"Bring Light" to Agent Orange Awareness
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cd19LXYUR0&feature=emb_logo&utm_medium=video&utm_source=youtube
Thank you to all our supporters who helped “bring light”
to Agent Orange Awareness
https://www.vvmf.org/Agent-Orange-Awareness/
IN MEMORY PROGRAM
https://www.vvmf.org/In-Memory-Program/
Volunteer or Donate: Giving Back to Our Veterans
https://www.philadelphia.va.gov/giving/index.asp
Volunteer: The Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical
Center
https://www.philadelphia.va.gov/downloads/VAVS_Volunteer_Information_Brochure.pdf
There are still ways to support Veterans even if you are
not physically volunteering. Take a look at the link (in bold), share with
family and friends. This opportunity supports the Food Pantry along with
Veteran needs. Gift Ideas for Corporal Michael J.
Crescenz Veterans Affairs Medical Center: Thank you for reviewing this list for
our Veterans seen at the Corporal Michael J. Crescenz Veterans Affairs Medical
Center. If you have any questions, please e-mail Voluntary Service
vhaphivisn4voluntary@va.gov PLEASE e-mail Voluntary Service to let us know that
you have your donation coming to us so we can acknowledge your generosity.
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/JF1APNG85HBO?
Telehealth is More than a Video Chat
https://www.myhealth.va.gov/mhv-portal-web/web/myhealthevet/ss20200807-telehealth-and-more
Vegan? Low sodium? High Fiber?
https://www.myhealth.va.gov/mhv-portal-web/web/myhealthevet/ss20200806-popular-diets
Rx Refills During the Pandemic: Tips to refill your VA
prescriptions
My HealtheVet is Mobile-Friendly: Access your My
HealtheVet account in seconds
https://www.myhealth.va.gov/mhv-portal-web/web/myhealthevet/ss20191203-myhealthevet-mobile-friendly
Is the Open Burn Pit Registry for me? Registering can help VA better serve you
https://www.myhealth.va.gov/mhv-portal-web/web/myhealthevet/ss20190626-open-burn-pit-registry
Get Help: Agent Orange.
Learn about support for many related health issues
https://www.myhealth.va.gov/mhv-portal-web/web/myhealthevet/ss20180212-agent-orange-and-online-help
Veterans: Call Before Visiting Your VA Facility. Medical appointments possible at home via VA
Video Connect
https://www.myhealth.va.gov/mhv-portal-web/web/myhealthevet/ss20200304-stay-home
Upgrade to Premium Now: Get access to all My HealtheVet
features
https://www.myhealth.va.gov/mhv-portal-web/web/myhealthevet/ss20200416-upgrade-to-premium-now
VA welcoming back volunteers – with safeguards: New
volunteer roles, adapted some and continue to pause others
Up Close: Conversations with Federal Leaders, Featuring
VA Secretary Robert Wilkie. The Veterans
Affairs secretary discusses leadership during a time of crisis with Editor in
Chief Tom Shoop.
VA Prescription Refills
https://www.myhealth.va.gov/mhv-portal-web/web/myhealthevet/faqs-va-prescription-refills
Veterans benefits 2020: Largest
or most successful state employer of Veterans
#VeteranOfTheDay Navy Veteran
Sidney Silvers
https://www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage/77631/veteranoftheday-navy-veteran-sidney-silvers/
Innovators work to keep Veterans and staff safe:
Innovators create solutions for challenges facing custodial staff during
COVID-19
https://www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage/77748/innovators-work-keep-veterans-staff-safe/
Amputee and Paralyzed Veteran Pension
AVOID FORECLOSURE: PENNSYLVANIA
https://www.hud.gov/states/pennsylvania/homeownership/foreclosure
PA Veterans Homes-Specific COVID-19 Updates: As of August 12, throughout our system of six
veterans homes: 80 staff have tested positive for COVID-19; 149 residents have
tested positive for COVID-19 (of which 44 are confirmed COVID-19 deaths).
