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WYLIE — As a disabled veteran, Jeff Gudgeon feels he has paid enough. He says spending money on highway tolls is a cost he shouldn’t have to pay. “It kind of gets to you,” Gudgeon said. Thousands of disabled veterans in Texas get to drive toll roads for free — but not in North Texas.

Disabled Iraq veteran, Luis Montalvan, says that he was repeatedly discriminated against at a Brooklyn McDonald's. According to Montalvan, these conflicts culminated in an assault that sent him to the emergency room. Now, Montalvan is suing McDonald's for violating the Americans with Disabilities Act, discrimination, and assault and battery.

WASHINGTON, July 15, 2009 – With more than 3,000 job openings, the creators of a new Web portal are hoping to attract disabled veterans seeking employment. “Our current project is to spread the word that we are here,” said Diana Corso, executive director of disABLEDperson Inc., a nonprofit group aiming to reduce the unemployment rate of disabled veterans. “We launched a couple of months ago,” she said. “We have jobs on the site, but not that many resumes. We are hoping to attract many more applicants. These positions are from employers across the U.S.” DisABLEDperson.Inc. hosts the nationally based online...

WASHINGTON, July 15, 2009 – With more than 3,000 job openings, the creators of a new Web portal are hoping to attract disabled veterans seeking employment. “Our current project is to spread the word that we are here,” said Diana Corso, executive director of disABLEDperson Inc., a nonprofit group aiming to reduce the unemployment rate of disabled veterans. “We launched a couple of months ago,” she said. “We have jobs on the site, but not that many resumes. We are hoping to attract many more applicants. These positions are from employers across the U.S.” DisABLEDperson.Inc. hosts the nationally based online...

- Military Finance Network - http://militaryfinancenetwork.com - Disabled Veterans to Receive $250 Stimulus ChecksPosted By Patrick On June 17, 2009 @ 9:58 am In VA | 66 Comments UPDATE: The first stimulus payments were sent Monday, June 22. All payments will be distributed by June 30.Disabled military veterans currently receiving VA Disability Benefits are eligible to receive a one-time $250 Economic-Recovery Check [1] from the US government. This is part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act [2] that President Obama signed into law this past February.Who is eligible for the $250 Stimulus Payment? The $250 government stimulus check...

EXCLUSIVE The explosive probe of NY state's pension fund may find payments by an Israeli company kicked back to indicted political guru Democrat Hank Morris.......Israel-based Giza Venture Capital paid DAV-Wetherly Financial, LA, a substantial finder's fee after it got to manage $20M in state pension funds in 2005......DAV-Wetherly, in turn, secretly gave part of the fee to Searle & Co, Conn...... NY AG Andrew Cuomo, has charged that Morris used Searle to illegally get $15M in kickbacks. Giza was given the contract as part of ousted Democrat Comptroller Alan Hevesi's efforts to pursue "investment opportunities" with Israeli-based companies. But the...

SNOWMASS VILLAGE, Colo., March 30, 2009 – Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric K. Shinseki opened the 23rd annual National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic here last night, encouraging more than 400 participants he said had found their way “to the top of the mountain in search of miracles.” Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric K. Shinseki, center, chats with participants in the 23rd annual National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic at Snowmass Village, Colo., during a March 29, 2009, “Taste of Aspen” celebration that kicked off the six-day event. Among participating veterans are, left, retired Army Cpl. Allen Babin, an 82nd Airborne...

more than 400 severely injured veterans – 34 of whom hail from Colorado – will take part in the 23rd National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic from March 29 through April 3. It is the largest adaptive event of its kind in the world. Hosted by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and co-sponsored by the Disabled American Veterans (DAV), the clinic teaches veterans with disabilities in adaptive alpine and Nordic skiing, and introduces them to a number of other adaptive recreational activities and sports. It’s open to U.S. military veterans with traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, orthopedic...

This is so like Barack Obama. The man who is responsible for piling on more debt than every president from George Washington to George W. Bush - COMBINED - while simultaneously preaching "fiscal responsibility" can pretty much twist anything into anything. So no one should be very surprised that Obama would tout his championing of Veterans' issues even as he moves behind the scenes to commit the mother of all backstabbings. As CNN reported: WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki confirmed Tuesday that the Obama administration is considering a controversial plan to make veterans pay for treatment of...

The leader of the nation's largest veterans organization says he is "deeply disappointed and concerned" after a meeting with President Obama today to discuss a proposal to force private insurance companies to pay for the treatment of military veterans who have suffered service-connected disabilities and injuries. The Obama administration recently revealed a plan to require private insurance carriers to reimburse the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in such cases. "It became apparent during our discussion today that the President intends to move forward with this unreasonable plan," said Commander David K. Rehbein of The American Legion. "He says he is...

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki confirmed Tuesday that the Obama administration is considering a controversial plan to make veterans pay for treatment of service-related injuries with private insurance.

When I heard Barack Obama had planned a trip to visit Landstuhl Military Hospital in Germany, I knew from personal experience how much of a lift it would have given the hundreds of soldiers recovering from war wounds there. As fate would have it, I was sent to Landstuhl two years ago, after my lower legs were shattered by shrapnel from a mortar round in Iraq. After undergoing surgery, I spent nearly a month as a bedridden patient in the recovery care unit, uncertain whether or not I would ever walk again. It was around July 4th and I was...

...So let me get this right... We have no respect for and refuse to associate ourselves with a Vietnam Veteran who lost 3 limbs in service to this great nation, has served as a member of Congress and whom works for a company who provides treatment too and develops new technologies to treat our wounded soldiers. Meanwhile, we will proudly associate ourselves with and allow fundraising from...

SNOWMASS VILLAGE, Colo., March 31, 2008 – As disabled veterans test their mettle this week during the National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic, they’re finding motivation not just on the slopes, but also in each other. Retired Marine Cpl. Jason Poole, severely wounded during a bomb attack in Iraq near the Syrian border in June 2004, called the National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic the “most fun, craziest, most beautiful time ever!” He brought his girlfriend, Angela Eastman, to this year’s clinic, his third. Photo by Donna Miles  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. Four hundred disabled veterans, 67...

SNOWMASS VILLAGE, Colo., March 31, 2008 – Sixty-seven veterans wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan are among 400 disabled veterans who converged here yesterday to kick off the world’s largest disabled ski clinic. Deputy Veterans Affairs Secretary Gordon H. Mansfield praises participants at the National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic for applying the same qualities of dedication, pride and self-worth they demonstrated during their military service to their rehabilitation. Photo by Sgt. KaRonda Fleming, USA  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. Deputy Veterans Affairs Secretary Gordon H. Mansfield and Robert T. Reynolds, national commander of Disabled American Veterans, opened the...

Please send Marine Lance Corporal Steven Schulz (ret.) a holiday greeting. There is an email link at the top of a web page about him here: Steven Schulz Site

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29, 2007 – Disabled veterans looking for employment opportunities have one more resource working for them. Hire Heroes USA, a program of the Georgia-based Health Careers Foundation, is working to link disabled veterans to employment opportunities nationwide. Hire Heroes USA creator John Bardis (left), Justin Callahan (center), the inspiration behind the program, and spokesman Dr. Jeff Poffenbarger participate in interviews with media from across the United States. Courtesy photo  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. “Our mission is to be the bridge to a fulfilling career for our returning heroes with disabilities,” said Bayne E. Tippins, director...

Would anyone like a free dinner at Golden Corral? Well, there is an easy way if you are an American military veteran. Golden Corral just announced this year’s Military Appreciation Monday will be November 12, 2007, from 5 to 9 pm. For the past 6 years, Golden Corral has been honoring the US Military with a free “thank you” dinner and beverage at any Golden Corral restaurant on Military Appreciation Monday (first Monday after Veteran’s Day), to honor any person who has ever served in the United States Military. In the past the only requirement to receive the free meal...

