Mar 06 Watch 7:52 50 years on, veterans find healing by returning to Vietnam to help By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 04 Watch 6:45 Why homecoming can be particularly hard for female veterans By PBS News Hour In the return to civilian life, many women find that veteran services fall short of their needs. Unemployment rates for female veterans are higher than for other women, as well as for male veterans. Female veterans are at least twice… Continue watching
Feb 24 Watch 7:29 Special courts take on criminal cases of veterans struggling with trauma By PBS News Hour Around the country, special courts are set up for former military members who have been charged with crimes after returning to civilian life, and who may be struggling with PTSD. Judges, lawyers, probation officers and others work together to treat… Continue watching
Feb 24 In Veterans Courts, prosecutors become social workers for the accused By Spencer Michels Since the main job of district attorneys is to indict and prosecute criminals, you might find it odd that many of those prosecutors are whole-hearted supporters of a system that acts to treat — not to punish — the problems… Continue reading
Feb 12 Obama to sign veterans suicide prevention bill By Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is joining with lawmakers and top government leaders to cast a spotlight on the issue of suicide among veterans. Continue reading
Feb 03 Bill aiming to reduce veteran suicide makes way to White House By Matthew Daly, Associated Press WASHINGTON — A bill aimed at reducing a suicide epidemic among military veterans is on its way to the president for his signature. Continue reading
Jan 29 Watch 5:31 Military commission lays out major reforms for soldiers' pay and benefits By PBS News Hour In light of soaring health and benefit costs for members of the armed forces, a committee created to offer reforms is calling for big changes. Hari Sreenivasan examines the recommendations with Alphonso Maldon, chair of the Military Compensation and Retirement… Continue watching
Dec 23 Watch 8:28 Soldiers find special bond with dogs trained for war By PBS News Hour Some 2,500 dogs have accompanied American warriors on patrol and in close combat in Iraq and Afghanistan. Tasks like bomb detection and protection demand dedication to their human handlers, with whom they often form a special bond in the face… Continue watching
Nov 20 Watch 7:34 U.S. veteran leads clean-up of Vietnam War's lethal remnants By PBS NewsHour There are still ongoing lethal consequences of the Vietnam War that ended in 1975. Undetonated "bomblets," dropped by the U.S. military during the conflict, are killing and maiming people who discover them by accident. To help close a painful chapter… Continue watching
Nov 17 Watch McCain offers portrait of America at war through the lives of its heroes By PBS News Hour Continue watching