https://www.dmva.pa.gov/Pages/PAVeteransHomesSpecificCOVID19Updates.aspx
PA Veterans Homes-Specific COVID-19 Updates: As of August 19, throughout our system of six
veterans homes: 80 staff have tested positive for COVID-19; 149 residents have
tested positive for COVID-19 (of which 44 are confirmed COVID-19 deaths).
https://www.dmva.pa.gov/Pages/PAVeteransHomesSpecificCOVID19Updates.aspx
The PA Dept. of Health has released data on the number of
COVID-19 cases and deaths at long-term care facilities in Pennsylvania. The
data provides the number of cases, number of employee cases, and the number of
deaths that have occurred at each facility.
https://www.health.pa.gov/topics/disease/coronavirus/Pages/Cases.aspx
COVID-19 Long-Term Care Facilities Data for Pennsylvania
https://www.health.pa.gov/topics/disease/coronavirus/Pages/LTCF-Data.aspx
VA Telehealth Services: The U.S. Department of Veterans
Affairs is leading the way in telehealth innovation to make sure Veterans can
access care when and where they need it. VA Telehealth Services is transforming
how Veterans access high-quality VA care. From your home, the clinic, or the
hospital, VA telehealth technologies make it easier for you to connect with
your VA care team.
Contact Tracing job applicants sought
Dr. Richard A. Stone, VHA Executive in Charge, American
Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SsZAIdTquI&feature=youtu.be
Crazy A$$ Sheriff Who Threatened BLM Protesters Must
Resign Or Be Arrested After Sex Scandal Probe
Boys State: what happens when 1,000 high-school boys run
a government?
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/jul/29/boys-state-sundance-texas-documentary-apple-tv
What war does to the warriors
https://theweek.com/articles/931092/what-war-does-warriors
The Hiroshima Pilot Who Became a Symbol of Antinuclear
Protest
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/06/magazine/hiroshima-claude-eatherly-antinuclear.html
Here Are the 2
Veteran-Supporting Bills President Trump Just Signed into Law
H.R.886 - Veteran Treatment
Court Coordination Act of 2019 - 08/08/2020 Became Public Law No: 116-153
https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/886?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22H.R.8%22%5D%7D
H.R.3504 - Ryan Kules and Paul
Benne Specially Adaptive Housing Improvement Act of 2019 -- 08/08/2020 Became
Public Law No: 116-154
https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/3504/text
H.R.367 Pay Our Coast Guard Parity Act of 2019 - 01/09/2019
Introduced in House. Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in
addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to
be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of
such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. 06/11/2019 Reported (Amended) by the Committee
on Transportation and Infrastructure.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/367
S.2297 Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2019 - 07/25/2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation. 09/26/2019 Placed on
Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/2297
H.R. 4710 The bipartisan Pharmaceutical Independence
Long-Term Readiness Reform Act - 10/17/2019 Referred to the Committee on Armed
Services, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, and Financial
Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each
case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the
committee concerned. 11/08/2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4710?s=1&r=9
H.R. 303 Retired Pay Restoration Act - 01/08/2019 Referred
to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on
Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker,
in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction
of the committee concerned. 01/24/2019 Referred
to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. 02/01/2019 Referred to the
Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/303
H.R. 4890 The Veteran Deportation Prevention and Reform
Act - 10/28/2019 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to
the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, and Armed Services, for a period to be
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
11/08/2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial
Affairs. 12/18/2019 Referred to the
Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4890/text?r=7&s=1
H.R. 5151 Honoring the Oath Act - 11/18/2019 Referred to
the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans'
Affairs, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the
jurisdiction of the committee concerned. 12/19/2019 Referred to the
Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5151?s=1&r=7
S.2794 Bring Our Heroes Home Act - 11/06/2019 Read twice
and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/2794?r=7&s=1
H.R.6395 FY 2021 National Defense Authorization Act - 03/26/2020
House Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. 07/21/2020-5:45pm House On passage Passed by the Yeas and
Nays: 295 – 125. 08/05/2020 Senate Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative
Calendar under General Orders.
