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News Articles: veterans

Hundreds gathered in Augusta for the dedication of the city's first permanent memorial for Vietnam War veterans.

Vietnam War Memorial Unveiled In Augusta

March 29 is National Vietnam War Veterans Day and, in Augusta, they honored the day by unveiling the city’s first permanent Vietnam War Memorial. More...

March 29, 2019
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By:
  • Drew Dawson
Veterans participate in a 2019 music project with Alchemy Sky Foundation in Atlanta.

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  • Music

Atlanta Organization Helps Veterans Find Healing Through Music Project

State officials say more than 100,000 service members from Georgia were deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan between 2001 and 2012. Nationally, about 20...

March 20, 2019
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By:
  • La'Raven Taylor and
  • Virginia Prescott

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  • Music

Singer-songwriter Mary Gauthier On Healing War Wounds Through Music

Some say music holds the power to heal, and, on her album " Rifles and Rosary Beads," Nashville-based singer-songwriter Mary Gauthier directs that...

February 08, 2019
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Sean Powers ,
  • and 1 more
Veda Brooks and BriGette McCoy joined "On Second Thought" to discuss issues facing women veterans.

'We Are Veterans And We're Out There': Women Veterans Represent, Reflect

According to the Women Veterans Office , there are over 93,000 women veterans in Georgia. Women veterans are often invisible as a population because...

November 14, 2018
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By:
  • Elena Rivera and
  • Virginia Prescott
Podcast host Kalena Boller with Bradley Field, a veteran who now works in the film industry. He has done security work for several DC films, and currently works in accounting.

Army Vet On Transitioning To Civilian Life In Hollywood

Veterans Day is this weekend. We meet a veteran named Bradley Field , who works in the film industry. Among his credits: "Detroit," "Suicide Squad," and...

October 25, 2018
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By:
  • Kalena Boller and
  • Sean Powers
Republican gubernatorial nominee Brian Kemp speaks to reporters at his Atlanta campaign headquarters.

Brian Kemp Releases Policy Proposals For Georgia Veterans

Republican nominee for governor Brian Kemp unveiled new policies aimed at Georgia’s military veterans on Wednesday. The first pillar would eliminate...

August 29, 2018
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
Tiny homes are easy to transport and cost efficient to build.

Savannah Homeless Authority Creates Tiny Homes For Veterans

According the United States Census Bureau , there are nearly 50,000 homeless veterans in America. In order to combat these issues with housing, popular...

June 13, 2018
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By:
  • Summer Evans and
  • Virginia Prescott
First responders, including emergency medical technicians, suffer from PTSD.

First Responders Last To Receive Treatment For Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

The Georgia 2018 legislative session recently legalized the use of cannabis oil for treatment of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. PTSD affects about 31...

June 07, 2018
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By:
  • Summer Evans and
  • Virginia Prescott
U.S. Army veteran Alex Sutton cradles a rock dove show pigeon, one of many heritage poultry breeds being raised on his 43 acre farm in Moore County, North Carolina. He is featued in the documentary, Farmer/Veteran.

Veterans Return Home, Find Comfort On The Farm

For many veterans returning from war, it can be difficult to adjust to civilian life. A new documentary premiering on PBS on Memorial Day tells the...

May 25, 2017
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By:
  • Adam Ragusea and
  • Sean Powers
Crystal and Donovan Hernandez of Columbus, Georgia on their wedding day in 2010. Donovan, an Army veteran, killed himself in 2014.

A Lifeline For Veterans In Need

Federal data show the suicide rate among veterans has risen over the last decade . In 2007, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs approached this...

March 22, 2017
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee and
  • Sean Powers

Meet the New ABA President: Atlanta's Linda Klein

Veteran care is an important issue for Atlanta attorney Linda Klein. She was sworn in as the president of the American Bar Association earlier this...

August 22, 2016
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee and
  • Taylor Gantt
Jon Jackson, a veteran of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, tends to his farm in Milledgeville, Georgia. He has been introducing other vets to farming to combat the emotional and physical scars of war.

Vets Frustrated With VA Turn To Farming

More than half a million veterans wait at least a month for appointments at the VA. That's 70,000 more veterans than last year, according to new data...

August 22, 2016
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By:
  • Sean Powers
President Barack Obama speaks to the Disabled Veterans' annual convention, Monday, Aug. 1, 2016, in Atlanta.

Despite Achievements, Obama Says Work To Be Done To Support Veterans

President Obama visited Atlanta Monday to discuss his administration’s efforts to help the nation’s veterans. He told the annual meeting of the Disabled...

August 01, 2016
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By:
  • Sam Whitehead

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