He participated in the first Veterans' Administration Satellite Telemedicine broadcast, anticipated the use of virtual reality in therapy, and devised an unusual method to illuminate emotional conflicts: on a split screen, patients saw two profiles of their own face, one recorded from the left side and the other from the right — the two "faces" embodying contrary urges, Dr. Alger argued.
More than two million veterans, a much bigger number than anticipated, took up the offer, and by 1950 the government had spent more money on tuition and other college costs than on the Marshall Plan.
Instead, he was the main attraction at the week's most eagerly anticipated concert, a benefit for veterans, held in a white tent just outside the Convention's security perimeter.
It's possible that the $10 billion set aside for private care might be insufficient should more veterans opt out of the system than anticipated.
The five-time Oscar winner -- who also garnered awards for "Fiddler on the Roof," "Jaws," "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" and "Schindler's List" -- joins a slate of "Star Wars" veterans who have signed on to the highly anticipated J.J. Abrams update.
Overall, more than three quarters of a million veterans are currently unemployed, with an additional one million anticipated to leave service this year through 2017.
Further adding to strains on the department, more young veterans have been seeking care from the system than had been anticipated, possibly because they do not have private health insurance.
"Mission: Impossible ― Rogue Nation" and "Terminator Genisys" were two of this summer's most hotly anticipated blockbusters, and both were loaded with star power from veteran Hollywood actors Tom Cruise, 53, and Arnold Schwarzenegger, 68.
They had hoped to get more money from rookie pay to divert to veterans and were surprised by how hard veteran players fought for rookies — an argument that, Mara said, took much longer than he anticipated to settle, holding up the resolution of the deal.
Fassel anticipated the Giants would be without Allen, Peterson and middle linebacker Micheal Barrow today, in addition to those veterans lost earlier in the season.
