POW's Suffering Didn't End When World War II Did In 1945 President Harry Truman declared Sept. 2 as Victory Over Japan Day. Japan surrendered aboard the USS Missouri. It was the official end of World W... Patricia Murphy
Searching For A Brother Who Has Been MIA For 48 Years Lt. James Patterson, better known as Kelly, is missing in action. Patterson went MIA 48 years ago, after his plane was shot down near Hanoi during the... Patricia Murphy
New VA Facility In Seattle Will Focus On Mental Health And Research VA Puget Sound broke ground on a new mental health and research facility Wednesday. It’s the first new structure on the VA's Seattle campus since 1988. Patricia Murphy Lisa Brooks
Deployment Doesn't Increase Suicide Risk, Military Says The suicide rate among recent veterans is about 50 percent higher than non-veterans with similar demographics. But a study published Wednesday found... Patricia Murphy
VA Gives Rural Vets A Break After ‘Daily Show’ Covers KUOW Story Twice as many veterans in rural areas will be able to go to a doctor near their home after a policy change made Tuesday by the Department of Veterans... Patricia Murphy
‘We Can’t Help You’: The Message To Rural Vets About Health Care Gloria Hoeppner, 89, is a Navy veteran who lives with her husband in the San Juan Islands. To see a doctor, she usually has to take a ferry from her... Patricia Murphy
From 'Shell Shock' To Activism: A Biography Of PTSD Our guest on this episode of Speakers Forum is David J. Morris, a war correspondent, former Marine and PTSD sufferer. Morris served as a lieutenant in... John O'Brien
Area VA Networks To Receive More Than $50 Million For New Hires Veterans Affairs Puget Sound will get $22 million over the next two years and plans to hire more than 120 additional medical personnel for specialties... Patricia Murphy
For Washington Veterans, Services Can Be Hours Away NPR — along with seven public radio stations around the country — is chronicling the lives of America's troops where they live. We're calling the... Patricia Murphy
In Auburn, 911 Wants To Know If You’re A Veteran The computer screen in Officer Andy Gould’s patrol car rhythmically ticks off details of emergencies from dispatch. Gould, a 25-year veteran of the... Patricia Murphy