Veterans in Alaska will soon have more help making medical appointments and navigating health care. The third party contractor handling the bulk of appointments for veterans across the state is adding personnel to better handle problems that have arisen in the last year and a half.
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Service Members, Not Citizens: Meet The Veterans Who Have Been Deported
Military service does not guarantee U.S. citizenship, which has meant a group of veterans has wound up together just over the border in Tijuana, Mexico, at a refuge they’ve dubbed “The Bunker.”
No clues from autopsy on pregnant Alaska Army National Guard soldier
On the autopsy report and death certificate, Michelle LaRose Clark’s cause of death is listed as “undetermined,” a rare outcome in autopsies of adults says one pathologist.
Family suspects Guard scandal at play in pregnant soldier’s death
Nothing is resolved for the family mourning Michelle LaRose Clark, a pregnant soldier who died in 2011 of unknown causes. A special state investigator said last summer the death deserves further review.
Alaska soldier earns prestigious medal for heroic fishing rescue
The Soldier’s Medal is a huge deal–and extremely rare. Since 2001 up through April of 2015, the military has awarded 732 Silver Stars. In the same period, just 172 Soldier’s Medals were awarded.
Veterans Say Trained Dogs Help With PTSD, But The VA Won’t Pay
Service dogs help veterans with physical disabilities, and there’s increased interest in using dogs for symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, too. A study is underway to see whether that helps.