Military Appreciation Monday November 12, 2007 For the past 6 years, Golden Corral has been honoring the US Military with a free “thank you” dinner and beverage at any Golden Corral restaurant on Military Appreciation Monday (first Monday after Veteran’s Day). This year, Golden Corral has designated Monday, November 12, 2007, from 5 to 9 pm, to honor any person who has ever served in the United States Military.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6, 2007 – A group of entrepreneurs and department acquisition officials earned praise from Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England at a Pentagon award ceremony yesterday for their support of disabled-veteran-led businesses. Talon Award recipient Air Force civilian employee Reggie E. Selby is a small business specialist at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. Enlisting small companies owned by service-disabled veterans to work with the Defense Department is good business and the right thing to do, Selby said at the first Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business Awards ceremony held at the Pentagon on Nov. 5, 2007. Photo by Gerry...

ST. JOHN, U.S. Virgin Islands, Oct. 26, 2007 – Seven wounded warriors arrived in the U.S. Virgin Islands last week for an adventure set on the turquoise waters of the Caribbean Sea. Kevin Pannell (left), Melanie Kaplan (center), a Team River Runner volunteer, and Andrew Butterworth try out sit-on-top kayaks Oct. 18, 2007. Both Pannell and Butterworth lost legs while serving in Iraq. Pannell lost both legs above the knee, and Butterworth lost his right leg above the knee. The trio participated in Team River Runner's inaugural adaptive paddling trip to St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands, Oct. 17-21. Photo...

Cpl. Raymond D. Hennagir, 21, who lost both legs and four fingers on his left hand in Iraq on June 16, came home to Deptford tonight to a hero's welcome. More than a thousand neighbors and strangers lined the roads leading to his house, surprising and humbling the wounded Marine. Word got out earlier in the week that he was coming home for the first time from Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, and the scene resembled a July Fourth parade

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4, 2007 – A Maryland-based group is out to show severely wounded servicemembers they’ve still got game through the Wounded Warrior Disabled Sports Project. Jason Beakes holds a prosthetic leg for Army Sgt. Brandon Huff at the end of the day’s runs at Dickerson Whitewater Course, in Dickerson, Md., March 12, 2005. Beakes, a champion whitewater kayaker, volunteers with Team River Runner, teaching kayaking to disabled veterans at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Photo by Neil Hermansdorfer  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. “The idea for the program is to … get these guys active as soon...

On April 28th & 29th 2007 World T.E.A.M. Sports (The Exceptional Athlete Matters), working with the Walter Reed Army Medical Center and The National Navy Medical Center, will be hosting our 2007 Face of America Bike Ride, a two-day inclusive bike ride from Gettysburg to the National Naval Medical Center to honor and assist our disabled servicemen and women returning from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. We are thrilled to again have the opportunity to honor and include servicemen who have been severely injured in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan on our T.E.A.M. This ride offers the unique...

WASHINGTON, March 6, 2007 – Hundreds of volunteer buglers and trumpeters are being sought to participate in Armed Forces Day observances held at veterans’ cemeteries nationwide and overseas, a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs official said here yesterday. The event, called “Echo Taps Worldwide,” will be held May 19 and is co-sponsored by the VA’s National Cemetery Administration and “Bugles Across America,” a volunteer group, said Michael Nacincik, the cemetery administration’s chief of communications and outreach support. “Echo Taps” will take place at VA-operated national cemeteries, U.S. Department of the Interior/National Park Service national cemeteries, and American Battle Monuments...

U.S. President George W. Bush (L) jogs with Iraq war double-amputee U.S. Army soldier SSgt Christian Bagge, of Eugene, Oregon, along the jogging path on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington June 27, 2006.

