Glimpses of the new veteran : changed constituencies, different disabilities, and evolving resolutions / Alice A. Booher, editor.
| Other author | Booher, Alice A., editor. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Durham, North Carolina : Carolina Academic Press, [2015] |
| Description | xx, 257 pages ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Prologue -- Introduction -- Changed constituencies -- The nondraft veterans population, all volunteer force, guard, reserves, and family -- Inclusivity / Marti Nell Hyland -- Don't ask don't tell repeal and ramifications / Judie A. Armington -- Historical progression : history of VA health care, benefit initiatives, and selected legislation for women veterans / Irene Trowell-Harris & Lory Manning -- Homeless veterans / Anthony Mainelli -- Aging, caregiving, fading, dying, and remembering / Alice A. Booher -- Different disabilities -- Gulf War illnesses / James P. Terry -- Wounded warrior care for reserves / Lee Becker & Lawrence Miller -- Prosthetics, transplantations, and beyond / Rhonda L.S. Cornum, Kory G. Cornum, & William Gunnar -- Evolving resolutions -- A benefits system for the information age / James D. Ridgway -- Wounded warriors and employment opportunities / Aragorn Thor Wold -- Veterans service officers / Roy Spicer -- U.s. armed forces retirement home / Carolyn Haug -- The Zachary Fisher legacy / Alice A. Booher, with David A. Coker & James D. Weiskopf -- Law firm : for the public good / Ronald L. Smith -- State veterans service departments : The Commonwealth of Virginia / Alice A. Booher, with Paul Galanti -- Veterans treatment courts / Rick Williams -- Corporate involvement / Terry Howell -- Epilogue -- Appendix: President Obama press conference transcript -- Contributors and biographies -- Acknowledgements. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| LCCN | 2014044846 |
| ISBN | 9781611637083 paperback alkaline paper |
| ISBN | 1611637082 paperback alkaline paper |