For Veterans
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At Wounded Paw Project we hold a deep sense of gratitude for our veterans. Recognizing the sacrifices they have made, we are committed to providing a place for useful information tailored specifically for them. This is our way of giving back, by creating a space where veterans can find resources, support, and a community that understands their unique experiences.
Veterans Crisis Line - veteranscrisisline.net Dial 9-8-8 then press 1 Text 838255
Pay & Benefits
Military Times
- Sept. 30 deadline nears for Tricare West specialty care referrals September 17, 2025Certain referrals for specialty care for Tricare Prime beneficiaries will expire.
- Experts debunk DOD claim about autism therapy, demand its availability September 17, 2025A new report urges the DOD to provide Applied Behavior Analysis as a basic benefit for the one in 28 military children diagnosed with autism.
- Church leaders charged with swindling millions in military benefits September 12, 2025Authorities say church leaders exploited troops by enrolling them in seminary programs that drained their G.I. Bill education benefits.
Education & Transition
Military Times
- Pick to lead VA benefits work faces criticism over reform proposals September 11, 2025Several Democratic lawmakers argued nominee Karen Brazell’s non-answers about the potential for benefits eligibility changes should be disqualifying.
- Veterans volunteer longer, vote more often than civilian peers: report September 11, 2025Fewer veterans are donating their free time to charities today then they did four years ago, but their involvement remains strong.
- Advocates lobby for new approaches to preventing veteran suicides September 9, 2025The Veteran Alliance for Legislative Outreach and Reform wants more research into psychedelic-assisted therapy and other unconventional treatments.
Veterans
Military Times
- Senators seek to make it easier for VA to exhume ‘disgraced’ veterans September 17, 2025A proposed bill would give VA more latitude to exhume the remains of veterans convicted of serious crimes who are buried in national cemeteries.
- Veteran who burned US flag in DC pleads not guilty to federal charges September 17, 2025Army veteran Jan Carey set fire to an American flag near the White House to protest President Donald Trump’s recent executive order on flag burning.
- Why Truman changed the ‘War Department’ to the ‘Department of Defense’ September 17, 2025Just a few months after the conclusion of World War II, President Truman announced his goal to implement a new governing structure for the military.
VHA
Inside Veterans Health
- Army Veteran Finds Inspiration through Sports April 3, 2018Blind Veteran Deanna Callender is making her sixth trip to the National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic this week. She tells Veterans to focus on what you can do and then do it. Read the full story
- Preparation Key for Veteran with Chronic Condition March 27, 2018Army Veteran Nicole Bundas has the strength to talk about something which would have made the upstairs folks at Downton Abbey swoon. She's more than willing to tell her story to help other Veterans. Read the full story
- Gulf War Veterans – Research Volunteers Needed March 20, 2018VA researchers are looking for better treatments for Veterans with Gulf War Illness, a group of symptoms found in about one third of Veterans deployed in Operations Desert Storm and Desert Shield. Read the full story