S. 3393 A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to
provide for concurrent receipt of veterans' disability compensation and retired
pay for disability retirees with fewer than 20 years of service and a
combat-related disability, and for other purposes. 03/04/2020 - Read twice and referred to the Senate Committee
on Armed Services.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/3393
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S. 1041 Veterans Visa and Protection Act of 2019 - 04/04/2019
Read twice and referred to the Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1041
S. 3732 A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to
further protect officers and employees of the United States, and for other
purposes - 05/14/2020 Read twice and referred to the Senate Committee on the
Judiciary.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/3732?s=1&r=1
S 1218 World War I Valor Medals Review Act - 04/11/2019 Read
twice and referred to the Senate Committee on Armed Services.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1218
HR 2249 World War I Valor Medals Review Act - 04/10/2019 Referred
to the House Committee on Armed Services. 04/11/2019 Referred to the
Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/2249?s=1&r=4
H.R.4807 Cold War Service Medal Act - 10/23/2019 Referred
to the House Committee on Armed Services. 10/24/2019 Referred to the
Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4807?s=1&r=2
H.Con.Res. 10 Authorizing the use of the rotunda of the
Capitol to honor the last surviving Medal of Honor recipient of the Second
World War upon death - 01/30/2019 Referred to the House Committee on House
Administration.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/10?s=1&r=7
S. 3258 SHIPS Implementation Act - 02/05/2020 Read twice and referred to the Senate Committee
on Armed Services.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/3258/titles
H.R.3233 National Defense Strategy Implementation Act - 6/12/2019 Referred to the Committee on Armed Services,
and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/3233?s=1&r=3
Will feds receive hazard pay during COVID-19?
'We're Risking Our Lives': Front-Line Federal Workers Sue
For Hazard Pay
Unclaimed veterans laid to rest in South Carolina
Missing In America Project to locate, identify and inter
the unclaimed cremated remains of American veterans through the joint efforts
of private, state and federal organizations. To provide honor and respect to
those who have served this country by securing a final resting place for these
forgotten heroes.
‘Finally at rest’: Unclaimed veterans buried with help
from a former coroner’s office intern and reporters
Indigent or Unclaimed Veteran Burial. Military Urn or
Casket provided
Unclaimed Remains: In funeral homes throughout the United
States and the UK, there are untold numbers of unidentified and unclaimed,
forgotten, cremated human remains. Two Vietnam veterans try to piece together
what happened to private "Donald Sutton" a Korean War Veteran whose
remains sat on a shelf of a funeral home for 40 years. Who was he? How did he
die? Recipient of 98 IMDb Film Festival Awards.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B08DJYRZVP/
Burial Honors Program
https://www.dmva.pa.gov/veteransaffairs/Pages/Programs%20and%20Services/Burial-Honors-Program.aspx
National Veterans Cemeteries
Triple
amputee veteran arrested, charged with taking money from ‘We Build The Wall’
donors
The
Untold Story of the Black Marines Charged With Mutiny at Sea: Racial strife
aboard a Navy ship left three men facing the threat of the death penalty. They
became little more than statistics in the military’s dismal record of race
relations in the Vietnam era.
