Kilroy Was Here
https://ibew375.org/kilroy-was-here/
H.R.2422 - SFC Richard Stayskal Military Medical
Accountability Act of 2019. 04/30/2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. 05/20/2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on
the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
H.R.5995 - Major Richard Star Act. 02/27/2020 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. 03/09/2020 Referred
to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5995?s=1&r=4
PA SB 952 - An Act amending Title 51 (Military Affairs)
of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in veterans' preference, repealing
provisions relating to soldier defined, providing for purpose and for
definitions, repealing provisions relating to credits in civil service
examinations, further providing for additional points in grading civil service
examinations, for preference in appointment or promotion, for lack of training,
age or physical impairment, for preferential rating provision in public works
specifications, for computation of seniority for reduction in force, for
preference of spouses and for law exclusive and providing for reporting
requirement and for guidelines; and, in voluntary veterans' preference in
private employment, further providing for definitions and for eligibility for
preference. Third consideration and final passage, June 9, 2020 (50-0). In the House - Referred to VETERANS AFFAIRS
AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, June 15, 2020.
https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/billinfo.cfm?syear=2019&sind=0&body=S&type=B&bn=952
PA HB 1787 - A Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to
the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in taxation and finance,
further providing for exemptions and special provisions. Referred to VETERANS
AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, Aug. 30, 2019.
https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billInfo/billInfo.cfm?sYear=2019&sInd=0&body=H&type=B&bn=1787
Postmaster pledges veterans’ prescriptions won’t be hurt
by mail service changes
Plan to Attend the 2020 VA/DoD Women’s Mental Health
Webinar Series
https://www.pdhealth.mil/news/blog/plan-attend-2020-vadod-women-s-mental-health-webinar-series
'All I ask is that everyone keep the faith' — WWII
veteran offers advice on persevering through hardships
Boys Town turns out for military burial of alum who died
alone
IRS reopens deadline for veterans who missed coronavirus
stimulus checks
Veterans fit into the tech industry’s New Collar Workers
movement
Military Veterans Treatment Program
https://livengrin.org/drug-rehab-specialties/military-veterans-treatment-program/
Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General (OIG) July
2020 Monthly Highlights
https://www.va.gov/oig/publications/monthly-highlights.asp
DAV 2019-2020 Year-in-Review
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XaEVGoMeW0&feature=youtu.be
Vets First Podcast S:1 E:5: When our blood filtration
system goes bad: two Veteran viewpoints on kidney disease
Live Whole Health #44: Breathing space
https://www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage/78384/live-whole-health-44-breathing-space/
Virginia VA staff reach 100% implementation of CPR
training: 200,000 in-hospital cardiac arrests annually in U.S.
https://www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage/78313/virginia-va-staff-reach-100-implementation-cpr-training/
Herman Carl Abelein Jr.: A Jack of All Trades
https://www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage/78357/herman-carl-abelein-jr-jack-trades/
#VeteranOfTheDay Marine Corps Veteran Donald M. Griffith
https://www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage/77911/veteranoftheday-marine-corps-veteran-donald-m-griffith/
Make every day count: A guide to wellness with VA:
Provides strategies, activities Veterans can use at home
https://www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage/78305/make-everyday-count-guide-wellness-va/
VA’s digital COVID-19 screening for Veterans, employees,
aids in low infection rate
https://www.va.gov/opa/pressrel/pressrelease.cfm?id=5507
VA recognizes winners of 2020 Community Partnership
Challenge
https://www.va.gov/opa/pressrel/pressrelease.cfm?id=5508
VA’s Board of
Veterans’ Appeals reaches appeal decisions goal early
https://www.va.gov/opa/pressrel/pressrelease.cfm?id=5509
The Republican CONvention, Kyle's Revenge and 57 years
after.....
Promote National Suicide Prevention Month: We can all
help prevent suicide. Every year, the Lifeline and other mental health
organizations and individuals across the U.S. and around the world raise
awareness of suicide prevention during September, National Suicide Prevention
Month.
https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/promote-national-suicide-prevention-month/
Suicide and PTSD
https://www.ptsd.va.gov/understand/related/suicide_ptsd.asp
Common Reactions After Trauma
https://www.ptsd.va.gov/understand/isitptsd/common_reactions.asp
Learn to recognize red flags
https://www.veteranscrisisline.net/education/signs-of-crisis
Veterans Crisis Line Shareable Materials
https://www.veteranscrisisline.net/support/shareable-materials
Videos & Radio
https://www.veteranscrisisline.net/support/video-and-radio
Reach out and stay connected to the Veteran in your life.
