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After completing active duty service, many veterans return home with lifelong injuries. In most cases these veterans rely on VA hospitals for their medical care. This is a benefit promised to veterans who have sacrificed both physical and mental health for the country they love. These men and women should not be on waiting lists for so long, that the veteran dies before ever receiving the care promised. Veterans should not be driving great distances to a VA when there are doctors and hospitals…

The mission of the Department of Veterans Affairs is “to fulfill President Lincoln 's promise "To care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan" by serving and honoring the men and women who are America 's veterans” (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, 2016). This mission statement was written vaguely enough to be comprehensive of the changing needs of our veterans. A more precise definition may not have benefited the organization as the services we provide…

Post-traumatic stress disorder is a mental health condition that is triggered by a petrifying event that an individual has witnessed or experienced. The most common events that cause an individual to have post-traumatic stress disorder is combat, sexual assault, a natural disaster, and car accidents. In the brilliantly written novel, Snow Falling on Cedars, written by David Guterson, the main characters Kabuo Miyamoto and Ishmael Chambers are haunted by their unspeakable pasts. To briefly…

America became immediately involved in the war in terror following the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Less than a month after 9/11, the United States had invaded Afghanistan in order to attack and destroy Al-Qaeda, meanwhile removing the government that allowed them to live within their borders. Following that, the US had invaded Iraq which was related to the war on terror. The result of these…

Media is a way of mass communication, media is shown through movies, tv, books, news, internet, games, and more. The media delivers the news, stories, popular information, and more about war. What the media doesn’t show you is the effects veterans face after war. PTSD is a health condition that causes the victim to experience a previous terrifying event. Many veterans or active soldiers suffer this condition after the war, In the media we’ve looked at in class we can see the effects of PTSD and…

of all veterans that have been exposed to combat will suffer from PTSD. Since the government is so willing to send soldiers to war, they should also be willing to take care of the ones that get PTSD. The normal suicide rate for males in the United States is 19.4 per 100,000. For veterans, the rate is 38.3 per 100,000. It is common knowledge that their is a link between PTSD, and other forms of trauma, and suicide. Many veterans have nowhere to go to seek help, or they are just unwilling to…

American history. On what seemed to be a perfect Tuesday morning, an American Airline flight holding 767 passengers crashed into the north tower of the World Trade Center, instantly killing hundreds and trapping hundreds more. Nearly 20 minutes later a United Airlines flight holding another, 767 passengers was crashed into the south tower, killing hundreds. It was at this moment that America realized that they were under attack. Many people ask, could this attack have been avoided? America…

When the Odyssey ends Odysseus is safe in his home but the traumatic events that have occurred will forever affect him. The Trojan War, his imprisonment on the island with Calypso, and constant state of fear will affect him forever. When a veteran returns home from war they are looked upon as a hero and a survivor which is very similar to what Odysseus is going through. After reading the Odyssey we can conclude that being a hero and living the…

platforms that call attention to their record of military leadership and service (2014). Currently, the Department of Veteran Affairs is comprised of three entities, The Veterans Health Administration (VHA), The Veterans Benefit Administration, and the National Cemetery Administration. The VHA being one of the largest and effective research organizations in the United States. The growth of the Department of Veteran Affairs, according to Korb, is attributed to support from voluntary public…

and National Response Framework (NRF) to prepare for and provide a unified national response to disasters. Effective incident management of catastrophic events requires coordination of relevant stakeholders. Both the NIMS and NRP, the Federal and State agencies have responsibility for addressing any disaster and emergencies through pooling resources together. However, the framework faces myriad of challenges including meagre resources and malfunctioning local governments. These challenges…