Traumatized veterans find relief on horseback
September is Suicide Prevention Month
Statement From VA Secretary Robert A. McDonald on
Commission on Care Report
Statement by the Press Secretary on the President’s
Response to the Commission on Care Report
Homeless Veterans
VA whistleblower fired after reporting 30 lost cars,
credit card abuse
Gen. Vessey, led America’s efforts to account for our
nation’s missing personnel, dies at 94
The Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban
Development, along with the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness, announced
last month that the number of veterans experiencing homelessness in the United
States has been cut nearly in half since 2010. While the government did not
meet its goal to end veterans’ homelessness by the end of 2015, all agencies
can be credited with dropping the total number of homeless veterans down from
76,000 to around 40,000 on any given night nationwide. The achievement is
largely attributed to more government attention and better public-private
partnerships at the local level. Learn more at:
http://www.defense.gov/News/Article/Article/881729/veteran-homelessness-drops-nearly-50-percent-since-2010/source/GovDelivery
On Aug. 30, VA awarded another $300 million in
grants to the Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) program to assist
extremely low-income veteran families who are in need of permanent housing.
SSVF funding supports outreach, case management and other assistance to prevent
veteran homelessness or to re-house veterans who do become homeless. For more
information, click here: http://www.va.gov/opa/pressrel/pressrelease.cfm?id=2812
To better understand SSVF, please visit:
Researchers with the Department of Veterans Affairs in
Minneapolis performed a study on 85 Gulf War veterans that resulted in the
development of a tentative panel of blood biomarkers that could possibly verify
a diagnosis of Gulf War Illness with 90 percent accuracy. The study will go on
to a larger population of participants for validation of the methods used. For
more information, click here:
In an effort to raise awareness of women veterans’
contributions to the military and society, VA has partnered with Women Veterans
Interactive for a new social media campaign. The campaign launched Sept. 1 and
will continue through Veterans Day weekend. To learn more about the campaign,
visit:
Navy Water Tender 1st Class Walter H. Sollie, of Alabama,
died on Dec. 7, 1941, while stationed aboard the USS Oklahoma, which capsized
after receiving multiple torpedo hits as it was moored off Ford Island in Pearl
Harbor, Hawaii. The battleship suffered 429 casualties that day, second only to
the losses aboard the USS Arizona. Interment services are pending. Read more
at:
Army Cpl. Curtis J. Wells, 19, of Ubly, Mich., will be
buried Sept. 10 in nearby Harbor Beach. In late November 1950, Wells was
assigned to Company C, 65th Engineer Combat Battalion, 25th Infantry Division,
when his company joined with Task Force Wilson to fight in the vicinity of
Unsan, North Korea. The task force was overwhelmed and by Nov. 27, 1950, began
to extricate themselves south. Wells would be reported missing after his unit
regrouped. Read more at:
VA Sloan Gibson Shifts Message, Blames Press For Bad
Scandals
Veterans Affairs Now Owns Largest Genomic Database In
World
Why veterans die by suicide, and how to stop it
Women Veterans Health Care
VA Extends New Hepatitis C Drugs to All Veterans in Its
Health System
ABA President Linda Klein: ABA Veterans Legal Services
will serve those who have risked their lives defending the rule of law
A 1,550-mile bike ride to fight for more names on the
Vietnam memorial, with an assist from a congressman
Military Sexual Trauma and Co-occurring Posttraumatic
Stress Disorder, Depressive Disorders, and Substance Use Disorders among
Returning Afghanistan and Iraq Veterans
Navy weighs e-cigarette ban amid safety concerns
Distance, Delays and Denial: VA's broken transplant
system
The Pentagon is closer to extending a generous new
benefit to millions of veterans
Post-military, taking on a dual role with local vets
Guide and Service Dogs
Honoring Family and Friends Who Care for Veterans
VA Caregiver Support
Missing Appointments Wastes Time and Money
Vaccination
Missing In America Project
TRICARE For Life
Medicare Parts A and B
Start Moving Forward!
