Sunday, October 20, 2019

Veterans related links 102019



Unclaimed insurance funds are owed to certain current and former policyholders or their beneficiaries. The money is owed to individuals whom we have been unable to locate in order to make payment. The Insurance policies involved are/were under the following programs:

Vietnam Veterans of America

The VVA Veteran

The Veterans Health Council

Veterans plead with Trump to lift delay on Blue Water veterans claims

TESTER TO VA: ‘END THE WAIT’ FOR VIETNAM VETERANS EXPOSED TO AGENT ORANGE.  At a press conference, Ranking Member stands with veterans and urges VA to process the claims of veterans eligible for benefits & expand the list of presumptive health outcomes related to Agent Orange

Abilene is the First City in Texas to House All its Homeless Veterans

Veterans exposed to Agent Orange, burn pits need help now, Congress tells VA and DoD

CMCVAMC FY20 Town Hall Dates

Understanding Suicide Out of the Shadows … Into the Light

Here's Your 2020 Military Retiree, VA and Social Security Pay Bump

Court Withdraws Opinion Saying Military Retirees Shouldn't Be Court-Martialed

CRH Americas Veteran Employer Profile

VA Not Doing Enough to Protect Veterans from Scams, GAO Finds

Just What Is Open Season and Why Should You Care?

15 Years After the Iraq War's Deadliest Battle, Marines Fight to Save Their Comrades

Gulf War Illness Awareness Conference Part 1

STATEMENT OF JOHN D. DAIGH, JR, MD, CPA, ASSISTANT INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR HEALTHCARE INSPECTIONS, OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND INVESTIGATIONS, COMMITTEE ON VETERANS’ AFFAIRS, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, HEARING ON BROKEN PROMISES: ASSESSING VA’S SYSTEMS FOR PROTECTING VETERANS FROM CLINICAL HARM, OCTOBER 16, 2019

The Sullivan Brothers and the Sinking of the USS Juneau

Veteran furious with CVS manager’s handling of military photo; manager calls police

NIGHTMARE UP NORTH–B-52S OVER HANOI IN LINEBACKER II

Sailing True North: TEN ADMIRALS AND THE VOYAGE OF CHARACTER

Serving NATO And The Navy, James Stavridis Looked To These Leaders For Lessons

Sailing True North: Ten Admirals and the Voyage of Character

SAILING TRUE NORTH: Ten Admirals and the Voyage of Character

Veterans Benefits Expo

Flyer for above expo

A Vietnam vet found covered in ant bites is forcing the Atlanta VA to finally reckon with years of dangerous practices

RAO Bulletin Update 15 October 2019

Mil Hist - WWI Battles Champagne (2nd) & Artois (3rd)

RAO Bulletin 191015 (HTML Edition)

23rd Annual Reading of the Names

HELP US DONATE 20K on Veterans Day

TAKE ACTION NOW: Help Us Stop the Deportation of Veteran Jose Segovia Benitez!

Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection Summary Report, Fiscal Year 2018

Here’s How the VA Will Share Your Medical Records in 2020, and How to Opt Out

COLA Increase Watch 2020

Brace yourselves: some Tricare drug costs will see a major increase next year

Copayments & Cost-Shares

VFW Action Corps Weekly October 18, 2019

Veterans Legacy Program

Markup of H.R. 4625, H.R. 3749, H.R. 4613, H.R. 4477, H.R. 4162, and H.R. 561

Breast Cancer Awareness

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced that returning home for burial with full military honors is Marine Corps Pfc. Louis Wiesehan Jr., who was a member of Company F, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, which landed against stiff Japanese resistance on the small island of Betio in the Tarawa Atoll of the Gilbert Islands. Over several days of intense fighting at Tarawa, approximately 1,000 Marines and sailors were killed, including Wiesehan on the second day of battle, Nov. 21, 1943. Interment services are pending. Read about Wiesehan;

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced that returning home for burial with full military honors is Marine Corps Pfc. Robert J. Hatch, who was a member of Company D, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, Fleet Marine Force, which landed against stiff Japanese resistance on the small island of Betio in the Tarawa Atoll of the Gilbert Islands. Over several days of intense fighting at Tarawa, approximately 1,000 Marines and sailors were killed, including Hatch on the third day of battle, Nov. 22, 1943. Interment services are pending. Read about Hatch:

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced that returning home for burial with full military honors is Marine Corps Reserve Pfc. John R. Bayens, who was a member of Company B, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, Fleet Marine Force, which landed against stiff Japanese resistance on the small island of Betio in the Tarawa Atoll of the Gilbert Islands. Over several days of intense fighting at Tarawa, approximately 1,000 Marines and sailors were killed, including Bayens on the third day of battle, Nov. 22, 1943. Interment services are pending. Read about Bayens:

