Phil Briggs | Eye On Veterans Preview

Posted on September 24, 2021 by dmartignetti

Navy Veteran and Journalist Phil Briggs looks at life from the military veteran’s perspective With Eye On Veterans, Every Sunday Morning from 6-7 on WGAN

September is Suicide Awareness Month, but our guest just may shock everyone … he says many vets should STOP CLAIMING PTSD DISABILITY.

As a combat vet who lost a leg in Ramadi, Iraq, Lt Col (Ret) Daniel Gades makes a pretty compelling case. We discuss his new book “Wounding Warriors: How bad policy makes vets sicker and poorer”. He shares powerful research that shows nasty trends among veterans today.

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National Headlines

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Police officers walked amid the burned out ruins of a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints church in Michigan on Monday, a day after a former Marine opened fire during a crowded service, killing at least four people, then set the building ablaze.

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