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For these disabled vets, surfing, sailing, and kayaking are part of their rehabilitation

Caption: Marine veteran Demond Wilson from Vallejo, California prepares to kayak across San Diego's Mission Bay. A wheelchair user, Wilson participated in the Department of Veterans Affairs’ National Veterans Summer Sports Clinic., Credit: Mike Damron / KPBS

The VA's sports clinics introduce veterans to adaptive activities to help them recover from injuries and make fitness a part of their lives.

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Sonnet for the Dead Protester: In Memoriam Rachel Corrie

From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide

Remembering another Non-violent Protester who died.

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Hoping to boost enlistments, an Army college partnership will help recruits get GEDs

From: American Homefront Project

The new program is designed to fast-track the enlistment process for recruits who lack high school degrees.

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Facing a deadline, more than 300,000 claims have been filed in the Camp Lejeune toxic water case

From: American Homefront Project

Caption: Advocates hold an outreach event near Camp Lejeune, N.C. in April 2022, a few months before Congress passed legislation allowing veterans, family members, and others to file claims for exposure to toxic water on the Marine Corps base., Credit: Camp Lejeune Toxic War Widows

A variety of health problems have been linked to contaminated water on the North Carolina Marine Corps base between 1953 and 1987.

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The USS Eisenhower's recent mission in the Red Sea previewed the future of naval warfare

From: American Homefront Project

Caption: USS Eisenhower Captain Chis Hill said the Red Sea deployment was a learning experience, as the carrier battled drones, unmanned underwater vehicles, and other threats., Credit: Steve Walsh / American Homefront

The aircraft carrier's deployment demonstrated the growing threat of enemy drones, and it spotlighted the role of social media propaganda in warfare.

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Some in Congress want to create a new military branch to specialize in cyber warfare

From: American Homefront Project

Caption: Specialist Isaac Marshall, an analyst with the North Carolina National Guard Cyber Security Response Force, builds a simulated computer network for a training event to help state and local government IT workers learn to recognize and respond to cyber atta, Credit: Jay Price / American Homefront

Supporters say cyber threats from China and other rivals require a dedicated force. But opponents argue that's unnecessary and risky.

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A Virginia political fight illustrates the dilemma states face as costs rise for veterans programs

From: American Homefront Project

Caption: Veterans fill the gallery of the Virginia House of Delegates as legislators meet June 28 in a special session to consider reversing cuts in a veterans education program. Delegates voted unanimously to reverse the cost-cutting move, but didn't reach an agr, Credit: Steve Walsh / American Homefront

Cost are increasing sharply as post-911 veterans begin to qualify for state benefits. But cutting the programs is politically difficult.

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With skills they've honed in the military, troops and veterans hope to become entrepreneurs

From: American Homefront Project

Caption: Navy veterans Andy Camp, left, and Matt Semple stand in the San Diego Central Library IDEA Lab, where they worked to develop their water-saving razor. They've launched the product on Kickstarter, raising almost $70,000 from more than 1300 backers., Credit: Mike Damron / KPBS

Since 2022, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has been hosting entrepreneurship fairs at military bases to encourage troops to start businesses.

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Four years after Vanessa Guillen's death, advocates are cautiously optimistic about military reforms

From: American Homefront Project

Caption: Demonstrators gather in San Antonio in July 2020, shortly after Vanessa Guillen's body was found., Credit: Jolene Almendarez / American Homefront

The military has a new system to investigate sexual harassment complaints, after Guillen's family said her complaints weren't taken seriously.

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A federal monument to Iraq and Afghanistan vets is years away, but states are erecting their own

From: American Homefront Project

Caption: Army veteran David Vieira, President of the Afghanistan Iraq Veterans War Memorial Fund, attends a dedication ceremony for Connecticut's new monument to Afghanistan and Iraq war veterans. Viera's non-profit raised money to build the memorial in Danbury., Credit: Desiree D'Iorio / American Homefront

While the national memorial goes through a lengthy planning and fundraising process, veterans are working with state and local governments to build...

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When troops' remains are identified from long-ago wars, it's getting harder to find family members

From: American Homefront Project

Caption: Following a funeral ceremony in New Bern, N.C., Patriot Guard Riders member John Conner kneels to pay his respects to Barbara Weiss, the niece of Staff Sgt. Robert J. Ferris Jr. Ferris died in 1942 in World War II, before Weiss was born. She was the next , Credit: Jay Price / American Homefront

Scientific advances have allowed the Army to identify about 200 sets of remains each year - dating back to World War II. But the passage of time ha...

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The Army has stepped up its training for tunnel warfare, a dangerous - and growing - form of combat

From: American Homefront Project

Caption: An Army Special Forces soldier stands near the entrance of Fort Liberty's subterranean training facility. The elaborate Hamas tunnels in Gaza have brought new attention to underground combat, but the U.S. military began increasing its focus on tunnel warf, Credit: Jay Price / American Homefront

Hamas' elaborate tunnels in Gaza have brought attention to underground warfare, but it's a tactic used by many other potential U.S. adversaries.

