| Vietnam Veteran's Memorials by Tom Berger |
| A look in to the various memorials dedicated to the veterans of the Vietnam War. |
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| Post Traumatic Stress Disorder by Tom Berger |
| The Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) still has not sufficiently taken the lead in many important aspects of the effects of Post traumatic Stress Disorder among veterans. |
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| The Last Full Measure of Devotion by Tom Berger |
| One of the first was built in 1971 by a bereaved father on his own land, with his own funds, in a windswept valley deep in the mountains of northern New Mexico. |
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| Connecting The Dots by Tom Berger |
| It started in December 2004 when the Chicago Sun-Times ran a series of articles highlighting variations among states' veterans disability compensation payments. The report showed that New Mexico had the highest compensation payments and Illinois the lowest. |
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| More Of The Same by Tom Berger |
| In yet another GAO report released on February 16, the investigative agency questions whether the Veterans Affairs Department can adequately help troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan with PTSD. |
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| Hurricane John Becomes Category 3 Major Hurricane Threatens Mexico by David Maillie |
| While everyone has been watching tropical storm Ernesto, a new and very powerful storm formed in the pacific ocean off the coast of Mexico. Hurricane John is now a catagory 4 and could become a catagory 5 hurricane at landfall. |
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| First Shots Fired In The Claims War by Tom Berger |
| On February 13, VVA presented testimony before the National Academy of Sciences' Institute of Medicine Gulf War and Health Subcommittee. |
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| The Downhill Spiral Continues by Tom Berger |
| With the number of American soldiers killed in Iraq having topped 2,000, those fortunate enough to return face the task of putting the war behind them and resuming their lives. |
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| It's About The Money by Tom Berger |
| Judging by the number of e-mails I've received in recent weeks, many of you have heard the news that the VA will be reviewing some 72,000 PTSD claims that have been granted. "Why?" is the No. 1 question that's being asked of me in those e-mails. |
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| The Next Generation Of Veterans by Tom Berger |
| Dr. Joe Boscarino's seminar sponsored by the PTSD/SA Committee, "Exposure to Combat, PTSD & Future Medical Problems: The Health Impact of Military Service for Vietnam Veterans," played to a packed seminar room. |
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| Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Treatment by Tom Berger |
| Distinguished members of the Subcommittee on PTSD of the Gulf War & Stress: Health Project, Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA) thanks you for the opportunity to present for the record our views on the current state of clinical diagnoses and the disability compensation claims process as accorded our nation's veterans suffering from PTSD. |
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| To Realize A Dream, Many Lent Their Skills, Time, And Commitment by Tom Berger |
| Unless we came home on a gurney, most of us who served in Southeast Asia returned to The World alone, as individuals, our 12- or 13-month tour of duty completed. We were in the jungles or rice paddies or firebases one day, back on the streets of Boston or Brooklyn, Baton Rouge or Bakersfield, 48 hours later. |
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| Magic Moments Near The Wall: The Memorial Day Writers Project by Tom Berger |
| It's happened every Memorial Day and every Veterans Day since 1993 in a white tent pitched on The Mall in Washington, D.C., a stone's throw from the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. |
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| A Long-Overdue Tribute: The Dedication Of The Korean War Veterans Memorial by Tom Berger |
| The Korean War is sometimes referred to as the "Forgotten War" because it seems to have receded from the national consciousness-eclipsed in large part by the continuing legacy of the Vietnam War. |
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| Tim Brown's Vow by Tom Berger |
| In the early 1970s, Tim Brown saw an advertisement in Leatherneck magazine. The parents of a missing Marine sought anyone who might have known their son. Tim Brown knew him. He had fought alongside him, and he knew the man had died in the battle at Ngok Tavak. |
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| L.Z. Motown: Chapter Nine's Quarter Century by Tom Berger |
| Chapter Nine, a front-runner in the fight for veterans' rights, has been fulfilling the mission of Vietnam Veterans of America for over twenty-five years. L.Z. Motown's roots go back to the mid and late '70s at Wayne State University where Detroit-area Vietnam veterans had enrolled in classes under the G.I. Bill. |
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| SBP vs. DIC Benefits Conflict For Survivors Of Deceased Veterans by Tom Berger |
| Several programs exist to aid the survivors of deceased veterans. In certain situations, these programs may interact with each other, preventing a full and appropriate financial recovery by the survivors. |
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| Disability Benefits Commission: Town-Hall Meeting After-Action Report by Tom Berger |
| The Veterans Disability Commission met in St. Petersburg, Florida, in a Town Hall format to listen to the concerns of the veterans' community. |
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| A New War: Dennis Andras in the Hurricane's Aftermath by Tom Berger |
| VVA member Dennis Andras found it strange that a hurricane in Louisiana should send him back to roots he put down in Vietnam. |
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| Training Workshop Features Role-Playing To Teach Principles, Techniques of Advocacy by Tom Berger |
| Two dozen VVA members from across the country journeyed to VVA national headquarters in Silver Spring in October to participate in a first-ever advocacy training workshop. |
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| "We Look Out For Each Other" Tony Catapano and Veterans Over the Horizon by Tom Berger |
| Tony Catapano calls it a two-headed snake: Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) on one side, the addictions - alcohol and drugs - on the other, feeding off one another, bringing grief to everyone who comes close. |
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| An Enduring Veteran-to-Veteran Effort by Tom Berger |
| Now in its eleventh year, the Veterans Initiative Task Force (VITF) began with far more questions than answers, the most compelling an unasked one that hung in the air at the first meeting between veterans who had clear memories of being mortal enemies in the not-so-distant past. |
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| Paradise Lost by Tom Berger |
| Those who have read Robert Allen's excellent book, The Dioxin War, know that the health effects of dioxin are hardly unique to Americans. |
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| Strength Through Partnerships by Tom Berger |
| As an organization, VVA is always looking for ways to improve its programs and services while at the same time getting the biggest bang for its buck. An excellent method to accomplish this goal is through mutually beneficial agreements with other organizations. |
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| Claims for Gulf War Illness, Revisited by Tom Berger |
| A lot has been learned about Gulf War Illness (GWI) (aka Gulf War Syndrome) since the 1990s. A lot remains a mystery. |
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