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IAVA Daily News Brief 10.17.12
Posted by Jacob Worrell on October 17 2012

Here are some of today's top stories and happenings that IAVA is tracking. Prefer to receive real-time updates about major stories and legislation that IAVA is tracking? Follow us on Twitter @IAVA and click here to get the News Brief delivered to your inbox every morning.

MUST READS

1) Armed Services Members MIA in Presidential Debates, Campaign

Despite the many efforts Obama has made to appeal to younger soldiers and veterans, Romney has maintained a 66–26 lead among military voters according to a Military Times poll. Does this explain why both sides have been content to keep our foreign engagements, and our returning troops, at arm’s length?

2) Investigating Causes of Military Mental Health Crises, Part 2

Mark C. Russell, Ph.D., ABPP, a retired Navy Commander and Military Clinical Psychologist, continues his first article investigating the root causes and negligence in a military mental health crisis.

3) Stray anti-military vibes reverberate as thousands of veterans head to college

Anti-veteran sentiments – though sporadic and scattered – are nonetheless emerging at some American colleges just as thousands of veterans enroll with their tuition fees fully covered by the post-9/11 GI Bill. In student gatherings or via anonymous posts in online forums, some university students are expressing open disdain for former service members now massing in academia.

AFGHANISTAN

• One Soldier in Afghanistan continues to refine the process of spotting and defeating Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs).
• An agent for the Central Intelligence Agency was among those killed in a suicide bombing at an Afghan intelligence office — the latest so-called "insider attack" in the war.

IRAQ

• An agent for the Central Intelligence Agency was among those killed in a suicide bombing at an Afghan intelligence office — the latest so-called "insider attack" in the war.

MILITARY AFFAIRS

• On October 11, 2012, the New York State Health Foundation (NYSHealth) hosted a conversation with the Defense Suicide Prevention Office at the Pentagon and the VA NY Harbor Healthcare System to discuss rising suicide rates among active military service members and recent veterans.

THE NEW GREATEST GENERATION

• The latest of the popular video game franchise, Medal of Honor: Warfighter co-branded with Linkin Park on the new “Castle of Glass” video from their recent Living Things album.
• Earlier this month, the NY Times posted a tip sheet for veterans seeking college admissions.
• The University of North Carolina denied an Army sergeant in-state tuition at its Pembroke branch even though she owns a home in the Tar Heel state and only moved away briefly because the military stationed her husband in Texas.
• Newsweek & The Daily Beast announced an ongoing online conversation about military and veterans’ issues, held every Wednesday at 3 p.m. EST at the hashtag #vetchat.

INSIDE WASHINGTON

• President Obama and Mitt Romney met for a contentious second presidential debate Tuesday night at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y. CBSNews.com looks at how their assertions hold up.

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