veterans

Today on Your Call: What services are available for returning veterans?

Ali Budner — Wed, 15 May 2013 07:00:00 +0000

On today's Your Call, we'll have a conversation about how veterans are navigating the VA system. More than a million vets are currently waiting for their benefits claims to be processed. And the average wait time is 273 days. We’ve heard these stories for years. Why is this still happening? Join us at 10 or post a comment here. President Obama had promised to revamp what he calls a “broken VA bureaucracy.” So what has changed under his administration? It's Your Call with Holly Kernan and You.

Iraq and Afghanistan veterans face an uncertain future after war

Casey Miner — Tue, 14 May 2013 06:24:56 +0000

Since 2001, about 2.5 million people have been deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan, at least a third of them more than once. When they return, many veterans need long term physical and mental care. But they often don't get it.

The Ripple Effects of PTSD

Casey Miner — Tue, 14 May 2013 06:04:20 +0000

What veterans have seen at war doesn’t just affect them – it also affects the people around them. Journalist Mac McClelland has been reporting on how Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) affects families and how they cope when very little treatment is available. KALW’s Casey Miner interviews McClelland about her recent article in Mother Jones magazine titled, “Is PTSD contagious?”

The war comes home: transitioning to civilian life

Holly Kernan — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 01:15:31 +0000

Aaron Glantz is a reporter with the Center for Investigative Reporting and author of the book, The War Comes Home. He talked with KALW about what makes the transition to civilian life so hard.

A ‘doorkicker’ on campus: UC Berkeley student and Iraq veteran tells his story

Casey Miner — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 01:10:36 +0000

For many of us, ten years can seem like a long time. Things that happened a decade ago feel far away. But for veterans of the Iraq war, and their families, ten years can feel like very little – because the damage wrought by that war is still right there with them.