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced that returning home for burial with full military honors is Marine Corps Reserve 1st Lt. Justin G. Mills, who was a member of Company C, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, Fleet Marine Force, which landed against stiff Japanese resistance on the small island of Betio in the Tarawa Atoll of the Gilbert Islands. Over several days of intense fighting at Tarawa, approximately 1,000 Marines and sailors were killed, including Mills on the first day of battle, Nov. 20, 1943. Read about Mills:

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced that returning home for burial with full military honors is Marine Corps Pfc. Quentin W. McCall, 22, of Union Church, Miss., who was a member of Company I, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, Fleet Marine Force. McCall landed on the island of Betio in the Tarawa Atoll of the Gilbert Islands. Over several days of intense fighting at Tarawa, approximately 1,000 Marines and sailors were killed, including McCall on the fourth day of the battle, Nov. 23, 1943. Interment services are pending. Read about McCall: https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/PressReleaseArticleView/Article/1991292/marine-accounted-for-from-world-war-ii-mccall-q/
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced that returning home for burial with full military honors is Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. Earl F. Ferguson, 26, of Minneapolis, Minn., who was a pilot assigned to the 329th Bombardment Squadron, 93rd Bombardment Group (Heavy), 8th Air Force. Ferguson was the co-pilot of a B-24 aircraft on Aug. 1, 1943, when it crashed as a result of enemy anti-aircraft fire during Operation Tidal Wave, the largest bombing mission against the oil fields and refineries at Ploiesti, north of Bucharest, Romania. His remains were not identified following the war. Interment services are pending. Read about Ferguson: https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/PressReleaseArticleView/Article/1991257/pilot-accounted-for-from-world-war-ii-ferguson-e/
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced that returning home for burial with full military honors is Navy Seaman 2nd Class Hubert P. Hall, 20, of Floyd County, Ky., whose identification was initially announced in August, and who will be buried in the spring of 2020 at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, in Honolulu. Hall was stationed aboard the USS Oklahoma, which was moored at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, when the ship was attacked by Japanese aircraft on Dec. 7, 1941. The USS Oklahoma was hit multiple times which caused it to capsize quickly and caused the deaths of 429 crewmen, including Hall. Read about Hall: https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/PressReleaseArticleView/Article/1935061/uss-oklahoma-sailor-accounted-for-from-world-war-ii-hall-h/
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced that returning home for burial with full military honors is Army Sgt. Billy J. Maxwell, 19, of Hogansville, Ga., whose identification was initially announced in August, and who will be buried Nov. 9, in his hometown. Maxwell was a member of Heavy Mortar Company, 3rd Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division. He was reported missing in action on Nov. 30, 1950, when his unit engaged against enemy forces near the Chosin Reservoir, North Korea. His remains could not be recovered following the battle. Read about Maxwell: https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/PressReleaseArticleView/Article/1930623/soldier-accounted-for-from-korean-war-maxwell-b/
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced that returning home for burial with full military honors is Army Pfc. Donald E. Mangan, 26, of Elkton, S.D., whose identification was initially announced in August, and who will be buried Oct. 22 in Gig Harbor, Wash. Mangan was a member of Company C, 1st Battalion, 112th Infantry Regiment, 28th Infantry Division. He was reported missing in action on Sept. 17, 1944, after his unit was attacked by enemy forces near Wettlingen, Germany. His remains could not be recovered after the attack. Read about Mangan: https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/PressReleaseArticleView/Article/1928647/soldier-accounted-for-from-world-war-ii-mangan-d/
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced that returning home for burial with full military honors is Army Cpl. Robert L. Bray, 18, of Chillicothe, Ohio, whose identification was initially announced in June, and who will be buried Nov. 6 in Bainbridge, Ohio. Bray was a member of Company C, 1st Battalion, 34th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Regiment. He was reported missing in action on July 20, 1950, when he could not be accounted for following his unit fighting in a defensive action against enemy forces near Taejon, South Korea. The Army declared him deceased on Dec. 31, 1953. Read about Bray: https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/PressReleaseArticleView/Article/1870655/soldier-accounted-for-from-korean-war-bray-r/
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced that returning home for burial with full military honors is Army Cpl. Ysabel A. Ortiz, 19, of El Monte, Calif., whose identification was initially announced in August, and who will be buried Oct. 28 in Riverside, Calif. Ortiz was a member of Battery D, 15th Anti-aircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion, 7th Infantry Division. He was reported missing in action on Dec. 2, 1950, when enemy forces attacked his unit near the Chosin Reservoir, North Korea. His remains could not be recovered following the attack. Read about Ortiz: https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/PressReleaseArticleView/Article/1932578/soldier-accounted-for-from-korean-war-ortiz-y/
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced that returning home for burial with full military honors is Army Sgt. David A. Feriend, 23, of Fife Lake, Mich., whose identification was initially announced in August, was buried Oct. 13 in Kingsley, Mich. Feriend was a member of Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division. He was reported missing in action on Dec. 6, 1950, in the vicinity of the Chosin Reservoir, North Korea. Following the battle, his remains could not be recovered. Read about Feriend: https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/PressReleaseArticleView/Article/1931538/soldier-accounted-for-from-korean-war-feriend-d/

