saddened me to hear that a few months ago a bill to assist veterans in finding jobs‚ in which their military skills would be utilized‚ was voted down in Senate. Sponsored by Senator Patty Murray‚ "Veterans Jobs Corps Act of 2012"‚ was thought to be a sure pass. The vote was 58-40; only 2 more votes were needed to pass this bill. This bill was effectively killed on the Senate floor by the Republican party on September‚ 19‚ 2012. The "Veterans Jobs Corps Act of 2012" was meant to tackle feelings of
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that all veterans do not have the same ability to re-integrate into civilian life; some succeed while many slip through the cracks. That is why one cannot generalize/categorize the veteran population and put individuals into boxes; one must take this matter case by case. The veterans who are able to assimilate into civilian life will most likely receive mental health care through the benefits package they receive through their employer-based health plans (Burnam et. al‚ 2009). Some veterans prefer
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6.01 Assignment 1. Question: What did they gain in World War II? A. Veterans: Veterans were given a bill called the GI Bill of Rights‚ which guaranteed returning veterans a year’s worth of unemployment compensation and medical coverage. This GI Bill also offered low-interest loans for buying a home or starting a business. Most importantly‚ the GI Bill paid for veterans’ job training and education. B. Women: After their husbands returned home from the war‚ many women had children. After having children
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that I read about was the Veterans Administration health care not being readily available in rural areas. The issues of this article were the increased efforts to improve the care that is available for rural veterans. Also anther issue for the veterans was the long distances it is a huge problem for most of them. Long distances and restrictive rules have become an issue for the veterans and they have also become very obstacles to health care for many of them. Rural veterans have other problems with
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Wells Fargo is helping military veterans transition to new careers and build their professional network with a $50‚000 investment in John F. Kennedy University’s VALOR Center. The grant will fund a veteran-focused entrepreneurial program‚ develop a network of mentors‚ and promote the available resources to other veterans that might not be aware of these wonderful resources. “While Wells Fargo has been committed to service members‚ veterans‚ and their families for more than 160 years‚ we remain
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even realizing it. Those heros may not look like they are hurting and some look like they should be on their deathbed. According to the U.S. national library of medicine there are 31% of Vietnam Veterans‚ 10% of Gulf War (Desert Storm) Veterans‚ 11% of Afghanistan Veterans‚ and 20% of the Iraq War Veterans that have PTSD. PTSD is a post-traumatic stress disorder and from having it‚ usually results to; substance abuse‚ depression‚ and other anxiety disorders. There have also been thousands that die
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Most veterans are using Veterans Health Administration (VHA) and relying on no-VHA providers as well‚ because of poor quality and access to the care. The dual usage makes difficult for VHA to ensure continuity of care‚ however‚ veterans in the majority of cases how no choice other than seek to help outside the VHA. As results of lingering concerns about inequities in access to quality‚ the VHA system now is under major media and political scrutiny. The article stated‚ “about 636‚000 veterans across
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South Vietnam and allied forces. The Fall of Saigon on April 30‚ 1975 marked the end of a very bloody war. The Vietnam War had many long lasting effects on the veterans who fought for America from the 1950s to the 1970s. Some veterans from Vietnam even formed groups against the war. These veterans formed an organization known as Vietnam Veterans Against the War. The organization had a purpose‚ “It was organized to voice the growing opposition among returning servicemen and women to the still-raging war
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• Vietnam veterans and their families • Indo-Chinese refugees • Australian culture • Australia’s relations with Asia Veterans and their families: • Vietnam War veterans were no treated well on arrival to Australia unlike during WWI and WWII. • Unlike during 1918 when the government tried to assist soldiers with the ‘Soldier Settlement Scheme’ and in 1945‚ when returned soldiers were cheered and welcomed back as heroes‚ this did not happen after Vietnam. • Vietnam Veterans were not seen
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improve at a constant rate to uphold the health needs of veterans‚ new and old. Government has the veterans association (VA) and with all the help it has available for veterans there are still times when that cares is not enough. There are so many individuals that are without health care because of one reason for another and it leaves many injured and hurt veterans without the care they need and deserve. Better access to health for veterans‚ men and women is important since many new problems such
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