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Military Times
The Veterans Affairs Department is ratcheting up efforts to address the high rate of suicide among veterans, bringing in mental health experts, advocates and affected families to formulate an "action plan" in the coming months to reduce these preventable deaths. VA Under Secretary for Health Dr. David Shulkin said that suicide reduction is one of his top priorities, and he called on experts to help the department establish prevention initiatives aimed at getting veterans into treatment.
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The San Diego Union-Tribune
At least 27 veterans under age 45 died by suicide in San Diego County between 2014 and the first half of 2015. For them, there was no retirement, no second career, no time spent watching their children grow. The majority suffered from depression or post-traumatic stress disorder after serving in a combat zone since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. Their experience defies academic research, which says troops who deploy are not more likely to die by suicide.
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Task & Purpose
"A Child's Guide to War" will be a landmark feature documentary asking American children for the first time what they think about war. As the film points out, children younger than 14 have known war their entire lives. Two million American children have had a parent serve in Iraq, Afghanistan, or both.
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HealthDay News via DoctorsLounge
Exposure to pesticides and other toxins appears to be the cause of Gulf War illness in U.S. veterans, a new analysis states. The Boston University researchers reviewed studies on Gulf War illness, and said their findings "clearly and consistently" show a link between the disorder and exposure to pesticides and taking pyridostigmine bromide pills, which were meant to protect troops against the effects of nerve gas.
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Military.com
Closing costs are an inherent part of any VA home loan. Processing and approving a VA home loan application requires information and services from more than just your VA lender. And if you don't watch out, you'll pay more than you have to. VA loans limit the types of closing costs that veterans can pay but even with those limitations, there are closing costs. Here are some ways to reduce or avoid paying for them altogether.
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DisabledVeterans.org
The Department of Veterans Affairs says one WWII veteran with two Bronze Stars and one Purple Heart still does not have enough proof of military service. Disabled veteran Emil Limpert recently submitted a claim for benefits for his injured leg that was wounded in a Philippines' foxhole when a grenade went off. The grenade killed two soldiers and severely wounded Limpert. He supplied evidence of his two Bronze Stars and one Purple Heart along with an X-ray of the wound. He also provided his discharge papers. But VA claims the evidence is insufficient to prove his military service and military injuries.
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Military Times
With just days before the second primary contest of the 2016 election, the Republican presidential candidates faced a gauntlet of national security and veterans questions in the eighth national debate. All of the hopefuls took shots at President Barack Obama and Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton for being too weak on defense and too naive on foreign policy. Throughout the campaign thus far, the Republican field has promised to plus-up defense spending and restore military might they say was diminished over the last eight years.
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ABA Journal
In 1981, five Vietnam veterans hatched a plan to mount an armed assault on the Veterans Administration building in San Diego. They were angry that the VA seemed indifferent to veterans' physical and mental health, and concerned about increasing numbers of homeless Vietnam vets around the city. But, before they could execute that plan, Father William Mahedy, a former military chaplain who ran the counseling sessions, invited them to a meeting with a veteran who needed help.
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Stars and Stripes
Congress approved a historic overhaul of the military retirement system, all but ensuring it will become law and the Defense Department will begin the roll out.
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Military Times
The Army and Marine Corps' top uniformed leaders both backed making women register for the draft as all combat roles are opened to them in coming months. "It's my personal view in light of integration that every American physically qualified should register for the draft," said Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Robert Neller. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley echoed those remarks.
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