Pistol In A Drawer
Trump Must Apologize for Remarks about Traumatic Brain
Injuries
VA releases list of 149 Agent Orange sites outside of
Vietnam
Kensington coffee club helps veterans connect, alleviates
loneliness
Marius Region obituary
HST033: Dr Joseph Currier - Moral Injury
Veteran Mental Health Boot Camp, a series of podcasts
that is looking at all aspects of Veteran Mental Health. Check out the first
episode and all episodes as they’re released by
Retired colonel tells his story of surviving suicide and
thriving
Don Jr: Arlington Cemetery Visit Reminded Me Of All My
Family’s ‘Sacrifices’
The Quest to Cure PTSD: For many with posttraumatic
stress disorder, relief is elusive. But research pinpointing the source of
symptoms is spurring new therapeutic approaches. It may even be possible to
stop PTSD before it starts.
Frankford Civil War museum looking for a new home: The
Grand Army of the Republic Museum & Library, which has been in Frankford
for 60 years, is searching for a new location.
Wars continue to poison: ‘Black snow’ from burn pits
impacting health of veterans serving in Middle East
Senator quizzes VA about delaying Agent Orange decision
‘Ready to help:’ VA asks sick veterans from toxic ‘black
goo’ base to come forward
Trump says 'I won't be changing my mind' on his view that
brain injuries suffered by US troops in Iran's attack are not very serious
This Trump Judge Tormented a Trans Woman—Because He
Could: Stuart Kyle Duncan had a history of anti-LGBTQ bigotry before he joined
the bench. Now he’s inflicting his pettiness and cruelty on vulnerable
litigants.
Stated Meeting of Philadelphia City Council 2-13-2020
(Note: this contains the testimony on the resolution and bill regarding giving
equal hiring preference to high school graduates as is currently given to
veterans)
Mike Damon outlined his steps toward healing in
transition guide for veterans
Death Certificates Required to Schedule Double Interments
in National Cemeteries
Dear Funeral Directors:
The National Cemetery Scheduling Office (NCSO) requests
the assistance of funeral homes to alleviate an on-going issue with the
scheduling of double interments of Veterans with their spouses in VA national
cemeteries.
NCA is required to verify the marital relationship
between a Veteran and spouse at the time of death.[1] This is accomplished
through review of the death certificate for the pre-deceased individual.
In order to comply with the requirement, we must ask you
to provide the death certificate prior to calling to schedule a double
interment. The NCSO will defer scheduling either interment until the
pre-deceased death certificate can be verified.
We appreciate your understanding and cooperation in this
matter as we continue to look for ways to improve our service to Veterans and
their family members.
[1] Title 38
Burial Eligibility authorities: 38 U.S.C. § 2402(a)(5), 38 CFR 38.620(e)
Thank you,
Jay Dalrymple
Director, National Cemetery Scheduling Office
St. Louis, MO
Welcome To America Again (Snapshots of Vietnam)
Welcome to Connected Warriors Yoga Class
Winter Schedule
Philadelphia City Office of Veterans Affairs Reaches out
to Serve
VA Deputy Secretary Fired After Less Than 5 Months on Job
Korean War landmine victim committed himself to helping
others
#VeteranOfTheDay Air Force Veteran Thomas N. Barnes
SecVA: Veterans to see continued improvements in 2020
VA medical center reveals new Whole Health web page: Provides
easy access to services and program coaches
Veterans Received Inaccurate Disability Benefit Payments
After Reserve or National Guard Drill Pay Adjustments
Discover the total rewards of a career caring for
Veterans: At VA, discover a career with competitive pay, opportunities for
growth and mobility, a wealth of benefits and rich rewards.
Registration open for 2020 National Veterans Summer
Sports Clinic: VA rehabilitation program marks 13th year supporting Veterans
#VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Richard J. Whalen
Attorney General James Announces Sentencing Of Man Who
Stole Money Intended For Veterans: Michael Erber was also Convicted of Stealing
Approximately $200,000 in Lottery Winnings From a Veteran Who Sought Housing
Assistance
U. S. Settles False Claims Act Allegations Against
Southeastern Retina Associates
Agent Orange Zone
VA’s Dr. Paul Lawrence discusses benefits for Navy vets
exposed to Agent Orange
Legal Win Is Too Late for Many Who Got Cancer After
Nuclear Clean-Up
Veteran groups to Trump: Make VA 'immediately' provide
benefits for additional Agent Orange-linked diseases
Wars continue to poison: ‘Black snow’ from burn pits
impacting health of veterans serving in Middle East
Jennifer Harkins is the Interim Medical Center Director
of the Coatesville VA Medical Center (CVAMC) effective Feb. 1, 2020.