Reserve Marine uses diamond to pitch, propose Submitted by: Headquarters Marine Corps Story Identification #: 20066291733 Story by - Marine Corps News CINCINNATTI (May 27, 2006) -- Sgt. Ronald Jurden hugs future wife Katie Culp after she accepted his mid-field marriage proposal during Disabled American Veterans Day at the Great American Ballpark May 27. Jurden, a combat-injured veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom, was invited by DAV to throw out the ceremonial first pitch at the Reds game. “I’d been planning (to propose) for a long time,” said Jurden. “When my unit told me the DAV invited me out to throw...

Ever since legislation creating the Veterans’ Disability Benefits Commission was passed, there have been concerns about whether the deck is stacked against veterans. And after a year of meetings, site visits, field hearings and public comment, it is still an open question. That’s understandable, considering the political climate in which the commission operates. The 13-member panel was established after some rather heavy-handed attempts at sweeping changes to veterans disability compensation failed in Congress. However, the same political forces are still at work, both on and off Capitol Hill, making it difficult for disabled veterans to remain optimistic about the outcomes.

WASHINGTON, May 17, 2006 – Visiting athletes encouraged Walter Reed Army Medical Center patients yesterday to challenge every limitation that comes their way. Walter Reed Army Medical Center patients joined Olympic and Paralympic athletes in playing three Paralympic sports during the athletes' visit there May 16. Sitting volleyball was a hit, drawing cheers and groans, depending on which side of the net the ball dropped. Photo by Samantha L. Quigley  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. "There's no such thing as a limitation, whether that's a physical limitation, a mental limitation (or) an economic limitation," soccer U.S. Paralympian Jon...

FORT SAM HOUSTON - Of the nearly 400 soldiers who have lost limbs in the Iraq war, only a few dozen have been able to return to combat. Most simply aspire to resume a "normal" life, to be able to play with their kids or take a stroll with their spouse. Now the Department of Defense and Veterans Affairs are collaborating to enable wounded soldiers with limb loss to achieve rising expectations for being highly active, with help from the new generation of prosthetic legs and feet. In a demonstration Friday for VA workers, several high-performing athletes who lost limbs...

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (May 3, 2006) -- Unfortunately, Marines can receive permanent injuries on the battlefield, but fortunately there is a new organization specializing in helping wheelchair-bound clients by use of highly trained dogs. A fairly new organization located in Swansboro, N.C., called Lifeline Canines, was founded and is directed by Deborah S. Viel of Manassas, Va., six months ago when she moved from Greenville, N.C., to start the facility. Viel attended The Assistance Dog Institute in Santa Rosa, Calif., with an Associate of Science Degree in Assistance Dog Education. During her schooling, she learned how to...

Just a few photos from the 2006 Face of America Bike Ride God Bless Our Fine Young Men and Women that serve their nation so well.

SNOWMASS, Colo., April 6, 2006 – Michael Brickert is a man of three services, three conflicts, two paralyzed legs, and one can-do spirit that's inspired other disabled veterans. Michael Brickert, a retired Air National Guard first sergeant, soars down the slopes during the 20th National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic, at Snowmass, Colo. Photo by Robert Turtil  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. Brickert, 58, of Wise River, Mont., was a Navy diver during the Vietnam War. During Operation Desert Storm, he went from being an Army Reserve drill sergeant to pulling personal security detail. During Operation Enduring Freedom,...

SNOWMASS VILLAGE, Colo., April 5, 2006 – When he was undergoing treatment 16 years ago following a near-fatal accident in Germany, Paul Miosek asked Red Cross volunteer Jim Mayer for just two things: a poster of Madonna and a milkshake. Disabled Army veteran Paul Miosek (left) reunites with Jim Mayer, a Department of Veterans Affairs employee and long-time volunteer at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, at the 20th Annual Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic, in Snowmass Village, Colo. Miosek credits Mayer with opening his eyes to new possibilities while living with a disability. Photo by Donna Miles  (Click photo for...

