Apr 04 With Furloughs and Military Training Cutbacks Coming, How Are You Affected by Sequestration? By Larisa Epatko The residents of the Hampton Roads area of southeastern Virginia, with its large military presence, are on edge: sequestration is going into effect. Continue reading
Apr 02 Veterans Affairs Backlog Files Stacked So High, They Posed Safety Risk to Staff Stacks of Veterans Affairs claim folders overtake a regional office in Winston-Salem, N.C. These photos were included in a 2012 report from the Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General. While researching our story on the Veterans Affairs… Continue reading
Mar 29 Veterans Voice Frustration Over Benefits Backlog to VA Secretary Shinseki EmbedVideo(6082, 482, 304); Watch PBS NewsHour's extended interview with three Iraq and Afghanistan Army veterans who see the claims backlog as a systemic problem. Sgt. Rachel McNeill and Staff Sgt. Zach McIlwain are veterans of the Iraq War. Capt. Continue reading
Mar 29 Watch Extended Interview: Veterans Voice Frustration Over Benefits Extended Interview: Veterans Voice Frustration Over Benefits… Continue watching
Mar 19 Watch Reflecting on Lessons Learned From the U.S. Invasion of Iraq, 10 Years Later Reflecting on Lessons Learned From the U.S. Invasion of Iraq, 10 Years Later… Continue watching
Mar 19 Watch Car Bombs and Suicide Attacks in Baghdad Mark 10th Anniversary of U.S. Invasion Car Bombs and Suicide Attacks in Baghdad Mark 10th Anniversary of U.S. Invasion… Continue watching
Mar 13 Watch Survivors Share Experiences of Sexual Assault in the Military Survivors Share Experiences of Sexual Assault in the Military… Continue watching
Mar 11 Watch New Tensions Crop Up Between U.S. and Afghanistan as Major Transitions Loom New Tensions Crop Up Between U.S. and Afghanistan as Major Transitions Loom… Continue watching
Mar 11 Watch American Soldiers Gunned Down in Afghanistan in Insider Attack Two American soldiers were killed in an insider attack in Afghanistan following accusations by Afghan President Hamid Karzai that U.S. forces are working with the Taliban to stage suicide bombings. Judy Woodruff reports on the latest violence and Defense Secretary… Continue watching
Mar 06 Watch Report Finds U.S. Failed to Consult Iraq's Needs in Rebuilding Report Finds U.S. Failed to Consult Iraq's Needs in Rebuilding… Continue watching