Clarence Hill, national commander of the American Legion, is up on the times. He's up on Facebook and uses Twitter daily. He's recruited about 68,000 young veterans and he credits it to the Internet.

The more veterans in the American Legion, the more clout they have on Capitol Hill for veterans issues.

[(Middleton, Pa.) Press and Journal]

Returning after being deployed to Afghanistan or Iraq, some police officers show reactions more suitable to the war zones than to America. This has been a problem facing police departments says a study from the International Association of Chiefs of Police and the U.S. Bureau of Justice Assistance, along with interviews conducted by the Associated Press. [Associated Press via the Sacramento Bee]

Sgt. Daniel Wimmer couldn't shake the PTSD that came from the Persian Gulf War. Even his marriage and newborn twins couldn't help. Finally, he hanged himself - and the family left behind with stress that the military is only now realizing. [McClatchy]