Our Veterans
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Our Veterans

Winners, Losers, Friends, and Enemies on the New Terrain of Veterans Affairs

  1. English
  2. PDF
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Our Veterans

Winners, Losers, Friends, and Enemies on the New Terrain of Veterans Affairs

About this book

In Our Veterans, Suzanne Gordon, Steve Early, and Jasper Craven explore the physical, emotional, social, economic, and psychological impact of military service and the problems that veterans face when they return to civilian life. The authors critically examine the role of advocacy organizations, philanthropies, corporations, and politicians who purport to be "pro-veteran." They describe the ongoing debate about the cost, quality, and effectiveness of healthcare provided or outsourced by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). They also examine generational divisions and political tensions among veterans, as revealed in the tumultuous events of 2020, from Black Lives Matter protests to the Trump-Biden presidential contest. Frank and revealing, Our Veterans proposes a new agenda for veterans affairs linking service provision to veterans to the quest for broader social programs benefiting all Americans.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. List of Abbreviations
  4. Preface
  5. Authors’ Note and Acknowledgments
  6. Introduction: Friendly Fire
  7. 1. A Toxic Workplace
  8. 2. Life and Work after the Military
  9. 3. Stolen Valor
  10. 4. Last Stand of the Legion Post?
  11. 5. The New VSOs
  12. 6. A VA Healthcare Struggle
  13. 7. Playing the Veteran Card
  14. 8. Veterans and the 2020 Election
  15. Conclusion: Rethinking Veterans Affairs
  16. Notes
  17. Selected Bibliography
  18. Index