by Christian Southards | Aug 2, 2021
The Department of Veterans Affairs announced on Monday that it is now processing disability claims relating to particulate matter exposure. Specifically, the VA says disability claims for chronic asthma, rhinitis, and sinusitis will now be processed on a “presumptive...
by Christian Southards | Jun 9, 2021
On May 26, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mark Takano (D-Calif.) unveiled the Honoring our PACT Act of 2021, which consolidates a bipartisan effort in Congress to prioritize care for veterans that have been exposed to airborne toxins during military...
by Fr. Tancredo R. Pastores, Jr. | Aug 24, 2020
On 2 August 1990, Saddam Hussein’s Iraq invaded Kuwait. This act precipitated U.S. military involvement in the Persian Gulf. I was 2nd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division (Mechanized) Medical Non Commissioned Officer during the Persian Gulf War. Our brigade, also...
by Jared Morgan | Aug 1, 2020
Sunday marks 30 years since Iraqi troops set foot in Kuwait with the intent of annexing their oil-rich southern neighbor and this edition of the California Legionnaire is dedicated to those who served in the U.S. Armed Forces during the conflict that subsequently...
by Jeff Roubal | Aug 1, 2020
I worked on Operation Desert Storm from 7,000 miles away. My family and I arrived in Korea in June 1990, two months before Saddam Hussein attacked Kuwait on Aug. 2. I was assigned to Headquarters 7th Air Force at Osan Air Base. The headquarters buildings were on a...
by Laura Schmidt | Aug 1, 2020
I was deployed to USNS Comfort, T-AH 20 in support of Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm. Other than dependent cruises, staffing this Navy hospital ship was quite a different experience for me. Basically, my husband and I now had our roles reversed. I was the...
