Veterans Turn on Obama, Fox News Reporter May Be Jailed, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Apr 9, 2013 A look at the day's political happenings, including the latest Senate Democrat to "evolve" on the issue of gay marriage and a California billionaire looking to become the left's answer to the Koch brothers. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Not All Vets Are Treated Equally Under the Post-9/11 GI Bill

Philip Chrystal Oct 8, 2009 The Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008 was hailed by various media outlets and veterans organizations as the GI Bill of the future. However, through my own experience in dealing with Veterans Affairs regarding the GI Bill, I have found that the help is far less than what we were led to believe. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Veterans Still Waiting for GI Bill Money

Staff / Truthdig Sep 25, 2009 It was a nice idea while it lasted: The new GI Bill promised veterans who wanted to go to college money for tuition, books and living expenses. More than 277,000 signed up for the program, which was supposed to kick in Aug. 1. Many are still waiting for their checks. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

For Veterans With PTSD, Location Is Everything

Staff / Truthdig Dec 21, 2007 Of the 750,000 or so veterans who have been discharged from the "war on terror," roughly one-quarter have been recognized by the VA as mentally or physically injured. One of the leading debilitating injuries suffered by those men and women is PTSD, but how much they're compensated by the government depends a great deal on where they live, according to an investigation by McClatchy's Washington bureau. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Pentagon Sweeps 20,000 Veterans Under the Rug

Staff / Truthdig Nov 24, 2007 Roughly 20,000 soldiers who aren't on the military's list of combat wounded have signs of brain injury, according to an analysis of Army, Navy and Veterans Affairs data conducted by USA Today. The Pentagon's official tally of troops who've suffered brain trauma in combat is 4,471 -- one-fifth the total gleaned from military records. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

VA Exaggerates Quality of Care, Study Finds

Staff / Truthdig May 12, 2007 An exhaustive study of the VA health system and its administrators has found a pattern of overstating the quality of care, arguably at the expense of veterans. If Congress is under the impression that VA medical care is top notch, it is less motivated to appropriate resources for much-needed improvements. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Lessons From Walter Reed

Staff / Truthdig Mar 22, 2007 Linda Bilmes, the Harvard finance expert who helped establish the true cost of the war, including veteran healthcare, turns her attention to the Walter Reed scandal, and the bureaucratic quagmire that keeps our soldiers from getting help. Bilmes offers four lessons to avoid future problems. We can only hope someone takes her advice. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Supporting the Troops

Staff / Truthdig Mar 1, 2007 ABC's News' Bob Woodruff, who narrowly escaped death while reporting from the Iraq war, visits with a young Marine who also sustained a major brain injury. Although rehabilitation is vital to the Marine's recovery, the VA has refused treatment for half of the critical first year. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Record Injuries Leave Veterans Stranded

Staff / Truthdig Jan 8, 2007 Former Truthdigger of the Week Linda Bilmes offers this scathing analysis of America's treatment of its wounded. The Harvard public finance expert writes that for every fatality in Iraq, there are 16 injuries, and doctors and bureaucrats at home are struggling to keep up with the unprecedented -- and underestimated -- surge of wounded soldiers. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Soldiers Sue Army Over Mysterious Illness

Staff / Truthdig Aug 14, 2006 A number of American troops from the same unit in Iraq recently discovered they were all suffering from a mysterious set of illnesses. Though their doctors couldn?t determine the source of the sickness, the soldiers came to believe their exposure to depleted uranium munitions was to blame, and decided to sue the U.S. Army. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )