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Is A 256-Day Wait Any Way To Honor A Veteran?

Is A 256-Day Wait Any Way To Honor A Veteran?

Veterans Day might be once a year, but we can honor the memory of fallen soldiers by remembering there are plenty of vets who need our help everyday of the year. The average wait for a vet to hear back on a disability claim is 256 days. They deserve better. Read more:...

PHOTO: 'I Won't Be Silent Any Longer'

PHOTO: 'I Won't Be Silent Any Longer'

Trigger warning: What follows is a story of sexual assault; it is not graphic but may affect some readers. At the age of 18, Ruth Moore eagerly joined the Navy, only to be raped twice by her supervisor two and a half months into her first assignment. She writes that this assault "result[ed] in a...