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Posts tagged as “veterans”

Veterans’ Spouses and Children to Get Break on Tuition Residency Rules

Congress did get a few things done this year. In August, Congress passed and the President signed the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act. This new law attempts to clear the appointments backlog at Veterans Administration facilities by allowing VA…

Gary Academy Offers Free Job Training for Veterans, Aged-Out Foster Kids

After getting her beef with the Governor's fiscal stinginess off her chest, Rep. Kathy Tyler (D-4/Big Stone City) trumpets some good news from her district: the new Midwest Training Academy in Gary! Congratulations to Joe Kolbach, owner of Buffalo Ridge…

Mistrust of Government, “Get Over It” Attitudes Make PTSD Worse

That Sioux Falls paper discusses Vietnam veterans Clay Mennis and Gene Murphy's struggles with post-traumatic stress disorder. Contrary to the foul narrative that veterans claiming PTSD are whining welfare queens, reporter Doreen Weinstein finds that veterans' distrust of government after…

Howie Blog Declares PTSD Welfare Scheme, “Combat Cowardice”

Gordon Howie's Christian conservative blog machine declares soldiers with post-traumatic stress disorder welfare queens. Howie provocateur Brad Ford tells vets that PTSD is just "combat cowardice." Man up, says the Howie blog, and go back to the good old days…