Veterans' Corner

Veterans' Corner

VETERANS’ CORNER: Leveling the employment field
An unfair fight for job-seeking veterans has become increasingly evident on the jobs front.

May 19, 2013 1 Link
VETERANS’ CORNER: VA moves to expedite veterans’ claims
The backlog of veterans claims processing has been disastrous over the past few years. On April 19, the Department of Veterans Affairs announced initiatives to expedite compensation claims decisions for veterans who have waited one year or longer.

April 28, 2013
VETERANS' CORNER: Many vets with PTSD still prescribed benzodiazepines
Department of Veterans Affairs doctors are continuing to prescribe tranquilizers such as Valium and Xanax to veterans diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, despite VA guidelines advising against their use for the condition.

April 21, 2013
VETERANS’ CORNER: Helping homeless vets
The Veterans Administration has streamlined its efforts to help homeless vets by concentrating its efforts to help veterans in four areas. Employment, safe housing, health care and mental heath care are now more defined to aid veterans quicker.

April 14, 2013
VETERANS' CORNER: Suicides remain a military problem
Suicide remains a problem without a clear solution in both the active-duty and veterans communities.

April 6, 2013
VETERANS’ CORNER: Meanings to the folding of a flag
Having recently attended a veteran’s funeral service, I overheard a disagreement between some attendees regarding the reciting of meanings during each fold of the flag. The meaning of the folding of the American flag is not without importance. However, meanings of each fold are not official and not required.

March 31, 2013
VETERANS' CORNER: A sunny way to better health
Vitamin D, the “sunshine vitamin,” promotes bone and tooth development as well as normal growth. This vitamin helps your body with the utilization of phosphorous and calcium. Vitamin D is also essential for heart health.

March 24, 2013
Veterans, families not exempt from budget cuts
Despite assurances that veterans benefits and services will be exempt from the budget cuts triggered March 1, veterans and their families will share the suffering along with military counterparts.

March 17, 2013
Homeless female veterans a growing problem
Even as the Pentagon lifts the ban on women in combat roles, returning servicewomen are facing a battlefield of a different kind.

March 10, 2013 1 Link
Putting vets to work as business franchisees goal of new program
On Feb. 21, TD Bank, headquartered in Cherry Hill, N.J. and Portland, Maine, announced it joined with the International Franchise Association and a pilot group of franchises to help military veterans become franchise owners.

March 3, 2013
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