Nearly 1 in 5 Troops Has Mental Problems After War Service - Pentagon plans national mental health campaign - AP - 5/2/2008
Senior military officers could be talking about their emotional struggles on YouTube and MySpace this year, in a Pentagon campaign to urge troops into counseling for wartime mental problems. Read More >
Maryland Film Festival
Friday, May 2nd 2008 5:30 PM Charles Theater 3
Saturday, May 3rd 2008 11:00 AM Charles Theater 4
Military Justice - The Washington Post - 2/3/2008
Why did it take a near-tragedy for the Army to do the right thing in the Whiteside case?
“ONE OF THE Army values is integrity, which is defined as doing what is right, legally and morally. The moral thing to do is dismiss these charges…” Read More >
WAR TORN; Across America, Deadly Echoes of Foreign Battles
The New York Times - 1/13/08
Late one night in the summer of 2005, Matthew Sepi, a 20-year-old Iraq combat veteran, headed out to a 7-Eleven in the seedy Las Vegas neighborhood where he had settled after leaving the Army. Read More >
Surge Seen in Number of Homeless Veterans - The New York Times - 11/7/2007
More than 400 veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars have turned up homeless, and the Veterans Affairs Department and aid groups say they are bracing for a new surge in homeless veterans in the years ahead. Read More >
Soldiers Testify to Lawmakers Over Poor Care at Walter Reed - The New York Times - 3/5/007
Members of Congress heard wrenching testimony on Monday from wounded soldiers treated at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and contrite promises from top Army officials to correct the conditions there. Read More
The long-term wounds of Walter Reed
Salon.com - 2/23/07
Despite military officials’ “surprise” at recent coverage, Salon exposed inadequate care and an overwhelmed system unfriendly to vets beginning two years ago. Read More >