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Eleven years after his arrest, 'Fat Leonard' faces sentencing in a massive Navy corruption scandal

From: American Homefront Project

Caption: A 2022 wanted poster issued by the U.S. Marshals Service shows Leonard Francis, also known as "Fat Leonard," who allegedly cut off his ankle monitor and fled the U.S. He was later arrested in Venezuela and now faces sentencing for masterminding a Navy bri, Credit: U.S. Marshals Service

Military contractor Leonard Glenn Francis bribed more than thirty Navy officials in one of the biggest military corruption cases in U.S. history.

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A new VA policy covers fertility treatments for more vets, but some are still excluded

From: American Homefront Project

Caption: Amber Bohlman served as a logistical vehicle operator in the Marine Corps from 2005-2009. She and her partner Peter Folsom tried to conceive for years. While the VA has expanded its IVF eligibility to include couples who aren't legally married, Bohlman is, Credit: Courtesy Amber Bohlman

The VA now pays for IVF treatment for unmarried and LGBTQ veterans. But they still must prove their fertility problems are service-related.

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New Navy ships are years behind schedule, because manufacturers can't find workers to build them

From: American Homefront Project

Caption: Shipyard workers look on as the Navy unveils the USS Massachusetts nuclear submarine during its christening May 6, 2023., Credit: Steve Walsh / American Homefront

Shipbuilders are pursuing a variety of measures to find more workers, including a marketing partnership with Major League Baseball

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RESISTANCE: THEY FOUGHT BACK -- Paula Apsell Interview

From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes

Paula Apsell talks uncovering history, creating unity, and depicting Jews saving Jews.

The Marine Corps says its pandemic-related uniform shortage is easing and should end by mid-summer

From: American Homefront Project

Caption: Marine Corps recruits get sized during their first uniform fitting at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, April 11, 2023., Credit: Jacob Hutchinson / U.S. Marine Corps

The Marine Corps says the private companies that make military uniforms fell behind because of inflation and COVID-related labor shortages.

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The Falcon Teaches World Democracies about Intervening in Ukraine: An American Sonnet

From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide

Caption: The falcon may be the new symbol for our National Character..., Credit: Susan Cook

The conviction of the falcon, not the eagle, is the model for Democracies to call upon to Intervene in Ukraine. "An American Sonnet for the Falcon."

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Three Poems for Hard Times

From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide

Caption: "We are watching the edge of the world, held by a vision, the persistence of breath...", Credit: Susan Cook

"When Loss and Innocence", "What Courage Wears to Bed", "The Meaning of Life". Poems from the author of "Breathing: American Sonnets"

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The U.S. military is going to Gaza, hoping to deliver food from a football-field-sized floating dock

From: American Homefront Project

Caption: Soldiers and family members await the departure of the James A. Loux, an Army watercraft, from Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, March 12. It's among several Army and Navy vessels headed to the Mediterranean Sea for a Gaza relief effort., Credit: Steve Walsh / American Homefront

The mobile dock can deliver up to two million meals a day, but key questions about the mission remain unanswered.

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With fake weapons and phony uniforms, they helped win WWII. Now, they're finally getting medals.

From: American Homefront Project

Caption: A soldier sits next to a fake inflatable tank used by the U.S. Army during World War II. The inflatables and other decoys were deployed in Europe to fool enemy troops about the positions and movements of real Army units., Credit: Ghost Army Legacy Project

The U.S. will bestow Congressional Gold Medals on members of a secret Army unit that carried out what came to be known as psychological operations.

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As Congress repeatedly flirts with government shutdowns, military families face crisis fatigue

From: American Homefront Project

Caption: U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson speaks with troops at Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana on Feb 23, 2024. Since Johnson became Speaker in October, Congress has dealt with multiple government shutdown threats as the House has struggled to pass long-term, Credit: Seth Watson / U.S. Air Force

Each threatened shutdown can lead to stress in the military community about missing paychecks and losing access to federal programs.

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A lack of base housing is forcing Navy sailors to live on ships, even when they're home in the U.S.

From: American Homefront Project

Caption: Commander Robert Molinaro, Executive Officer of the USS Ramage, inspects the ship's sleeping quarters March 22, 2023. Though the Ramage is back in port in Norfolk, Virginia, some sailors have to live on the ship because of a shortage of barracks space on, Credit: Adriones Johnson / U.S. Navy

A lack of barracks space - as well as poor living conditions in some barracks buildings - are contributing to complaints about sailors' quality of ...

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Veterans who need financial fiduciaries can lose their gun rights. Critics say that's unfair.

From: American Homefront Project

Caption: Sgt. Corey Briest (left) poses with his son Connor and wife Jenny, as Connor joins the South Dakota Army National Guard in Sioux Falls, March 11, 2022., Credit: South Dakota Army National Guard

Congress is considering whether to override a VA policy that says veterans who need financial fiduciaries may be reported to the FBI’s background c...

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A Navy SEAL's fight against LGBTQ+ policies tests the Pentagon's new extremism rules

From: American Homefront Project

Caption: Navy SEAL Bryce Henson, right, speaks into a bullhorn directed into the face of a pro-LGBTQ+ demonstrator at a rally in Orange, California, Sept. 7, 2023. , Credit: Courtesy of Kelly Stuart

The Navy stopped short of invoking the extremism rules against Bryce Henson, who has appeared at rallies alongside the Proud Boys and posted threat...

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