Friends of VinhSon Orphanage, A
Humanitarian Non-profit Organization Approved by IRS Code 501(c)3 &
California Section 23701D. P.O. Box 9322
Auburn, California 95604-9322 - Email: info@FriendsofVSO.org -Web: www.FriendsofVSO.org
VA Offers Special Pension Benefit To Disabled Vets And
Spouses
The Doritos ad you've probably never seen, watch it to
the end... Semper Fi!
Report Finds Sharp Increase in Veterans Denied V.A.
Benefits
VA Makes Contract Awards Totaling up to $6.8 Billion for
Medical Disability Examinations
Lockheed Martin Cashes In On VA Health Care IT Fix
Three VA Executives Receive Long Overdue Punishment
Saluting VA doctors on National Doctor’s Day
Code of Silence Vets Groups Mum on Scandal at Wounded
Warrior Project
Two Iraq veterans strive to be first combat amputees to
climb Everest
Let’s Create a “We’re Listening Campaign” to Help
Patients Speak Up!
Oklahoma City VA hosts town hall meeting in
Enid
Soldier Missing From Korean War Accounted For
Fort Meade Command Sergeant Maj. Rodwell L. Forbes has
something to say, so you better listen!
Quadratec's Jeeps & Java to Support Michael Strange
Foundation
Solicitation for VETS 2 GWAC coming soon
Veterans omnibus bill moves ahead, despite brewing fight
Support needed to end 'disabled veterans tax'
Hospitals—the Most Dangerous Places in the World
MOAA Urges Commission to Protect Veterans Health Care -
See more at:
First beam goes up on prayerful addition to veterans
memorial
A WWII vet’s body lay unclaimed at the morgue.
Then neighbors did something beautiful.
VA bosses in 7 states manipulated vets' wait times for
care
USA TODAY: Wait List Fraud Confirmed In 7 States
Veterans still can face long waits for care - if they get
it at all
VA’s careers site violates disability law, OIG says
Veterans Affairs Threatens Press Over Houlihan Hearing
Circus
Houlihan License Summary Suspension Lifted
Villanova basketball star honored posthumously
Veteran, Villanova alum honored in Northeast Philadelphia
VA Budget Boost Draws Attention – See page 39 of MOAA
Military Officer Magazine of April 2016:
Local veterans treatment courts receive support from MOAA
chapter members – See page 42 of MOAA Military Officer Magazine of April 2016:
Cold War Veterans – See page 6 of FRA Today or see page 4
here:
TUE-SUN, October 11-16, 2016 - FRA National Convention in
Jacksonville, FL - See pages 14-18 here:
10 Incredible Photos Of The Heroes Who Fought The Vietnam
War
Vietnam Era Music Medley 18 Songs & Pics From The
Vietnam Era
We owe huge debt to Vietnam vets
Op-Ed: We owe debt to Vietnam vets
Sad Vietnam facts confirmed
Forward Observer — Vietnam War Commemorative Lapel Pins
Available
Risk of death nearly doubled for Vietnam veterans with
PTSD
http://www.businessinsider.com/r-risk-of-death-nearly-doubled-for-vietnam-veterans-with-ptsd-2015-12
Veterans with PTSD may have worse endothelial function,
increasing risk for MI, stroke
MUST SEE VIDEO: Veteran Lays Out One Simple Thing
Congress Can Do To Help Treat PTSD - See more at:
PTSD Guide
VA Convenes Leaders in Brain Health to Advance Solutions
for mTBI and PTSD at Brain Trust Summit
Mild concussion? Simple blood test can detect injury up
to a week after
VA Secretary Joins Others in Pledge to Donate their
Brains to VA-lead TBI Research Program
The Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel held
a hearing on Wednesday, April 20, 2016, regarding the research, diagnosis and
treatment of PTSD and TBI. To read
witness testimony or view the hearing, click here:
For more information on PTSD/TBI research, visit: http://www.dcoe.mil/About_DCoE.aspx
VA hosted a groundbreaking two-day summit in Washington,
D.C., this during the third week of April, 2016, focused on brain health. In
attendance for the VFW was Senior Vice Commander-in-Chief Brian Duffy. Learn
more at:
How to Plug In
Your Brain
Getting SuperBetter with Jane the Concussion Slayer
Veteran Burned Himself Alive Outside VA Clinic
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/03/27/veteran-burned-himself-alive-outside-va-clinic.html
Preventing Veteran suicide: a call to action
Suicide Prevention
A Long Career in Military’s Elite Spirals Into a Killing
and a Suicide
Special Operations airman killed his squadron commander
in apparent-murder suicide
Suicide Causes
Depression and Suicide
U.S. suicide rate has risen sharply in the 21st century
The Arctic Suicides: It's Not The Dark That Kills You
America’s Suicide Epidemic is a National Security Crisis
Watch HVAC's legislative hearing live at 2:00 p.m. ET
The Pennsylvania World War 1 Centennial Committee will be
holding its first Delaware County meeting at The Uncommon Individual Foundation
at 8 West Lancaster Avenue in Devon Pennsylvania on June 18th 2016 from 10 a.m.
