This In This Together message focuses on veterans, and the impact that serious mental health conditions can have on them. ...
WHITE CITY, Ore. —A local veteran says he can’t get in-person medical care at the VA in White City, because of a disability. The veteran says he can’t wear a mask, because he says his PTSD takes him back to ...
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HAPPY CAMP, Cali. – The one-year anniversary of the Slater Fire, which tore through the community of Happy Camp is coming up. With the town currently under an evacuation warning from the McCash Fire, many residents are experiencing their trauma ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NBC) – Thousands of service members with post-traumatic stress disorder will have their less-than-honorable discharges reconsidered. That’s thanks to a settlement the US Army made in a federal lawsuit filed by two army veterans. The lawsuit covers veterans ...
MEDFORD, Ore.– Former President George W. Bush and former First Lady Laura Bush were honored with Liberty Medals at the 2018 Liberty Medal Ceremony this past Sunday in Philadelphia. But a Medford woman’s actions at the event made headlines after she denounced ...
MEDFORD, Ore.– If you’re planning to fire off your own fireworks for the Fourth of July, it’s important to keep your veteran neighbors in mind. According to Rogue Valley Veterans Community Outreach, vets suffering from PTSD can sometimes be triggered ...
WHITE CITY, Ore.– A ceremony steeped in Native American tradition, the Rogue Valley Veterans Powwow was held over the weekend at the VA in White City. Veterans and the public were welcomed to join in the ceremonies to honor all ...
MEDFORD, Ore.– It’s a day that he continues to relive. The confusion, the rage, the fear and the sound of a gunshot. For Gilbert Negrete, a father, it’s a painful memory. In January, Negrete’s son, Gilbert “Matt” Negrete, went to ...
Klamath Falls, Ore. – Veterans make up less than 10% of our population, but account for 18% of our nation’s suicides. NBC2’s Lyle Ahrens has more on a trip being taken by an Ohio man to help those veterans. Eli ...