China honors Chesco World War II vets
How Many Tons of World War II Munitions Are Found in
Germany Each Year? To this day Germany
is a graveyard for unexploded bombs, with an average of 2,000 tons of buried
munitions discovered annually.
How Chrysler helped win World War II
Read about 91 year-old WWII vet and POW Ray Halliburton
at the below link. Another story about
him appears in the JAN-FEB 2016 edition of the Smithsonian.
D.C. opens restricted airspace over national monuments
for WWII flyover
WWII vets gather for rare flyover of vintage planes
celebrating V-E day
Ted Cummings, Longtime Manchester Leader and WWII Vet,
Dies
Interview with Theodore R. Cummings [9/2010]
Legislation introduced to allow the burial of WASPs at
Arlington Cemetery
The Greatest Generation Wasn’t Always That Great
Bless `Em All - George Formby
Bless 'em all - VERA LYNN - For all World War II
Sweethearts
Vera Lynn - The White Cliffs of Dover
We'll Meet Again - Vera Lynn
Vera Lynn - I'll Be Seeing You
As Time Goes By - VERA LYNN - For all World War II
Sweethearts
"You'll Never Know" (Vera Lynn, 1943)
Edith Piaf - Non, Je ne regrette rien
Edith Piaf - La Vie En Rose
Édith Piaf Biography
Marlene Dietrich - Lili Marleen
The story behind the song: Lili Marlene
Warrior Writers is a national non-profit, whose mission
is to create a culture that articulates veterans’ experiences, provide a
creative community for artistic expression, and bear witness to the lived
experiences of warriors. Contact:
Lovella Calica, Director, at info@warriorwriters.org
.
Film brings attention to life of veterans
Philly Phever is the team of athletes that represent
Philadelphia in the National Wheelchair Games, which will be in Salt Lake City,
Utah. To support the team, please
contact Julia Fries, Team Coordinator, at 215 823-4507. See also: http://wheelchairgames.org/
The National Veterans Wheelchair Games
Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VAMC Leadership Team
Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VAMC Volunteer or Donate
Volunteers are needed especially for the “No Veterans
Dies Alone” program. Consider joining the
volunteer team and call Voluntary Service at (215) 823-5868 or e-mail vhaphivisn4voluntary@va.gov for
an application. Check out the website: http://www.philadelphia.va.gov/giving/index.asp
An Honorable Procession - Philadelphia's
Honor Guard provides Veterans a dignified farewell
“No Veterans Dies Alone” program
INNOVATIONS IN HBPC (Home-Based Primary Care)
Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VAMC Geriatrics and Extended
Care (including HBPC)
Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VAMC is in need of donated
gift cards from grocery stores, CVS, Walgreens, Hair Cuttery Salons, etc. to be
used for a caregiver recognition event.
VSO’s wishing to participate, should contact Voluntary Service at (215)
823-5868 or e-mail vhaphivisn4voluntary@va.gov
for an application. Check out the website: http://www.philadelphia.va.gov/giving/index.asp
.
Are you a veteran age 60 or older? Have you been a victim of a crime? Or are you homeless or in danger of becoming
homeless? SeniorLAW Center has special
services and resources. For more
information, contact: Cateria McCabe or Wendy E. Bookler, Legal Director, SeniorLAW
Center, Two Penn Center, 1500 John F. Kennedy Blvd., Ste. 1501, Philadelphia,
PA 19102-1718, 215 988-1244, www.seniorlawcenter.org .
Utility Emergency Services Fund (UESF) stabilizes housing
for families facing a housing crisis by addressing their immediate needs and
removing the barriers to long-term stability.
Contact Shanay Johnson, Director, Veterans Program, or John Rowe,
Executive Director.
Veterans Homelessness Prevention Demonstration
Evaluation: Final Report
Montgomery County successful in bid to end veteran
homelessness
Native American tribes get veteran homelessness grants
Divine Diva Talk Show by Veteran Doris Thomas
Community Access Media
Some military discharges mean no benefits after service
ends
Custer's wife was a fighter herself
The Last Full Measure of Devotion
Pills And Booze Are Out – Cannabis Is Taking Over
2016 Will Be the Biggest Year Yet for Marijuana Policy
Reform
VA's illnesses are not terminal
Post-Deployment Surveillance Report
The Faces of 36 People You Might Not Think Are Veterans
2015 Greatest Hits for Providers: Top Articles, Videos
Chaplain Service has been providing spiritual care to
Veterans for 148 years
CONGRESSIONAL TESTIMONY and other findings and reports by
VAOIG
Veterans Affairs Wrongly Denied 50 TBI Cases
Gaming improves your brain power – reality or hype?
