MuskogeePhoenix.com, Muskogee, OK

Local News

Discussion

September 29, 2011

P.M. UPDATE: Cherokee Nation offers program for combat veterans

The Cherokee Nation is partnering with the Tulsa Vet Center to offer area combat veterans help in readjusting to a peaceful civilian life, according to a media release.

The TVC is an extension of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Matthew Tiger is a readjustment counselor with the TVC, and he works in its Tahlequah outreach station, located in the main Cherokee Nation tribal complex. He offers counseling to veterans and their families, individually and in groups.  

Tiger is forming a support group for combat veterans who have served in war zones during conflicts ranging from World War II to the Global War on Terrorism. Tiger said groups like the one he is putting together can be beneficial to veterans returning home from the battlefield and adjusting to peacetime life. He said many times there are barriers to gaining a veteran’s trust, and they often isolate themselves. But when veterans come together, they tend to be more comfortable and less guarded.

The combat veterans support group and other TVC services are available to veterans eligible for VA benefits. Meetings will regularly be held at Cherokee Nation facilities in Tahlequah and are open to all combat veterans, regardless of whether they are Native American.

Information: Tiger: (918) 453-5693 or matthew-tiger@cherokee.org.

Text Only
Local News
AP Video
Tornadoes, Storms Strike Midwest 'Babyland': Camp Lejeune's Toxic Legacy? Raw: Heavy Tornado Damage in Shawnee, Okla Probe Begins After Conn. Commuter Trains Crash NTSB Begins Investigation Into Conn. Train Crash Lotto Fever Sweeps the Country Conn. Commuter Trains Collide; 60 Go to Hospital Coffee Run Leads to Hatchet Hitchhiker Arrest Fmr. IRS Head Insists No Politics in Targeting CDC: Fecal Bacteria Common in Swimming Pools $1 Million in Jewels Stolen at Cannes Film Fest NM Mom Chases Down Child Abductor Raw: Crash Sends Car Into Fla. Pool Raw: Obama Sits Down With Elementary Kids Raw: Bear Falls From Tampa Tree Ousted IRS Chief: Errors Not Caused by Politics Terror Suspect Due in Court in Idaho Friday Raw: Driver Ejected From Truck, Over Bridge Could Tobacco Be the Next Biofuel? Wash. State Releases Draft Rules for Legal Pot
Poll

Are the IRS, Benghazi and AP phone warrant scandals vital issues, or a distraction from more important business the nation should deal with?

Vital
Distraction
     View Results
Featured Ads
Parade
Magazine
Click HERE to read all your Parade favorites including Hollywood Wire, Celebrity interviews and photo galleries, Food recipes and cooking tips, Games and lots more.
Stocks