HOUSE PASSES FOUR BIPARTISAN BILLS FOR VETERANS
H.R. 95, (Rep. Brownley) To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of the amounts of certain per diem grants.
H.R. 2385, (Rep. Lamb) To permit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a grant program to conduct cemetery research and produce educational materials for the Veterans Legacy Program.
H.R. 1199, (Rep. Luria) To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a study regarding the accessibility of websites of the Department of Veterans Affairs to individuals with disabilities.
H.R. 2334, (Rep. Conaway) To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Odessa, Texas, as the ‘‘Wilson and Young Medal of Honor VA Clinic’’

H.R.4285 — Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2019 Became Public Law No: 116-61 on 09/30/2019.

H.R.3504 — Ryan Kules Specially Adaptive Housing Improvement Act of 2019 Passed the House and went to the Senate on 7/24/19.

H.R.2942 — HEALTH Act Passed the House and went to the Senate on 7/24/19.

H.R.2359 — Whole Veteran Act Passed the House and went to the Senate on 05/22/2019.

H.R.2340 — FIGHT Veteran Suicides Act Passed the House and went to the Senate on 05/22/2019.

H.R.2334 — To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Odessa, Texas, as the "Wilson and Young Medal of Honor VA Clinic" Passed the House and went to the Senate on 10/16/2019.

H.R.2333 — Support for Suicide Prevention Coordinators Act Passed the House and went to the Senate on 5/22/2019.

H.R.2326 — Navy SEAL Chief Petty Officer William "Bill" Mulder (Ret.) Transition Improvement Act of 2019 Passed the House and went to the Senate on 5/22/2019.

H.R.2196 — To amend title 38, United States Code, to reduce the credit hour requirement for the Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship program of the Department of Veterans Affairs Became Public Law No: 116-36 on 07/31/2019.

H.R.2109 — BRAVE Act Passed the House and went to the Senate on 06/25/2019.

H.R.2045 — To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish in the Department the Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration, and for other purposes Passed the House and went to the Senate on 05/22/2019.

H.R.1988 — Protecting Affordable Mortgages for Veterans Act of 2019 Passed the House and went to the Senate on 07/10/2019.

H.R.1947 — To amend title 38, United States Code, to exempt transfers of funds from Federal agencies to the Department of Veterans Affairs for nonprofit corporations established under subchapter IV of chapter 73 of such title from certain provisions of the Economy Act, and for other purposes Passed the House and went to the Senate on 05/22/2019.

H.R.1837 — United States-Israel Cooperation Enhancement and Regional Security Act Passed the House and went to the Senate on 07/24/2019.

H.R.1812 — Vet Center Eligibility Expansion Act Passed the House and went to the Senate on 05/22/2019.

H.R.1585 — Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019 Passed the House and went to the Senate on 04/10/2019.

H.R.1381 — Burn Pit Registry Enhancement Act Passed the House and went to the Senate on 03/07/2019.

H.R.1271 — Vet HP Act Passed the House and went to the Senate on 03/07/2019.

H.R.1200 — Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2019 Became Public Law No: 116-58 on 09/26/2019.
                                                                                             
H.R.1199 — VA Website Accessibility Act of 2019 Passed the House and went to the Senate on 10/16/2019.

H.R.840 — Veterans' Access to Child Care Act Passed the House and went to the Senate on 02/11/2019.

H.R.617 — Department of Energy Veterans' Health Initiative Act Passed the House and went to the Senate on 07/24/2019.

H.R.299 — Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019 Became Public Law No: 116-23 on 06/25/2019.

H.R.269 — Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019 Passed the House and went to the Senate on 01/10/2019.

H.R.95 — Homeless Veteran Families Act Passed the House and went to the Senate on 10/16/2019.

VA refunds $400 million in mistaken home loan fees

Access and manage your VA benefits and health care

Book: Trump mulled order to close parts of VA health system

Combat troops at higher risk for opioid, heroin addiction, study says

Rare sleep disorder common among veterans with PTSD: Findings may provide insight about development of neurodegenerative conditions like Parkinson’s disease

VVA Brochures

VA Promotes ATLAS at 120th VFW National Convention

Project Atlas

Treatment Court Graduates 500th Veteran: Texas vets in Bexar County get a second chance at life thanks to the Veterans Treatment Court in San Antonio

Delivering Care to Rural Veterans When and Where It's Needed

Caring for the Families of America’s Fallen Heroes

TAPS supports survivors of all eras and all relationships to the loved one, even if one’s loss was decades ago.

Vaccination is the surest way to protect against getting the flu. Get your flu shot every year to protect yourself and help keep the flu from spreading to others.

For veterans enrolled in the VA health care system, getting a flu shot at Walgreens or Duane Reade is easy

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