Veteran Marc Session points to some of his Navy mementos on display in his Chula Vista, California home.
Steve Walsh / American Homefront

A Report Finds Thousands Of Veterans Had VA Claims Improperly Denied During The Pandemic

A VA Inspector General's report has found that the agency improperly denied benefits to thousands of veterans who couldn't see a doctor during the pandemic.

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Trainees march in formation at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. The Air Force has restructured basic military training so that there is less travel time and fewer opportunities to practice drill.
Carson Frame / American Homefront

'We Do Feel Kind Of Robbed': COVID-19 Forces The Military To Scale Back Basic Training

Curley Bonds, the Chief Medical Officer for the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health, joins other state and county officials at a 2019 Suicide Prevention Month event.
Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health

A Lack Of Timely And Accurate Data Is Hampering Efforts To Prevent Veteran Suicide

VA Changes Policy After ‘Daily Show’ Spotlights American Homefront Story

By • Mar 24, 2015
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The Department of  Veterans Affairs has announced it will allow more veterans to seek medical care closer to home.  The policy change came less than 24 hours after Jon Stewart featured a KUOW story on Comedy Central's "Daily Show." The story -- part of the American Homefront Project -- described the problems of rural veterans who seek medical care.

Patricia Murphy Discusses Veterans Health Care on 'The Takeaway'

Patricia Murphy joins host John Hockenberry on PRI's "The Takeway." They talk about her coverage of the VA's "Choice Card" program, which is falling short of its goals of providing timely health care to rural vets.

Message to Veterans: 'We Can't Help You'

By • Mar 17, 2015
Veteran Gloria Hoeppner holds her Choice card.
Patricia Murphy/American Homefront

A $15 billion federal program intended to improve veterans' health care is off to a rocky start, and some members of Congress are calling for significant reforms.

Navy's Proposed Electronic Warfare Range Hits State Roadblock

By Patricia Murphy • Mar 3, 2015

Washington state has told the U.S. Navy it can’t use state land to conduct electronic-warfare training on the Olympic Peninsula.

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