Legion counting on new VA secretary to keep promises
New VA Secretary Hits the Ground Running
Message from VA Secretary Dr. David Shulkin
RIP Hal Moore, commander battle of Ia Drang
VA awards 3 university contracts promoting community
engagement with national cemeteries
Veterans Sound Off On VA Bonuses Paid Out Despite Backlog
‘Slip Up’
Helping homeless Veterans does not end with housing them
Ask a recruiter: What are the best benefits to working at
VA? We chat with a member of our National Healthcare Recruitment team to get
his take
Featured Article - Seasonal Affective Disorder
Native American Veterans Memorial called 'long overdue'
American Legion asks VA Secretary to reverse Black Hills
call
Head of AFGE Urges Lawmakers to Protect Workers’
Representation Rights
On Tuesday, 02/14/17, the House Veterans’ Affairs
Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs held a hearing to
discuss how new processes and IT systems, specifically the National Query
System, are impacting VA’s ability to process timely decisions for disability
claims. look to implement changes as soon as possible. View the hearing webcast:
The VFW, alongside the American Legion, Student Veterans
of America and the Department of Veterans Affairs, partook in a panel
discussion with the National Association of State Approving Agencies (NASAA) to
talk about veterans using their GI Bill benefits and the role of state
approving agencies. Learn more about NASSA:
All honorably discharged veterans will soon be able to
shop online on the websites offered by the Army and Air Force Exchange Service,
the Navy Exchange, the Marine Corps Exchange and the Coast Guard Exchange. Read
the Military Times article:
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced the
identification of remains of one American who had been missing in action from
World War II. Returning home for burial with full military honors is:
-- Navy Fire Controlman 3rd Class Robert L. Pribble.
Top 10 Unmet Needs for Wounded Warriors
Cost of Living Allowance (COLA)
17TH ANNUAL HEALING AND RECONCILIATION JOURNEY TO VIET
NAM Oct 31 -Nov. 14, 2017
A new House bill (H.R. 1001, the Veterans Federal Hiring
Protection Act of 2017) would “exempt certain veterans and other individuals”
from the federal hiring freeze ordered by President Donald Trump on Jan. 23.
“President Trump’s federal hiring freeze makes it difficult for veterans
looking for employment in the federal government across the country,” said Rep.
Stephen Lynch (D-Mass.), the sponsor of the bill, in a press release. There are
more than 600,000 veterans currently in federal jobs, making up more than 30
percent of the entire federal workforce, according to the release. “Veterans
have earned their hiring preference,” Lynch said, “and I am deeply concerned
that the federal hiring freeze will disproportionately hurt America’s
veterans.”
Soaring Valor
PVA Leader Recognized for Positive Impact on Veteran
Advocacy
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund receives $10 million grant
from Lilly Endowment Inc. for campaign to build the Education Center at The
Wall
VA supports ‘Great American Spit Out,’ encouraging
Veterans to quit smokeless tobacco
VA offering up to $8 million in grants for
adaptive-sports programs that aid disabled Veterans
Watch veterans and service members sharing their
experiences with TBI recovery
Policy Sitrep: IAVA Member Survey Numbers Are In!
Statement of Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary
David Shulkin on Acting Deputy Secretary
Statement of Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary
David Shulkin on Senior Personnel
Want To Know Why The VA Claims
Backlog Increased Last Month?
Top Priority: Shulkin Wants To Eliminate Veterans Choice
Program Restrictions
VA study highlights benefits of enhanced aspirin in
preventing certain cancers
RAO Bulletin
A Few Good Men, Too Many Chemicals: Toxic Exposure of US
Marines and Government Lies – Robert O’Dowd
The DCNF: New Interim VA Chief Of Staff Orchestrated Wait
List Stonewall
Agent Orange Song - Country Joe Mcdonald (with
lyrics)
Veteran Organizations Reject Veterans’ Right To Pick
Where They Get Care
What's in the VA secretary's 10-point plan to reform his
department?
Here are 10 ways Shulkin plans to modernize the VA
Veteran Town Hall Meetings in VISN4
VA partnership provides community organizations with path
to support homeless Veterans
Watch VA’s YouTube Live Q&A with Secretary Shulkin
Addiction recovery methods found useful in treating some
Veterans with PTSD
VA Secretary Shulkin speaks with Veterans at American
Legion conference
Women Veterans participation in the Million Veteran
Program vital to improved care
Decoding the relationship between PTSD and heart disease:
Research Update: The effect of emotional trauma on the heart
VFW National Commander Brian Duffy testified on Wednesday
03/01/17 before 23 members of the House and Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committees
on issues important to America’s veterans, service members and their families.
https://www.veterans.senate.gov/hearings/legislative-presentation-of-veterans-of-foreign-wars-030117
The three Independent Budget (IB) coauthors (VFW, DAV and
PVA) released a fiscal year 2018 recommendation on March 3, 2017, that calls
for an 8.3 percent increase in medical care funding for the Department of
Veterans Affairs.
The Vietnam Veterans
Memorial Fund is accepting applications for Vietnam veterans to be honored at
the 2017 In Memory ceremony on June 17 on the east knoll of the Vietnam
Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.
The Commandant of the
Marine Corps General Robert B. Neller is encouraging all Marines to “get
connected … Reach out, catch up, and when needed, help others” by using a new
Marine Corps web page designed to facilitate unit reunions.
The Defense POW/MIA
Accounting Agency announced the identification of remains of Army Sgt. 1st
Class Robert R. Cummings, 20, of Manistique, Michigan, will be buried March 4
in Clarksville, Tennessee.
The Defense POW/MIA
Accounting Agency announced the identification of remains of Navy Steward’s
Mate 1st Class Cyril I.
The Defense
POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced the identification of remains of Navy
Fireman 1st Class Lawrence H.
The Defense
POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced the identification of remains of Navy
Seaman 1st Class Paul S.
The Defense
POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced the identification of remains of Navy
Fireman 1st Class Walter B.
http://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/Recent-News-Stories/Article/1093613/uss-oklahoma-sailor-from-world-war-ii-identified-rogers/
Anthem Veterans Memorial
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VA Gives Away $3.2 Million In
Office Space To Union On Taxpayer Dime
VA OIG Administrative
Investigation Advisories
VA Costs Could Balloon With
‘Choice’ Reform, New ‘AO’ Ailments - See more at:
Burn Pit Study Released
Assessment of the Department of
Veterans Affairs Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry
http://agentorangezone.blogspot.com/2017/03/assessment-of-department-of-veterans.html
"Just Won't Touch Me
Now" - Bernie Townsend
2017 American Legion National
Commander testimony: American Legion National Commander Charles Schmidt
addresses Legion family members during the 2017 Commander’s Call.
Modernizing VA 'is long overdue,' Shulkin says
Stop Wasting America’s Money on Privatization
AGENT ORANGE TOWN HALL MEETING SCHEDULE
USEPA to help Guam test for Agent Orange
This week in 1983 - EPA to buy Times Beach, Missouri,
after dioxin sprayed
VA to Begin Processing Camp Lejeune Toxic Water Claims
Wyden, Merkley Co-sponsor Bill to Bring “Atomic Cleanup
Veterans” The Health Care They Need
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