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OCEAN COUNTY COLLEGE – Ocean Views: 
John Seebeth – Veteran of War and Peace

http://www.ocean.edu/news/ocean_views/Winter_2010.pdf
 

Lest We Forget
http://www.veteranstoday.com/2010/05/26/lest-we-forget/


YOUTUBE: LZ Baldy and Hawk Hill 1968 1970 – created by Gary Weaver
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzExsdABiFU


The end of the Army’s Huey era
Vietnam War's helicopter goes into retirement
http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2011/jan/27/the-end-of-the-armys-huey-era/


DUSTOFF MEDICS AND LZ BALDY
http://www.lzbaldymedic.com/JohnSeebeth.html


Dustoff crews featured in documentary
http://www.kxan.com/dpp/news/local/dustoff-crews-featured-in-documentary


VIDEO:  Dustoff: To Save A Life (Trailer)
http://vimeo.com/30029521


YOUTUBE: DUSTOFF VIETNAM WAR A CHANCE TO SURVIVE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqSMBEEmx64
 

YOUTUBE: Documentary: Dust Off Vietnam
http://www.youplusdallas.com/cityblog/short-films/2012/01/documentary-dust-off-vietnam/


236th Medical Company : 37 years of saving lives

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0VVY/is_2005_Oct-Dec/ai_n17213758/

 
Remembering August 20, 1969 on Veterans Day
http://www.stormlakepilottribune.com/story/1680874.html



Letter-to-the-Editor:  Hypocritical Administration Acts Dishonorably
 Link to letter



ARTICLES CONCERNING THE HEALTH of TROOPS & VETERANS:


Returning military members allege job discrimination — by federal government
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/returning-military-members-allege-job-discrimination--by-federal-government/2012/01/31/gIQAXvYvNR_print.html

 
For-Profit Colleges Lose Incentive to Target Vets Under Bills
http://veteransforcommonsense.org/2012/02/17/for-profit-colleges-lose-incentive-to-target-vets-under-bills/ 


VA Budget Deals With Homelessness and Jobs
http://veteransforcommonsense.org/2012/02/15/va-budget-deals-with-homelessness-and-jobs/


An Important Development for Rural Veterans–VA Deploying 20 New Mobile Vet Centers
http://veteransforcommonsense.org/2012/02/14/an-important-development-for-rural-veterans-va-deploying-20-new-mobile-vet-centers/

 
Military Wives Choir
http://www.youtube.com/user/militarywiveschoir?feature=watchhttp://www.youtube.com/user/militarywiveschoir
 

Marine’s suicide is only start of family’s struggle
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/marines-suicide-is-only-start-of-familys-struggle/2012/01/31/gIQADLF46Q_story.html
 

Iraq War’s legacy: One Marine’s five-year battle with PTSD
http://veteransforcommonsense.org/2012/02/13/iraq-wars-legacy-one-marines-five-year-battle-with-ptsd/
 

Wounded Veterans Build New Skills to Keep Serving
http://veteransforcommonsense.org/2012/02/13/wounded-veterans-build-new-skills-to-keep-serving/ 


Returning Vets Fight Post-Traumatic Stress
http://www.kmbc.com/health/30432394/detail.html

 
US military suicides high even as wars wind down
http://veteransforcommonsense.org/2012/02/10/1419/
 

VA Violates Federal Law by Illegally Outsourcing Government Jobs, says AFGE
http://veteransforcommonsense.org/2012/02/10/va-violates-federal-law-by-illegally-outsourcing-government-jobs-says-afge/
 

How Should We Welcome Home Iraq War Veterans?
http://veteransforcommonsense.org/2012/02/10/how-should-we-welcome-home-iraq-war-veterans/ 

 
READING RECOMMENDATION: The Great Gamble: The Soviet War in Afghanistan (2010)  * * * * *
http://www.amazon.com/Great-Gamble-Soviet-War-Afghanistan/dp/0061143197/ref=sr_1_1_title_0_main?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1328224968&sr=1-1

Amputation cases among troops hit post-9/11 high in 2011
http://www.stripes.com/news/amputation-cases-among-troops-hit-post-9-11-high-in-2011-1.168139

