Cleaners enter the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke, Massachusetts, where a coronavirus outbreak has killed more than 40 veterans.
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The Pentagon has spent more than $800 billion on military operations in Iraq. But that doesn’t include money needed to care for veterans, rebuild the country or pay interest on war debt.
You can’t make a guitar without some STEM know-how.
James Cordero
More than 20,000 American high school students have made their own guitars in school over the past decade. Many of them have wound up more into learning about STEM disciplines.
For some, military service can be effective at controlling the effects of childhood trauma. Leaving means they’ve lost that important structure.
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Veterans are at higher risk of mental illness than the rest of the Australian population. Many of them are seeking help, but the way care is provided to this group must consider their unique needs.
Veterans for Peace gather for a Veterans Day ceremony at the Minnesota State Capitol mall, Nov. 11, 2014, in St. Paul.
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Deborah Morris, Griffith University and Ben Wadham, Flinders University
A recent study found that male veterans under 30 have a suicide rate more than two times the national average. Yet, support for a royal commission into the problem is lacking.
A case regarding the constitutional validity of a cross shaped war memorial, is pending before the Supreme Court. An expert explains why these symbols have different meanings.
Naval Station Norfolk in Virginia, the Navy’s largest base, is endangered by sea level rise.
Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ernest R. Scott
Military veterans have concerns about climate change at about the same level as nonveterans, a recent study suggests. What might this mean for acceptance of climate science?
The president met with veterans in September at a signing ceremony.
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The Trump administration is preparing to shift billions in veterans’ health care spending to private providers. Research suggests privatizing essential services comes with a social cost.
A member of Veterans for Peace marches during the annual Veterans Day parade in New York, Nov. 11, 2017.
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Michael Messner, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Veterans of past wars have long been at the forefront of peace advocacy in the United States.
Discipline, leadership and time management are some of the positives veterans say they bring to their studies. But not everyone has a chance to demonstrate these.
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Democratic Senator Jon Tester of Montana has a moderate image in a state that doesn’t often elect Democrats. But as he faces reelection, his move to torpedo Trump’s VA nominee may threaten that image.
White House physician Ronny Jackson.
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The Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals have been criticized roundly. Sometimes lost in the chorus of complaints is the depth of feeling that VA caregivers have for the veterans, a doctor writes.
Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington.
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Students across the country have been defrauded by for-profit schools. Fine print in their enrollment contracts has stopped them from bringing their cases to court, but new rules could help.