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Fifteen years ago, the United States wasn’t officially engaged in any wars. Few of us had ever heard of al-Qaeda or Osama bin Laden, and ISIS didn’t even exist. We deported half the number of people we do today. Our surveillance state was a fraction of its current size. And — perhaps hardest to believe — we didn’t have to take off our shoes to get through airport security. America’s involvement in the War on Terror — prompted by the 9/11 terrorist attacks — resulted in a dramatic change in our…

As all wars are the same, many countries have had to deal with the after affects they have on soldiers and the wider community. The First World War was, however, different in the fact that it saw many men dealing with a mental issue that did not yet have a name or processes aimed at getting it under control, through medication and therapy, like there are today. Even though there have been many suicidal attempts and deaths of ex-servicemen, it cannot be said that there is a causal relationship…

critical infrastructure is owned by private agencies. Since these agencies is in charge of our economy sustainable resources, the government have created partnership with them to ensure their safety and well being of the sources they provide to the United States. Most private owners hired private security agencies while others used private security agencies. Private security agencies protect and ensure the safety of the facilities they are assigned to including the worker and customer of that…

This has become a strong epidemic all across the United States and the fact that yoga has helped veterans and still does, proves that yoga can be life changing. The power of doing yoga is unlike any other feeling. Reading these stories about how Yoga has changed someone life for the better has inspired me…

Revolutionary War to soldiers who were disabled. Veterans were also given the option of a domiciliary home to have in home care, this also included incidental medical and hospital treatment for the injuries or diseases they may have. In 1917, the United States went into World War I, this became “the first mechanized war, and as a result, soldiers who were exposed to mustard gas, other chemicals and fumes required specialized care after the war” in military hospitals. Servicemen were also exposed…

untreated injuries and need for the services it provides veterans with. Thanks to a national network of professionals willing to provide services and therapies and kind donors, Healing Heroes help veterans receive the treatments they need. The U.S Department of Veteran Affairs also…

Concerns about veterans’ health Veterans potentially have psychological damages that are barely noticed by people in general, but it is indeed making those service people suffer. According to USDVA(United States Department of Veterans Affair), several factors affect veterans while they are serving, seriously from physically to mentally, terminologically called “stressors”, which Eli Saslow (2011) describes in how Doug’s wife Krissy, after reading the article about PTSD, is worried about her…

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is a department that was created to supposedly lax airport security prior to the attacks on 9/11. Apparently, this government plan has failed somehow. It was reported in NBC news that an undercover news team decided to test the airport TSA, where three out of four TSA inspector failed to find banned items in the carry-on luggage. It was unacceptable that those items pass the TSA check. Because of this input, TSA decided to change, implementing…

When I finally had the opportunity to work and assist military veterans, I never expected that I was going to work directly with clients who were diagnosed with a substance and mental health disorder. For my first internship in Graduate School, I interned on Skid Row at the Volunteers of America Los Angeles (VOALA). This internship was very challenging and demanding for me, because I had no idea what to expect. I interned in a Harm Reduction program that assisted homeless veterans with…

A common misconception is what a typical veteran looks like. Many people assume a typical veteran is an older male individual, but that is simply not the case! In fact, the idea of there being a “typical” veteran is absurd. Veterans have different backgrounds and come from a variety of places. This is important to remember when dealing with veterans in the VA health system. An example would be WWII veterans tend to be more reserved in their health care and simply want the doctor to prescribe…