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Meet the Black Army Vet Who’s Going the Distance At the Paralympics
by Jorge Rivas on August 29 2012, 1:41PM
Centra “Ce-Ce” Mazyck, who was paralyzed during a parachute jump with the 82 Airborne in November 2003, will compete in the javelin at the London Paralympics
Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW Blog
Homelessness on the Rise for Female Veterans, African-Americans Hit Hardest
by Jorge Rivas on January 24 2012, 2:55PM
Last month the United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report that found the number of women veterans that are homeless has grown substantially and the majority are black women.
For-Profit Schools Bank $521M Off Veterans’ G.I. Bill Benefits
by Julianne Hing on December 10 2010, 4:42PM
Schools target young vets to get around rules barring how much they can make off of financial aid.
Topics: Schools & Youth
Honoring Our Nation’s Veterans
by Hatty Lee, Jamilah King on November 11 2010, 3:36PM
We take a moment to look at the sacrifices soldiers face abroad, and at home.
Topics: National Security
Honoring Japanese American WWII Veterans
by Hatty Lee on October 6 2010, 5:10PM
This latest award is one of many already granted to a highly decorated group of Japanese-American soliders from WWII.
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Iraq Vets Return to a Country Not Ready to Truly Support Them
by Seth Freed Wessler on September 1 2010, 10:23AM
The Iraq drawdown rearranges misguided priorities rather than creating new ones—like job creation, health care and family support.
Topics: Economy
Military Women’s Reproductive Rights Under Seige
by Michelle Chen on August 30 2010, 4:00PM
The Pentagon has long kept service women under the grip of draconian restrictions on abortion services.
Topics: Gender & Sexuality, On Gender
Sexual Assault Left Out of Military’s PTSD Reform
by Michelle Chen on July 14 2010, 8:21AM
New regulations for reviewing veterans’ PTSD claims offer little comfort for military women who have survived sexual trauma.
Topics: On Gender
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