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From formation to tent city: New doc follows vets’ fight for housing
"The Promised Land" captures unhoused veterans' struggle to find housing in Los Angeles as the VA falls short on providing permanent housing.
By Hope Hodge Seck
Veteran charities can’t keep pace with families’ requests for help
Community groups can't fully meet veteran and military families' asks for mental health help or financial aid.
VA staff are completing more claims than ever but still falling behind
A record pace for finishing claims in fiscal 2023 and so far in fiscal 2024 hasn't been enough to slow the department's backlog of cases.
Veterans jobless rate drops to lowest average in more than 20 years
For all of 2023, the monthly veterans unemployment rate averaged just under 2.8%, the lowest since at least 2000.
Unmistakable signs the Grinch is actually a veteran
The Grinch boasts a number of curmudgeonly veteran tendencies.
By Sarah Sicard
First-ever provision for psychedelic studies included in defense bill
Any member of the military with either post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury can take part in a clinical study.
By Zamone Perez
Opinion
Why American business should be military ready
Businesses are grappling with the issue of underemployment and the retention of our nation's heroes. We can address this today.
By Jonathan Fermin-Robbins
5 veteran personalities to adopt once you get your DD-214
If you can’t carve out your own post-service personality, there are few tried-and-true veteran identities you can slide right into.
By Sarah Sicard
Federal aid to veteran-owned small businesses grew in FY23
The number of veterans receiving aid to start their own companies has risen significantly over the last three years.
Veteran suicides rose in 2021 despite increased prevention efforts
More than 70,000 veterans died by suicide from 2011 to 2001.
Adaptive sports nonprofit helps vets find community through climbing
Paradox Sports is a Boulder, Colorado-based climbing operation that offers training and trips for adaptive athletes, including veterans.
By Jon Simkins