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In many ways, putting pen to paper can be therapeutic and healing. That’s proven to be the case for a new writing workshop at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Va., where veterans, other military members and first responders are learning the art of writing as a tool to process their feelings and experiences. “We’re teaching people literally how to write. But there’s also been some really astounding therapeutic benefits that we’ve seen people report after finishing the workshop,” Melissa Zhu, a VCU graduate student in the College of Health Professions, said in an interview with Military.com. “In the workshops, we’re…
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A retail company has donated $100,000 to fund a grant that helps veterans with their farming businesses as they transition out of the military and into civilian life. The company, Tractor Supply Company, and its foundation arm, the Tractor Supply Company Foundation, made the donation to the nonprofit the Farmer Veteran Coalition’s (FVC) Fellowship Fund on Monday. The FVC, founded in 2006, has more than 30,000 members in all 50 states in addition to 13 state chapters that work to help service members and veterans begin and sustain a career in agriculture. The organization identifies applicants with strong business plans…
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Nebraska hasn’t had preemption all that long, and its law doesn’t provide a lot of exceptions. So, it’s not surprising that the city of Lincoln is in court.You see, despite preemption being the law of the land, Lincoln officials saw fit to ban guns in parks. I guess they figured that because they were a home rule city, they could do it. Now, as I already noted, they’re in court about it.A district judge heard arguments Thursday in a legal challenge to Lincoln’s ban on firearms in city parks brought by four area gun owners…
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The United States has gradually expanded the scope of its attacks against Iran over the course of two weeks of punishing airstrikes that increasingly resemble the war’s opening salvos. After a brief ceasefire in June following the signing of an interim deal to end the conflict, a battle for control over the Strait of Hormuz erupted, shattering the truce and pushing the countries back to the precipice of an all-out war across the Middle East. The U.S. started off with intense waves of strikes on Iran’s navy and coastal defenses earlier this month, aiming to blunt Tehran’s ability to attack…
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THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Supporters of the International Criminal Court were trying to chart a course forward on Saturday, a day after the global institution was plunged into uncharted territory following the ouster of its chief prosecutor over allegations of sexual misconduct. A lengthy and bruising process ended swiftly and decisively on Friday, when a large majority of the court’s 125 member states voted to remove Karim Khan from his post. The British barrister was accused of sexual misconduct with a female aide, as outlined by the AP in a series of stories, allegations he has steadfastly denied. According…
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Pennsylvania has enacted a law requiring staff who support veterans in the state to receive more training on different service-related physical and psychological traumas in order to enhance the care they provide to veterans. Under the measure, House Bill 2024, County Veteran Assistance Directors must complete extra training and certification in areas including trauma-informed care, military sexual trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injury (TBI). Veteran Trauma There are nearly 700,000 veterans in Pennsylvania. Meanwhile, according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), nearly one in three women and one in 50 men in the armed forces…
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