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Trump Administration Slams the Door on Veteran Mortgage Relief

Trump’s closure of the Veterans Affairs Servicing Purchase (VASP) plan creates financial issues for veterans who have VA mortgages which did not exist previously. Even so, in the past Trump has displayed little respect for veterans, calling them suckers and losers. He has denied the name calling, but it would be typical of him to […]

Veterans Returning to Homelessness

“Veterans Returning to Homelessness” – Public Health Post, Ann Elizabeth Montgomery | Dorota Szymkowiak | Jack Tsai | Thomas O’Toole Homelessness still occurring is depressing for me as a Vietnam era veteran. It is also not just veterans. I had my own issues taking a couple of years to resolve and I am still not […]

Psycological Kevlar

Psychological Kevlar Act of 2007 introduced by Patrick Kennedy was to help PTSD and brain trauma research expand. It has come to my attention that the DoD is thinking about using propranolol as a prophylactic to help reduce ptsd symptoms during conflict and after. I had found this articlefrom a wife of a soldier who […]