A new study by two Harvard researchers estimate that over 2,000 U.S. veterans under the age of 65 died in 2008 due to lack of health insurance. Unlike popular belief, many veterans do not qualify for health care by the VA once they are out of the service.

Veterans Day, Remembrance Day and Armistice Day are all celebrated on November 11. Many use Veterans Day quotes to send words of appreciation to Veterans who are here to celebrate this annual American holiday honoring military veterans. Use Veterans Day quotes in cards, letters, emails, school lesson plans, and on Twitter to spread appreciation on Veterans Day 2009 for those who served our country.

Looking for ways to teach what Veterans Day is all about? Free Veterans Day crafts, lesson plans and Veterans Day worksheets can be printed off, with detailed instructions on How To Fold a US Flag, Respecting the Flag, and The Pledge of Allegiance. The Veterans Day Teachers Resource Guide is a great teaching tool for homeschoolers, teachers, adults and children.

Veterans Day is always observed officially on November 11, regardless of the day of the week on which it falls. Veterans Day 2009 is on a Wednesday this year with many school and government closings. There are many parades and events starting the weekend prior to Veterans Day as well.

A new study finds that one in five patients with chronic kidney disease is depressed, even before beginning long-term dialysis therapy or developing end-stage renal disease.

A new study finds that group therapy can benefit homeless veterans who have admitted taking physical or emotional abuse against their partners. The research – a collaboration between Gary Dick, associate professor of Social Work at the University of Cincinnati, and Brad Schaffer, corrections counselor for the Veterans Administration Cincinnati Medical Center – was presented this month at the 14th International Conference on Violence, Abuse and Trauma in San Diego.

The Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) is proud to announce the Inaugural VetSuccess Career and Employment Resource Fair in Baltimore, MD, on Thursday, September 3. Sponsored by VA’s Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Service, the career fair will be held at the Sheraton Baltimore Center City Hotel from 1 PM until 5 PM.

Hundreds of U.S. troops were wrongly sent letters which could be interpreted to mean that they were suffering from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), more commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease. The neuromuscular disorder is incurable, usually fatal, and stole decades from the life of the New York Yankee great (pictured).

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against Goodyear Tire & Rubber today in Oklahoma for violating legislation that guarantees prompt re-employment to military personnel returning to civilian life.

Barack Obama has decided on Ret. General Eric Shinseki as his head of Veterans Affairs, and is set to announce the appointment on Sunday in Chicago.

Ninety years ago today, the guns fell silent in Europe. World War I – the “war to end all wars” – was over. Almost five million Americans served during that first modern, mechanized war. Our last living link with them, 107-year-old Army veteran Frank Buckles, observes this Veterans Day at his farm in West Virginia.