Veterans related links 110215

Are Old Head Injuries Fogging Your Brain?

http://www.aarp.org/health/brain-health/info-2015/brain-trauma.html

 

Money and Memory: A Coming Concern

http://www.aarp.org/money/investing/info-2015/financial-services-for-memory-loss.html

 

Eat Your Way to Brain Health

http://www.aarp.org/health/brain-health/info-2015/brain-diet.html

 

McCormick and Schmicks Menu for the Sunday prior to Veterans Day

http://www.mccormickandschmicks.com/Libraries/Featured_Promotions/Veterans-Day.sflb.ashx

 

Department of Labor Newsletter

http://www.dol.gov/_sec/newsletter/

 

V.A. Won’t Let 5 Officials Testify, Antagonizing Congress

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/22/us/va-wont-let-5-officials-testify-antagonizing-congress.html

 

VA addresses suicide by gun problem among female veterans

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/federal-eye/wp/2015/10/08/women-veterans-have-such-a-high-success-rate-in-committing-suicide-because-they-use-guns/

 

Veterans still facing major medical delays at VA hospitals

http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/20/politics/veterans-delays-va-hospitals/index.html

 

Monuments Men are honored with Congressional Gold Medal

http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-monuments-men-congressional-gold-medal-20151022-story.html

 

"Courage, Commitment, and Fear: The American Soldier in the Vietnam War"

http://www.carlisle.army.mil/ahec/newsarticle.cfm?id=303

 

'Extreme Ownership' authors on: American killed in ISIS raid

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5iNfbYuFa4

 

Laser treatments may ease pain for 'napalm girl' decades after attack captured in AP photo

http://www.startribune.com/lasers-may-ease-pain-for-napalm-girl-in-ap-photograph/336608971/

 

Last-Minute Vote to Strip VA Whistleblower Protections Fails, Thanks to This Senator

https://www.afge.org/index.cfm?ContentID=6510

 

A Philly first: a parade for veterans

http://www.philly.com/philly/business/20151025_A_Philly_first__a_parade_for_veterans.html

 

St. Joseph's University offering disabled vets a business bootcamp

http://www.philly.com/philly/business/20151027_St__Joseph_s_University_offering_disabled_vets_a_business_bootcamp.html#GCY6HMwgiORYvsDa.03

 

Pentagon and VA ‘Still Years Away’ from Fully Interoperable Electronic Health Records

http://www.nextgov.com/health/health-it/2015/10/pentagon-and-va-still-years-away-fully-interoperable-electronic-health-records/123176/

 

Soldiers facing other than honorable discharges struggling

http://www.stripes.com/news/us/soldiers-facing-other-than-honorable-discharges-struggling-1.375169

 

VA Grant Funds Precision Monitoring Program Using EHR Data

http://www.healthcare-informatics.com/news-item/va-grant-funds-precision-monitoring-program-using-ehr-data

 

GAO Report Shows Lack of Reliable Data Across VA Facilities

http://www.healthcare-informatics.com/news-item/gao-report-shows-lack-reliable-data-across-va-facilities

 

Murray calls for overhaul of VA Choice program

http://www.armytimes.com/story/veterans/2015/10/23/murray-calls-overhaul-va-choice-program/74390536/

 

Hydrogel infused with snake venom stops bleeding within seconds

http://www.gizmag.com/hydrogel-snake-venom-bleeding/40057/

 

Birds of Prey Visit VA Medical Center

http://www.wdtv.com/wdtv.cfm?func=view&section=5-News&item=Birds-of-Prey-Visit-VA-Medical-Center-26405

 

House committee subpoenas VA execs after hearing noshow

http://www.federaltimes.com/story/government/management/oversight/2015/10/21/house-committee-subpoenas-va-execs-after-hearing-no-show/74328858/

 

Missing Korean War soldier laid to rest in Arlington after 64 years

http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/nation-world/national/article26664013.html

 

Hillary Clinton VA scandal not as widespread as Republicans claim

http://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/oct/24/hillary-clinton-va-scandal-not-widespread-republic/

 

Veteran Nonprofits Come Together For 24-Hour, Online Giving Day

http://taskandpurpose.com/veteran-nonprofits-come-together-for-24-hour-online-giving-day/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=tp-today

 

DMVA > Forms & Pubs

http://www.dmva.pa.gov/Pages/Forms-and-Pubs.aspx#.VjJ86f-FMeE

 

Philadelphia Veterans Parade Map

http://www.phillyveteransparade.org/parade-map/

 

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

http://www.va.gov/

 

Report: Vets still struggle to get mental health care at VA

http://www.militarytimes.com/story/military/benefits/veterans/2015/10/28/report-vets-still-face-long-waits-mental-health-treatment/74734474/

 

V.A. Hospital Leader in Wisconsin Fired Over High Painkiller Doses

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/01/us/va-hospital-leader-in-wisconsin-fired-over-high-painkiller-doses.html

 

Navy ship christened in honor of fallen Marine hero from San Diego

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-destroyer-christened-20151031-story.html

 

Fearful Odds Is A Haunting Memoir Of Combat In Vietnam And The Consequences of War.

http://fearfulodds.com/

 

Howard Patrick just sent out a reminder about getting his book free next week – see his Blog at: www.howardpatrick.weebly.com/blog

 

Veterans Day deals and discounts

http://militarybenefits.info/miscellaneous-discounts-veterans-day-deals-veterans/