Premature deaths are not inevitable, and treatment is getting better for service members and veterans with the signature wounds of the post-9/11 era, experts say.
As the fighting from the Global War on Terror fades into the rearview for the public, so too does the cost of those wars, even if that cost will continue to take its toll for years to come.
(The Center Square) – A military and veterans coalition is calling on Congress to designate the Sunday after Veteran’s Day as National Warrior Call Day after thousands across the country
(The Center Square) – A military and veterans coalition is calling on Congress to designate the Sunday after Veteran’s Day as National Warrior Call Day after thousands across the country
Four years after Congress passed landmark Veterans Affairs reform legislation, some of our nation's heroes struggle to have timely access to healthcare that advocates warn is failing to save those in need. Suicide rates among veterans remain high, while healthcare overhauls promised by the VA MISSION Act have yet to clear the backlog of wait times for care, though the department claims progress is being made.