The Psychic Wounds of Veterans
“War’s Elite Tough Guys, Hesitant to Seek Healing” (front page, June 6) puts a spotlight on a serious challenge facing the country: how to help the tens of thousands of returning veterans with psychic wounds.
HERRERA: Remember the female veterans
This is Army Week, the 239th anniversary of the Army’s founding, and it offers an opportunity to recognize the extraordinary service of female veterans such as myself — 2.2 million and counting — and the unique challenges we face on active duty and after we leave the service. Read more.
Walker to Speak At National Memorial Day Parade
WASHINGTON, DC (May 22, 2014) – The leader of one of the nation’s leading charities dedicated to serving combat-wounded veterans has been invited to speak prior to the start of the National Memorial Day Parade in Washington, DC. David Walker, CEO and president of the Coalition to Salute America’s Heroes, will join several other high-profile... Read More
Bennigan’s Calls on Americans Everywhere to Help Honor U.S. Military with ‘Wall of Heroes’
DALLAS, TX (May 22, 2014) – On March 27, 2012, a man walked into Bennigan’s in Borger, Texas, bought a beer and wrote a note in memory of a fallen soldier, his friend LTJG Frankie Toner. It was the third anniversary of Frankie’s death in Afghanistan, and the man asked that the beer and note... Read More