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Military Times
For the past year, retired Navy Sr. Chief Petty Officer Keith Sherman has been on a mission collecting stories of the fallen from the people who knew them best: their families.
Sherman, who served in the Navy for 26 years, has trekked across the U.S. with a tent attached to the roof of his car to meet and interview Gold Star families, relatives of service members who died in an active duty status.
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Medical News Today
Post-traumatic stress disorder has proved difficult to treat in the long term. Mixing psychological therapy with a novel drug could help.
In June, researchers carried out a review to determine whether medication or psychological therapy was the best treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder.
Due to a lack of comparative studies, the researchers were unable to form a conclusion. However, a new study aims to see whether a combination of the two treatment forms could be more effective.
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Veterans' Pulse:
What are your thoughts on prolonged exposure (PE) as a way of treating or minimizing the effects of PTSD?
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Are you struggling with sobriety? Are traditional treatment approaches no longer working for you? If so, contingency management (CM) might be the answer.
CM is an evidence-based practice that promotes healthy behavior through positive reinforcement, such as giving rewards for abstaining from an unhealthy behavior. CM is based on the principle that a behavior will increase if it is followed by a reward. The Philadelphia Center of Excellence in Substance Addiction Treatment and Education (CESATE) sponsors the use of CM in helping Veterans stop taking drugs.
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Journal of Palliative Care
This article examines the intersection between masculinity, military culture, and hospice and palliative care (HPC). The authors conducted a narrative literature review, supplemented with clinical annotations, to identify the impact of masculinity and military culture on the following topics salient to end-of-life care with older male veterans — pain management, mental health, coping, communication, autonomy and respect, and family roles.
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VAA Security, Inc. is a subsidiary of the Veterans Association of America, Inc. that provides detailed training for security guards/officer openings throughout the continental US.
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Military Times
A recent federal court decision could dramatically expand veterans education benefits by allowing them an extra year of tuition assistance if they qualify for both the Post-9/11 GI Bill program and the older Montgomery GI Bill payouts.
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Money Inc.
Active duty and retired military servicemen and women can get a lot of perks with the right credit card. Those in the military must join a credit union to apply for a credit card. The Service Members Civil Relief Act (SCRA) was legislated in 2003 and revamped since.
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The Epoch Times
In 1994, actor Gary Sinise captivated the hearts of many for his portrayal of Lt. Dan Taylor in the Oscar-winning film "Forrest Gump." For his role as a veteran who lost both of his legs during the Vietnam War, he clinched an Oscar nomination, an Emmy, a Golden Globe, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards.
As fate would have it, after "Forrest Gump," he has been tirelessly devoting his time, energy and money to help veterans like Lt. Dan, as well as active-duty service men and women, first responders, their families, caregivers and those in need.
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'VA Mobile App' Results
In the Aug. 28 issue of VAA Dispatch, we asked, "VA recently released the app, LaunchPad. Do you plan to download this app? Have you used other apps from the VA before? Were they/have they been beneficial?"
Here's how readers responded:
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