Veterans

Fayetteville Tech To Launch Veterans Center

Catherine Brand — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 13:57:55 +0000

Veterans who want to go back to school will soon have access to academic counseling and career advice through a new program at Fayetteville Technical Community College. The school has purchased a building on Fort Bragg Road to serve as a veterans center on campus. President Larry Keen says veterans will be given special assessments and mentoring to help them graduate, get work, or start a new business.

North Carolina To Open New State Veterans Home

Gurnal Scott — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 11:29:14 +0000

North Carolina will open its newest full-service State Veterans Home Thursday in Kinston. Residents there can have on-site registered nurses, therapists and service officers to assist with VA benefits to deal with their physical injuries. They will also be either next to, or a short drive from, a local hospital should they need more intensive medical care.

Rehab Clinic Planned For Soldiers & Veterans

Isaac-Davy Aronson — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 13:55:00 +0000

The Fayetteville VA Medical Center and Womack Army Medical Center are joining forces on a new physical rehabilitation facility. The Community Rehabilitation Clinic will be built with $6.7 million in federal funds for initiatives to share resources between the Department of Defense and Veterans Affairs. Fayetteville VA Medical Center Director Elizabeth Goolsby says collaborating with Womack will combine their resources and expertise to provide better care and save money.

Veterans Honored In Chapel Hill Ceremony

Gurnal Scott — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 21:45:00 +0000

America's veterans were honored today at a ceremony in Chapel Hill.

Master of Ceremony: World War II

Gurnal Scott: One by one...their conflicts were called.

Master of Ceremony: Korea

And those who served stood at attention.

PTSD Linked To Smaller Part Of Brain

Isaac-Davy Aronson — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 12:35:00 +0000

Post traumatic stress disorder may be linked to a smaller brain area regulating fear and anxiety response. That's the finding of a new study from researchers at Duke. Psychiatry professor Raj Morey works at Duke and the Durham VA. He's the lead author of the study.

Student Veterans Plan Suit Against UNC

Isaac-Davy Aronson — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 15:05:00 +0000

Vittles Films

Frank Stasio and Lindsay Foster Thomas — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 12:00:00 +0000

“One Man…Two Titanium Legs…100 Chickens.” That’s the tag line for a forthcoming documentary called “The Farmer Veteran Project” produced by Vittles Films. The movie centers around the story of Alex Sutton, a veteran of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan who was seriously injured on his final tour of duty. Sutton now raises heirloom chickens in North Carolina and uses farming as a way to heal from the trauma of combat.

Social Stability Can Combat Violence In Veterans

Asma Khalid — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 10:15:00 +0000

A new survey led by a University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill professor counters some of the myths about what makes veterans violent.

Asma Khalid: Eric Elbogen is a professor at UNC and the lead researcher on this study. He says too often post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, is used as the stock explanation for veteran violence.

Job Fair For Veterans

Asma Khalid — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 10:10:00 +0000

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring a job fair for veterans and military spouses in Chapel Hill today. It's part of a national initiative to curb the high unemployment rate among veterans.

Veterans & Trauma

Frank Stasio and Lindsay Foster Thomas — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 16:50:00 +0000

A recent report from the Department of Veteran Affairs revealed a stark truth: every 80 minutes, a veteran takes his or her own life. The risk of suicide is even greater for service members suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder or PTSD.