Veterans should be involved in appropriation of VA funds
and decision-making
Andrew Vernon: Army veteran and KPE alum fights to raise
awareness about veteran suicides
Veteran suicide is not just military issue
Veterans receive help through clergy training program
#VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Nekohl Mace
Bill to Provide Service Dogs for Veterans with PTSD
Passes House Unanimously
VA Leaders Sought Dirt on Woman Making Sex Assault
Accusations, Whistleblower Claims
Jobless Rate For Post-9/11 Vets on the Rise, New Data
Shows
Senators Worry VA's Long Wait Times Will Continue Despite
Mission Act
Agawam Man Charged with Defrauding VA Hospitals by
Failing to Inspect Medical Gas Systems
After One Month, Newly Eligible Veterans Still Having
Problems with Base Access
Boots to Business: Reboot. Thursday, March 19, 2020 - 8:00 am to 4:00 pm
Altoona LaunchBox supported by the Hite Family, Penn
State Altoona
1331 12th Avenue, Altoona, PA 16601
Thursday, March 19, Boots to Business Reboot
LET'S MAKE IT KNOWN.
We’re proud of our veterans. We’re proud of YOU. Let’s show the world
how you’re #StillServing. If you’re a
family member or friend, help us honor veterans and share the story of service
members in your life.
VA Ramps Up Mental Health Funding After Rash of Parking
Lot Suicides
Health executive credits VA with post-military career
rise: VA Palo Alto Health Care System Director Thomas Fitzgerald discusses his
post-military career path at VA and Intermediate Care Technician careers.
Veterans Experience Office uses customer feedback to
build trust in VA: VA Modernization and transformation efforts focus on
customer needs
Heroes Linked provides professional growth for Veterans:
Helping to enhance and expand career opportunities
#VeteranOfTheDay Marine Veteran Mark R. Black
VA health services for women leaving the military:
Women’s Health Transition Training
Widespread flu across Pennsylvania
VA strengthens care and benefits for Veterans with $243
billion budget request for fiscal year 2021
VA programs would see a 13 percent funding boost under
Trump’s fiscal 2021 budget plan
VA honors hospitalized Veterans during National Salute to
Veteran Patients week: “We are a nation that cares and remembers”
VHA Innovators Network Innovator of the Month: Larry
Hillson
Borne the Battle #181: The 2020 State of VA
VFW’s Unmet Needs Program provides grant funds:
Supporting Veteran and military families with unexpected financial difficulties
#VeteranOfTheDay Navy Veteran Gretchen Sorensen
Pennsylvania offers its veterans six extended care
facilities throughout the state and the level of care provided includes
personal and skilled nursing care. These facilities offer qualified veterans
and their spouses dedicated, superior care.
DMVA Digest: A publication of Pennsylvania's Department
of Military and Veterans Affairs, February 12, 2020
Fallen soldier’s Purple Heart award given to nephew
almost 75 years later
Local woman gives back to veterans in a unique way
Beyond Veterans Day: Students gave back to local veterans
during holiday season
Drive a Van - Volunteer Drivers Needed For Local Veterans
GI Bill – VA Education Benefits
VA encourages communities to volunteer and recognize
hospitalized Veterans during National Salute to Veteran Patients week
Vietnam Veteran keeps black history alive in Louisiana
G4S CAREERS - jobs
Veterans Services Officer – job opportunity
Waste Management – job opportunity
Wolf Administration: New Carpentry Apprenticeship Funding
Available in Allegheny, Blair, and Lebanon Counties
For many combat veterans and first responders, the stress
doesn’t end when the deployment ends or the siren goes silent. Too often, the
first to respond to the needs of others are the last to seek help for
themselves following a traumatic event.
But through REBOOT Recovery, there is hope after trauma.
DELCO VA Clinic Caregiver Support Open House
https://www.coatesville.va.gov/COATESVILLE/features/DELCO_VA_Clinic_Caregiver_Support_Open_House.asp
Fishing Programs
SCCTU Veteran Service Program
PIA’s Aviation Maintenance and Aviation Electronics
programs
National Center for PTSD
Veterans can now update their contact information online
Why are the younger Veterans avoiding the Veteran Service
Organizations?
Why Are The Younger Veterans Avoiding The Veteran Service
Organizations?
