Doug Karr

Besides the staggering number of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans with psychological trauma stemming from their wartime experience, one of the biggest news stories about veterans continues to be the incredibly high unemployment rate.

Unfortunately, the rate of unemployment among Iraq and Afghanistan veterans is higher than the national average and is the leading cause for the rampant homelessness – among other economic issues – in this population.

Tags: Afghanistan, Hiring Our Heroes, Iraq, Veterans

For some Americans, this may have been a long time in the making, but recently Maine demonstrated how valuable their veterans are to their state by mandating the establishment of a specialized court for veterans.

This court is entirely different than what we all may think of “traditional” courts. In fact, these courts offer veterans a second chance after committing a crime.

Tags: Afghanistan, Iraq, Veteran Health, Veteran Treatment Courts, Veterans

Days before President Barack Obama and the First Lady host a White House dinner in honor of Iraq War veterans, top veterans' organization officials are instead calling for a more public celebrations.

According to Paul Rieckhoff, Founder of the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA), the White House dinner is “a wonderful gesture from the First Family and an incredible honor for the few invited to attend.”

Tags: Afghanistan, IAVA, Iraq, President Barack Obama, VA, veteran health

Looking at the numbers generated by our veterans is shocking for many reasons.

First, the number of living veterans from all of the 20^th century wars into our current conflicts is amazing. They are strong and resilient. These brave men and women keep the memory of their service alive.

Tags: Iraq, Afghanistan, VA, veteran health