Military veterans

Veterans of the United States armed forces may be eligible for a broad range of benefits and services provided by the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

Extraordinary stories of ordinary men and women whose lives were changed forever by landmark legislation-and how they went on to change the country.

The United States is embroiled in conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistanwars that seem as far from Americans' understanding as they are distant from our shores.

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The Military Advantage, 2013 Edition, written by Terry Howell, Managing Editor for Benefits for Military.

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THE MILITARY ADVANTAGE, 2012 EDITION is the most up-to-date annual guide to military benefits for active duty service members, veterans, military retirees, and family members.

Nearly two million soldiers, sailors, marines, and airmen have been deployed in recent conflicts.

This timely, well-organized, and practical guide for the war fighter offers the collaborative contributions of dedicated military and civilian experts.

The British Army's Special Air Service is one of the world's premier special operations units.

It was December 3, 1943, and American warplanes were on assignment over Nazi Germany.

';The only way this war is going to end is if the American people truly understand what we have done in their name.

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The typical wounded soldier must complete and file 22 forms following an active-duty injury.

Retiring or being discharged from the military is one of the most trying times for service members.

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Veterans in the United States: Statistics and Resources presents the most pertinent and compelling statistics in one easy-to-follow, useful, and informative volume.

War stories are mostly innocent fables and understood as such by both the teller and the hearer.

"e;The VA is not your loving Uncle Sam who opens his wallet and says, 'Here you are, nephew-a $1,000 check per month for the rest of your life.

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Surviving Hell is a harrowing account of Lieutenant Colonel William Miner, taken prisoner for 39 months after his unit surrendered to the Japanese on the island of Cebu, Philippines, during World War II.

World War II was the defining event of the twentieth century.

Valor features the thrilling stories that are the fruit of Mark Lee Greenblatt's interviews with brave American servicemen from twenty-first-century wars.

Care of Military Service Members, Veterans, and Their Families serves a critical need, which has been highlighted by recent reported rates of combat-related stress disorders and traumatic brain injury, as well as increases in suicide rates among service members and veterans over the past decade and the distress and challenges faced by their children and families.

Care of Military Service Members, Veterans, and Their Families serves a critical need, which has been highlighted by recent reported rates of combat-related stress disorders and traumatic brain injury, as well as increases in suicide rates among service members and veterans over the past decade and the distress and challenges faced by their children and families.

This second book of the Edwin Cole Bearss memoir begins with his first days in a 40-year career in the National Park Service.

Edwin Cole Bearss, born in 1923, is an American World War II wounded warrior of the Greatest Generation.

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) provides a range of benefits and services to veterans and eligible dependents who meet certain criteria as authorized by law.

Chapter 1 assesses (1) the status of the Army's near- and long-term modernization efforts; and (2) the extent to which the Army has applied.

Nearly 40,000 providers hold privileges in VHA's 170 VA Medical Centers (VAMCs).

In 2016, the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) centralized distribution of the disability compensation claims workload through the National Work Queue, which prioritizes and distributes claims to regional offices based on their capacity; however, there are gaps in VBA's guidance for processing claims with errors.

The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 included a provision "e;to assess the panoply of benefits and programs available government-wide to separating servicemembers intended to provide the skills and education necessary for such members to achieve meaningful and fulfilling employment in their civilian lives.

The "e;Veterans Choice Program"e; requires the VA to furnish hospital care and medical services through eligible non-VA health care providers to eligible veterans who either cannot be seen within the wait-time goals of the Veterans Health Administration or who qualify based on their place of residence or face an unusual or excessive burden in traveling to a VA medical facility as reported in chapters 1 and 2.

In response to concerns about access to medical care at many Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals and clinics across the country in spring 2014,1 Congress passed the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 (VACAA, P.

The reports that make up this book examine various veteran issues, including what constitutes basic eligibility for veterans' benefits, military benefits for former spouses and answers to frequently asked questions such as What Benefits can former spouses of members or retirees of the uniformed services receive under law?

JOIN SAS LEGEND PHIL CAMPION AS HE SHARES HIS DEEPLY PERSONAL LIFE STORY, WARTS AND ALLIn WHO DARES WINS Big Phil Campion reveals his chequered past, from terrible abuse suffered in a string of kids' homes to psychological abuse suffered at a top public school.

Darkly funny, shockingly honest, Brothers in Arms is an unforgettable account of a soldier's tour of Afghanistan, the brutal reality of war - every scary, exciting moment - and the bonds of friendship that can never be destroyed.

A Special Forces veteran and former Legionnaire tells of his military adventures-and of the personal battle that followed him home.

A History of the Royal Hospital Chelsea looks at the hospital's beginnings, with its Royal patronage and heritage which dates back to King Charles ll in 1682.

A History of the Royal Hospital Chelsea looks at the hospital's beginnings, with its Royal patronage and heritage which dates back to King Charles ll in 1682.

With a focus on mental illness, Shell-shocked British Army veterans in Ireland provides the first in-depth investigation of disabled Great War veterans in Ireland.

With a focus on mental illness, Shell-shocked British Army veterans in Ireland provides the first in-depth investigation of disabled Great War veterans in Ireland.

Life after war is intrinsically political for former combatants.

Life after war is intrinsically political for former combatants.

A Nation of Veterans examines how the United States created the world's most generous system of veterans' benefits.

I met Marine Sgt.

The unforgettable tale of an American soldier's return home from WWI by the Nobel Prize-winning author of The Sound and the Fury.

A disturbing chronicle of the US government's mistreatment of American soldiers and veterans throughout history, with a new introduction by Charles Sheehan-MilesTime and time again, the sacrifices made by veterans and their families have been repaid with scorn, discrimination, lack of health services, scant financial compensation, and other indignities.