Parenting Course
Anger and Irritability Management Skills
Welcome to PTSD Coach Online
State of Women Veterans Social Media Campaign Launched
16TH ANNUAL HEALING AND RECONCILIATION JOURNEY TO VIET
NAM by Soldiers Heart
For House Democrats, a tough call in veterans committee leadership
fight
Veterans Continue Their Mission At Historic Fort
Why MOAA?
Unions, House GOP battle again on VA reform
Here We Go Again, Another Bill Passes For VA
‘Accountability’
Jewish woman in iconic WWII Times Square kiss photo dies
at 92
Let's help the veterans charity Trump spurned get service
dogs for vets
The Veterans First Act, S.2921.
Vet advocates, lawmakers fight for NDAA protection
against less-than-honorable discharges
Vets Poisoned at Camp Lejeune Inch Closer to VA Benefits
VA to Resume Sharing Quality of Care Data with National Consumer
Site
VA now taking health benefits applications by phone
Lawmaker wants to force Congress to use VA health care
The VVA Veteran Online
On 09/13/16, the VFW, VFW Auxiliary and three partnering
organizations launched the new VFW Mental Wellness Campaign at a press event
inside the National Press Club in Washington. A key component of the campaign
is to make communities aware of the five signs of emotional suffering:
personality change, agitation, withdrawal, poor self-care and hopelessness.
Learn more at:
Sequestration, Budget, Veterans Top VFW Legislative
Agenda. Congress, however, would rather
complain instead of fix the VA’s problems
VFW Supports GWOT Memorial Legislation
On 09/14/16, the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
held a hearing to discuss the Commission on Care’s recommendations for
improving how VA provides health care to veterans. Secretary of Veterans
Affairs Robert A. McDonald discussed how the Commission on Care’s
recommendations are closely aligned with a proposal VA has sent Congress and
that VA is ready to enact reforms, but congressional inaction is preventing it
from moving forward. To view a webcast, visit: http://www.veterans.senate.gov/hearings/commission-on-care-report09142016
On 09/14/16, the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
held a hearing to discuss VA’s use of employment settlement agreements. To view the webcast, visit: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1woZ47CTCTM
Miller Commends House Passage of Veterans Bills, which
include the Veterans Care Agreement and West Los Angeles Leasing Act of 2016,
to authorize VA to enter into needed leases in West Los Angeles and improve
leasing practices for VA; the Veterans Mobility Safety Act of 2016 to improve
the standards and quality of vehicles modified with VA adaptive equipment
grants; and H.R. 5937 to authorize the American Battle Monuments
Commission to acquire, operate and
maintain the Lafayette Escadrille Memorial in Marnes-la-Coquette, France. These
bills now head to the Senate, which has been unable to act on the Veterans
First Act that would also authorize VA to move forward with leases in West Los
Angeles.
On 09/15/16, the VFW hosted a group of VSOs and the
former Commandant of the Marine Corps and National Security Advisor, General
James L. Jones (USMC, ret.), to discuss the role trade has on our national
security.
On 09/16/16, the VFW nationwide commemorated National
POW/MIA Recognition Day in honor and recognition of the service and sacrifice
of almost 140,000 former American prisoners of war and the 83,000 Americans who
continue to be listed as missing and unaccounted for from World War II forward.
To read the official presidential proclamation for today, click here: https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2016/09/15/proclamation-national-powmia-recognition-day-2016
To view the POW/MIA Recognition Day ceremony at the
Pentagon, click here:
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency has announced
burial updates and the identification and remains belonging to one Marine and
six soldiers who had been missing in action since World War II and Korea.
Returning home for burial with full military honors are:
-- Marine Pvt. Emmett L. Kines, 24, will be buried Sept.