 
Why We Should Help Veterans Start Their Own Businesses
http://veteransforcommonsense.org/2012/02/09/why-we-should-help-veterans-start-their-own-businesses/


Officials: Women Can Suffer Same Deployment Ills as Men
http://veteransforcommonsense.org/2012/02/09/officials-women-can-suffer-same-deployment-ills-as-men/

 
Monsanto Accused In Suit Tied To Agent Orange
http://www.npr.org/2012/02/01/146144078/monsanto-accused-in-suit-tied-to-agent-orange?sc=fb&cc=fp


Obama proposes new aid for veterans
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0212/72395.html

 
Combat Troop Ailments Drive Medical Backlog
http://veteransforcommonsense.org/2012/02/02/combat-troop-ailments-drive-medical-backlog/


Very Important Beware of  for Profit Colleges:  Preying on Veterans
http://veteransforcommonsense.org/2012/02/02/very-important-beware-of-for-profit-colleges/
 

Expert: Young vets unemployment could reach 50%
http://www.armytimes.com/news/2012/02/military-young--vets-unemployment-could-reach-50-percent-020212w/
 

Veterans help manufacturers plug skills gap
http://veteransforcommonsense.org/2012/02/03/veterans-help-manufacturers-plug-skills-gap/
 

More Needs to be Done to Aid Vets with PTSD
http://veteransforcommonsense.org/2012/02/03/more-needs-to-be-done-to-aid-vets-with-ptsd/ 


Tell USDA To Reject Agent Orange Corn
http://action.responsibletechnology.org/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=9142
 

For Soldier Disfigured in War, a Way to Return to the World
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/31/us/for-soldier-disfigured-in-afghanistan-a-way-to-return-to-the-world.html 

 
Study: Returning soldiers may struggle adjusting to civilian roadways
http://www.dailypress.com/news/military/dp-nws-returning-veterans-traffic-20120129,0,434694.story 

 
Preventing Military Misconduct Stress Behaviors
http://veteransforcommonsense.org/2012/01/27/preventing-military-misconduct-stress-behaviors/

 
Active-Duty Soldiers Take Their Own Lives at Record Rate
http://veteransforcommonsense.org/2012/01/27/active-duty-soldiers-take-their-own-lives-at-record-rate/


7 Job-Hunting Tips for Transitioning Veterans
http://veteransforcommonsense.org/2012/01/25/7-job-hunting-tips-for-transitioning-veterans/
 

Yet another confirmation that 18 veterans a day commit suicide.
http://veteransforcommonsense.org/2012/01/26/yes-we-know-this-to-be-true-but-it-is-nice-that-yet-another-news-source-has-verified-it-it-unacceptable/


For-Profit Colleges Under Attack for Treatment of Veterans
http://veteransforcommonsense.org/2012/01/24/for-profit-colleges-under-attack-for-treatment-of-veterans/

 
Veterans Need Strong Connection to Civilians to Help Transition
http://veteransforcommonsense.org/2012/01/18/veterans-need-strong-connection-to-civilians-to-help-transition/

 
Veterans’ New Battle Front: Job Market
http://veteransforcommonsense.org/2012/01/17/veterans-new-battle-front-job-market/


Important New Resource for our Veterans seeking Work
http://veteransforcommonsense.org/2012/01/18/important-new-resource-for-our-veterans-out-of-work/
 

Veterans with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder to Receive Health Care for Life
http://veteransforcommonsense.org/2012/01/17/veterans-with-post-traumatic-stress-disorder-to-receive-health-care-for-life/

 
Chicago, Big Ten Universities Commit to Veterans’ Mental Health
http://veteransforcommonsense.org/2012/01/13/chicago-big-ten-universities-commit-to-veterans-mental-health/

 
Training Program at Vanderbilt Addresses Returning Soldiers’ Mental Health Needs
http://veteransforcommonsense.org/2012/01/13/training-program-at-vanderbilt-addresses-returning-soldiers-mental-health-needs/

