Younger Veterans

Wednesday, November 8, 2006 - 11:06 a.m.
Younger Veterans

Diane and her guests talk about how this era's veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan differ from past generations of veterans, and how the country can better meet their needs, from health care to employment to military benefits.

Diane and her guests talk about how this era's veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan differ from past generations of veterans, and how the country can better meet their needs, from health care to employment to military benefits.

Guests

William A. Boettcher

past national commander of AMVETS and co-chair of the National Symposium for the Needs of Young Veterans

Rick Maze

Times News Service staff writer

Patrick Campbell

sergeant in the D.C. National Guard who served as a combat medic in Iraq

Shoshana Johnson

retired specialist from the U.S. Army and America's first black female prisoner of war (Iraq, 2003)

Lonnie Moore

president of the board of directors for the Wounded Warrior Project. He is medically retired as an Army captain.

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