19 in his hometown of Grafton, W. Va. In November 1943, Kines was assigned to
Company F, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, which landed
against stiff Japanese resistance on the small island of Betio in the Tarawa
Atoll of the Gilbert Islands. After several days of intense fighting at Tarawa,
approximately 1,000 Marines and sailors were killed and more than 2,000 were
wounded, but the Japanese were virtually annihilated. Kines died sometime
during the first day of the battle, Nov. 20, 1943. Read more at:
-- Army Cpl. Wayne Minard, of Sedgwick, Kan., was a
member of Company C, 1st Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry
Division, fighting a delaying action south to Kunu-ri, North Korea. He would be
reported missing in action on Nov. 26, 1950. Interment services are pending. Read
more at: http://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/Recent-News-Stories/Article/942631/soldier-missing-from-korean-war-accounted-for-minard/
-- Army Cpl. David T. Nordin Jr., of Los Angeles, was a
member of Company K, 3rd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry
Division, moving northward toward Unsan, North Korea, when forced to withdraw.
Nordin was reported missing in action on Nov. 28, 1950. It would be later
learned he had been captured but died in a North Korean POW camp. Interment
services are pending. Read more at:
-- Army Sgt. 1st Class Louis M. Baxter was a member of
Headquarters Battery, 57th Field Artillery Battalion, 31st Regimental Combat
Team, 7th Infantry Division, on the east side of the Chosin Reservoir in North
Korea, when his unit was forced into a fighting withdrawal southward. He would
be declare missing in action on Dec. 6, 1950. Interment services are pending.
Read more at: http://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/Recent-News-Stories/Article/942626/soldier-missing-from-korean-war-accounted-for-baxter/
-- Army Cpl. Joseph Trepasso, 20, of Fulton, N.Y., was a
member of Company L, 3rd Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry
Division, on the east side of the Chosin Reservoir in North Korea, when his
unit was forced into a fighting withdrawal southward. He would be declared
missing in action on Dec. 12, 1950. Interment services are pending. Read more
at:
-- Army Pfc. Kenneth Miller was a member of Company K,
3rd Battalion 19th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division, when his unit was
forced to withdraw from their position on April 23, 1951. Interment services
are pending. Read more at:
Congress Must Act So Veterans Don’t Suffer
Camp Lejeune, Water Contamination, and VA Benefits
5 Haunting Portraits Of Post-9/11 Vets
First Ladies Obama and Bush Urge Next President to
Prioritize Veterans
My VA Story
Tell VA: Camp Lejeune Water Contamination
Be There for a Veteran in Crisis
Military veterans are losing GI Bill benefits because of
ITT bankruptcy
First all-women Veterans’ Honor Flight from Columbus
visits D.C. war memorials
With help from VA and its partners, Houston Veteran finds
keys to a car, a home and success
Opioid abuse awareness, Veterans courts focus of
round-table discussion
This Week at VA
Unclaimed Veterans Remains To Be Honored
PVP PRESS RELEASE
Terry Williamson appears on NewsMakers regarding the
Philadelphia Veterans Parade
VA Crisis Line director resigns, text messages go
unanswered
One-Third of Calls to VA Suicide Hotline Don't Get
Answered: Ex-Director
600,000 Veterans May Go Without Health Insurance Next
Year: Report
VA Chief Sees Congress Letting Politics Slow Veteran
Reforms
Veterans Denied Millions in Benefits by VA
The VA’s Faltering Battle Against Veteran Suicide: New
York City cut its murder rate. Congress and the White House can help the VA cut
the suicide rate.
Liberty War Bird Association - Home
Ernest Kaufman
Philadelphia Veterans House
Veterans, soldiers tout pot benefits in fight against
PTSD, opiate addiction
Medical benefits of weed
Salute 2 Service
The Veterans Group: A Community Of The Brave
A General’s New Mission: Leading a Charge Against PTSD
More than 200 veterans died while waiting for treatment
at just ONE VA hospital, damning report reveals
Hundreds of veterans died waiting for care at Phoenix VA
hospital, watchdog report finds
Deadly Delays In Care Continue At Phoenix VA Hospital
Money-making scheme targets older people and veterans
Pennsylvania Veterans' Memorial
City & State PA’s Veterans Awards: NOMINATIONS ARE
NOW OPEN!