SNOWMASS VILLAGE, Colo., April 3, 2006 – Veterans Affairs Secretary R. James Nicholson and former Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz opened the 20th National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic here last night, praising participants for their sacrifices and their focus on their abilities, not their disabilities. Former Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz speaks April 2 to disabled veterans at the opening ceremony for the 20th National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic. Photo by John Sokolowski  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. Nicholson saluted this year's 350 participants, including about 50 wounded during operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom, for...

Memorial to give disabled vets their dueFundraising under way for monument set to open by 2010 The Associated Press Posted on Sat, Mar. 25, 2006 WASHINGTON — Troops returning from Iraq and other conflicts with missing limbs and shattered bodies will have a place of honor among the memorials of the nation’s capital. Planners are raising money for a new site — nestled among the tributes to fallen war heroes from World War II, Korea and Vietnam — to salute about 3 million disabled veterans. Interest in the memorial has increased since the Iraq war began. So far, the Disabled...

Eligible veterans with disabilities now have the opportunity to purchase the innovative INDEPENDENCE® iBOT® 4000 Mobility System, developed by Independence Technology, through medical coverage provided by the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). In 2003, Congress recommended the VHA study the iBOT®. At the conclusion of the study, the test subjects were unanimous in their positive recommendation for the iBOT®. In January 2004, the iBOT® Mobility System underwent a second consumer pilot study. This second study was expanded from three veterans to eleven veterans due to demand and interest in the iBOT®. Afterward, the iBOT® coverage recommendation was issued and in 2005...

FORT JACKSON, S.C. (Army News Service, Dec 20, 2005) – Despite several injuries acquired during combat, to include an above-the-knee leg amputation, Staff Sgt. Roy Mitchell is not willing to let go of his 12 years in the Army without a fight. “People came into my hospital room two weeks after my injury and wanted to process me for medical retirement, and they presented it to me as if I didn’t have an option,” said Mitchell. “I told them no.” For him, there was no decision to make, because the Army is his career. “And this injury didn’t change that...

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15, 2005 – A program designed to help wounded veterans find meaningful civilian jobs is paying off by enabling some to use their military expertise to ensure their former comrades are getting the quality weaponry they need in combat. Since becoming a partner in the Defense Department's "Hire a Hero" program last summer, the Defense Contract Management Agency has hired five permanent employees as well as two volunteers who lend their talents while undergoing rehabilitation, Nancy Adams, the agency's program director, told the American Forces Press Service. DoD established the program last December to encourage agencies to develop...

Friday, November 18, 2005 ON CAPITOL HILL Vets' group feels cut out of budget process Date change for congressional testimony seen as detrimental Posted: November 18, 2005 1:00 a.m. Eastern By Jon Dougherty © 2005 WorldNetDaily.com The head of the nation's largest veterans' group says the decision by a House committee chairman to move forward by several months the traditional date such organizations give budget testimony will likely lead to less, not more, influence in the process. Thomas Bock, the national commander of the American Legion, says a recent decision by House Veterans' Affairs Committee Chairman Steve Buyer, R-Ind., to...

A proposal to end the long-standing practice of veterans groups addressing a joint session of the House and Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committees is an insult to all who have fought, sacrificed and died to defend the Constitution, according to the Disabled American Veterans (DAV). And in a strongly worded letter to House Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Steve Buyer (R-Ind.), the DAV has urged him to continue the joint hearings as an invaluable tool in formulating public policy toward America’s veterans. Chairman Buyer recently announced that veterans service organizations will no longer have the opportunity to present testimony before a joint...

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. (May 23, 2005) -- Panchito, a vintage B-25 named for the fighting rooster featured in a 1945 animated musical, graced event goers with its presence May 20-22 during the Cherry Point Air Show. In addition to charming air show guests with its classic paint scheme and powerful engines, the aircraft brought a message of awareness for Disabled American Veterans. The B-25 boasts a dynamic history. Best known for its role in Jimmy Doolittle's famed 1942 raid over Tokyo, the aircraft now enjoys the position of air show jewel. From wartime and post-World War...

