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New Collaboration Aims To Help Houston’s LGBTQ Veterans
Posted on · The new initiative is a collaboration between the Montrose Center and the Lone Star Veterans Association.
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News
Ronny Jackson Withdraws As VA Nominee
Posted on · Jackson decried "baseless and anonymous attacks on my character and integrity," following detailed accusations including improper prescribing of drugs and wrecking a government vehicle while drunk.
Houston Matters
Thank You For Your Service: Encounter With A D-Day Survivor Changes Vet’s Perspective
Posted on · Houston comedian and storyteller Ty Mahany -- himself a veteran -- tells the story of how an encounter with a survivor of the D-Day invasion changed how he feels about the practice of thanking veterans for their service.
Houston Matters
Full Show: Election Results, And Political Roundup (Nov. 8, 2017)
Posted on · On Wednesday's Houston Matters: We bring you results from Election Day 2017 along with analysis of the latest political stories. Then, we hear a story about a veteran's encounter with a D-Day survivor. And we learn about a free service that restores family photos damaged by Harvey.
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New Police and Fire Chiefs In Houston, Pearl Harbor, and Full Menu: Wednesday’s Show (December 7, 2016)
Posted on · The Houston Chronicle recently published an investigative piece looking at how a patient's suicide at The Menninger Clinic points to larger problems in transparency with mental health clinics and hospitals. We talk with Mike Hixenbaugh with The Houston Chronicle about his report Also this hour…
Houston Matters
Encounter with D-Day Survivor Changes Houston Vet’s View on Thanking Someone for Their Service
Posted on · Today is Veterans Day. So we thought we’d bring you this story about a Houston veteran and his encounter with another veteran. When Houston comedian Ty Mahany was in the military, he had an encounter with a survivor of the D-Day invasion. Like many of us would, he shook the veteran’s hand and thanked him […]
Houston Matters
UH Student Helped Build Schools in Afghanistan
Posted on · We meet a University of Houston student Shaun Theriot-Smith who served in Iraq and Afghanistan and then took advantage of the GI Bill to attend college. He talks about working to build schools in the countries he served in. This segment was produced by Houston Public Media’s Abner Fletcher.
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UH Student Helped Build Schools in Afghanistan
Posted on · We meet a University of Houston student Shaun Theriot-Smith who served in Iraq and Afghanistan and then took advantage of the GI Bill to attend college. He talks about working to build schools in the countries he served in. This segment was produced by Houston Public Media’s Abner Fletcher.
Texas Originals
United States Army Major General James Earl Rudder
Posted on · He commanded the Ranger Battalion on D-Day that scaled the 100-foot cliffs of Normandy. After the war, he came home to serve in many roles including president of Texas A&M University.
Houston Matters
Thank You For Your Service: Encounter With A D-Day Survivor Changes Vet’s Perspective
Posted on · Houston comedian and storyteller Ty Mahany -- himself a veteran -- tells the story of how an encounter with a survivor of the D-Day invasion changed how he feels about the practice of thanking veterans for their service.
Texas Originals
Master Sergeant Cleto Luna Rodríguez
Posted on · He was a World War II Medal of Honor recipient.
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Veterans Retreats and Street Harassment: Houston Matters for Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014
Posted on · The 2007 best-selling book (and 2013 film adaptation) Lone Survivor tells the story of Navy SEAL and Houston native Marcus Luttrell, the sole survivor of a gun battle during a mission in Afghanistan in 2005. Luttrell was badly wounded, and wasn’t rescued until several days after the battle. It’s a harrowing story, but as is […]
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Veterans, Bitcoin, and the Art of Radio Waves: Houston Matters for Wednesday, August 27, 2014
Posted on · This week, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced a plan to improve the speed of veteran care. President Obama promised military veterans at the American Legion national convention that he would fulfill his “sacred trust” to them by overhauling a system deemed “unacceptable and troubling” by an inspector general's report highlighting a Phoenix VA […]