Be There.
https://www.veteranscrisisline.net/support/be-there
POW/ MIA Message
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZUJL1MYYfg
Trump: Americans Who Died in War Are ‘Losers’ and
‘Suckers’. The president has repeatedly
disparaged the intelligence of service members, and asked that wounded veterans
be kept out of military parades, multiple sources tell The Atlantic.
Trump denies report claiming he
called dead U.S. service members 'losers' and 'suckers'
The comments are in stark
contrast with the president's public persona as a champion of the military and
a fighter for veterans.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/white-house-denies-report-claiming-trump-called-dead-american-soldiers-n1239267?fbclid=IwAR2CIUqOSf8-gSUSjLWdDmiXDfmsyegZxM8PopIMDvQ0Ae4aowLE1IjqTlQ
Let's talk about the Belleau Wood and Trump's remarks....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpiT1dcus4Q
Fact check: Trump says he's done more for veterans than
John McCain did -- while taking credit for McCain's veterans bill
Remember The Fallen
Veterans Groups Condemn Trump as 'A National Disgrace'
Over Reports He Called Fallen Soldiers 'Losers' and 'Suckers': "Donald
Trump does not respect our men and women in uniform. He does not respect their
families. He does not respect veterans."
"I never called John (McCain) a loser." Yes,
Donald Trump did call John McCain a ‘loser’
Trump Reportedly Referred To American War Dead As
‘Losers’ And ‘Suckers’
The president’s controversial remarks from 2018 were
confirmed by multiple outlets, including Fox News.
Two Nebraska veterans recall Japanese surrender 75 years
ago that ended World War II
The Choice
Missing Ghosts
https://www.thesunmagazine.org/issues/537/missing-ghosts
Civilian Navy Engineer, 3 Others Arrested on Federal
Charges Alleging Theft and Sale of Government-Owned Technical Information
Veterans call VA Video Connect a “lifesaver”: Tele-urgent
care without visit to emergency department
https://www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage/78532/veterans-call-va-video-connect-lifesaver/
What to expect in a urology career at VA: Serve a unique
patient population in state-of-the-art facilities with flexible career paths in
a VA urology career
https://www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage/78588/expect-urology-career-va/
Northport VA fire department’s emergency operations
ensure Veteran, staff safety: Operational changes and new responsibilities for
firefighters
#VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Chester Michael Matyjasik
https://www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage/77949/veteranoftheday-army-veteran-chester-michael-matyjasik/
VFW Action Corps Weekly September 4, 2020
https://www.vfw.org/advocacy/grassroots-efforts/vfw-action-corps-weekly
VA research during the COVID-19 pandemic
https://www.research.va.gov/covid-19.cfm
Japan Surrenders
https://www.archives.gov/exhibits/featured-documents/japanese-surrender-document
Marine Accounted For From World War II (Johnson, T.)
Wolf Administration Seeks Applicants to Fill State
Veterans Commission Member-At-Large Positions
VVA Veteran Magazine Online September/October 2020
Forbes ranks VA as one of the best employers in 17 states
Study finds VA outperforms community hospitals on Veteran
outcomes for a coronary procedure
During Suicide Prevention Month VA encourages supporters
to “Be There” for Veterans and help connect them with resources
VA offers electronic virtual assistant for Veterans to
connect faster with counselors
VA dedicates Acadia National Cemetery in Maine
Eligibility for the Program of Comprehensive Assistance
for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) is expanding under the new final regulation and
changes will begin in October. PCAFC expansion will occur in two phases, once the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs has certified to Congress that VA’s new caregiver information
technology system is fully implemented. The first phase will include eligible Veterans who incurred or
aggravated a serious injury in the line of duty in the active military, naval,
or air service on or before May 7, 1975. WWII, Korea and Vietnam Veterans will
be able to apply after the official launch date, which will be announced by VA
in mid-September. The final phase will occur two years
following the first date of expansion and will expand PCAFC eligibility to
include eligible Veterans from all eras regardless of when an eligible
Veteran’s serious injury was incurred or aggravated in the line of duty in the
active military, naval, or air service. Caregivers
can visit VA caregiver support or call the Caregiver Support Line at
855-260-3274 for further information.
