Keyword: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
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There are just two federal holidays each year acknowledging — and thanking — the brave men and women of the U.S. armed forces for their service to our country. more
In the waning weeks of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln realized that sooner rather than later, the tens of thousands of Union soldiers returning from the battlefield would be forced to fend for themselves. more
For anyone who has not served in combat, it’s impossible to understand the horrors of war. We can try to imagine them, however. We can imagine . . . more
At a news conference on April 16 at Nassau Community College, former U.S. Army Sgt. Kristopher Goldsmith, who received a general discharge after serving a tour in Iraq, spoke about the need not only for better mental health care for returning veterans . . . more
One terrible day –– May 15, 2005 –– broke the mundane routine that Kristofer Goldsmith, a Bellmore native and a former U.S. Army sergeant, had settled into while on duty in … more
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