The annual Ms. Veteran America competition, aimed at showcasing the woman beyond the uniform, is helping some of the more than 204,000 women currently serving in the U.S. military find their identities, CBS News reports, citing some participants.
HOUSTON, Texas — The “Stars and Stripes” program at the Harris County Sheriff’s Office jail in Texas boasts an eight percent recidivism rate among military veteran offenders.
Female U.S. war vets are finding help for their post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) far from home.
A Florida family is hurting after they say their neighbor shot and killed their German shepherd Buffy and pit bull mix Thor, WALB reports. “For someone to cause this family so much harm, not knowing what they’re doing to my husband or my children, it’s not
The family of Marine Sgt. Brandon Ketchum, 33, is asking why a VA doctor in Iowa City did not admit him to a psychiatric ward when he requested care. With his request denied, Ketchum committed suicide last Friday.
Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer joined SiriusXM host Alex Marlow on Breitbart News Sunday to talk about Dallas shooter Micah Xavier Johnson, a military veteran who has been portrayed as potentially suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
The State of Texas renewed its commitment to serve veterans where Washington has failed them with a new round of grant opportunities for entities offering mental health care. Another $20 million is available to local nonprofits and governments to address needs “that are currently not being met.”
In a bizarre and disturbing series of events, an officer of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police has been put on trial for torturing and starving his 11-year-old son, whom he considered to be possessed by the devil. The officer also attempted to enlist his brother — a Catholic priest — to perform an exorcism on the child.
The State of Texas has filed a brief to reply to the claims on appeal made by the convicted murderer of “American Sniper” Chris Kyle and his friend Chad Littlefield. Eddie Ray Routh is asking an intermediate appellate court in Texas to set aside the jury’s guilty verdict.
A U.S. appellate court on Thursday vacated the conviction of a Palestinian activist charged with immigration fraud for failing to tell U.S. authorities she had been imprisoned in Israel for a 1969 supermarket bombing that killed two people. Rasmieh Yousef
White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest reacted to Sarah Palin’s comments about her son Track Palin – who was recently ridiculed by critics of the family after police were called to respond to reports of domestic violence.
An Iowa-based charity relies on donations to cover the veterinary and training expenses associated with raising service dogs that are placed with veterans suffering from post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), the organization’s executive director told the Breitbart News Daily radio show.
The family of a U.S. Army Gulf War veteran who suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and committed suicide by cop is being consoled by his service dog.
American Airlines courted criticism last weekend when airport ticket takers told a wounded Marine veteran with PTSD that his service dog would not be permitted to go with him aboard his flight home to Virginia.
Over 260 veterans marched in their underwear “silkies” through Houston in the summer heat. The veterans marched for comradery and to raise awareness to the high rate of suicide and PTSD among service veterans and active duty military.
New reports released by the federal government indicate that the suicide rate for women who have served in the military is six times higher than that of women who have not.
Hounds and Heroes is a national nonprofit that specializes rescuing dogs from shelters to train them as service dogs and therapy pets for veterans suffering from PTSD, amputations, or other injuries.
What does post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) look like? If you are wondering, just visit the Veteran Vision Project (VVP) website.
The prosecution presented its rebuttal case Friday in the trial of Eddie Ray Routh, who is accused of killing “American Sniper” Navy SEAL Chris Kyle and his friend Chad Littlefield. Routh has admitted to killing the two men but has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. The prosecution’s experts sought to challenge the credibility of Routh’s insanity claims, pointing out inconsistencies in his story and even a possible inspiration Routh may have drawn from the TV show “Seinfeld.”
Renowned director, musician, and all-around arbiter of weirdness David Lynch will host a benefit concert to celebrate the 10th anniversary of his David Lynch Foundation this spring.
While American Sniper is shattering box office records, the story of Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle is also assisting servicemembers suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