No proof brain games keep seniors sharp, a group of
doctors says
A Consensus on the Brain Training Industry from the
Scientific Community
Study: Combat vets wait for 'wake-up call' before seeking
help for brain injuries
Smell Tests Could One Day Reveal Head Trauma and
Neurodegenerative Disease
Vets dismayed by VA payback rules on separation pay
Another VA Headache: Privacy Violations Rising at
Veterans’ Medical Facilities
Few Consequences For Health Privacy Law’s Repeat
Offenders
40 years later, scenes from rural Vietnam
River Patrol (Restored Color) US Navy Mekong Delta
Operations 1967
BACKTRACKING IN BROWN WATER, by Rolland E. Kidder
Blue Water
Veterans Share Their Agent Orange Stories
40 Years After Vietnam, Blue Water Navy Vets Still
Fighting for Agent Orange Compensation
Why We’re Investigating the Impact of Agent Orange
Agent Orange Act Was Supposed to Help Vietnam Veterans —
But Many Still Don’t Qualify
Agent Orange Scapegoating
Agent Orange: A legacy we might like to forget
U.S. Navy and Coast Guard Ships in Vietnam
Agent Orange: Alphabetized Ships List
Johnson Urges Support of the Blue Water Navy Vietnam
Veterans Act
Gillibrand urges passage of legislation to help “Blue
Water” Vietnam vets
VA urged to favor veterans on toxic exposure claims
VA says Claims backlog is better but is never going away
Veterans Benefits Administration Reports Detailed Claims
Data
Massive Claims Backlog At St. Petersburg VA Regional
Office
Hill watchdogs warn on shortcomings in VA's claims system
AFGE Outlines Progress, Needed Improvements, to Veterans
Benefits Management System in Congressional Testimony
Veterans Fight for Power to Bring Class-Action Lawsuits
Over Benefits
Interview a Vietnam Veteran With ProPublica and
StoryCorps
Interactive Vietnam exhibit helps veterans reflect, heal
45 years after Vietnam War: Once enemies, now friends
TUE, March 29, 2016, 2:30 PM – Vietnam War Commemoration
Program at Pennsylvania National Guard Armory, 2700 Southampton Rd., Phila., PA
19154. RSVP at 215 737-5700 if you are a
Vietnam Vet to be honored. Presented by
Commemorative Partner DLA Troop Support.
Suicide Claims 14th Marine From a Unit Battered by Loss
Report: Suicides Up in National Guard
New Report Shows Uptick in Military Suicides Last Summer
Report: Military Suicide On The Rise
A Day in the Life of a Veterans Crisis Line Responder
Many continue to receive opioid prescriptions after
overdose
Cardinal O’Hara places chair to honor POW-MIAs
VA adding leadership role to CIO office
VA Commission on Care Begins Deliberations
Project on Government Oversight
POGO's Liz Hempowicz Testifies on Whistleblower
Protections before the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
New Members Appointed to VA Advisory Committee on
Minority Veterans
Military Officer Magazine January 2016
What Will it Take to Fix the VA?
MOAA Provides Expert Insight to VA Commission on Care -
See more at:
Important Information on Marriage
FRA Today, January 2016
Taking Care of Marines
Check out page 34.
Branch 1 Philadelphia, PA, Shipmates participated in Philadelphia’s
first official Veterans’ Day parade….
Veterans History Project
VA Reform – See p. 12 of Military Officer of November
2015
AMVETS Magazine Fall 2015
AMVETS 2016 Legislative Priorities
Fixes to Reform VA Put Veterans First
The Air Force will no longer fire three volley salutes at
veteran funerals
Unveiling of Wild Bill Way
Lifetime Sets Hiring Program For AFI Directing Workshop
For Women Graduates
The VFW Wants to Hear from Women Veterans
Bend women vets would have signed up for ground combat
H.R.1769 : Latest Title: To establish in the Department
of Veterans Affairs a national center for research on the diagnosis and treatment
of health conditions of the descendants of veterans exposed to toxic substances
during service in the Armed Forces that are related to that exposure, to
establish an advisory board on such health conditions, and for other purposes.
Related bill: S 901. Latest Major Action: 4/14/2015 Referred to House
committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in
addition to the Committee on 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. 4/22/2015 Referred to the House Veterans
Affairs Subcommittee on Health.
