?
Little is known about how often troops are passing up their dining facilities to pay for meals elsewhere out of their own pocket.
By Karen Jowers
VA’s caregiver review would’ve booted 90% of young vets from program
The figure is nearly three times higher than what department officials had predicted last fall.
Is this Mattis challenge coin the greatest of all time?
Everyone wants a pocket-sized Jim Mattis.
By Sarah Sicard
Disabled combat veteran opens pecan business in Georgia
On Oct. 15, Williams, 32, opened a storefront in a converted old home and the Nut House Pecan Company was born.
By Becky Purser
1 Marine still at Walter Reed after Afghanistan suicide bombing
The Marine is in “serious but stable condition."
By Philip Athey
Down to 2 Marines still hospitalized after Afghanistan suicide bombing
16 Marines are now “on the West Coast in the vicinity of their parent units and are receiving outpatient treatment."
By Philip Athey
4 Marines still hospitalized nearly a month after suicide bombing in Afghanistan
One is in “is very serious but stable condition, three are in serious but stable condition."
By Philip Athey
29 Purple Hearts approved, 12 pending for Marines and corpsman who defended Kabul airport
The 11 Marines and corpsman who died in the attack also have had combat action ribbons approved. Others are still pending.
By Philip Athey
Bidens visit wounded troops at Walter Reed
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden are visiting injured U.S. troops at Walter Reed.
15 Marines wounded in Afghanistan are being treated at Walter Reed
"One is in critical condition, three are in serious condition and 11 are in stable condition."
By Philip Athey