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MAY
2008
VIDEO: BATTLEFIELD
MEDICAL ADVANCES COME HOME TO HELP CIVILIANS
(05-12-08)
From the CBS Evening News with Kelly Wallace, Saturday, May 10,
2008.
VIDEO: CNN'S LOU DOBBS
CALLS IMPEACHMENT "APPROPRIATE REMEDY" IF BUSH VETOES NEW G.I.
BILL (05-10-08)
From Lou Dobbs Tonight on CNN,
Friday, May 9, 2008.
VIDEO: BOB FILNER SAYS
VA IS GUILTY OF CRIMINAL NEGLIGENCE
(05-07-08)
From CBS Evening News with Katie Couric, Tuesday, May 6, 2008.
VIDEO: STOLEN VALOR --
MEDAL OF HONOR PHONY GOES ON TRIAL
(05-05-08)
From ABC World News with Dan Harris, Sunday, May 4, 2008.
VIDEO: NEW EFFORTS TO
PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH CARE FOR TROOPS
(05-02-08)
From the PBS News Hour with
Jim Lehrer, Thursday, May 1, 2008.
UPDATE: VIDEO - FORT
BRAGG INCIDENT PROMPTS WORLDWIDE BARRACKS INSPECTION
(05-01-08)
From the CBS Evening News with Katie Couric, Wednesday, April 30,
2008.
APRIL
2008
VIDEO: THEY THOUGHT THE
G.I. BILL WOULD PAY FOR THEIR EDUCATION, BUT THEY WERE WRONG
(04-30-08)
From CBS Evening News with Katie Couric, Tuesday, April 29,
2008.
VIDEO: LOST AIRMEN
COMING HOME AFTER MORE THAN SIX DECADES
(04-27-08)
From ABC World News with Jim Avila, Saturday, April 26, 2008.
VIDEO: FORT BRAGG
BARRACKS A NATIONAL DISGRACE (04-27-08)
Peeling paint, mildew, clogged
drains and sewage covering the floor are just some of the
problems. (with news story)
VIDEO: MORE EMAILS SHOW
VA DID COVER UP VETERAN SUICIDE NUMBERS (04-26-08)
From CBS Evening News with Katie
Couric, Friday, April 25, 2008.
VIDEO: DR. MICHAEL
DEBAKEY CALLS VA THE MODEL FOR HEALTHCARE REFORM (04-25-08)
99-year-old surgeon lectures
President and Congress at Congressional Gold Medal ceremony,
citing VA healthcare as the model for reforming Medicare and
Medicaid. (news story included)
VIDEO: VA CONCEALED
VETERAN SUICIDE NUMBERS AND RISK, E-MAILS SHOW
(04-22-08)
From CBS Evening News with Katie Couric, Monday, April 21, 2008.
FIGHTING THE FERES
DOCTRINE: SEEKING RECOURSE FOR MILITARY MEDICAL MALPRACTICE (04-21-08)
Outrage over a recent spate of incidents spurs fresh efforts to
overturn the Feres doctrine, a 1950 Supreme Court decision
denying active-duty service members the right to sue over
medical errors. (with Video)
VIDEO: SEGWAY SCOOTERS
FOR DISABLED VETERANS
(04-20-08) From
NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt, Saturday, April 19, 2008.
VIDEO: FROM BATTLEFIELD
TO BEIJING WITH JUST ONE LEG
(04-19-08)
From ABC World News with Charles Gibson, Friday, April 18, 2008.
VIDEO: ARMY,
RELUCTANTLY, RETHINKS TREATMENT OF SOLDIERS WITH PTSD --
From CBS Evening News with Katie Couric, Thursday, April 17,
2008.
VIDEO: VETERANS WITH
INVISIBLE WOUNDS OF WAR REACH STAGGERING NUMBERS
(04-18-08)
From ABC World News with Charles Gibson, Thursday, April 17,
2008.
VIDEO: AMPUTEE MARINE
GOES BACK TO WAR
(04-14-08)
From NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt, Sunday, April 13, 2008.
VIDEO: VETERANS OF TOP
SECRET PROJECT SHAD STILL BEING DENIED BENEFITS (04-09-08)
Investigative report from KPIX, Channel 5, San Francisco.