 
GI Bill Tools to Kick Start Your Spring Semester
http://veteransforcommonsense.org/2012/01/11/gi-bill-tools-to-kick-start-your-spring-semester/
 

First Lady Tackling Medical Treatment For Vets
http://veteransforcommonsense.org/2012/01/11/first-lady-tackling-medical-treatment-for-vets/
 

Erratic driving an increasing problem among returning combat veterans
http://www.stripes.com/blogs/stripes-central/stripes-central-1.8040/erratic-driving-an-increasing-problem-among-returning-combat-veterans-1.165668

 
The Battlefield and the Barracks: Two War Fronts for Women Soldiers
http://www.truth-out.org/battlefield-and-barracks-five-part-series-two-war-fronts-women-soldiers/1325707932


Veterans’ Wait for Benefits is Lengthy
http://veteransforcommonsense.org/2012/01/10/veterans-wait-for-benefits-is-lengthy/ 


Homeless veterans are target of new housing initiative
http://veteransforcommonsense.org/2012/01/06/homeless-veterans-are-target-of-new-housing-initiative/


Jobless rates for young and female vets climbed in late 2011
http://veteransforcommonsense.org/2012/01/07/jobless-rates-for-young-and-female-vets-climbed-in-late-2011/
 

VA Deploying 20 New Mobile Vet Centers Additions to Fleet Will Expand Veterans’ Access to VA Services Across U.S.
http://veteransforcommonsense.org/2012/01/04/va-deploying-20-new-mobile-vet-centers-additions-to-fleet-will-expand-veterans-access-to-va-services-across-u-s/ 


Mt. Rainier killing sparks concern for war veterans
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/blogpost/post/mt-rainier-killing-sparks-concern-for-war-veterans/2012/01/03/gIQACAYXYP_blog.html

 
How Many U.S. Soldiers Were Wounded in Iraq? Guess Again.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30120.htm

 
For Tacoma military base, a grim milestone in soldier suicides
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2011/12/30/134493/for-tacoma-military-base-a-grim.html#storylink=cpy 


Military Still Struggling to Treat Troops With Brain Injuries
http://www.propublica.org/article/military-still-struggling-to-treat-troops-with-brain-injuries 


VIEWING RECOMMENDATION: Battle's Poison Cloud (2004) * * * * *
http://www.amazon.com/Battles-Poison-Cloud-Cecile-Trijssenaar/dp/B000EBCEBS/ref=sr_1_2?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1325049805&sr=1-2


YOUTUBE: Battle's Poison Cloud -- movie
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KK8iL4dK6k

 
UCLA Operation Mend Reconstructs Severely Burned Military Faces (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/11/ucla-operation-mend-military-veterans_n_1085252.html 


Reunited troops, families face stresses of reconnecting
http://yourlife.usatoday.com/parenting-family/story/2011-12-20/Reunited-troops-families-face-stresses-of-reconnecting/52119966/1
 

Five Reasons Why Veterans Are Part Of The 99 Percent
http://www.alternet.org/newsandviews/article/729889/five_reasons_why_veterans_are_part_of_the_99_percent/

 
Iraq War is over, but effects linger for veterans
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/ct-met-iraqwar-ptsd-20111220,0,5848983,full.story
 

Help for Homeless Veterans
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/19/opinion/help-for-homeless-veterans.html?_r=3
 

Doc wounded in Iraq speaks out about combat trauma
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2011/12/22/doc_wounded_in_iraq_speaks_out_about_combat_trauma/ 

 
Torture's Other Victims: US Soldiers
http://www.truth-out.org/tortures-other-victims/1322783647


REPOST:  READING RECOMMENDATION --  None of Us Were Like This Before: American Soldiers and Torture (2011) * * * * *
http://www.amazon.com/None-Were-Like-This-Before/dp/1844678849/ref=tmm_pap_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1324509776&sr=1-1-fkmr0
 

Can a Montana Program to Reduce Veteran Suicide Succeed at the National Level?
http://www.truth-out.org/can-montana-program-reduce-veteran-suicide-succeed-national-level/1324394752


