Helping Veterans Return to Health
http://mobile.chron.com/chron/db_/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=Y5emHYaR&full=true#display Dr. John Oldham is president of the American Psychiatric Association and chief of staff at the Menninger Clinic in Houston. Last week, Oldham participated in a roundtable discussion at the White House on raising awareness among civilian health care providers of combat-related mental health conditions, and to better coordinate care among civilian, military and … Read more
Significant New York Times Article About Wounded Veterans And The Families
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/28/us/looking-after-the-soldier-back-home-and-damaged.html?pagewanted=1&_r=2 This link is to an article that is extremely relevant to the purpose of our golf tournament this Saturday October 1 at Wildcat Golf Club. The article does a good job of explaining the difficulties and hardships that spread from the combat wounded veteran through the family and community. When one single member of the military … Read more
VFW Instructs Senate to Stop Predatory Schools From Stealing GI-Bill Benefits
The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) is aggressively overwatching federal funding and veterans’ benefits. Click on the link below to read about the VFW’s claims that predatory schools are literally stealing GI-Bill benefits from our veterans. Please leave comments with your thoughts and opinions. http://www.vfwonthehill.org/2011/09/vfw-to-senate-stop-predatory-schools.html Semper Fi, John Urquhart
Marine Hand Amputee Deploys Back to Combat
Sergeant (Sgt.) Ricardo Ramirez is a great example for all disabled amputee veterans. In February of 2006, Sgt. Ramirez was wounded in action while serving in Iraq with 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment and two years later became the first hand-amputee to re-enlist in the Marines Corps. Sgt. Ramirez stated “Handicap and amputee Marines will … Read more
Video of the Medal of Honor Ceremony for Sergeant Dakota Meyers
The video of Sergeant (Sgt.) Dakota Meyer’s Medal of Honor ceremony is a must see. You can see him fighting back the tears while President Obama speaks about Sergeant Meyer’s heroic actions. The Medal of Honor is the country’s highest award one can receive in the military. Most people receive the award posthumously. At the … Read more
Decorated Vietnam Veteran Senator Webb Puts Troops Ahead of Profits
“U.S. reliance on private firms … has also poured millions of dollars into the pockets of profiteers while leaving enlisted soldiers with inadequate safety gear.” http://www.roanoke.com/editorials/wb/297559
Lone Star Veterans Association Helping The Economy
Veterans and Employers, If you need a job or an employee then click on this link below for information about the career expo today. It’s free for veterans. A big thanks to the Lone Star Veterans Association for their tireless efforts. Veterans make outstanding employees and employers. We are leaders in the military and in the civilian work … Read more
Suicide In The Military May Be Linked To DHA Levels
Click on this link to read about the study to determine whether levels of DHA are linked to suicide of active duty military personnel. http://article.psychiatrist.com/dao_1-login.asp?ID=10007556&RSID=66342820335848
Marine To Be Awarded The Medal Of Honor
This is an amazing story. The Medal of Honor is the country’s highest award one can receive. Most people who are awarded the Medal of Honor receive the award posthumously. This means that they were killed while conducting the heroic actions that earned them the Medal of Honor. Click on this link to read about what … Read more
Wounded Marines Fight Their Second Battle
This is a very informative article regarding disabled Marines’ struggle transitioning home. http://www.npr.org/2011/08/06/138983146/at-home-wounded-marines-fight-their-second-battle
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