UPDATE - VIDEO: VA
CREDIT CARD USE - ABUSE OR BUSINESS AS USUAL?
(04-09-08)
From CNN, Tuesday, April 8, 2008.
VIDEO: UNEMPLOYED
VETERANS HAVE DIFFICULTY FINDING WORK
(04-06-08) From
NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt, Saturday, April 5, 2008.
VIDEO: IN AFGHANISTAN,
SOLDIERS AS CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGISTS
(04-03-08)
From the PBS News Hour with Jim Lehrer, Tuesday, April 1, 2008.
MARCH
2008
UPDATE - VIDEO: VETS'
FAMILIES TALK ABOUT SUICIDE, SOLDIERS WERE "ABANDONED,
DISPOSABLE" (03-24-08)
Talking with the families of five
soldiers who, allegedly suffering from PTSD, took their own
lives.
VIDEO: SUICIDES RISE
AMONG VETERANS UNDER VA CARE (03-21-08)
From CBS Evening News with Katie Couric, Thursday, March 20,
2008.
VIDEO: UNFIT FOR DUTY,
BUT ONLY 10% DISABLED
(03-21-08)
From ABC World News with Charles Gibson, Thursday, March 20,
2008.
VIDEO: WHEN THE VA
FAILS, VETS WITH TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY GET PRIVATE-SECTOR REHAB
(03-11-08) From
the CBS Evening News with Russ Mitchell, Sunday, March 9, 2008.
VIDEO: BATTLE
VETERANS PLAY TROOPS IN MATT DAMON'S FILM "GREEN ZONE"
(03-10-08) From
CBS Evening News with Jeff Glor, Saturday, March 8, 2008.
VIDEO: DAV RELEASES
SECOND IN SERIES OF "STAND UP 4 VETS" VIDEOS
(03-08-08) "The
men and women who bear the scars of war shouldn't have to fight
to get the health care they need."
VIDEO: OUR LAST
WORLD WAR I VETERAN HONORED AT THE WHITE HOUSE
(03-07-08) From
ABC World News with Charles Gibson, Thursday, March 6, 2008.
FEBRUARY
2008
VIDEO: MEDICAL LESSONS
LEARNED ON THE BATTLEFIELD
(02-24-08)
From PBS News Hour with Jim Lehrer, Friday, February 22, 2008.
VIDEO: G.I. BILL
BENEFITS NOT COVERING EDUCATION EXPENSES
(02-14-08) From PBS
News Hour with Jim Lehrer, Tuesday, February 12, 2008.
VIDEO: DAV VIDEO TAKES
ON WHITE HOUSE'S NEW VA BUDGET (02-13-08)
"How long do you think the brave are
going to fight for this country, if they know the trust between
our government and our soldiers is lost?"
VIDEO: MILITARY MEDICAL
MISTREATMENT AND THE FERES DOCTRINE (02-01-08)
From CBS Evening News with Katie Couric, Thursday, January 31, 2008.
VIDEO: REPORT SAYS
GUARD AND RESERVE NOT READY TO PROTECT COUNTRY
(02-01-08)
From NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams, Thursday, January 31,
2008.
JANUARY
2008
VIDEO: ARMY REPORT
SAYS SOLDIER SUICIDE AT RECORD LEVEL
(01-31-08)
From CBS Evening News with Katie Couric, Wednesday,
January 30, 2008.
VIDEO: VETERANS'
CHARITIES - "IF THE PUBLIC KNEW, THEY WOULDN'T CONTRIBUTE"
(01-18-08)
Charity chief tells it like
it is on Capitol Hill. From CBS Evening News.
VIDEO: STRESS ON
MILITARY KIDS WITH A PARENT DEPLOYED
(01-14-08)
From NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt, Saturday, January 12, 2008.
DECEMBER 2007
VIDEO: USO TOUR WITH
ROBIN WILLIAMS AND FRIENDS
(12-29-07)
From ABC World News with Charles Gibson, Friday, December 28,
2007.
VIDEO: EXTENDED TOURS
TAKE A TOLL WITH HIGHER RATES OF DIVORCE AND SUICIDE
(12-23-07)
From ABC World News with Charles Gibson, Saturday,
December 22, 2007.
VIDEO: MARINE'S BEST
FRIEND BECOMES A MEMBER OF THE FAMILY
(12-22-07)
From CBS Evening News with Katie Couric, Friday, December 21,
2007.
