Adjusting to Home: Recent Vets Return
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To Combat Suicides, Army Focuses On The Homefront
Military suicides hit a record high in 2012, and the Army has been the hardest-hit branch. Its prevention efforts have included everything from a buddy system to 24-hour hotlines. Now... Jan 25, 2013
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Veterans Take Stock of 2012, Look Forward to 2013
It’s been more than a year since U.S. forces withdrew from Iraq, and for many veterans the last twelve months have been spent readjusting to life on the homefront. As 2012 draws to a ... Dec 31, 2012
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Suicide Hotline Fights To Keep Vets And Troops Alive
For the first time in a decade of war, more active-duty troops took their own lives this year than died fighting in Afghanistan. The national suicide hotline is one way the Department... Dec 28, 2012
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For Veterans, The Wait For Disability Claims Grows Longer
The Department of Veterans Affairs wanted to reduce a backlog in veterans' claims for disability benefits. Instead, the problem has worsened this year, in part, the VA says, because t... Dec 27, 2012
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Vets Group Receives $200,000 to Help 1,000 Vets
A local veterans organization has received a $200,000 grant from the anti-poverty group Robin Hood Foundation. The Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America is using the money to hire ... Dec 23, 2012
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Through Meditation, Veterans Relearn Compassion
The epidemic of post-traumatic stress disorder has pushed the VA to explore new and sometimes unorthodox treatments. In one VA facility in Menlo Park, Calif., veterans of current and ... Nov 21, 2012
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Battered But Not Broken, Vets Seek 'High Ground'
Eleven climbers, all scarred in some way by the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, tackle a Himalayan climb in Michael Brown's documentary. Nov 1, 2012
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Vet Walks On New Legs, With A Little Help From Mom
On a foot patrol in Kandahar, Nick Staback lost both of his legs after he stepped on a homemade bomb. Over the next year, his mother, Maria, became a tough coach as he learned to walk... Oct 24, 2012
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