AOL News is joining forces with The Huffington Post to bring you the best original reporting, insight and opinion on the web. Join HuffPost Social News using your AOL account!

afghanistan veterans News

afghanistan veterans News From AOL News

Stubborn Joblessness Among Vets Darkens US Economy

By Joseph SchumanDec 30th 2010 – 3:00PM
John Moore, Getty Images

John Moore, Getty Images

Despite the acceleration of U.S. economic growth, the painful grip of unemployment still isn't loosening and remains especially tough for veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Labor Department today announced what many in the news media were heralding as good news: First-time claims for unemployment insurance...

From Hollywood Fantasy to the Medical Fast Track

Dec 21st 2009 – 6:40PM
Paramount Pictures

Paramount Pictures

(Dec. 21) -- The Department of Defense has announced plans to fast-track face transplant surgery, with a $3.4 million grant for surgeons at the Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. An estimated 200 veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan are candidates for the procedure; better body armor and trauma care mean more troops...

Background on afghanistan veterans

more at wikipedia ยป