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    Veterans’ Benefits Today’s veterans are having to suffer without the treatment and help that they should receive for their mental and physical trauma. Although the government spends millions on the military each year‚ veterans’ benefits should be improved because many veterans have to experience bad conditions without the proper health benefits they should receive. The Department of Veterans’ Affairs (VA) has trouble processing and handling all the veterans and their needs. The VA can’t handle

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    Veterans Pros And Cons

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    supported the veterans. In 1917‚ Congress created a system for the veteran to have benefits that targeted disability compensation. The services included programs for disability compensation‚ insurance for service personnel and Veterans‚ and vocational rehabilitation for the disabled veteran. The Veterans Administration was created in 1930 when President Herbert Hoover signed the Executive Order. The administration consolidated all government activities dealing with war veterans. Over the years

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    Military and veteran’s pride themselves as being strong‚ confident‚ and resistant to emotional weakness. However‚ those traits inadvertently foster the stigma that soldiers who seek assistance are problematic and weak-minded. During my time of service‚ I realized that many soldiers did not seek help for fear of being discharged from their respective branches. During my time at Fort Wainwright‚ Alaska‚ I had difficulties adjusting to military life; it was my first time away from my family‚ I

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    military veterans are entirely dependent on the VA healthcare system. With health care costs soaring many cannot afford expensive‚ private‚ health insurance. Others have been infected with viral disorders like Hepatitis C and cannot obtain private health insurance even if they can afford it. Our veterans have put their lives on the line for this country and we cannot ignore them when they have medical needs‚ especially when we have the ability to help them. Let’s show our Military Veterans that we

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    Essay On Homeless Veterans

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    and noticeable phenomenon. Homeless veterans began to come to the attention of the public at the same time. News accounts chronicled the plight of veterans who had served their country but were living (and dying) on the streets. The Department of Veterans Affairs estimates about 250‚000 veterans are homeless on any given night. (2012‚ pg. 4) My research will examine how homelessness is impacting our veterans and what interventions are available to homeless veterans. Introduction Whether it is wartime

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    IMPACTS OF HOMELESS VETERANS The definition of a homeless veteran is combining being homeless and having the status of being a veteran. In 2009 President Obama and Secretary Shinseki made a commitment to end homelessness amongst veterans in 5 years. This was in collaboration with the Veterans Administration (VA). Homeless within the ranks of our veterans has been around for decades. There are many explanations why some veterans are homeless. It could be due to not receiving benefits after leaving

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    Being A Veteran Essay

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    protect us from danger? Have you ever thought of what a Veteran really is? Many thoughts race through my head when I hear the word Veteran‚ and I’m sure that in the past you’ve heard the word Veteran more than once. The Veteran may have been one of your teachers or even someone on a local news station‚ but have you ever considered what being a Veteran really means? To me‚ being a Veteran means you are someone who is brave‚ kind‚ and much more. Veterans selflessly defend the country that we call our home

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    Locally in Minnesota a resource that is available to veterans is Veteran Resilience Project (VRP). VRP works with veterans to turn their trauma they have been through into growth (Project‚ 2016). Through this resource veterans are offered 12 free sessions of EMDR (Project‚ 2016). This program offers 100% confidentiality to their patients‚ realizing that PTSD is very serious and life changing for the veterans‚ which they want to acknowledge and not take away from them. In knowing that this is very

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    Veterans Day Importance

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    A veteran is a person who has served in the military. On November 11 Veterans Day is celebrated annually in the United States. Historically‚ it was called Armistice Day which only honored WW1 veterans. Now we have a holiday that thanks all war veterans. Veterans day is important because it is time to pay tribute to all the brave men and women that have served our country including ones that have made the ultimate sacrifice. On this day‚ we should express our gratitude to the soldiers that went to

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    Veterans Role Model

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    A veteran is a person who has had experience working in a particular field for a vast amount of time; or as it is more commonly referred to one who has served in the military. Veterans who have served in the US military are very important members of our society. They have fought for the safety and future of our country‚ and without them‚ our country might not be what it is today. Some tend to not consider how much veterans truly sacrifice. They risk their well-being‚ being separated from their loved

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