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In This Issue February 14, 2014 Documents: Judgments Random in Military Sex Crimes 10 Actions for Responding to a Vet in Crisis VVA Video Faces of Agent Orange Town Hall Meeting Study Shows Vietnam Vets Exposed to AO Have High Risk of Skin Cancer Half of Nevada's VA Claims Sent Out-of-State Great Majority of Americans Don't Know Correct Heart Facts OEF/OIF Vets Needed for Comparative PTSD Studies 3rd Annual All Skate Free - **NEW DATE** Special Notice: If you are a veteran in emotional crisis and need help RIGHT NOW, call this toll-free number 1-800-273-8255, press 1, available 24/7, and tell them you are a veteran. All calls are confidential. Military Sexual Trauma Support Senate Bill 1602 Click Here For More Info & To Take Action Documents: Judgments Random in Military Sex Crimes In a February 9 AP story filed from Tokyo by Yuri Kageyama and Richard Lardner, at U.S. military bases in Japan, most service members found culpable in sex crimes in recent years did not go to prison, according to internal Department of Defense documents. Instead, in a review of hundreds of cases filed in America's largest overseas military installation, offenders were fined, demoted, restricted to their bases, or removed from the military. Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/judgments-random-military-sex-crimes-documents-article-1.1608452#ixzz2t9eiPO7V From the American Institute of Stress 10 Actions for Responding to a Vet in Crisis From the American Institute of Stress by Alison Lighthall on February 1: Telephone calls from a combat veteran in crisis require different approaches, skills, and tactics than other subjects.  Read about some basic strategies that can be used by crisis call responders here VVA Video 2013 VVA Excellence Awards Banquet At every National Convention, VVA honors those who served in Vietnam and their supporters for their achievements both during and after the war. VVA National President John Rowan was thrilled to present Excellence Awards to Bill Nelson, Dr. Guion Guy Bluford, Jr., H. Lee Barnes, Dr. G. Reid Lyon, U-Haul International, Inc., and Arlo Guthrie. Watch on YouTube As Reported by US News & World Report HealthDay Study Shows Vietnam Vets Exposed to AO Have High Risk of Skin Cancer In a February 7 US News & World Report HealthDay post, reporter Robert Preidt writes about a study which demonstrates that Vietnam vets exposed to Agent Orange may be at increased risk for skin cancer.  Read the complete story As Reported by the Las Vegas Review-Journal Half of Nevada's VA Claims Sent Out-of-State In a February 8 post on the Las Vegas Review-Journal by Keith Rogers, the VA’s benefits office in Reno was so overwhelmed by disability claims last year that it sent half of them to out-of-state offices for decisions. Read the complete story Town Hall Meeting Faces of Agent Orange Town Hall Meeting February 20th 2014 Mooresville, North Carolina Date: Thursday, February 20, 2013 Time: 1 pm Town Hall Meeting: Mooresville, North Carolina Place: Richard's Coffee Shop, 165 North Main Street, Mooresville, NC 28115 Contact: Pamela Scheffer: 704-425-5573 To view calendar with upcoming town hall meetings, http://www.vva.org/Committees/AgentOrange/TownHall.htm As Reported by the Stone Hearth News  Great Majority of Americans Don't Know Correct Heart Facts From a February 7 post on the Stone Hearth News, despite the fact that heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women in the U.S., about three-quarters (74 percent) of Americans do not fear dying from it, according to a recent survey by the Cleveland Clinic. See more at: http://www.stonehearthnewsletters.com/heart-health-facts-unknown-to-majority-of-americans/heart-health/#sthash.altLTiNu.dpuf Vet Court Con  OEF/OIF Vets Needed for Comparative PTSD Studies Researchers at the National Intrepid Center of Excellence on the campus of Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, are currently recruiting for a study in which they provide free evidence-based therapy to OEF/OIF military veterans, service members, guardsmen, and reservists experiencing combat-related PTSD. The study is comparing Prolonged Exposure to Virtual Reality Exposure (VRE) with or without cognitive enhancers. The study is offering 9 free sessions of individual treatment to eligible individuals, and all participants receive exposure therapy. The study also offers 2 free functional MRI (brain scans) to assess recovery in those receiving VRE therapy and comparing them to healthy veterans, those with history of blast exposure and those with PTSD receiving usual care. If you are interested in participating, please contact the Study Coordinator, Ms. Patricia Taylor, at 240-507-6339.                                     NOTE: this study’s I.R.B. documentation has been filed and reviewed by VVA’s I.R.B. research officer and judged to be in compliance with all applicable human subjects research guidelines. Silver Spring Community Day  **NEW DATE** Veterans Against Drugs Hosts 3rd Annual All Skate Free