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PTSD not just for humans anymore? German shepherd that served in Iraq suffered trauma
L.A. UnleashedPETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. â Gina was a playful 2-year-old German shepherd when she went to Iraq as a highly trained bomb-sniffing dog with the military, conducting door-to-door searches and witnessing all sorts of noisy explosions. She returned... -
Rescue operation aims to save a wounded warrior
James Blake Miller was in a world of pain, and I figured I should be by his side.
A veterans' treatment program in West Haven, Conn. -- arguably the best in the nation -- offered hope. Moe Armstrong, a pioneer in vet-to-vet counseling, had heard of the...Tags: Arts and Culture, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Human Interest, Music, Marlboro Man (fictional character)
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Two lives blurred together by a photo
The young marine lighted a cigarette and let it dangle. White smoke wafted around his helmet. His face was smeared with war paint. Blood trickled from his right ear and the bridge of his nose. Momentarily deafened by cannon blasts, he didn't know the...
Tags: Mexico, Journalism, Newspaper and Magazine, Human Interest, Family
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Medicinal pot is coming. Why it's not time to worry
If it goes through, we'll see a trade-off. Increases in addiction, crime and family dissolution along with assorted benefits. But enough about the proposed expansion of casino gambling in Illinois. Today I want to talk about the inevitability of...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Health Treatments, Pat Quinn, Politics, Illinois Governor
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David Chaffee: Medicaid expansion for Michigan saves money, lives
The following guest commentary was written by David Chaffee, of Petoskey, former Title XX Social Services Administrator, Office of Planning, Budget, and Evaluation, State of Michigan. Gov. Snyder's bold lead to expand Medicaid to 133 percent of the...Tags: General Practitioners, Health Insurance, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Substance Abuse, Medicaid
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War on Terror heroes solemnly remembered
Appeal-Democrat, Marysville, Calif.Yuba City resident Paul Hughes wiped tears away from his eyes on Sunday as he listened to the keynote speaker at the opening ceremony for the Freedom's Heroes War on Terror Memorial. For Hughes, a wounded Vietnam War veteran, hearing about someone else'...Tags: Christianity, Religion and Belief, Iraq War (2003-2011), Vietnam War (1955-1975), Human Interest
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Blacksburg World War II nurse recalls duties
The Roanoke Times, Va.Frances Brennan "Rusty" Rice said she knew something terrible had happened. On May 24, 1938, she was 17 years old and walking home from high school. She saw scores of cars parked near her family's home in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Elinor, an older sister,...Tags: Metal and Mineral, France, U.S. Army, Pneumonia, Hospitals and Clinics
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Camp C.O.P.E. brings military families together
Kerrville Daily Times, TexasJohn Barry recently had to give his family bad news. The 440th Medical Detachment of which he is a member is rebasing to El Paso, which means his wife and kids, tied to their Bulverde home by work and school, will see him only once a month for the next...Tags: Afghanistan, Religion and Belief, Iraq, Philosophy
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UW-Madison researchers journey deep into the brain via the science of imaging
The Wisconsin State JournalThe brain, with its tangled bundles of neurons and strangely named regions, has been called the most complex structure in the universe. And its workings have remained largely mysterious, hidden deep within the folds of gray matter. Until now. At UW-...Tags: Barack Obama, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Science, Psychiatry, Family
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Special Olympians dazzle at summer games
Thousands of spectators cheered and hollered as track runners bolted toward the finish line in this weekend's Special Olympics Florida's Summer Games. Alex Hernandez's mother and coach watched from the sidelines as the 18-year-old Winter Garden...
Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Cerebral Palsy, Winter Garden, Tampa, Track and Field
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State Journal launches virtual book club
The Wisconsin State JournalIn a state that is graced with abundant literary talent, it seems not only natural but necessary to encourage a dialogue about books, be they historical, biographical or purely imaginative. Enter the State Journal Book Club. The idea behind the...Tags: Jim Doyle, Arts and Culture, Literature, Authors, Clubs and Associations
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His dark battle
The Honolulu Star-AdvertiserStaff Sgt. Billy Caviness is on patrol -- not in the mountains of eastern Afghanistan, where he was wounded in battle, but in his tree-lined neighborhood in Schofield Barracks. The fight that he waged outside is now inside, in his head, on a...Tags: U.S. Department of Defense, Arts and Culture, U.S. Army, Culture, Behavioral Conditions
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