Devastating injuries forced former Zion resident Cpl. Larry Bailey II to medically retire from the Marine Corps in 2013, but he would still rejoin his unit today if he could. “I would,” said Bailey, a Purple Heart recipient and triple amputee. “I would deploy now if I could.” An improvised explosive device exploded beneath Bailey […]
“How could I have regrown an arm in one year?”
Finally some common sense breaking through the nonsense. Changing policies (and laws) that make no sense and serve no valid purpose needs to be easier. Guardian Liberty Voice reports that the VA will no longer require veterans who are missing a limb(s) are still missing once a year. Veterans Verification of Lost Limbs Changes Source: Guardian […]
Seeking wounded warriors with lower leg trauma for DoD funded research
The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health is on a mission to engage wounded warriors in a DoD-funded research study that they hope will provide increased ease and mobility for those who have sustained a lower leg injury, by providing a custom-fitted IDEO brace, physical therapy and orthopedic evaluation follow-up, at no charge. Patient […]
Veterans on a Mission to Help Iraqi Children
Introducing the mission of four Iraqi War Veterans to help Iraqi children utilizing Soccer Here is their plea for support: ISIS has forced more than two million Iraqis to flee their homes, many of those are children. Iraq is in a state of crisis. Join the coalition of Veteran run non profits giving Iraqi children […]
Study examines impact of service dogs on veterans with PTSD
Doctors from the Department of Veterans Affairs say that the benefits of service dogs working with the physically disabled are well-documented. However, there is no scientific literature that supports the theory that they are equally beneficial to those with mental scars. An attempt to study the correlation in 2011 was suspended because of dog bites […]
Paws and Stripes: Paws For Thought
Men and women in the armed forces put their lives at risk when they enter combat duty, and some return home with physical injuries that require extensive rehabilitation. But many more return home to the US with invisible injuries: psychological problems like anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder. The lingering trauma makes it extremely hard for […]
Iraq Veteran Seeks to Rein In Disability Pay
COLORADO SPRINGS — Nearly 200 sick and wounded soldiers in a gym at Fort Carson last month listened silently as Lt. Col. Daniel Gade offered a surprising warning: The disability checks designed to help troops like them after they leave the service might actually be harmful. As he paced back and forth in front of […]
7-Eleven is Giving One Veteran a Franchise in Their First Ever “OPERATION: TAKE COMMAND”
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of 7-Eleven Franchising for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine. 7-Eleven President and CEO Joe DePinto is a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and former Army officer and he is a key factor behind them being voted “Best for Veterans Franchise” […]
U.S. Marine Corporal Burness Britt
Just a story about one of many great soldiers who risked it all for us. Image and content stolen from Time’s fantastic piece titled, The Images that Moved them Most: Photographers on America’s Veterans I hope they won’t mind me sharing. Santiago Lyon comments on a June, 2011 photograph of U.S.Marine Corporal Burness Britt taken by Anja […]
For Some Veterans Art Speaks When Words Fail
Source: Community Radio from North Colorado Wayne Williams and Adam Nilson are war Veterans. Even on United States soil, there are days when they feel far from at home. By creating art, they have found an unlikely way to settle in. They think it can help others too. For Williams, who was stationed in Phnom […]