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Harvard honors Montco's veterans ID plan
February 19, 2015
Jessica Parks | Philly.com
NORRISTOWN The Montgomery County Recorder of Deeds Office's veterans ID program has been deemed a 2015 "Bright Idea in Government" by scholars at Harvard University.
The program offers veterans a free photo ID that carries discounts at more than 400 local businesses. For the county, it's a way to get veterans in the door and record their military-discharge paperwork.
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What's the state of veterans in O.C.? Struggling, surviving and working to find a new home
February 19, 2015
THERESA WALKER | Orange County Register
Military veterans in Orange County – especially those who served after the 9/11 terror attacks – face significant challenges transitioning to civilian life.
Veterans here also need more targeted support as they struggle with employment, housing and physical and mental health issues, according to the newly released “The State of the American Veteran: The Orange County Veterans Study.”
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Women an increasing share of homeless veterans
February 19, 2015
DK McDONALD | Mohave Valley Daily News
BULLHEAD CITY — For all veterans, reintegrating into their communities after active duty can be a challenge. Returning servicewomen face a battle of a different kind: They are one of the fastest growing segments of the homeless population.
According to the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans, the number of female veterans who have become homeless more than doubled in the U.S., from 1,380 in 2006 to 3,328 in 2010.
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- Homelessness
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Rep. Graham Proposes Bill to Boost Aid for Injured Veterans
February 18, 2015
Carly Hildyard | WJHG.com
PANAMA CITY-- UPDATE: 10 p.m.
A new bill could soon provide help for ill and injured post-9/11 veterans across the United States. And it's sponsored by Florida Rep. Gwen Graham.
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Bush Institute summit focuses on veterans’ struggles to re-enter daily life
February 18, 2015
JULIE FANCHER | The Dallas Morning News
UNIVERSITY PARK — Marine veteran David Smith said he wasn’t sure what to do with himself after coming home from the Iraq war. Without a bachelor’s degree, the only work he could find was a minimum-wage job doing construction.
In time, though, things stabilized. Smith landed a better job, attended community college and eventually enrolled at the University of California, Berkeley.
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The scent of war: VA studies a legacy of dust, smoke, and burn pits and what it means for Veterans
February 18, 2015
A persistent cough or shortness of breath can mean a lot of things—none of them very good, but for Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan, they could be a byproduct of their service overseas and deserve additional scrutiny.
"Any changes Veterans notice post-deployment in their pulmonary functions, especially new symptoms, warrant a conversation with their provider and probably some testing," says Dr. Michael Falvo, a research physiologist at the VA's War-Related Illness and Injury Study Center in New Jersey.
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- Physical Well-Being
- VA
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Serving Our Post-9/11 Veterans
February 18, 2015
IVMF and The Bush Institute | George W. Bush Institute
"Out of the more than two million non-profit organizations in the United States, approximately 45,000 self-identify as serving U.S. military service personnel and their families. Some of these non-profits have long traditions of caring for members of the military, while others are just getting started.
Together, they offer a wide array of services. They range from guiding veterans and their families to proper health care to helping them gain access to schools to finding them meaningful careers and decent housing."
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- Transition
- VA
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Veterans in Congress Bring Rare Perspective to Authorizing War
February 17, 2015
ASHLEY PARKER and JEREMY W. PETERS | The New York Times
WASHINGTON — Veterans of the wars in Iraqand Afghanistan now serving in Congress have emerged as some of the most important voices in the debate over whether to give President Obama a broad authorization for a military campaign against the Islamic State or something much more limiting.
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VA looking at its own version of BRAC
February 17, 2015
Leo Shane III | Military Times
Veterans Affairs Department officials want their own version of a base closure round, targeting aging hospitals and clinics they no longer need.
But getting support for such a move might be as frustrating and fruitless as convincing lawmakers to go along with the unpopular military base closing process, something the Pentagon has been begging for since 2012.
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Michigan Legislature Passes Bill Allowing Preferential Hiring for Veterans
February 16, 2015
Legal Help for Veterans, PLLC | Law Firm Newswire
Northville, MI (Law Firm Newswire) February 16, 2015 – The Michigan House of Representative and Senate have both unanimously passed a bill that permits Michigan employers to begin using a hiring policy that would give preference to veterans.
Previously, Michigan employers were forbidden by law to use any sort of preferential hiring policy. Federal law prohibits preferential hiring policies except in the case of veterans, for which states must adopt laws specifically allowing preferential treatment of veterans.
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