Disabled American Veterans

New VA patients younger, more likely to be women By KIMBERLY HEFLING, Associated Press Writer Monday, December 14, 2009 http://tiny.cc/QKwV0 (12-14) 10:45 PST Martinsburg, W.Va. (AP) -- Doctors at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in this quiet, bucolic town tucked between coal country and the nation's capital used to go months without treating a female veteran. Today, they're reporting the beginning of a boom. Mixed with the Vietnam and World War II-era patients waiting for a doctor are 20-something women who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, reading Allure magazine and, in some cases, coming in for pregnancy tests. The hospital sees nearly twice as ... Read Full Story

Cheney Uninvited from Convention for Disabled Vets Cheney's staff insisted the sick vets be sequestered for two hours before Cheney's arrival and couldn't leave until he'd finished talking, officials confirmed. Posted: 28 Jul 2008 12:46 PM CDT http://www.vetvoice.com/ Dick Cheney was all set to speak at the Disabled American Veterans (DAV) convention in Las Vegas next month. But now he's no longer welcome : WASHINGTON - Vice President Cheney's invitation to address wounded combat veterans next month has been yanked because the group felt his security demands were Draconian and unreasonable. The veep had planned to speak to the Disabled American Veterans at 8:30 ... Read Full Story

Every day, young men and women are being maimed, beaten, slaughtered and killed in the Iraq War. Those who make it back come home to a country that promised to support them but forgot them. The resources promised just are not there. As a result, the suicide rate among our young Iraq War vets is escalating at an alarming rate. Renowned author and therapist James P. Krehbiel takes a closer look at this horrific tragedy. Read Full Story

There have been a number of web sites suggesting how to send mail to wounded soldiers, but the information they provide is FALSE and the mail will never be delivered. If you want to send mail to wounded soldiers open the link below and follow the instructions which have been proven reliable by Snopes, the organization that checks out whether a site is true or false: http://www.snopes.com/politics/christmas/soldiercards.asp Submitted by Bill Corcoran , editor: CORKSPHERE, http://corksphere.blogspot.com     Email: corkcol@aol.com Read Full Story

                                      If you are U.S. Navy - Either Active Duty, Honorable Discharge, Retired or Reserve. If you are Coast Guard or Marine, then you must read on my friend . I am excited to be able to be the one to present you with this information!! I was in the U.S. Navy many years ago and when I stumbled upon this site, and saw everything that it offered, I couldn't wait to join! This site is for people that are or where affiliated with the U.S. Navy in thier lifetime. It is an online organization that can only be appreciated by people that have been or are ... Read Full Story