DELCO VA Clinic Caregiver Support Open House
https://www.coatesville.va.gov/COATESVILLE/features/DELCO_VA_Clinic_Caregiver_Support_Open_House.asp
Raleigh County Woman Enters Guilty Plea to Health Care
Fraud: Defendant fraudulently obtained over $300,000
VA’s Electronic Health Records System Won’t Make Its
First Go-Live Deadline
Support a progressive cause but not its tactics? Alicia
Garza has advice for you
Let's remember the Heroes of the Greensboro Sit-ins on
its 60th Anniversary
Dr. Dorothy Height inspired us to reach for higher
heights. #BlackWomenLead
How do we engage people who've been sitting on the
political sidelines? An organizer breaks it down
I offer you my intricate, beautiful, yet complex story of
Black History Month through my lens.
Black History Month: Afro-Latinos, Boricuas, colorism—and
the Super Bowl
#BlackHistoryMonth: Lessons we can learn from the life of
Rosa Parks on the anniversary of her birth
Black History Month is an opportunity to instill
year-round confidence in our kids
The Scramble for Black Votes
Biloxi VA nurses support Puerto Rican relief effort
VA senior leaders participate in the 2020 PIT Count in
communities nationwide
Maj. Howard V. Lee: Just Doing My Duty
#VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Tim James
Veteran gets VA health care at home: Home based primary
care delivers care to Veterans where they live
On Wednesday, February 19th at 11:30 a.m., the Friends of
the National World War II Memorial will hold a brief ceremony and wreath
presentation at the National World War II Memorial in DC to mark the 75th
anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima
VA Fiduciary Program
File a VA disability appeal
VA Caregiver Support - Caring for Seriously Injured
Post-9/11 Veterans
The Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family
Caregivers
National Center for Health Promotion and Disease
Prevention - Manage Stress
National Center for Health Promotion and Disease
Prevention - Healthy Living Assessment - The HealtheLiving Assessment (HLA) can
help Veterans improve their health.
‘Lending a Helping Hand’: Unmet Needs grant helps Army
vet and family stay warm
Lawrence, Gallucci, Eshenbaugh Named to HillVets 100
Class of 2019: ‘These three gentlemen are the epitome of what the VFW
represents’
FRA NewsBytes February 14, 2020. In this issue: VA Budget Boost, DoD Gets
Small Increase; Some MTFs to Be Closed to Retirees; SVAC Holds Hearing; New
Law: Supporting Veterans in STEM Careers Act
VA MISSION Act: Update on the Implementation of the
Community Care Network. SVAC Holds
Hearing.
The Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee held an oversight
hearing on the implementation of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Community
Care Network (CCN) program that was part of the VA MISSION Act. Senior
officials of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) and the CEOs of both CCN
providers testified at the hearing. All the witnesses claimed that the
implementation of CCN is progressing smoothly. There were questions about the
pace at which providers are being reimbursed as well as the backlog of provider
payments on the VA’s books. The VA is working on new processes to speed up the
turnaround time for reimbursements. They expect to be caught up by the fall.
The issue was raised that CCN contracts do not reflect MISSION Act standards
for community care. The contracts were awarded prior to the MISSION Act’s
passage into law. The VA pledged to move toward MISSION Act standards with the
program and the CEOs both testified that they will strive to meet the MISSION
Act’s more stringent standards for access and timeliness.
Bill promoting STEM careers for veterans enacted into
Law. President Trump signed into law the
Supporting Veterans in STEM Careers Act (S.153), which was sponsored by Sen.
Marco Rubio (Fla). The act will assist veterans who are re-entering the
workforce by directing the National Science Foundation to encourage veterans to
pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). The act mandates
the NSF’s Office of Science and Technology to establish an interagency working
group to increase veteran and military spouse representation in the STEM
field.
S.153 - Supporting Veterans in STEM Careers Act
VFW Action Corps Weekly, February 14, 2020
2020-2-12 Subcommittee on Technology Modernization
Hearing: Protecting Veterans’ Personal Data
VA doctors are using artificial intelligence to diagnose
cancer
Veterans Reps. Jason Crow and Mike Gallagher Introduce
Bipartisan Bill to Authorize Reserve Placement on the National Mall to
Memorialize Serivcemembers of the Global War on Terrorism
Memorials & Museums Master Plan
Senate passed H. J. Res. 80, which would provide
congressional approval of the VA Innovation Center’s programs to expand access
to dental care through pro bono services at community dental clinics. This
legislation was previously passed by the House so the project is now authorized
to begin.
On January 13, 2020 the House of Representatives approved
the House Joint Resolution 80 for VA’s waiver request to implement a pilot
program under Section 152 of the MISSION Act of 2018 to improve access to
dental care for Veterans. The MISSION Act authorizes VA to submit statutory
waivers to Congress for the purposes of testing innovative service delivery
models to improve the quality of care for America’s Veterans. Under existing
statute, VA has limited authority to provide dental services for Veterans. With
this waiver request, VA proposed to increase access to dental services for
enrolled Veterans by connecting them with community-based, pro bono, or discounted
dental service providers.