VIDEO: OLD ENEMIES
BECOME FRIENDS ON A BASEBALL DIAMOND
(12-22-07)
From ABC World News with Charles Gibson, Friday, December 21,
2007.
VIDEO: A HELPING HAND
FOR MILITARY KIDS IN SCHOOL
(12-22-07)
From NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams, Friday, December 21,
2007.
VIDEO: TROUBLED
VETERANS NOT GETTING HELP
(12-21-07)
From CBS Evening News with
Katie Couric, Thursday, December 20, 2007.
VIDEO: HALLOWED GROUND
(12-19-07)
From NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams, Tuesday, December 18,
2007.
VIDEO: REVEILLE
(12-17-07)
A short film everyone should see, but one that
only veterans will truly understand.
VIDEO: WREATHS
ACROSS AMERICA
(12-16-07)
From CBS Evening News with Maggie Rodriguez, Saturday,
December 15, 2007.
VIDEO:
SHORTCHANGING VETERANS -- CHARITIES THAT DON'T DELIVER
(12-14-07)
From CBS Evening News with Harry Smith, Thursday,
December 13, 2007.
VIDEO: VETERANS - AN
EPIDEMIC OF SUICIDES
(12-13-07) From
CBS Evening News with Katie Couric, Wednesday, December 12,
2007.
VIDEO: AFTER THE BATTLE
- VETERANS AND SUICIDE
(12-13-07)
From NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams, Wednesday, December
12, 2007.
VIDEO: MAKING A
DIFFERENCE FOR THE CHILDREN OF WAR
(12-07-07)
From NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams, Wednesday,
December 5, 2007.
VIDEO: AMERICAN TROOPS
RESCUE IRAQI ORPHANS
(12-02-07)
From CBS Evening News with Katie Couric, Friday, November 30, 2007.
NOVEMBER 2007
VIDEO: MAKING A
DIFFERENCE FOR MILITARY KIDS
(11-25-07)
From NBC Nightly News with
Brian Williams, Friday, November 23, 2007.
VIDEO: SOLDIER'S HEART
-- TEACHING POETRY AT WEST POINT
(11-23-07)
From PBS News Hour with Jim Lehrer, Wednesday, November 21,
2007.
VIDEO: TEXTING THE
TROOPS -- SAYING "THANK YOU"
(11-22-07)
From ABC World News with Charles Gibson, Wednesday, November 21, 2007.
VIDEO: CNN's "WAGING
WAR ON THE VA" (11-19-07)
CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta looks at the cases of three badly wounded
veterans and their struggles to get disability benefits from the
VA.
VIDEO: THE STRESS OF
WAR -- DISCUSSION OF NEW REPORT ON MENTAL HEALTH
(11-16-07) From
PBS News Hour with Jim Lehrer, Wednesday, November 14, 2007.
VIDEO PART 2: CBS NEWS
INVESTIGATES -- VETERANS AND SUICIDE
(11-15-07)
How the VA is struggling to deal with an epidemic of mental
health problems.
VIDEO: KOREAN WAR VET
MAKES SURE OLD SOLDIERS ARE NOT FORGOTTEN
(11-15-07) From
NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams, Tuesday, November 13, 2007.
VIDEO: CBS NEWS
INVESTIGATES -- VETERANS' SUICIDE RATE "STUNNING" (11-14-07)
"When all the data was collected, we were astonished. I had no
idea how much of an epidemic CBS News uncovered. We expect this
to be a wake up call."
VIDEO: WHEN MOM AND DAD
GO OFF TO WAR
(11-14-07) From
CBS Evening News with Katie Couric, Monday, November 12, 2007.
VIDEO: JUST AN EVERYDAY
GUY IN THE LINE OF FIRE
(11-14-07)
From ABC World News with Charles Gibson, Monday, November
12, 2007.
VIDEO: HIS SERVICE
DIDN'T END WITH MILITARY SERVICE
(11-14-07)
From NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams, Monday, November 12,
2007.
VIDEO: THE CLUB THEY
DIDN'T WANT TO JOIN
(11-13-07) From CBS
Evening News with Russ Mitchell, Sunday, November 11, 2007.
