Help for veterans

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Help for veterans

Tom Tarantino, chief policy officer for Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, talks about the challenges facing veterans when they return home. August 17,...

Derrick Dortch

August 17, 2012 10:38 pm

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August 17, 2012 — This week on “Fed Access”, Tom Tarantino, chief policy officer for Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, joins host Derrick Dortch to talk about the big issues affecting veterans and their families.

Topics include:

the new GI bill
scams being used by some for-profit schools to get GI bill funds
healthcare for veterans wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan
improving treatment for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and addressing the high suicide rate among veterans returning from war
job training