2020-2-12 Joint Oversight Hearing: Provider Relations
During the Transition to VA's New Care Program
Tricare Users Get Discounts on Chiropractic Care, Gym
Memberships in New Pilot
Veterans History Project
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced that
returning home for burial with full military honors is: U.S. Army Pfc. James W. White, 21, was a
member of Company F, 2nd Battalion, 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional), also
known as Merrill’s Marauders. After taking the airfield in Myitkyina, Burma,
from the Japanese on May 17, 1944, White’s battalion was tasked with holding
the airfield and taking part in the siege of Myitkyina. White was reported to
have been killed during fighting on July 2, 1944. Interment services are
pending. Read about White:
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced that
returning home for burial with full military honors is: U.S. Army Pvt. James J.
Cansler, 21, was assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry
Regiment, 8th Infantry Division. His unit was engaged in battle with German
forces near Vossenack, Germany, in the Hürtgen Forest, when he was reported as
missing in action. A year later, Army officials had received no evidence he had
been captured or otherwise survived combat, and so released a presumptive
finding of death. Interment services are pending. Read about
Cansler:
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced that
returning home for burial with full military honors is: U.S. Navy Chief Fire Controlman Daniel F.
Harris, 40, was assigned to the battleship 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 sustained multiple torpedo hits,
which caused it to quickly capsize. The attack on the ship resulted in the
deaths of 429 crewmen, including Harris. Interment services are pending. Read about
Harris:
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced that
returning home for burial with full military honors is: U.S. Navy Seaman 1st Class Edward Wasielewski, 21,
of Detroit, was assigned to the battleship 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 sustained multiple torpedo hits, which caused
it to quickly capsize. The attack on the ship resulted in the deaths of 429
crewmen, including Wasielewski. Interment for Wasielewski will be Feb. 21,
2020, in San Diego. Read about
Wasiclewski:
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced that
returning home for burial with full military honors is: U.S. Navy Fire Controlman 1st Class Robert L.
Corn, 24, of Baker City, Oregon, was assigned to the battleship 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 sustained
multiple torpedo hits, which caused it to quickly capsize. The attack on the
ship resulted in Corn’s death and the deaths of 429 crewmen. Corn will be
buried May 1, 2020, in Honolulu, Hawaii. Read about
Corn:
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced that
returning home for burial with full military honors is: Marine Corps Reserve Pfc. Raymond
Warren, 21, of Silverdale, Kansas, was a member of Company K, 3rd
Battalion, 8th 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, in an attempt to secure the island. Over
several days of intense fighting at Tarawa, approximately 1,000 Marines and
sailors were killed and more than 2,000 were wounded, while the Japanese were
virtually annihilated. Warren died between the first and second day of battle,
Nov. 20-21, 1943. Warren will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery in
Arlington, Virginia. The date has yet to be determined. Read about
Warren:
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced that
returning home for burial with full military honors is: U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Thomas H.
Cooper, 22, of Chattanooga, Tennessee, was a member of Company A, 2nd
Amphibious Tractor 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, in an attempt to secure the island. Over
several days of intense fighting at Tarawa, approximately 1,000 Marines and
sailors were killed and more than 2,000 were wounded, while the Japanese were
virtually annihilated. Cooper died on the first day of the battle, Nov. 20,
1943. Cooper will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington,
Virginia. The date has yet to be determined. Read about
Cooper:
First African American Hospital Director in VA History:
African American History Month
The Great American Spit Out challenges Veterans to quit
smokeless tobacco
Get answers to military spouse employment questions on
Feb. 20: Feb. 20 is the Military Spouse Employment Partnership Facebook Live
event.
Veteran’s family receives long overdue medal
VA Photos of the Week: February 14, 2020
#VeteranOfTheDay Air Force Veteran Samuel E. Via
RAO Bulletin Update 15 February 2020
The Battle of Ia Drang Valley, 1965
VA is a data driven organization
#VeteranOfTheDay Marine Corps and Navy Veteran Eric F.
Shellenberger
Helping Veterans handle a silent killer:
Hypertension. Are you at risk?
Borne the Battle #182: Air Force Veteran and Entrepreneur
Charlynda Scales
New technology in use at VA
Alabama Veterans access VA benefits, services at Veterans
Experience Action Center: VEACs brings direct access to VA and non-VA resources
to your community
#VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Elgin Baylor
Committee on Labor and Civil Service Committee - Bill No.
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