Agawam
Man Pleads Guilty to Defrauding VA Hospitals by Failing to Inspect Medical Gas
Systems
Advocates
begin 'final push' to get benefits for Vietnam War veterans
NextHealth
Marketer Charged in $60 Million Kickback Scheme
https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndtx/pr/nexthealth-marketer-charged-60-million-kickback-scheme
Arizona
VA delivers food and supplies to Hopi-Tewa Veterans: Over 4,500 lbs. of food,
cleaning supplies and water
https://www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage/78141/arizona-va-delivers-food-supplies-hopi-tewa-veterans/
What
to do if you disagree with VA’s decision on your compensation claim
Study
offers insight on how PTSD affects response to depression treatment
Veteran
uses telehealth to stick with treatment during the pandemic
https://www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage/78048/veteran-uses-telehealth-stick-treatment-pandemic/
New
monitoring solutions improve Veteran telehealth experience
#VeteranOfTheDay
Army Veteran William M. McConahey
https://www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage/77842/veteranoftheday-army-veteran-william-m-mcconahey/
Richmond
VA Center of Excellence for lung cancer screenings: Diagnosed early, Veterans
can improve survival rates
https://www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage/78152/richmond-va-center-excellence-lung-cancer-screenings/
Sidney
Walton: “Won’t Stop Walton”
https://www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage/78224/sidney-walton-wont-stop-walton/
#VeteranOfTheDay
Air Force Veteran Francis James Cleary
https://www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage/77837/veteranoftheday-air-force-veteran-francis-james-cleary/
A
titan: From homeless to helping hundreds: “Amazing light” Veteran loses battle
with COVID-19
https://www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage/78131/titan-from-helpless-helping-hundreds/
Film
showing Agent Orange being sprayed from a Tango boat
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/reports/images.php?img=/video/987/987VI0672.mp4
35
SONGS ABOUT THE VIETNAM ERA
Sixth
lawsuit filed in deaths at West Virginia VA hospital
20
little known facts about VA medical centers: VA medical centers not only
provide top-notch care to 9 million Veterans, but many have long and
interesting backstories
VFW
Action Corps Weekly August 21, 2020
https://www.vfw.org/advocacy/grassroots-efforts/vfw-action-corps-weekly
VA
partners with OnStar to bring suicide prevention services to Veterans with the
push of a button
https://www.va.gov/opa/pressrel/pressrelease.cfm?id=5502
The
September 12 FMU in Colorado Springs, Colorado has been canceled as a safety
precaution related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Please contact your Service
Casualty Officer if you have additional questions.
Airman
Accounted For From World War II (McMackin, C.)
Soldier
Accounted For From World War II (Hurlburt, J.)
Coronavirus
deaths among Veterans Affairs patients rising in August
US
Postal Service delays force Department of Veterans Affairs to shift
prescription delivery methods
Georgia
veteran who faked military honors gets max jail time
Max
Prison Sentence + Restitution For Discharged Veteran Who Faked Military Honors
And Combat-Related Mental Health Illness To Claim VA Benefits
Army
veteran gets 12 months prison time for stolen valor
Advocates warn GI Bill students of shady college
recruiting amid coronavirus pandemic
Calvin
Akins Memorial Service
Never-before-seen
footage reveals the horror and heroism of World War II’s final days in
'Apocalypse ‘45'
Complementary
medicine providers focus on whole health of Veterans: To provide well-rounded
health care, VA seeks complementary medical providers and traditional health
care professionals interested in this approach.
https://www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage/78108/78108/
#VeteranOfTheDay
Marine Corps Veteran Joseph Keller
https://www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage/77852/veteranoftheday-marine-corps-veteran-joseph-keller/
New
guide series provides GI Bill benefits information
https://www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage/78073/new-guide-series-provides-gi-bill-benefits-information/
Veterans
benefits 2020: Most popular state Veteran monument
https://www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage/76443/veterans-benefits-2020-popular-state-veteran-monument/
What
to expect during a VA virtual career fair: Find out what to expect at a VA
online career event
https://www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage/77924/77924/
Support
for Veterans facing homelessness
https://www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage/77920/support-veterans-facing-homelessness/
Postvention
— VA offers support after suicide loss: Helping survivors work through emotions
https://www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage/78063/postvention-va-offers-support-suicide-loss/
#BorneTheBattle
51: Mike Krzyzewski – Army Veteran, Duke Basketball Coach
https://www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage/42032/mike-krzyzewski-army-veteran-duke-basketball-coach/
VA
launches pre-entry screening tool
https://www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage/77817/va-launches-pre-entry-screening-tool/
Purple
Heart Veteran receives “artificial larynx”: Vietnam Veteran’s device
substitutes sound, vibration
https://www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage/78010/purple-heart-veteran-receives-artificial-larynx/
How
a negative pressure room lets families say goodbye: Minor engineering fix
enables last visits
https://www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage/77767/77767/
Face
shields versus face masks: What kind of protection or source control do they
provide?