Crisis hot line saves suicidal war veterans
http://www.cnn.com/2011/12/18/us/war-veterans-suicide-hot-line/?hpt=us_t2
 

Vets' suicide prevention efforts get $40 million
http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/local/item/31558-military-suicide-prevention-efforts-get-40-million-
 

REPOST -- READING RECOMMENDATION: The Hidden War: A Russian Journalist's Account of the Soviet War in Afghanistan (2001)* * * * *
http://www.amazon.com/Hidden-War-Russian-Journalists-Afghanistan/dp/080213775X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1324576681&sr=1-1
 

REPOST -- READING RECOMMENDATION: The Afghan Campaign: A Novel (2007)* * * * *
http://www.amazon.com/Afghan-Campaign-Novel-Steven-Pressfield/dp/0767922387/ref=pd_sim_b_1
 

For Marine's widow, Iraq war will never be truly over
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-iraq-widow-20111218,0,5009385.story
 

Remembering David Hickman: The last U.S. soldier to die in Iraq
http://theweek.com/article/index/222691/remembering-david-hickman-the-last-us-soldier-to-die-in-iraq
 

4,474 Americans Dead In Iraq
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/peter-van-buren/end-of-iraq-war_b_1156468.html

 
READING RECOMMENDATION: The Virtues of War: A Novel of Alexander the Great (2005)* * * * *
http://www.amazon.com/Virtues-War-Novel-Alexander-Great/dp/0553382055/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1324057216&sr=1-2
 

As Wars End, Young Veterans Return to Scant Jobs
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/18/business/for-youngest-veterans-the-bleakest-of-job-prospects.html?_r=2


No Fear: Memory Adjustment Pills Get Pentagon Push
http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011/12/fear-erasing-drugs/
 

EXCERPT: "Beyond The Battlefield: The War Goes On For The Severely Wounded" By David Wood
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/19/im-not-who-i-am-in-my-min_n_1157447.html
 

For these veterans, Iraq is a never-ending war
http://security.blogs.cnn.com/2011/12/16/for-these-veterans-iraq-is-a-never-ending-war/
 

A hard homecoming
http://www.economist.com/node/21541835

 
Iraq war ends with a $4 trillion IOU
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/iraq-war-ends-with-a-4-trillion-iou-2011-12-15?dist=countdown 


More women in combat means more mothers with PTSD
http://www.cnn.com/2011/12/13/health/iraq-female-veterans-ptsd/index.html?hpt=hp_c1


READING RECOMMENDATION: What It Is Like to Go to War (2011)* * * *
http://www.amazon.com/What-Like-War-Karl-Marlantes/dp/0802119921/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1323731352&sr=1-2
 

New programs help drive veteran homelessness down 12 percent
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/12/13/new-programs-help-drive-veteran-homelessness-down-12-percent/

 
As Iraq and Afghan Wars End, Costs Mount on Pace to Exceed Vietnam
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2011/12/05-5


Tacoma has high concentration of disabled vets
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2016939409_apwadisabledveterans.html
 

A final request from Iraq vet who took own life
http://www.grandforksherald.com/event/article/id/222647/group/homepage/


After Duty, Dogs Suffer Like Soldiers
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/02/us/more-military-dogs-show-signs-of-combat-stress.html?_r=2


Rise in PTSD cases from two wars strains resources
http://www.usatoday.com/news/military/story/2011-11-29/PTSD-cases-rise/51476604/1

 
Banks May Have Illegally Foreclosed On Nearly 5,000 Military Members
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/29/bank-of-america-illegal-foreclosures_n_1118471.html
 


Testing program fails soldiers, leaving brain injuries undetected
http://www.stripes.com/testing-program-fails-soldiers-leaving-brain-injuries-undetected-1.161843 

 
Paul Rieckhoff: Iraq And Afghanistan Veterans Of America Founder (The Inspirationals)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/26/paul-rieckhoff-iraq-afghanistan-iava_n_1113541.html 


More women veterans seek VA health care
http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/More-women-veterans-seek-VA-health-care-2293177.php