4/23/2015 House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Health Hearings
Held. 5/15/2015 House Veterans Affairs
Subcommittee on Health Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. 5/15/2015 Forwarded by House Veterans Affairs
Subcommittee on Health to Full Committee by Voice Vote. 5/15/2015:Subcommittee
Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. 8/13/2015: Referred to the Subcommittee
on Military Personnel. [See: http://www.vva.org/testimony/2015/042315.pdf
] [Note: The VA is opposed to this bill, so it will take a ground-swell of
support from veterans and their families to get this passed.] [See: http://www.stripes.com/news/us/bill-calls-for-dod-to-publish-toxic-exposure-evidence-1.341844
]
[Note: As of 11/02/15, only ten members (slightly more
than half – we need to do better; remember, this is a nationwide effort and
Pennsylvania veterans must do their part) of the PA delegation in the U.S.
House of Representatives (Costello, Rothfus,
Kelly, Thompson, Doyle {Michael}, Cartwright, Barletta, Dent, Meehan,
and Brady (7 Republicans and 3 Democrats – bipartisan support) had signed on as
cosponsors of this bill. If your
representative is not on the list, then please contact him/her and ask them to
support the bill. If your member is not on the list, VVA urges you to take
action now. Go to our Legislative Action site at http://capwiz.com/vva/home/ . Enter your Zip Code and send the prepared
letter to your Representatives asking them to join their colleagues and
cosponsor H.R. 1769 the Toxic Exposure Research Act of 2015. Please follow up
your letter with a call or visit to their offices.] To see a list of cosponsors, click on this
link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1769/cosponsors
. If your representative is not on the
list, then contact them and ask them to become cosponsors. [TREA strongly supports this legislation and
we urge you to contact your Senators and Representative and ask them to support
S.901 in the Senate and H.R. 1769 in the House of Representatives.] To support this bill and/or contact your
legislators send a message via VVA’s action alert at http://capwiz.com/vva/issues/alert/?alertid=63316301&type=CO
“Panel tells Congress to downsize VA” – VFW Magazine
Daines urges Senate to pass his Blue Water veterans bill
VFW Magazine, January 2016, Persian Gulf War 25th
Anniversary
Families, Friends Honor Desert Storm Fallen
‘Proud To Have Served In The Gulf War’
Gulf War Illness 25 Years Later
Forward Observer — Important Funding Opportunity from
Department of Military and Veterans Affairs
Navy to name ship after Iwo Jima Medal of Honor recipient
Soaring Valor (Short Film)
Historic achievement for veterans in the fight against
hepatitis C
The VFW Announces New Student Veterans Fellowship Class
Top 7 VA Facebook posts of 2015
This Week at VA Top 10 VA services National Veterans
Wheelchair Games Top 7 VA Facebook posts
Free, Confidential Courses to Launch Your New Year
Move to Let Female Pilots Ashes Rest at Arlington
Cemetery
Pittsburgh progress on getting vets housed
To help PA veterans better access services and programs
available to them, they are being encouraged to register with a new online
Pennsylvania Veterans Registry at
Justice Department shuts down 46 investigations into VA
wait time scandal
Wounded vets can’t get help with in vitro fertilization
costs
Featured Health Topic: Healthy Aging/Longevity
Post-9/11 GI Bill
Substance Use Disorder Program
Alcohol and Drug Misuse
Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Program Locator
Report: Vets still struggle to get mental health care at
VA
Treating PTSD: Search Results for 'stellate ganglion
block injection'
Timing of Mental Health Treatment and PTSD Symptom
Improvement Among Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans
Defusing: A growing number of combat veterans have found
relief for post-traumatic stress symptoms with the help of complementary and
alternative medicine
Global PTSI Foundation
Exposure Therapy: A Surprisingly Effective Treatment for
Depression
Concerned VA Employees Sound the Alarm on Critical Staff
Shortages in San Francisco VA Health Care System
Gold Star Mom Hands Out Memorial Day Cards
Service Members, Not Citizens: Meet The Veterans Who Have
Been Deported
Nuclear Victims: Will We Help Vets Who Cleaned Up After
Atomic Blasts?
Bob Hope was without a doubt one of the greatest
entertainers of all time.
‘Everyone deserves a final resting place’
‘One Empty Seat’ unveiled Friday in Upper Darby
Spring will bring a ‘Rockin’ with the Troops’ concert
Applications Now Available for Gulf War Veteran Bonus,
Says Rep. Harris
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