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Women with Traumatic Amputations: Prosthetic Care for a Unique Population
Sunday, December 1, 2013 | Category: Health Care - National
Recent military conflicts and the April 15, 2013 Boston Marathon bombing increased awareness of women with traumatic amputations, a historically small patient population compared to men. According to Amputee Coalition statistics, females account for only about 20 percent of people in the United States with traumatic amputations. Treatment factors differ.
VA Stops Releasing Data On Injured Vets As Total Reaches Grim Milestone [EXCLUSIVE]
Friday, November 1, 2013 | Category: Health Care - National
In December 2012, it was reported that the Veterans Administration had treated more than 900,000 servicemen and women from war zones in Iraq and Afghanistan in their hospitals and clinics. The monthly rate of new patients to these facilities was around 10,000.
The Sad Reason Homeless Female Veterans Aren't Seeking Help from the VA
Monday, September 30, 2013 | Category: Housing/Experiencing Homelessness - National
Like men, women veterans also may suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder, some because of sexual assault. They may return home and find that family support has vanished. Or they may have returned to jobs that no exist.
How the Military's 'Bro' Culture Turns Women Into Targets
Monday, September 9, 2013 | Category: Sexual Harassment/Assault/Trauma - National
Kayla Williams, an Arabic linguist, was the only woman with a group of about 20 troops posted to Iraq's Sinjar Mountain in 2003. She was almost one of the boys.
US Military Patrol Some Seoul Entertainment Districts
Saturday, August 10, 2013 | Category: Sexual Harassment/Assault/Trauma - National
The entertainment district adjacent to Yongsan U.S. Army Garrison once teemed with troops. Renewed agreement with the military is aimed at curtailing servicemembers’ misbehavior and ensuring their safety, but Seoul merchants still want a years-long nightly curfew ended and military patrols to be less visible.
Oscar Winner Kickstarts Documentary to Expose U.S. Military’s Role in International Sex Trafficking
Tuesday, August 6, 2013 | Category: Human Trafficking/Sexual Exploitation - National
Sex traffickers in the Phillipines guised as legitimate entertainment recruiters contract women, paying for their singing lessons, E-6 passports, uniforms and flights to South Korea. In Korea, they are forced into prostitution through debt bondage. Producer David Goodman stated the only reason these women are there are to service military personnel and contractors in Korea. The documentary went under cover to expose the crime, the entrapment, the shame, the military culture, and the long term effects of the U.S., South Korean and Philippine governments complicitly turning blind eyes to this crime against humanity for over a century. He considers his upcoming documentary, "Singers" in the Band, a "companion piece" to "The Invisible War" documentary, released in 2012, about sexual assault in the U.S. military.
Wounded Veteran Congresswoman Eviscerates Man Accused Of Abusing Veterans Disability
Wednesday, June 26, 2013 | Category: VA Benefits Claims - National
Rep. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill) 'had a heated exchange' with a man who claimed to be an injured veteran. The Committee for Oversight and Government Reform reported defraud of the government for millions of dollars in aid and federal incentives. He never served on active duty, received a 30% disability rating, and pursued a government contract for the company he worked for.
Women in Service Review Implementation Plans
Friday, June 21, 2013 | Category: Department of Defense - National
The Department of Defense will proceed in a measured and responsible way to open positions to women in all Service branches. Notification to Congress is required prior to opening these positions. Full implementation by the services should occur by Jan. 1, 2016.
Military Sexual Violence: From Frontline to Fenceline
Monday, June 17, 2013 | Category: Sexual Harassment/Assault/Trauma - National
Cynthia Enloe, a leading feminist scholar of international relations, suggests that to unerstand assaults on U.S. military women requires examination of the routine incidents of military violence against civilians in combat situations and outside the fences surrounding U.S. bases overseas. Being trained to kill means seeing “others” as foreign or less-than-human. Gender, masculinity, racism, and national chauvinism are interrelated factors.
Military Chiefs to Face Tough Sexual Assault Questions
Sunday, June 2, 2013 | Category: Military Justice - National
Military service chiefs will testify about their plans to deal with the burgeoning crisis of sexual assault in the ranks. They will face a group of female senators determined to change a culture they call demeaning to women.