The American Legion: Heros to Hometowns
Information focused on veterans’ assistance along with the Legion's family support network.
Wounded Warrior Project: Coping Services
The Wounded Warrior Project offers many different services to help wounded warriors cope with combat stress or trauma.
AMVETS
One of America’s foremost veterans service organizations, AMVETS (or American Veterans) has a proud history of assisting veterans and sponsoring numerous programs that serve our country and its citizens.
Message from the Moderator
Submitted by IAVA_Admin on Wed, 06/09/2010 - 19:22Community Members,
We are terribly sorry about the state of neglect on this forum, especially all the spam. I will do my best to clean up the mess. I'm sorry if anyone's posts get deleted in the process. Please feel free to start posting again as we attempt to do a better job maintaining this forum.
Thank you for your continued support
Terrible radio ad
Submitted by soozi q on Fri, 05/14/2010 - 01:21I keep hearing a radio ad for tis website that is soo-o-o insulting to our vets. The dad is fixing breakfast for his son who has returned from Afghanistan. The son sounds 14 years old (voice hasn't changed). The dad nags him 3 times to contact "Aunt Jundy," who called the vet's mom every day he was deployed. He also reminds the vet how hard it was on the mother.
Ye Gods! Let's give the vets some credit and some room to decompress! If I were that vet I'd slug the dad. What an insulting ad! Our vets deserve better.
How Many?
Submitted by rdar on Wed, 05/05/2010 - 04:22As I sit here typing, I can not help but wonder how many veterans are out there who have come back lost? It may seem like a stupid question to some, but for me it is important. It is important because it fills my whole being with sadness and grief. I, at this moment am grieving the loss of my friend. No, he has not taken his life, but he has taken mine. He has taken that part of me that was alive for him, because I have lost a friend.
PTSD Equine Healing
Submitted by njlwngs on Sun, 04/25/2010 - 03:57It has been many years since the Vietnam War ended, but the residual effects are still haunting my husband, a 12 year USMC Gunnery Sgt. combat veteran. The other night, we watched a movie called, "The Green Dragon." I had never seen it before. It was a story of the thousands of refugees we (USA) took into tent cities at our Marine Corps bases, after America pulled out, which meant to Warriors, refugees and our citizens, that we had "lost."
dealing with life when you return from deployment
Submitted by marine1 on Sat, 03/20/2010 - 20:11I'm an OIF vet. I'm in the marines and before I deployed I got married. I felt that I found the perfect woman to spend th rest of my life with. I loved spending time with her and going out and doing things with her. We had the perfect marriage. When I came home from iraq, I changed. She was still the same but i wasnt. I didnt want to be close to her. We never talked and i treated her likeshe was stupid when she tried to talk to me. I even made her feel like she wasnt still beautiful to me and she thought everything was her fault.
Wounded Warrior Project Gala
Submitted by Michelle Bennett on Fri, 03/19/2010 - 20:18Hi Everyone,
I am new to this organization. My son is currently serving at Balad AB as a 50 cal gunner with the USAF.
To cope with his deployment, I became involved with the Wounded Warrior Project.
We are having a Semi Formal Gala to benefit them on April 10, 2010 at 6pm in Grand Rapids, MI. Tickets are $25.00 per person. This includes dinner, dancing with a live band and DJ. There will also be silent and live auctions.
If anyone is interested, please email me or go to www.bellajoyweddings.com.
Sincerely,
Michelle Bennett
I am still going to be there for you...
Submitted by rdar on Wed, 03/03/2010 - 04:19I found a support group that let me come to their meetings. It is basically for wife's and family members of veterans, but after talking to the facilitator I was invited in. I have gone to three meetings and have cried at everyone of them. As I sat there and listened to these brave women, I felt honored to be in their presence. As I sat there, I was listening to them talk and describe my friends behavior, as they talked about their husbands and their trials. I felt like an outsider because I am not married to my friend, but I do have a relationship called friendship.