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The Run for the Wall is a cross-country motorcycle ride all the way to the Vietnam Memorial Wall, but it is also an opportunity for healing, connection, camaraderie, reunions, and much more. The Run began as an annual event in 1989 to “ride for those that can’t.” Check out the progress of this year’s run, which began May 15, and will end in D.C. May 24: http://www.rftw.org/
Veterans are sought to become Peer Support Specialists through the VA, to help other Veterans make the transition to civilian life. See more at: http://www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage/9368/help-fellow-veterans-become-a-va-peer-specialist/
Links between Traumatic Brain Injury, PTSD, and Veteran suicides are not surprising. What may be surprising is that these issues have been around a very long time, and effect not only Veterans, but generations; suggesting that the ‘good war’ is a myth. See more at: http://www.takepart.com/article/2013/05/17/traumatic-brain-injury-PTSD-impact-on-veterans Evolving research on the effects of PTSD on regions of the brain connected with fear/anxiety is discussed here: http://scienceblog.com/63207/for-ptsd-combat-vets-fear-circuitry-in-the-brain-never-rests/
VRAP Anniversary and Deadline for Applications: VRAP has 90,000 slots to fill before September 30, 2013, with final payouts by March 2014, unless an extension is granted. See more details at: http://www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage/9434/celebrating-one-year-of-vrap/
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