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A Veterans Day Message From VA Secretary Shinseki
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(Nov. 11) -- "No pen can describe the horrors of this battle ... it was a living hell from which escape seemed scarcely possible." * "You will want me to tell you of the battle. It was awful. Language will not convey the idea." ** "I never in my wildest dreams knew such terror could grip your very soul." *** "I will never forget the death and hell along that beach." **** Mark Wilson, Getty Images Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric K. Shinseki wants to reinforce VA's message that PTS and PTSD are treatable. These glimpses of battle, taken from the letters and journals of four American soldiers ...
An Answer to a Frequently Asked Veterans Day Question
By not in system - AOL News(Nov. 11) -- "How can I support our veterans?" This is the question I get asked more often, by more people, from every walk of life and every part of our country. It's a great question asked by a grateful nation and speaks volumes about the generosity of a people who don't take our hard-fought freedoms for granted. Whether it's the school janitor from my hometown of Woodward, Okla., or the CEO of a multibillion-dollar company in the Big Apple, my answer to this frequently asked question is the same: Make it your mission to help empower the lives of paralyzed veterans and their families. ...
On Veterans Day, Building Homes for Our Warriors
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Retired U.S. Army Capt. Ferris Butler is one of the lucky ones. He came home from Iraq. "I don't consider myself a disabled veteran," he says. "I consider myself a veteran." ...
On Veterans Day, Building Homes for Disabled Warriors
By Tom Diemer - Politics DailyRetired U.S. Army Capt. Ferris Butler is one of the lucky ones. He came home from Iraq. "I don't consider myself a disabled veteran," he says. "I consider myself a veteran." But he is a veteran who lost both of his legs below the knee after an IED went off under the Humvee he was riding in. It happened in Iraq's Sunni Triangle on Dec. 21, 2006. Butler has no trouble pinpointing that date. But he has another date in mind this week -- Nov. 11, Veterans Day, when he and his wife, Laura Sauriol, get a new home. Understand that nine years of war takes a toll on a nation and its youth. The ...
Amy Grant Sings in D.C. for Veterans Day, Talks Politics and Hair Tips
By Emily Miller - Politics DailyAmy Grant brought her music, patriotism and frizz-free curls to a rainy Veterans Day in Washington. Grammy Award-winning Grant performed three songs outside the American Red Cross headquarters, in the rain, as part of the annual "Holiday Mail for Heroes" program, which provides resources for the public to send holiday cards to the military and their families around the world. In an interview after the performance, Grant, 49, said she became involved with the program because her "family has served in the military for generations." She said she was extremely moved by one of the speakers at ...
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