About: JoshuaMPatton

JoshuaMPatton
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Joshua M. Patton is both a freelance writer and veteran of both the Bosnia peacekeeping mission and Operation Iraqi Freedom. He is currently majoring in English Writing and Literature at the University of Pittsburgh and a member of the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, the largest organization of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans in existence. His passions, other than veterans' issues are reading and his daughter, Madison. You can follow Joshua on twitter at- http://twitter.com/JoshuaMPatton

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Veterans in Popculture

I often have a problem with how the veteran, specifically the Iraq and Afghanistan veteran, is portrayed in movies, television, and other areas of entertainment.


Veterans’ Jobs Bill Passes, but all Benefits Not Safe from Cuts

Veteran unemployment has been higher than the national average for a long time and with the focus of Washington on the economy and jobs, the way legislators addressed this problem would be important.


Schooling For Profit

For-profit schools are very expensive but accredited schools whose wheelhouse has been online learning. Much their profits have come from government programs like military tuition assistance, veterans’ benefits, and federally-funded student loans.


Never Forget

9/11 was a unique moment in which America could have firmly taken hold of the world with a message of hope and survival. Only that didn’t happen.


What Libya Means to Foreign Policy: Winning Wars With Less Boots on the Ground

Where America is concerned, this is once instance in which political expressions of war-philosophy and the partisan bickering may have helped the cause rather than hindered it.


Solving the Problem of Veteran Unemployment: What Works and What Doesn’t

The fruit of efforts to address the gap between civilian unemployment and veteran unemployment, are now drawing criticism. So which efforts work and which do not?


Heroes of All Types In Pittsburgh

More than 600 veteran athletes took part in the 31st Annual Wheelchair Games in Pittsburgh last week.


Defense and the Deficit

How do defense cuts affect veterans? Are veteran benefits safe from the chopping block?


Surprise Homecoming

Surprise Homecoming sounds like the perfect hour of television, but why do I hate it?


Post 9/11 GI Bill: Major Victory Yet Still Needs Work

The Post-9/11 GI Bill was a major victory for today’s generation of veterans. However, it was not a perfect bill.


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