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American Veterans: Culture Change Needed to Fix Broken Health Care System 美国退伍军人表示需完善卫生保健系统 WASHINGTON As Americans commemorate Memorial Day to honor the country's fallen soldiers, a scandal is unfolding that highlig
Treating wounded veterans has taught psychologist Joel Schmidt the resilience of the human spirit. Welcome to This I Believe -- an NPR series presenting the personal philosophies of remarkable men and women from all walks of life. From NPR news, thi
By Al Pessin Pentagon 11 March 2008 A photo exhibit was dedicated at the Pentagon last week, portraits of nine American World War I veterans, all of them more than 100 years old. VOA's Al Pessin reports from the Pentagon. The large, vivid photos are
By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 01 June 2007 The United States will face China in a friendly soccer match Saturday, in the California city of San Jose. Mike O'Sullivan reports from Los Angeles, the game will test both teams in advance of separate regi
Therapy Dogs Help US Veterans Beat Stress Disorders Simonsen, the senior enlisted leader at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling in Washington, D.C. suffers from post traumatic stress disorder and a traumatic brain injury he received while deployed in Afghan
Study Shows Opiate Abuse by Some US Forces with Mental Disorders The U.S. war in Afghanistan is the longest military conflict in American history. Many of the troops who have fought there also saw combat in Iraq. Doctors say at least one third return
D-Day Vets Return to Normandy for 70th Anniversary NORMANDY World leaders are due to attend ceremonies in Normandy Friday to mark the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings. Around 160,000 Allied troops crossed the English Channel on June 6, 1944 to
New US Memorial Honors Disabled Veterans 美国新开纪念馆荣耀伤残军人 WASHINGTON A number of memorials in Washington pay tribute to Americans in the armed forces. On Sunday, a new memorial opens to honor all American veterans who were disa
Slaid Cleaves Reflects on Struggles of War Veterans Over the past two decades, Cleaves has won acclaim for his songs about the small-town, working-class men and women just struggling to get bylike the ones hes singing about in Rust Belt Fields. Rust
By Kane Farabaugh Breeze Point, NY 18 July 2006 watch Wounded Warriors report Water sports, such as water skiing, are possible for amputees While modern medicine on the battlefield has helped reduce the number of casualties, close to 20,000 U.S. ser
1. A wildfire in southern California, San Jacinto, mountains has grown to nearly 30 square miles. But the fire fighters say they are making progress. The blaze is almost half contained and several evacuation orders have now been lifted. The fire has
DAVID GREENE, HOST: Here in Los Angeles, there is a vast, green space in a very posh neighborhood that may soon become a haven for homeless veterans. And this is going to be a big change for the campus of the West Los Angeles Veterans Administration.
US Veterans Urge Lawmakers to End Shutdown 美国退伍军人敦促立法者结束政府关闭 WASHINGTON The U.S. government remains shut down in a partial closure that has put hundreds of thousands of Americans out of work, at least temporarily. La
三起山火同时肆虐加州 世界各地举行纪念一战停战100周年仪式 As we put this show together, strong winds were forecast to be blowing across the U.S. state of California and that's probably the last place that needed them. Three m
By Scott Stearns Washington 06 March 2007 U.S. President George Bush has named the heads of a bipartisan commission that will investigate the quality of health care for America's military veterans. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns has the
Studies indicate that American war veterans are far more likely to commit suicide than non-veterans. Until recently, getting emergency help and counseling services has been difficult or impossible for many vets. But the situation may be improving, t
By Scott Stearns White House 02 March 2007 U.S. President George Bush wants a bipartisan commission to investigate the quality of health care for America's military veterans following a series of newspaper stories describing poor conditions at a Was
By Scott Stearns White House 03 November 2007 President Bush wants opposition legislators to approve his choice for the nation's next top law enforcement official. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, Democrats say the president is no
By Greg Flakus Houston 04 November 2009 In late October, 1944 the First Battalion of the U.S. 141st Infantry Regiment, comprised mostly of men from the Texas National Guard, broke through German lines in northeastern France and then found themselves
Three separate nuclear emergency response teams have been established here in China to handle possible nuclear accidents. One team is based in the city of Yantai in Shandong. The other two are at two of China's earliest nuclear power plants, in Daya