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The House and Senate Veterans' Affairs Committees held a joint hearing to receive legislative presentations from multiple veterans' service organizations. Topics included the G.I. Bill, budg…

The family of Clay Hunt spoke with reporters following President Obama’s signing of the Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans Act, which is named after a Marine Corps veteran wh…

Panelists talked about the treatment of returning war veterans. The panel included Former Secretary of State Colin Powell, former General Stanley McChrystal, Major General Marcia Anderson, T…

The Senate Veterans Affairs Committee held a hearing to assess the long-term financial costs of caring for Iraq and Afghanistan veterans and wounded warriors. Witnesses said that while estim…

Author and journalist Sebastian Junger talked about his latest book, War, which chronicles the experiences of soldiers fighting in Afghanistan’s Korengal Valley. Mr. Junger was embedded wit…

Secretary James Peake testified about the proposed fiscal year 2009 budget for the Department of Veterans Affairs. Witnesses representing veterans' organizations also testified about the bud…

Authors of books about the Iraq war talked about their work and answered questions from members of Congress. Aaron Glantz wrote How America Lost Iraq. James Bamford wrote A Pretext for Wa…

Four veterans Former Lt. Paul Rieckhoff, Lt. Colonel R. Alan King, Colonel Kim Olson (Ret.) and Former Captain David Danelo talked about their service in Iraq, their impressions upon returni…

Moderated by Doug Smith, the panel members discussed the topic, “In War Time: Personal Stories from Iraq,” and their books. After their presentations they answered audience members' question…

The Democratic Platform Drafting Committee held a hearing at Louisiana State University. Witnesses testified regarding national security, foreign policy, and related issues.

Mr. Rieckhoff, a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom, talked about the situation in Iraq. He criticized the lack of planning for after the war including the lack of troops to secure the count…