Navy Veteran Creates App to Track Mental Health Changes From Psychedelics
After his life as a Navy SEAL ended, Jonathan “Johnny” Wilson found it difficult to function in society. After deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, his mind racked with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Wilson tried healing his wounds with alcohol. He became increasingly isolated. Even his own family couldn’t understand his pain. He looked fine on […]
Afghanistan Veteran Receives Mortgage-Free Home Built by Volunteers in 2 Weeks
Disabled U.S. Army veteran Nathan Kalwicki never thought he’d be a mortgage-free new construction homeowner. An amputee from western New York, who was injured in Afghanistan in 2011, is set to move into a new accessibility-built home at the end of May thanks to the national nonprofit organization A Soldier’s Journey Home. “This is basically […]
Air Force Veteran Shares How He Was Forced to Pivot After Losing Federal Job
After almost 21 years in the Air Force, Jeff Andrejcik was looking forward to retiring from military life and embarking on a fruitful career in the civilian world. Andrejcik’s service time included multiple deployments, highlighted by three combat tours in Iraq and the United Arab Emirates. The Air Force veteran served in several roles and […]
Irish-American Marine Veteran Who Dove on Grenade in Vietnam Remembered
Cpl. Patrick “Bob” Gallagher immigrated to the United States from Ireland in the 1960s, enlisting in the U.S. Marine Corps and was honored with the Navy Cross as a hero who saved American soldiers during the Vietnam War before he was killed in action. This Memorial Day, members of the Gallagher family who traveled from […]
Navy Veteran Built 5 Businesses After Turning Wild Ideas Into Reality
Austen Alexander has never been one to sit on an idea. The Navy veteran’s mind is always working, thinking of new entrepreneurial goals, leveraging his large YouTube following of over 1.6 million subscribers to promote his businesses. From fitness to gaming to computer software and beyond, if a tangible plan pops into his head, Alexander […]
Veteran: Executive Order a Win for Ibogaine, But More Research Needed
Proponents for the use of ibogaine to treat severe mental illness, including veterans, received promising news recently with President Trump’s executive order opening the door for treatments through psychedelics. The measure prompts the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to allow more access to psychedelic drugs, including ibogaine, which is derived from plants found in Central […]
Vietnam Veteran and Daughter Sue VA for Agent Orange Birth Defect Benefits
A Connecticut Army veteran and his daughter filed a federal lawsuit Monday against the Department of Veterans Affairs, arguing that a law denying her disability benefits because her father and not her mother served in Vietnam amounts to unconstitutional sex discrimination. Ron Christoforo enlisted in the Army at 22 in 1969 and spent a year […]
Canada’s Oldest World War II Veteran Dies at 110
Burdett Sisler, one of the world’s oldest World War II veterans, has died, just days shy of his 111th birthday. Sisler, who died last week at 110, was believed to be Canada’s oldest living man. His son, Norman, reported his father’s death, saying he was surrounded by family when he died. The WWII veteran’s health […]
‘I Want My Purple Heart:’ WWII Veteran Pushes for Medal He Said Earned 80 Years Ago
World War II veteran Glenn Fisher has lived a long, rewarding life. He’s set to turn 100 later this year. However, something very important is missing – the Purple Heart Fisher said he earned 80 years ago. Fighting with the Army along Europe’s Rhine River in 1945, Fisher was struck by shrapnel, with a piece […]
Remembering Army Veteran Jim Whittaker, First American to Climb Mount Everest
Jim Whittaker, the Army veteran and mountaineer who became the first American to reach the summit of Mount Everest, died Tuesday at his home in Port Townsend, Washington. He was 97. Whittaker died peacefully with his wife, Dianne Roberts, and other family members at his side, according to a statement from the family released by […]