VIDEO: AT THE WALL
(11-11-07) From
CBS Evening News, Saturday, November 10, 2007.
VIDEO: THE SACRIFICE
OF A SQUAD LEADER ON THE FRONT LINES IN IRAQ
(11-11-07)
From NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt, Saturday,
November 10, 2007.
VIDEO: A HERO YOU'VE
SEEN, BUT NOT MET UNTIL NOW
(11-10-07) From
NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams, Friday, November 9, 2007.
VIDEO: IT TOOK 52 YEARS
TO GET HIS MEDAL OF HONOR
(11-09-07) From
NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams, Thursday, November 8,
2007.
VIDEO: "THIS MEDAL,
I'M WEARING IT, BUT IT DON'T BELONG TO ME."
(11-08-07) From
NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams, Wednesday, November 7,
2007.
VIDEO: A CONVERSATION
WITH A TRUE AMERICAN HERO, COL. BUD DAY
(11-07-07) From
NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams, Tuesday, November 6, 2007.
VIDEO: THE FREEDOM TEAM
TAKES ON THE NEW YORK CITY MARATHON
(11-06-07)
From ABC World News with Charles Gibson, Monday,
November 5, 2007.
VIDEO: THE FIRST ACT OF
HEROISM IN WORLD WAR II
(11-06-07) From
NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams, Monday, November 5, 2007.
VIDEO: ABC'S BOB
WOODRUFF REPORTS ON A SOLDIER'S MIRACLE
(11-01-07) From
ABC World News with Charles Gibson, Wednesday, October 31, 2007.
OCTOBER 2007
VIDEO: PRESIDENT BUSH
NOMINATES DR. JAMES PEAKE AS VA SECRETARY
(10-30-07) From
White House news conference, Tuesday, October 30, 2007.
PODCAST: INTERVIEW WITH
VETERANS' ATTORNEY KENNETH CARPENTER (10-29-07)
Carpenter talks about how he got into veterans' law and about
his work correcting the injustices heaped on veterans.
PODCAST: INTERVIEW WITH
RICHARD COHEN, PRESIDENT OF NOVA
(10-28-07)
From the Fall Seminar of the National Organization of Veterans'
Advocates in Arlington, Virginia.
VIDEO: DISRUPTIVE
TECHNOLOGY -- ROBO-WAR IS COMING TO A BATTLEFIELD NEAR YOU
(10-22-07)
From CBS Evening News with Russ Mitchell, Sunday, October
21, 2007.
VIDEO: ILLUMINATING
THE PAST -- THE ZIPPO LIGHTERS OF THE VIETNAM WAR
(10-21-07) From
CBS Evening News, Saturday, October 20, 2007.
VIDEO: SPIRITUAL
COMFORT -- A CLOSER LOOK AT BATTLEFIELD CHAPLAINS
(10-17-07) From
ABC World News with Charles Gibson, Tuesday, October 16, 2007.
VIDEO: VA'S FUNDING FLAWS TURN VETERANS AWAY
(10-12-07)
DAV Legislative Director Joseph Violante outlines flaws
in VA funding that keep veterans from receiving medical care
when they need it.
VIDEO: IAVA TV AD
TAKES ON CONGRESS OVER LATE VA BUDGET
(10-11-07)
30-second video ad uses veterans' Congressional testimony
to stress immediate need for funding.
VIDEO: BLIND ROAD
WARRIOR COMPETES IN ARMY 10-MILE RACE
(10-09-07) From
ABC World News with Dan Harris, Sunday, October 7, 2007.
PODCAST: LARRY SCOTT
INTERVIEW ON CAM AND COMPANY ABOUT H.R. 2640, THE GUN BILL THAT
IS NOT ANTI-VETERAN
(10-05-07) From
Cam and Company on NRA Radio, Thursday, October 4, 2007.
VIDEO: ABC'S BOB
WOODRUFF REPORTS ON "OPERATION MEND"
(10-04-07) From
ABC World News with Charles Gibson, Wednesday, October 3, 2007.
PODCAST: LARRY SCOTT
RADIO INTERVIEW ABOUT VA BUDGET AND VETS' COMMISSION REPORT
(10-03-07) With
Thom Hartmann -- Recorded Wednesday, October 3, 2007.
