U.S. troops who deployed to Afghanistan over the past two decades say the Taliban’s rapid conquest of much of the country in the past week has left them stunned and dismayed…
U.S. Veterans to Receive Free National Park Passes for Life…
To receive a pass, veterans, including members of the National Guard and Reserves, must present a Veteran ID card or other form of identification that proves they have served in the armed services…
President Trump Orders Creation of New Task Force to Prevent Veteran Suicides…
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday establishing a new task force aimed at empowering military veterans and ending the suicide epidemic among them. “To every veteran I want you to know that you have an entire nation of more than 300 million people behind you, you will never ever be forgotten,” Trump said […]
Judge Rules Veterans with PTSD Can Move Forward with Lawsuit Over VA Benefits…
A federal judge in Connecticut has ruled that thousands of Navy and Marine Corps veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan who developed post-traumatic stress disorder but were denied Veterans Affairs benefits can sue the military. Senior U.S. District Judge Charles Haight Jr. on Thursday certified a class-action lawsuit against Navy Secretary Richard Spencer by veterans who […]
Clinical Trial Using Marijuana to Treat PTSD in Veterans Gets Underway…
The first participant in a clinical trial designed to evaluate the effectiveness of smoking marijuana to treat PTSD in veterans was given cannabis on Monday, according to the organization conducting the study. \The study is the first such trial to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of using marijuana to manage symptoms of post traumatic stress […]
New Law Allows Injured Veterans to Recoup Erroneous Severance Taxes…
Thousands of veterans injured in combat could soon be able to recoup taxes erroneously collected from their disability severance pay due to a new law signed by President Barack Obama. About 13,800 veterans separated from the military due to their injuries might have been affected, the nonprofit group National Veterans Legal Service Program estimates…
2k Veterans to Join Standing Rock Protesters Dec 4 – 7…
Veterans Back Fight by Relative of Drone Victims: People Should Know ‘How a Screw-Up Can Lead to the Death of Their Family Members’…
Three military veterans once involved in the U.S. drone program have thrown their support behind a Yemeni man’s legal fight to obtain details about why his family members were killed in a 2012 strike…