PA State Civil Service Commission has employment
opportunities
DMVA offers positions all around the Commonwealth for
veterans and their families in a variety of fields.
http://www.dmva.pa.gov/dmvaoffices/Human-Resources/Pages/default.aspx
http://www.dmva.pa.gov/dmvaoffices/Human-Resources/Pages/default.aspx
Explore the benefits of continuing your career
at VA
The Veteran Farming Program Coordinator at Rodale
Institute in Kutztown, PA is responsible for managing and marketing the aspects
of two programs, the DelVal-Rodale Organic Farming Program and the Veteran
Farmer Training Program (VFTP). This position will report directly to the
Communications Director. Please send resume, cover letter, and salary
requirements to: elaine.macbeth@rodaleinstitute.org
Representative John Taylor’s Senior Expo, Oct. 14, 2016,
10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Cohox Recreation
Center, 2901 Cedar Street, Philadelphia, PA 19134 (Philadelphia County). POC: Lynn Adair 215-425-0901.
Delaware Valley Veterans' Home Fall Craft and
Vendor Show, Oct. 22, 2016, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
2701 Southhampton Road, Philadelphia, PA 19154 (Philadelphia
County). POC: 215-856-2746
http://www.dmva.pa.gov/stateveteranshomes/delaware-valley-veterans/Pages/default.aspx
http://www.dmva.pa.gov/stateveteranshomes/delaware-valley-veterans/Pages/default.aspx
Indiantown Gap National Cemetery Veterans Day
Program, Nov. 6, 2016, 2 p.m.
Pennsylvania Veterans' Memorial, RR # 2, Indiantown Gap Road, Annville,
PA 17003 (Lebanon County)
http://www.ldnews.com/story/news/local/2016/10/05/indiantown-gap-national-cemetery-observe-veterans-day/91598696/
http://www.ldnews.com/story/news/local/2016/10/05/indiantown-gap-national-cemetery-observe-veterans-day/91598696/
The application deadline for the 2017 VFW-SVA Legislative
Fellowship has been extended to October 28, 2016. The program, with all travel expenses
covered, is for VFW members who attend a college or university with a Student
Veterans of America chapter. For more information, including the topics for
research and the application link, click here:
VFW-SVA Legislative Fellowship Application
The Department of Veterans Affairs partnered with Lean In
Women Veterans to launch the campaign “I Serve” in efforts to highlight women
veterans who have answered the call to duty. To participate, female veterans
are asked to record a 15-second video on their phones reading a specific
script–– “I am (name), and this is what a veteran looks like…” (Pause) “I
serve/served!” To learn more about the
campaign, visit:
The National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
released their quarterly report on October 11, 2016. This is believed to be mostly due to factors
of stress and external environmental factors increased by PTSD that lead to
poor physical health. Researchers also believe that mental health directly
impacts the physiology of individuals just as much as their external
environment. To read the full report, visit:
Collaboration is the key to getting effective PTSD
treatments to veterans
http://www.militarytimes.com/articles/collaboration-is-the-key-to-getting-effective-ptsd-treatments-to-veterans
This week (ending 10/14/16), the Department of Defense
announced it would modify its initial rollout of its new electronic health care
record, Military Health System (MHS) GENESIS. DOD will begin the new health
care record at Fairchild Air Force Base this calendar year and expand to other
inpatient facilities in the Pacific Northwest by June 2017. DOD is still on
track for full implementation by 2022. To learn more about MHS GENESIS, visit:
Launch of new military health records system delayed
until early 2017
http://www.militarytimes.com/articles/mhs-genesis-delayed-feb-2017
The Department of Veterans Affairs has created free,
online and confidential training for service members and veterans to learn
skills and tools to manage stress and to overcome life’s challenges such as
parenting, financial difficulties and adjustment issues. To learn more, visit: http://www.veterantraining.va.gov/
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced the
identification of remains of three Americans returning home for burial with
full military honors:
Navy Seaman 2nd Class James N. Phipps, 24, of Rainier,
Ore. returning home for burial with full military honors:
Pfc. James S. Smith, 19, will be buried Oct. 17 in his
hometown of Liberty, Miss. returning home for burial with full military honors:
Army Air Forces 1st Lt. Donald L. Beals, 22, of
Brookings, S.D., returning home for burial with full military honors:
A federal appeals court has allowed NAUS, the Veterans of
Foreign Wars, AMVETS, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America and eight other
groups to join the lawsuit between Helman and the VA. They argue the law used to fire her is
constitutional and should be upheld.
