Tag: Va
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Behind Friendly Lines: Saying goodbye, but are we really parting ways?
It began on Feb. 20, 2022. It ended on Nov. 9, 2025. It lasted 1,359 days. When this column began more than 3 1/2 years ago, I pledged to provide content relevant to our military veteran community. Hopefully, I have done just that. The goal of Behind Friendly Lines was to take veterans, spouses, family…
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Some fired Colorado VA workers say they’ve been reinstated
Some Veterans Affairs workers based in Colorado said they’ve been reinstated or told they would be hired back. Bilal Torens, an Air Force veteran who served in Kuwait and Qatar, said his supervisor called him on Thursday and asked him if he would like to have his job back — to which he replied yes. …
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Colorado military veterans concerned as America’s longest war ends
America’s response to the 9/11 terrorist attacks and the resulting nearly 20-year military occupation of Afghanistan ended Aug. 30 when a final soldier boarded an aircraft, leaving Kabul and the country to the Taliban. In a 16-day period beginning Aug. 15, when the Taliban stormed into Kabul, taking control of the entire country, the U.S.…
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Veteran suicides in Colorado ‘significantly higher’ than national averages, according to new VA report
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Suicide among veterans set record highs last year statewide and in El Paso County, with more than one dying by suicide every week. Colorado’s suicide rate also is described as “significantly higher” than the national rate for veterans, according to the newly released 2020 National…