April 23, 2008
Tammy Duckworth learned hidden costs of war while husband was overseas for a year.
http://www.suntimes.com/news/brown/909823,CST-NWS-brown23.article
April 22, 2008
Segways help disabled Iraq vets get around.
http://www.suntimes.com/lifestyles/health/907512,CST-NWS-kind22.article
March 3, 2008
Army struggles with rising suicide - A soldier's tale illustrates the prevention battle inside the service as 2007 set a new high for troops taking their own lives. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-military-suicide_03mar03,0,1703157.story?page=1
February 19, 2008
Ivan Castro was blinded by a mortar blast in Iraq in 2006; now, he's skiing. http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/02/18/blind.veterans/index.html
February 12, 2008
Suicide by Guard, Reserve troops studied. http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/MILITARY_SUICIDES?SITE=CASRP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
January 20, 2008
Study: Symptoms usually linked to vets' concussions were actually related to PTSD. http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/01/30/brain.injury/index.html
Illinois becomes the first state to offer a 24-hour hot line for veterans experiencing symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, state officials announced. http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/napervillesun/news/766410,6_1_NA30_STATE3_S1.article
January 11, 2008
San Francisco Judge allows suit charging VA denies some vets health care benefits. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/01/11/BAKDUDEB5.DTL
The Long Shadow of War - As a young soldier in Vietnam, Cecil Ison saw something, something so horrific that he buried the memory of it for thirty years and swore he’d never allow it to surface again. Then, on March 20, 2003—the day after we started bombing Iraq—the past lept up and grabbed him. By Kathy Dobie, Gentleman's Quarterly December 2007 http://men.style.com/gq/features/landing?id=content_6250
September 23, 2007
Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs Director Tammy Duckworth joined a panel of prominent speakers for the 45th National Fair Housing Conference, "Fair Housing for Persons with Disabilities: New Challenges Presented by Our Returning Veterans" on Sept. 7 and 8.
July 25, 2007
Panel Calls for Changes to Wounded Veterans' Care. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/health/july-dec07/wounded_07-25.html
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