MIFFLINBURG (PA) — A Union County Marine who was injured by a roadside bomb in Iraq last year and had to have part of his left leg amputated has received loan forgiveness on the balance of student loans he accrued before going overseas. State Sen. Jake Corman, R-34 of Bellefonte, along with officials from the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency and Citibank, presented a check to Lance Cpl. Jeffrey A. Sanders during a ceremony at Mifflinburg Area High School on Thursday morning. Mr. Sanders, a Millmont resident and 2001 graduate of Mifflinburg Area High School, attended Penn State’s Altoona campus...

He served his country as an ideal soldier and became a disabled veteran along the way. So what is the Army doing calling him back just days before his term of service expires? Jason Cordova was an ideal military recruit. In 1993, the Buffalo, NY native enrolled at Canisius College, a Jesuit institution with a strong Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program that feeds the U.S. Army officers in the Buffalo area. He studied military communications, and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant. Upon his graduation in 1997, Cordova was upgraded to a Communications Commander with the Army Special Forces...

The sunlit third-floor physical therapy room at Walter Reed Army Medical Center is not for the faint of heart. A young woman sits on a stationary bike, her left leg severed at the knee, a crosshatch of stitches closing the wound. A thin young man with a spider web of facial scars sits quietly working with a therapist, his left arm a stump. Other amputees try out their artificial legs, balancing precariously on crutches. Here, the wounds of war are fresh — even for 81-year-old former Sen. Bob Dole, a World War II veteran who cheated death 60 years ago,...

VAIL, Colo., Feb. 24, 2005 – Vail Resorts has joined the Defense Department's "America Supports You" campaign, an ongoing nationwide program designed to showcase America's support to the men and women of the Armed Forces. Vail Mountain and the Vail community will host 19 soldiers over the weekend of February 24-27. These soldiers are all recuperating from the loss of a limb, having been treated at the Walter Reed Army Medical Hospital in Washington, D.C. This is the second annual Vail Veterans' Ski Weekend, and provides the opportunity for soldiers who were wounded in action in Iraq to learn to...

WASHINGTON - The waiting can go on for years. Bureaucratic mistakes are far too common, by the government's admission. And when veterans finally do win claims for disability compensation, the amount of money they get may vary by the mere happenstance of where they live. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is falling short of its own standards for serving disabled veterans, according to an investigation by the Inquirer Washington Bureau. The VA admits its processes are slow and prone to errors. The number of veterans who have taken steps to appeal an unfavorable decision on disability benefits has grown...

DALLAS - Harold Dean Harris died homeless and destitute in an abandoned building and might have gone to a pauper's grave if not for the military papers found in his wallet. An Army veteran, he was buried Thursday with full military honors. No friends or family came, and no old Army buddies swapped stories. But it was a soldier's farewell, the morning air broken by a 21-gun salute fired by a group of paralyzed veterans. Harris, 63, and another homeless Army veteran, Hayden Glyn Kresge, 53, were laid to rest at Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery because of a partnership between...

In 1966, my friend Fred was sent to Vietnam and was a door gunner on a Huey helicopter gunship. You won't hear it from him, so I will let you know that Fred had one of the most dangerous jobs possible in that long ago and divisive war. While Fred's ship went down more than 10 times in action, he came home without a scratch. Welcome home Fred Dague - and thank you. Unlike Fred, in 1970 after observing my 18th birthday in a Marine Corps boot camp, I was fortunate enough to have been assigned duty in sunny southern...

On the Cover: B.D. a beloved character in Garry Trudeau's comic strip "Doonesbury," is comforted by wife Boopsie and friend Zonker, during physical therapy. In April, Trudeau explored the often ignored hardships faced by those who bear the scars of war when B.D., an Army public affairs officer serving in Iraq, lost his leg in battle. The image originally appeared in "Rolling Stone" magazine (Aug 5, 2004). Trudeau also allowed the DAV to use his artwork for thec2004 Veterans Day poster. For more on Trudeau and his aetwork, see page 5.