 
Study suggests feelings of guilt may be a top factor in PTSD
http://www.usatoday.com/news/military/story/2011-11-23/study-of-marines-ptsd/51386488/1


As Fewer Americans Serve, Growing Gap Is Found Between Civilians and Military
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/25/us/civilian-military-gap-grows-as-fewer-americans-serve.html


Half of Vets Returning From Iraq and Afghanistan Need Medical Attention
http://www.truth-out.org/half-vets-returning-iraq-and-afghanistan-need-medical-attention/1321369149


Troops feel more pity than respect
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/troops-feel-more-pity-than-respect/2011/10/25/gIQANPbYLN_print.html


Homeless Veterans, By The Numbers
http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2011/11/11/366801/homeless-veterans-by-the-numbers/


Veterans of Iraq, Afghan Conflicts Differ on US Role Abroad
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/usa/Veterans-of-Iraq-Afghan-Conflicts-Differ-on-US-Role-Abroad-133644973.html
 

Best Medicine for Veterans: Prevention
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2011/11/11
 

A Small Tax Change Can Help Provide Needed Jobs to U.S. Veterans: View

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-11-11/a-small-tax-change-can-help-provide-needed-jobs-to-u-s-veterans-view.html


Uncertainty about skills, injuries dampens hiring of veterans
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/on-small-business/post/uncertainty-about-skills-injuries-dampens-hiring-of-veterans/2011/11/11/gIQAWWYdCN_blog.html
 


U.S. military veterans fight the war against the economy
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/11/11/u-s-military-veterans-fight-the-war-against-the-economy/

 
Study Finds Homeless Veterans Stay Homeless Longer Than Others
http://atwar.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/08/study-finds-homeless-veterans-stay-homeless-longer-than-others/


Obama offers new help for veterans
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1111/67761.html


New Report: Military Losing the Battle Against Suicide
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2011/11/new-report-military-losing-the-battle-against-suicide/

 
Honor our Veterans by Encouraging Them to Get Health Care
http://www.veteransforcommonsense.org/index.php/veterans-category-articles/2615-dennis-h-smith
 

Violence more common among kids of combat veterans
http://ap.stripes.com/dynamic/stories/U/US_MED_COMBATS_DAUGHTERS?SITE=DCSAS&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2011-10-31-06-32-39
 
 
Headaches Take Soldiers Away From War
http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20111029/hl_hsn/headachestakesoldiersawayfromwar 


U.S. Vets, Suffering From Unemployment and Homelessness, Support Occupy Protests
http://abcnews.go.com/US/us-vets-suffering-unemployment-homelessness-support-occupy-protests/story?id=14841972
 

Jobless veterans say military experience is not valued
http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20111029/us_nm/us_economy_jobs_veterans
 


President Obama To Take Executive Action On Veteran Job Creation
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/25/obama-jobs-veterans-executive_n_1030135.html 

 
As War in Iraq Ends, Suits and Jobs Are What We Need, Not Yellow Ribbons and Unemployment Checks
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/paul-rieckhoff/suits-and-jobs-are-what-w_b_1022062.html

 
Returning women vets face a harder road finding work than men
http://www.kansascity.com/2011/10/22/3223235/a-harder-road-home-for-women-vets.html

 
Beyond The Battlefield: Saved From The Brink Of Death, Veteran Keeps Chasing His Dreams
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/21/beyond-the-battlefield-10-henline_n_1017579.html 


Beyond The Battlefield: As Veterans Fight For Needed Care, Long-Term Funding Remains A Question Mark
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/20/beyond-the-battlefield-9-funding_n_1019480.html


Editorial: Fighting Suicide in Military Families
http://www.veteransforcommonsense.org/index.php/national-security/2599-star-tribune
 

Beyond The Battlefield: Unprepared For Wave Of Severely Wounded, Bureaucracy Still Catching Up
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/19/beyond-the-battlefield-8-bureaucracy_n_1010688.html
 
 
Soldiers Say It's Hard To Return To Civilian Life
http://www.wbur.org/npr/141213271/soldiers-say-its-hard-to-return-to-civilian-life


