veterans

Iraq War Veteran Tomas Young Signs Off With 'Last Letter'

Frank Morris — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 01:03:06 +0000

Nearly two million active duty U.S. servicemen and women are due back home by the end of this year. Many have struggled to reintegrate, but few more profoundly, or more publicly, than Tomas Young of Kansas City. Young now says he’s ready to take his own life, but not before making one more stand against the war that wrecked his body.

A Unique Approach To Serving Homeless Veterans

Steve Kraske and Danie Alexander — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 22:36:04 +0000

Arthur Fillmore has spent more than thirty years closing the deal in corporate mergers and acquisitions in his professional life as an attorney. But for two decades he’s been unsuccessful in realizing the wish he’s held as a military veteran . . . until now.

Afghanistan: The Forgotten War

Stephen Steigman and Steve Kraske — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 14:25:58 +0000

President Obama has called for the complete removal of American troops from Afghanistan by the end of 2014. In the meantime, the U.S. is moving onto other concerns - like the presidential election.

But former Kansas City Star reporter Malcolm Garcia hasn't forgotten Afghanistan.

Journalist Lee Woodruff On Care For Returning Soldiers

Stephen Steigman and Steve Kraske — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 04:31:40 +0000

Lee Woodruff's life was profoundly changed starting in 2006 when her husband, reporter Bob Woodruff, took over for Peter Jennings as co-anchor of ABC's World News Tonight. But the events of a month later changed her - and Bob's life - forever.

For-Profit Schools Under Fire For Targeting Veterans

Larry Abramson — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 07:25:00 +0000

Hundreds of thousands of veterans have returned from Iraq and Afghanistan in recent years, eager to get an education under the new post-Sept. 11 GI Bill.

Many vets looking for a school find they are inundated by sales pitches from institutions hungry for their government benefits.

Top Of The Morning News: Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Maria Carter — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:31:17 +0000

A daily digest of headlines from KCUR.

Santorum Gains Win And Momentum In Missouri
Cerner Logs Record Growth
Nixon Eases Higher Education Cuts
Kansas Democrats Vow To Fight For Veterans’ Services
Missouri House OKs Voter Photo ID Requirement

Veterans Affairs Scrambles To Serve Female Veterans

Frank Morris — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 17:06:27 +0000

Kansas City, MO – The military and the veteran's system was originally built by and for men. As recently as three years ago, only about a third of Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals and clinics offered women's care. But the VA says soon all of them -- more than 1,000 facilities -- will provide gender-specific treatment.

Stand-Down to Help Women Vets

Frank Morris — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 15:07:09 +0000

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Kansas City, MO – "Stand-down" is a military term for a temporary break from combat, but it can also be a temporary break for homeless veterans - a place where they can get a meal, a haircut, or medical attention. Normally these events are geared toward men, but tomorrow in Kansas City women vets will, perhaps for the first time, have a stand down of their own.

New Dimension for Vietnam Wall

Dan Verbeck — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 06:27:55 +0000

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Blue Springs, MO. – Creators of "THE WALL" In Washington, D.C. honoring men and women of the Vietnam War are forming a giant collection to humanize the thousands of Americans killed. Some of the effort is linked to the traveling exhibit that takes the Vietnam Veterans' Memorial to small towns of America. KCUR's Dan Verbeck reports.

Congressman Carnahan Visits VA Facility, Seeks Answers About Sterilization Problem

Thu, 08 Jul 2010 21:57:48 +0000

St. Louis, Missouri – Democratic Congressman Russ Carnahan was in St. Louis today to hear from veterans about problems with sterilization of dental equipment at the John Cochran veteran's hospital in the city, which left 1800 veterans at a low risk of contracting hepatitis B and C and HIV.

Historic Datemark: Korean Conflict

Dan Verbeck — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 14:18:40 +0000

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Independence, MO – Sixty years ago today, President Harry Truman was in Independence, Missouri when word came that the North Koreans had invaded the South, and the cold war had become hot. Today, veterans of that war were honored in Independence.