Veteran
An Iraq vet grapples with lingering toll of war
Former US Army Sgt. Kayla Williams, who is currently a senior policy researcher at RAND Corporation, was among the 160,000 coalition troops who were deployed for the 2003 US-led invasion of Iraq. Now, 20 years later, she reflects on her experiences with The World’s host Marco Werman.
Wounded vet discovers soldier who saved his life decades earlier (and now is a producer of ‘Homeland’)
A new BBC show, The Gift, reunites people with those who once had a dramatic impact on their lives. Here’s the story of a limbless British veteran and his quest to find the man who saved his life. It turns out his rescuer is now an Emmy-winning Hollywood producer.
Will several days off air stop the Brian Williams scandal?
His announcement Saturday came after anger that Williams had, as he put it, “misremembered” being under attack in a military helicopter the Iraq War in 2003. The attack on his chopper didn’t happen, he said last week. and he has apologized to veterans over his earlier account.
Here’s what Germany can teach Americans about supporting the troops
In Germany, even saying you’re a “veteran” is controversial — even disdained. But a former German soldier says that while Germans don’t visibly dote on their troops like Americans, they make up for it with the kinds of benefits American soldiers sometimes lack.
Should deported veterans get benefits from the military? Here’s what some vets say
On Veterans Day, The World spoke to Hector Barajas, a veteran — born in Mexico, raised in California — who had been deported after serving. We reached out to our network of veterans, who offered their opinions on deported vets.
Some American veterans get kicked out of the country they served
Not everybody who serves in the US military is actually an American citizen, but many of them were told they would receive citizenship if they served. Instead, thousands have been deported from the country they say is their real home after committing even minor crimes.