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  • Veteran speaker knows about scars

    Veteran, author and inspirational speaker Dave Roever knows a thing or two about scars."Everybody has scars," he told a group of more than 150 people here in an event sponsored by the base chaplains. "Mine just happen to be on the outside."Everybody gets hurt," he said. "That's not the question. The

  • Directory links wounded warriors, families to resources

    From benefits and compensation to education and training, an online directory is providing wounded warriors, veterans and their families a direct connection to thousands of state, local and national resources. "There's so much information on the Web right now, it's nice to have one place to access

  • Center provides advice on post-deployment intimacy issues

    In the list of problems that can confront service members after a combat deployment, few can be harder to talk about or more devastating than the inability to resume intimate relationships. Couples who have survived multiple combat deployments know the situation all too well. "The first few years of

  • Air Force announces Warrior Team training camp attendees

    Air Force Services Agency officials will welcome athletes to the 2011 Air Force Warrior Team training camp Feb. 7 to 11 in San Antonio. Of the 30 athletes attending the Air Force Warrior Team training camp, 25 will be selected to represent the service in the 2011 Warrior Games, an Olympic-style

  • 'Virtual world' helps with post-traumatic stress

    The Defense Department is using virtual-world interactivity to educate and help warfighters and others who are reluctant to seek more direct care to deal with post-traumatic stress, said an official at the National Center for Telehealth and Technology, also known as "T2." During a recent telephone

  • CRSC, CRDP open season ends Jan. 31

    Retirees who are eligible for both Concurrent Retirement and Disability Pay, and Combat-Related Special Compensation can choose which entitlement they prefer to receive during an open season, which ends Jan. 31. People eligible to participate in the open season will receive a letter detailing the

  • Study ties problems to post-traumatic stress

    Service members who suffer mild traumatic brain injuries in combat and then struggle with depression, irritability, alcohol abuse and similar problems after they return home most likely are experiencing post-traumatic stress, rather than brain injury symptoms, according to a new study. The study,

  • Changes coming to the Post-9/11 GI-Bill

    The Post-9/11 Veterans Education Assistance Improvements Act of 2010 was recently signed into law. Effective Aug. 1, 2009, but not payable until Oct. 1, 2011:-- Certain National Guard members mobilized on Title 32 orders on, or after, Sept. 11, 2001, are now eligible for the Post-9/11 GI Bill and

  • 'Hero Miles' program supports families of fallen, wounded

    A popular program that turns donated frequent-flyer miles into free airline tickets for wounded warriors receiving medical care as well as their families will expand this year so families of the fallen and combat wounded can participate in two upcoming events. The Fisher House Foundation, which

  • No experience, visual injuries required for Warrior Games participation

    As the application deadline for the 2011 Warrior Games draws near, some Airmen are wondering if they are even qualified to participate based on their medical conditions and combat experience. They will be surprised to learn the field of qualified applicants is much broader than they think.The

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