veterans affairs

Howard County health digest

U.S. Sen. Barbara Mikulski introduced legislation Thursday to reduce a backlog in veterans' claims and build a $120 million cybersecurity training facility at the Naval Academy.

Backlog of VA disability claims and the resulting hardships facing veterans are truly outrageous — but not surprising in the least

Harford County held a veterans' muster in Bel Air Saturday, an event designed to get Harford and Cecil county veterans connected with the appropriate services, as well as to honor veterans of the Vietnam War era and women who served during the World War II, Korean War and Vietnam eras.

VA is a broken system from which new horror stories sprout each day

As an alternative to a traditional nursing home facility, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has turned to a new program where those in need of assisted-living care are treated in a more intimate setting.

Our country has not even begun to wrap its head around the complexity of the problem of veteran suicide. We hear that "22 veterans" a day die from suicide, but the full nature of that staggering figure has been little explored.

Howard County health digest

Harford County Commission on Veterans' Affairs is hosting Veterans' Muster from 9 a.m. to noon May 17 at the William N. McFaul Activities Center at 525 W. MacPhail Road in Bel Air.

Howard County health digest

Howard County health digest

In Iraq, Lauren Augustine operated unmanned aircraft on surveillance and reconnaissance missions for the Army's storied 1st Infantry Division. In Washington last week, Augustine and her fellow veterans stormed Capitol Hill for comrades they say are being left behind.

Howard County health digest

Howard County health digest

Christian Rojas wants to get his paralegal certificate. Then, he figures, he'll go into business for himself, helping people write their wills and file motions in court. He dreams of earning a law degree, eventually, and practicing law. First, though, he has to get out of prison.

Howard County health digest

Dr. Anatol H. "Harry" Oleynick, a retired neurologist who taught for half a century at the University of Maryland Medical School, died Feb. 19 of cancer at the Veterans Administration Hospital on Loch Raven Boulevard in Northeast Baltimore. The former longtime Timonium resident was 83.

Howard County health digest

Howard County health digest

Howard County health digest

Howard County health digest

Howard County health digest

Howard County health digest

Howard County health digest

Howard County health digest

Howard County health digest

Tthe Towson Elks Lodge No. 469 packs and gives out 500 to 600 bags to veterans at three Veterans Affairs hospitals in the area each Christmas. Part of the mission of the Elks is to serve veterans, said Joe Lancaster, chairman of the Veterans Service Committee for the Towson Elks.

Howard County health digest

Howard County health digest

Howard County health digest