‘Whole bunch’ of facts don’t support Obama’s claim that
many VA bosses were fired over scandal
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2016/10/12/obamas-claim-a-whole-bunch-of-people-who-are-in-charge-of-va-facilities-were-fired-over-wait-times/
Support Justice for Blue Water Sailor Vietnam Veterans!
Philadelphia Veteran discusses how Veterans Court gave
him his life back
Making improvements at the Department of Veterans Affairs
VA Seeks to Extend Gulf War Syndrome Filing Deadline
Cybersecurity Awareness
Ten things most Veterans don’t know about VA home loans
VLER Health
Helping his fellow vets make the post-retirement
transition
Chester native’s Navy career has surprise ending
Have You or Someone You Know Had a Traumatic Brain
Injury, Also Known as 'TBI'?
Meditation for the Busy Mind
LVMAC Tidbit — New Director for Wilkes-Barre VA Medical
Center Has Arrived
American Legion on bonuses: ‘We stand with the soldiers
of the Guard’
Hanoi Hannah, Vietnam war propaganda radio presenter,
dies aged 87
Tiny Homes Built for Veterans by Veterans
Arlington National Cemetery bans pets, bicyclists
Did Major VSOs Sell Out Veterans At Phoenix VA?
Board Veterans Forum And Its VA Law Library Goldmine
IAVA Founder & CEO talks with NBC Nightly News
Controversial Proposal for Nurses Could Expand Access to
Care for Veterans
Oregon Steps in to Serve Veterans when Feds Fail
Dr. Orange: The Secret Nemesis of Sick Vets
VA picks Springfield location for new clinic
Veterans Day Free Meals 2016
Life as a Ritchie Boy
Job Opportunities: Browse through available
"Veterans Multi-Service Center" job opportunities in Philadelphia and
surrounding areas. Click the link below to see available openings.
Below find list of approved parade participants, along
with final staging location and line of march number
http://www.phillyveteransparade.org/approved-applications-2016/
The Real 'Hacksaw Ridge' Soldier Saved 75 Souls Without
Ever Carrying A Gun
The T-28 Warbird Aerobatic Formation Demonstration Team
Veterans Airlift Command
Grit and Gallantry: An Excerpt From a Pearl Harbor
Survivor's Memoir
Writing My Wrongs: Life, Death, and Redemption in an
American Prison
BUSTED: Baller VA Attorney Misused NVVF Charity Funds, VA
Resources
SSDI Veterans Day Initiative Speeds Up Veterans
Disability Insurance
Scope Of VA TBI Scandal Exposed In TV Special
Veterans Choice Reversal Doubles Access To Non-VA Care
VA Pays Millions For Spin-And-Stonewall Machine
Illegal VA Complaints Strategy Against Veterans Exposed
Bruce Springsteen Rescued by Veterans on Veterans Day
After Motorcycle Breaks Down
Women's Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery at Risk
of Closing
With Trump, Investors See Profits Again in For-Profit
Colleges
Most Female Vets Feel Service Isn't Valued, Survey Finds
VA Scraps Rule to Allow Sex-Change Surgeries Over Funding
Next VA Secretary? 84 Percent Veterans Prefer Jeff Miller
To Scott Brown
MyVA Putting Veterans First - Report
A Conversation With Sebastian Junger: The author of ‘The
Perfect Storm’ talks about his new book, ‘Tribe,’ and his views on how society
is failing returning veterans
Lawmakers Reach a Compromise to Help California Soldiers
ordered to repay enlistment bonuses
Senators, Military Specialists Say Army Report On
Dismissed Soldiers Is Troubling
Maggot-gate: VA Staff Quit After Maggots Found In Elderly
Veteran
Exclusive: Internal documents detail secret VA quality
ratings
GAO Report: Veterans Affairs Still Failing Women Veterans
Letter to the Editor of USA Today, Dated December 8, 2016
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