VIDEO: STRANGER FINDS
LETTERS OF GI KILLED IN VIETNAM AND RETURNS TO MOTHER
(10-04-07)
From KATU Channel 2 News, Portland, Oregon, Tuesday,
October 2, 2007.
VIDEO: A LASTING
TRIBUTE TO VETERANS ETCHED IN STONE
(10-04-07) From
NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams, Tuesday, October 2, 2007.
VIDEO: FOR THE FIRST
TIME, VFW IS USING TV TO RAISE MONEY
(10-03-07) They
will run on Biography, Discovery Health, ESPN News, Fine Living and
TV Land. The ads will also be posted on YouTube.
SEPTEMBER 2007
VIDEO: BUYING
BATTLEFIELD VEHICLES FOR OUR TROOPS
(09-29-07) From
PBS News Hour with Jim Lehrer, Thursday, September 27, 2007.
VIDEO: WHY DOES THE
GOVERNMENT KEEP BUYING ANTIQUATED WEAPONS FOR OUR TROOPS?
(09-26-07) From
the PBS News Hour with Jim Lehrer, Monday, September 24, 2007.
VIDEO: STOLEN VALOR --
A LOOK AT PHONY HEROES
(09-25-07)
From ABC World News with Charles Gibson, Monday, September 24,
2007.
VIDEO: SONS FIND
FATHER'S WORLD WAR II SUBMARINE -- UPDATE
(09-24-07) From
NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt, Saturday, September 22, 2007.
VIDEO: HOW THE
GOVERNMENT BUYS BODY ARMOR FOR OUR TROOPS
(09-23-07) From
PBS New Hour with Jim Lehrer, Friday, September 21, 2007.
VIDEO: KEN BURNS' "THE
WAR" COMES TO PBS
(09-23-07)
15-hour documentary looks at World War II through the eyes of
those who fought it.
VIDEO: MAKING A
DIFFERENCE -- DISABLED VETERAN TENDS "WARRIORS' WALK"
(09-22-07) From
NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams, Friday, September 21, 2007.
PODCAST: VA'S SUICIDE
PREVENTION HOTLINE FLOODED WITH CALLS (09-18-07)
About 4,500 people have called the hotline for help. Of those,
100 were admitted to VA hospitals for treatment.
VIDEO: THE VA'S BIG
LIE - PTSD IS CURABLE (09-16-07)
VA Secretary Jim Nicholson on C-SPAN: "This is a curable mental
phenomenon."
VIDEO: THE WOUNDS OF
WAR - INSIDE BAGHDAD ER
(09-15-07) From
NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams, Friday, September 14,
2007.
VIDEO: AMPUTEE
PARACHUTIST TEACHES OTHER DISABLED VETERANS
(09-15-07)
From NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams, Thursday,
September 13, 2007.
VIDEO: COMBAT ARTISTS
OF THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS
(09-09-07) From
ABC World News with Charles Gibson, Friday, September 7, 2007.
VIDEO: A VISIT TO THE
WORLD WAR I MUSEUM IN KANSAS CITY
(09-09-07)
From ABC World News with Charles Gibson, Friday,
September 7, 2007.
VIDEO: JAMES GANDOLFINI
TALKS ABOUT HIS IRAQ DOCUMENTARY
(09-06-07) From
NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams, Wednesday, September 5,
2007.
VIDEO: PHYSICAL
THERAPIST ON THE FRONT LINES IN IRAQ
(09-04-07)
From NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt, Saturday,
September 2, 2007.
UPDATE: VIDEO - SEN.
LARRY CRAIG OFFERS RESIGNATION
(09-01-07)
Ranking Member on Senate Vets' Committee will leave office on
September 30.
VIDEO: THE STRESS OF
WAR, A DRAMATIC AND FRIGHTENING LOOK
(09-01-07) From
PBS News Hour with Jim Lehrer, Friday, August 31, 2007.
UPDATE: VIDEO - SHIELDS
AND BROOKS ON THE POLITICS OF SEN. LARRY CRAIG'S BATHROOM BUST
(09-01-07)
From PBS News Hour with Jim Lehrer, Friday, August 31, 2007.
VIDEO: THE BATTLE AT
HOME FOR TROOPS RETURNING FROM WAR
(09-01-07)
From NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams, Friday, August
31, 2007.
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