VHPI (The Veterans Healthcare Policy Institute) Forum:
Friendly Fire
Join Veterans For Peace every Wednesday at 4pm (C), 5 pm
(E) for an important Veteran panel discussion on national and global protest. #VetsForBlackLives.
STATEMENT BY VETERANS FOR PEACE UK IN SUPPORT OF LANCE
CORPORAL AHMED AL-BABATI
VFP Online Business Meeting Documents 2020
VIRTUAL CONSULTATION ON WOMEN, PEACE, AND SECURITY AT 20:
PROGRESS, GAPS, AND OPPORTUNITIES
Oak Ridge Environmental Peace Alliance Presentation
U.S. veterans work for peace on divided Korean peninsula
Veterans For Peace Book Club First session: Sunday, Sept
20: 5pm EDT
Our United Nations for peace, disarmament, the climate
and COVID-19 recovery
FRA NewsBytes September 4, 2020
https://www.fra.org/fra/Web/Content/News_Byte/FRA_NewsBytes_September_4_2020.aspx
H.R.6395 - William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021. 07/21/2020
House Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 295 – 125.
8/05/2020 Senate Read
twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No.
505.
S.4049 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2021. 07/23/2020 Passed Senate with
an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 86 - 14. 08/07/2020 Received in the House.
House Subcommittee Hearing on Veterans Transition
Services: The House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity held
a virtual hearing on coordinating transition resources and services for
veterans leaving the military. They discussed the ways veterans can better
navigate the resource options available to them, the need for military and
community partnership in order to eliminate an overlap of services, and a
centralized database to aid all veterans and service members while
transitioning into civilian life from the military.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?475234-1/house-subcommittee-hearing-veterans-transition-services
Study Shows Promise For Two-Day Therapy To Treat PTSD,
Improve Relationships
Finding Love Again After PTSD: Intensive Group Couple
Therapy for PTSD
https://cdmrp.army.mil/dmrdp/research_highlights/20fredman_highlight
Psychological Health/Traumatic Brain Injury
https://cdmrp.army.mil/phtbi/default
V-J Day 75th anniversary: 5 things to know about Japan’s
World War II surrender
https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2020-09-02/vj-day-japan-wwii-surrender
#VeteranOfTheDay Army Air Forces Veteran Jack A. Jackson
https://www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage/77989/veteranoftheday-army-air-forces-veteran-jack-jackson/
#VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Donald Jay Wierenga
https://www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage/77955/veteranoftheday-army-veteran-donald-jay-wierenga/
Millions of VA Appointments Canceled During Pandemic Have
Not Been Rescheduled
Hundreds of Veterans to Receive Convalescent Plasma in VA
Test
As Veterans Battle Pandemic Isolation, Organizations
Adapt to Meet Their Needs
VA Rolls Out Virtual Assistant Tool for VR&E Users
Discover Veteran Health Care Innovation Through the VHA
Innovation Experience Virtual Event
Innovative platform will allow VHA Innovation Experience
attendees to engage with speakers, exhibitors, and each other all online
Borne The Battle #210: Tony Temerario – Green Beret, 9/11
Responder, AT&T Executive
30 nurses deploy to Gulf Coast VA locations: Planned
response during global health crisis
https://www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage/78609/30-nurses-deploy-gulf-coast-va-locations/
#VeteranOfTheDay Marine Corps Veteran Rose Grosshans Noël
https://www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage/77999/veteranoftheday-marine-corps-veteran-rose-grosshans-noel/
VA SimLEARN program improves providers frontline
readiness: VA providers keep skills sharp and be ready for any situation
https://www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage/78569/va-simlearn-program-improves-providers-frontline-readiness/
Amid Devastated Economy, Job Mentorship Crucial for
Veterans, Report Finds
Veteran died by suicide after not receiving needed care
at Memphis VA, IG report says
Before he was a Hall of Fame pitcher, Tom Seaver was an
expert rifleman in the Marine Corps
Veterans are divided about reports Trump disparaged
military
Veterans unemployment down again in August, but still
well above pre-pandemic levels
Veterans Affairs tops 3,000 patient deaths from
coronavirus
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