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Tag: Veterans
Blue Water Navy Veterans | Interview
Congress has passed a new law reverses a long-time ban that has kept thousands of Navy Veterans, exposed to Agent Orange during the Vietnam War, from receiving benefits. We talk with Steve Bowman, Director of the Clinton County Veterans Service Agency about the new law, and the rush to get paperwork filed for these Vietnam…
VCH – Wreaths Across America
Next weekend, hundreds of thousands of wreaths will be laid on the graves of Veterans all across the country. A ceremony to honor more than 150 veterans at the Saint Bernard’s and United Methodist Cemetery in the hamlet of Lyon Mountain will be held again this year. Volunteers are joining in Wreaths Across America, and placing holiday…
ADK craftsman brings national attention to the health crisis facing veterans
Danny Kaifetz, an Adirondack craftsman who builds wooden flagpoles, has brought national attention to a health threat facing millions of his fellow Vietnam War-era Veterans. Because of the way many received their vaccines when they enlisted, a high percentage of veterans may have Hepatitis C and be unaware of it. Kaifetz has led a nationwide…
MLJ | September 20th, 2019
A breakwater that for more than a century has helped protect boats and travelers crossing Lake Champlain may soon be getting a mutil-million-dollar makeover. We’ll talk with the Lake Champlain Basin Program’s Meg Modley about that project, and others to help protect the lake from invasive species. Plus we talk with organizers of Homeward Bound…
Veterans Treatment Center for PTSD Celebrates Milestone
We often hear stories of veterans returning from the battlefield with physical and mental wounds of war, including addiction, and Post-Traumatic Stress. A treatment center in the heart of the Adirondacks is having success helping hundreds of servicemen coping with substance abuse, and PTSD, to rebuild their lives. Jack LaDuke tells us about the milestone…
This Week on MLJ | August 23rd, 2019
St. Joseph’s in Saranac Lake celebrates a milestone in their work helping veterans with PTSD and addiction. And a serviceman who struggled for years not knowing he was suffering from Post Traumatic Stress hopes to help others by sharing his story. Plus a new book showcases some the architectural landmarks of the Adirondacks. Airs Friday…
A Lemonade Stand to Support Our Veterans
How can we show our appreciation for the many brave men and women who have fought for the country? As a nation we build monuments and memorials, we hold parades and celebrations, we memorialize those who have given their lives. But here in our region we have found another way to honor those veterans who…
Veterans Watch “When I Come Home” at Special Screening
The filmmakers have held a couple of screenings of their film in recent weeks around the North Country. It premiered in late February in Moriah, New York, and then last week, on the Akwesasne Reservation, as part of a special night dedicated to Veterans. Our Jack LaDuke reports. Watch “When I Come Home” Monday, May…