Female vets face homelessness, dearth of services

The $15,000 that former Army Pvt. Margaret Ortiz had in the bank when she left Iraq is long gone, spent on alcohol and cocaine.

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New VA patients younger, more likely to be women

Doctors at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in this quiet, bucolic town tucked between coal country and the nation's capital used to go months without treating a female veteran.

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Back from combat, women struggle for acceptance

Nobody wants to buy them a beer.

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When she retired in February after a 20-year career in the Navy, Lisa Goins came close to her goal of serving in as many different commands as possible.

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Informative news story about the plight of homeless female Veterans.

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Ruth Shafer Fleisher knew she wanted to fly planes as soon as she ``was old enough to walk.'' Frances Rorher Sargent caught the flying bug when she was in her early 20s.

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Key lawmakers and major veterans groups are stepping up their efforts to improve veterans programs directed at women.

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Bob Herbert writes: With Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton's win in New Hampshire, gender issues are suddenly in the news. Where has everybody been?

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The Veterans Administration recently announced the opening of a new treatment facility for female veterans.

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