https://www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage/77760/face-shields-versus-face-masks/
VA
to award more than 425 grants, $279 million to help prevent and end Veteran
homelessness
https://www.va.gov/opa/pressrel/pressrelease.cfm?id=5504
Gulf
War Veteran goes “fishing with America’s finest”: Bill Watts focuses on helping
fellow Gulf War Veterans
https://www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage/78088/gulf-war-veteran-goes-fishing-americas-finest/
Veterans receive assistance from VA, community partners
through virtual outreach: More than 400 Florida Veterans helped through Virtual
Veterans Experience Action Center
Family thanks VA for caring for their husband and father:
Doctor, nurses stayed with him the last night of his life so he would not be
alone
https://www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage/78016/family-thanks-va-caring-husband-father/
Shreveport VA homeless program delivers camaraderie and
food: “Our team makes sure our Veterans don’t have to go without”
https://www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage/78075/shreveport-va-homeless-program-delivers-camaraderie-food/
Veterans part of Team UNBROKEN in World’s Toughest Race:
VA employee in Fiji Eco-Challenge event
https://www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage/78163/veterans-part-team-unbroken-worlds-toughest-race/
#VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Joshua “Zach” Beale
https://www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage/77802/veteranoftheday-army-veteran-joshua-zach-beale/
Floyd Welch, survivor of Pearl Harbor, dies at 99
Blind Veterans Pension
Pennsylvania Keeping Pace with State Veterans’ Benefits
During COVID-19
Recorder of Deeds office to bring facemasks to SE
Veterans Center
https://www.unionvilletimes.com/?p=46508
75 Years Ago: How Delaware
County marked triumph of V-J Day
Navy veteran finds new mission
playing ‘Taps’
GUIDE TO MARKETING TO THE
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE for Veteran Owned Small Business
WWII aircraft arrive in Hawaii aboard amphibious assault
ship Essex for end of WWII’s 75th anniversary
VA Decreases Mail Processing Time for Claims Intake
https://www.mychesco.com/a/news/national/va-decreases-mail-processing-time-for-claims-intake/
Looking for some country air? These rural VA sites have
jobs. Consider a career at a VA clinic
or medical center located in one of America’s small towns and rural areas
https://www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage/77876/77876/
Join VA’s Virtual Internship
https://dmeinterns.org/join-vas-virtual-internship/
Apprenticeship Pilot for Transitioning Service Members
Will Boost Career Skills
Welcome to the Reading Motorcycle Club!
http://www.readingmc.com/home.html
VETERAN SHARK TANK - SUBMISSION DEADLINE IS MIDNIGHT OF
OCTOBER 20TH, 2020
https://veteransharktank.com/apply/
PENNSYLVANIA MENTAL HEALTH CONSUMERS' ASSOCIATION
https://pmhca.wildapricot.org/
#VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Jay Barry Levinson
https://www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage/77864/veteranoftheday-army-veteran-jay-barry-levinson/
Alleged Conflict of Interest by a VA Medical Center Chief
of Staff
https://www.va.gov/oig/pubs/VAOIG-18-03275-240.pdf
Inadequate Inpatient Psychiatry Staffing and
Noncompliance with Inpatient Mental Health Levels of Care at the VA Central
Western Massachusetts Healthcare System in Leeds
https://www.va.gov/oig/pubs/VAOIG-19-09669-236.pdf
Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection of Veterans
Integrated Service Network 15: VA Heartland Network in Kansas City, Missouri
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