IAVA in the News: Traumatic Brain Injury

Men’s Journal: The War’s Invisible Wounded

On October 6^th, Men’s Journal spoke to IAVA Executive Director Paul Rieckhoff about traumatic brain injury (TBI) and it’s long-term effects that prevent some veterans of the war from restarting their lives. Rieckhoff calls TBI an ‘invisible wound’ that the Department of Veterans of Affairs and the Department of Defense paid no attention to for the first four years of the war.

The Philadelphia Inquirer: Web Site Helps Welcome Vets Home

September 1

The Philadelphia Inquirer recently profiled IAVA Member Veterans Bryan Adams and Marie Exley about their experiences transitioning home from Iraq and how IAVA's CommunityofVeterans.org, the first exclusive social network for OIF/OEF veterans, helped them find critical resources about VA health care, claims benefits and the Post-9/11 GI Bill. Click here to read the article.

Ed Schultz Show: VA Failing to Serve Women Veterans

July 17

On July 17th, IAVA Executive Director and Founder Paul Rieckhoff discussed the findings of a new groundbreaking GAO report showing the the VA is failing to serve our women veterans. Visit www.iava.org/womenveterans to read the GAO findings and text "REPORT" to 69866 to be the first to know when IAVA's own Issue Report on Women in the Military launches in August.

Wall Street Journal: 'Sit! Stay! Snuggle!': An Iraq Vet Finds His Dog Tuesday

July 13

The Wall Street Journal recently spoke to IAVA Member Veteran Luis Carlos Montalvan for this profile about his service dog, Tuesday, and programs like East Coast Assistance Dogs, Inc. that are helping a new generation of veterans manage injuries including Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Traumatic Brain Injury. Click here to watch a short video about Montalvan and Tuesday.

Wall Street Journal: Hello, My Name Is USER01

July 6

The Wall Street Journal spoke to IAVA Member Veteran Reynaldo Leal, Jr. for this article about IAVA's use of new social media, including the Ning-based social network CommunityofVeterans.org, to help Iraq and Afghanistan veterans reach out to one another during the transition home.

Newsweek: Who Are You Calling Rambo?

June 14

Following U.S. Comedian Stephen Colbert's unprecedented broadcast before U.S. troops in Baghdad, Newsweek published this special edition "My Turn" essay from IAVA Executive Director and Founder Paul Rieckhoff about the need to break "crazy veteran" stereotypes in America. Click here for the full article or to read Stephen Colbert's entire special guest edition Newsweek previewing his trip to Iraq.

Newsweek On Air: Remember Iraq, War Stories

June 8

Newsweek On Air spoke to IAVA Executive Director and Founder Paul Rieckhoff for this interview previewing comedian Stephen Colbert's unprecedented broadcast of his Comedy Central show, "The Colbert Report," from Baghdad, Iraq.

CNN's "No Bias, No Bull": "Suicide Stand-down" at Fort Campbell

May 28

IAVA Executive Director and Founder Paul Rieckhoff joined this panel discussion on CNN's No Bias, No Bull about Fort Campbell's decision to suspend duties for three-days while its soldiers and commanders undergo a suicide prevention program to help them recognize the signs of combat stress and halt an alarming suicide trend at the base.

New York Nightly News: A Solemn Day of Remembrance

May 26

IAVA Member Veteran Bryan Adams spoke to NBC's New York Nightly News for this interview about honoring the nation's veterans and fallen heroes on Memorial Day.

Nightline: Veteran Care in America

May 20

IAVA Policy Associate Tom Tarantino joined ABC's Bob Woodruff for this special Nightline "Twittercast" to discuss veteran care in America.