Beyond The Battlefield: Back Home, Severely Wounded Veterans Wish More Would Ask, Not Just Stare
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/18/beyond-the-battlefield-7-reintegration_n_1011265.html?1318940844


Beyond The Battlefield: How To Help
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/10/beyond-the-battlefield-how-to-help_n_1000790.html

 
Beyond The Battlefield: New Hope, But A Long And Painful Road, For Veterans Pulled From Death's Grasp
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/17/beyond-the-battlefield-6-new-hope_n_1005090.html


YOUTUBE - She Wore These: It's our job to give her the best care anywhere
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOP5DCgjxPE&feature=share
 

Beyond the Battlefield: As Wounded Veterans Struggle To Recover, Caregivers Share The Pain
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/14/beyond-the-battlefield-5-caregivers_n_1001126.html

 
Beyond The Battlefield: Military Turning To Wounded Vets' Families As Key Part Of Healing Process
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/13/beyond-the-battlefield-4-families_n_1000532.html 


Beyond The Battlefield: Lack Of Long-Term Care Can Lead To Tragic Ends For Wounded Veterans
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/12/beyond-the-battlefield-3-jimmy-kinsey_n_1000357.html 


Veterans Endure Long Line for Care
http://www.veteransforcommonsense.org/index.php/veterans-category-articles/2584-kevin-graman
 

Secretary Shinseki Goal of Eliminating Homelessness Among Veterans by 2015
http://www.veteransforcommonsense.org/index.php/veterans-category-articles/2582-department-of-veterans-affairs
 

How Do We Know if Someone Has PTSD?
http://www.veteransforcommonsense.org/index.php/national-security/2583-mark-thompkins
 

Beyond The Battlefield: With Better Technology And Training, Medics Saving More Lives
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/11/beyond-the-battlefield-medics_n_1000330.html
 

Veterans Treatment Courts Divert Troubled Veterans from Path to Jail
http://www.veteransforcommonsense.org/index.php/veterans-category-articles/2580-charles-simmins

 
Beyond The Battlefield: From A Decade Of War, An Endless Struggle For The Severely Wounded
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/10/beyond-the-battlefield-part-1-tyler-southern_n_999329.html 


Military Suicides Rampant In Afghanistan
http://www.wlky.com/video/29414915/detail.html 


Back Home, and Homeless
http://atwar.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/05/back-home-and-homeless/?ref=world
 

Op-Ed: Military Must Address Troops' Mental Health
http://www.veteransforcommonsense.org/index.php/national-security/2575-times-call
 

Editorial: America's Veterans
http://www.veteransforcommonsense.org/index.php/veterans-category-articles/2581-the-columbus-dispatch 

 
Impact of 10 Years of War
http://www.veteransforcommonsense.org/index.php/veterans-category-articles/2574-megan-mccloskey


Study: A fifth of war veterans have mental health issues
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2011/10/04/126142/study-a-fifth-of-war-veterans.html#ixzz1ZwwEV07Y
 

VA staffers say system can't meet vets' mental health needs
http://www.stripes.com/news/veterans/va-staffers-say-system-can-t-meet-vets-mental-health-needs-1.156839 


VCS in the News: Over 700,000 New Vets Seek Health Care, Half with Mental Problems
http://www.veteransforcommonsense.org/index.php/veterans-category-articles/2562-mark-benjamin 


IG faults military, KBR for exposing troops to dangerous chemical
http://www.stripes.com/news/middle-east/iraq/ig-faults-military-kbr-for-exposing-troops-to-dangerous-chemical-1.156477
 

Looking After the Soldier, Back Home and Damaged
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/28/us/looking-after-the-soldier-back-home-and-damaged.html?_r=2&pagewanted=all
 

Finding a Solution for a Troubled Veteran
http://www.veteransforcommonsense.org/index.php/veterans-category-articles/2559-lauren-donovan 

 
Rising Suicides Stump Military Leaders
http://www.veteransforcommonsense.org/index.php/national-security/2556-kristina-wong


Collateral damage: War veterans struggle to fit back into society
http://www.fayobserver.com/articles/2011/09/25/1123535?sac=Mil