Area VA Networks To Receive More Than $50 Million For New Hires Veterans Affairs Puget Sound will get $22 million over the next two years and plans to hire more than 120 additional medical personnel for specialties... Patricia Murphy
For Washington Veterans, Services Can Be Hours Away NPR — along with seven public radio stations around the country — is chronicling the lives of America's troops where they live. We're calling the... Patricia Murphy
In Auburn, 911 Wants To Know If You’re A Veteran The computer screen in Officer Andy Gould’s patrol car rhythmically ticks off details of emergencies from dispatch. Gould, a 25-year veteran of the... Patricia Murphy
40,500 Missed Opportunities: Audit Finds Homeless Veterans Call Center Needs More Oversight A federal audit of a 24-hour national hotline for homeless veterans found that callers didn’t always receive assistance or access to needed services.... Patricia Murphy
'Last Patrol': Documentary Explores Soldiers Coming Home Ross Reynolds speaks with author and filmmaker Sebastian Junger about his latest project, “Last Patrol,” an HBO documentary about two soldiers and two... Ross Reynolds
Seattle Writer Recalls 'The Feelings Of The War Inside Me' When Major David Tucker deployed to Iraq – his third mission since he joined the Army Reserves in 1982 – he told his soldiers to take the doors off the... Arwen Nicks
Audio Postcard: Scenes From Auburn's Veterans Day Parade The city of Auburn hosted its 49th annual Veterans Day parade last Saturday. The event has grown significantly over the years. This year’s parade was a... Patricia Murphy
VA Administrators Take Note As Veterans Vent More than a hundred veterans turned out for a town hall style meeting hosted by Veterans Administration Puget Sound as an effort to improve care at... Patricia Murphy