until 2 p.m. Among the topics that will be covered will be how to discover
World War 1 Era in your collection, reports from the state wide meeting of
partners, and how your Historical Society can participate in events from 2017
until 2019. Liquid refreshments will be available, but bring a bag lunch. Source: Email from tonysfo tonysfo@gmail.com to Delaware County
Historic and Preservation Network dchpn@googlegroups.com
Veterans’ preference protections do not extend to
disciplinary actions
Soaring Valor (Short Film)
New Members Appointed to VA Advisory Committee on Women
Veterans
Senate committee approves energy, veterans spending bills
How conservatives are plotting to steal
veterans' health care
The Conservative Plan to Fix the VA Has Vets Hopping Mad
Inside the Koch Brothers' Plot to Sell Out Veterans’
Health Care
Special interest groups want to privatize the VA and
nobody is paying attention
Op Ed: Vets Do Not Want the VA Privatized
Legion opposes efforts to privatize VA health care
http://www.legion.org/veteranshealthcare/232461/legion-opposes-efforts-privatize-va-health-care#
Veteran Groups To Commission: Fix, Don’t Dismantle VA -
See more at:
Isakson Statement on Comprehensive VA Reform Legislation
For The VA's Broken Health System, The Fix Needs A Fix
Top VA Health Care Official Announces Initiatives and
Progress Made to Improve Access to Care - New Initiatives Chart Roadmap to
Access-to-Care Improvements
VA Secretary and Deputy Secretary tell Commission on
Care: Transformation is Underway and Already Delivering Measurable Results for
Veterans
VA health care reforms are underway, leaders tell panel
http://www.militarytimes.com/story/veterans/2016/04/18/va-leaders-commission-health-care-reforms-underway/83205342/
Expand the definition of accountability
DHS, VA Police Monitoring ‘VA Is Lying’ Facebook Group
65th Infantry Boriqueneers receive Congressional Gold
Medal
Homeland Security Warning Debunked By Veterans Group
http://www.disabledveterans.org/2016/04/19/homeland-security-warning-debunked-by-veterans-group/?inf_contact_key=3cdfc2bef9f58423b711e1ebd2dfeef55e50ba557629f1512982a586165a1ead
Appeals court finds VA wronged vets by ignoring 2010 law
Facebook request brings support for veteran’s funeral
Women: Stay Healthy at Any Age
Men: Stay Healthy at Any Age
The Pros and Cons of Probiotics
Pack your résumé with power verbs
Veteran And His Service Dog Are Marching 628 Miles For
PTS Awareness!
For Fertility Treatment, Wounded Veterans Have To Pay The
Bill
VIDEO: Tomah VA Assault Of Mentally Ill Veteran Caught On
Tape
A compassionate judge sentences a veteran to 24 hours in
jail, then joins him behind bars
New Program Expands Care for Veterans (and Families)
After a two-year wait, VA gets a new top watchdog
Senate Confirms New VA Inspector General
7th Annual David’s Drive Underwear Drive
VA mental health care found superior to care in the
private sector
Toxic Exposure Research Act of 2015 – S.901
Agent Orange Birth Defects & Health Issues Reported
By Children Of Vietnam Veterans
Agent Orange benefit screening process scrutinized in
Congress
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/article69227307.html
Agent Orange exposure linked to bladder cancer,
hypothyroidism
http://www.militarytimes.com/story/veterans/2016/03/10/agent-orange-exposure-linked-bladder-cancer-hypothyroidism/81583512/
Know More Hepatitis
On Wednesday, April 20, 2016, VFW National Legislative
Deputy Director Aleks Morosky presented the VFW’s views on veterans’ preference
in federal hiring during testimony.
Click here: http://veterans.house.gov/hearing/a-review-of-veterans-preference-in-federal-government-hiring
On Monday, April 18, 2016, VFW National Legislative
Director Ray Kelley joined a VSO panel to discuss the future of VA health care
with the Commission on Care. To see all
the recommendations the VFW has for improving access to quality health care,
click here: http://www.vfw.org/uploadedFiles/VFW.org/VFW_in_DC/IB_AFrameworkforVeteransHealthCareReform.pdf
To learn more about the commission and to provide them
with your feedback, click here: https://commissiononcare.sites.usa.gov/contact-us-2/
On Tuesday, April 19, 2016, the House Veterans’ Affairs
Committee held a hearing to discuss recent VA Office of Inspector General and
Government Office of Accountability (GAO) reports on weaknesses in the way VA
measures and reports appointment wait times. To view a webcast of the hearing,
visit: http://veterans.house.gov/hearing/a-continued-assessment-of-delays-in-veterans-access-to-health-care
On Wednesday, April 20, 2016, the House Veterans’ Affairs
Subcommittee on Health held a hearing to discuss legislation to expand adult
day care services, increase informed consent for potentially dangerous
prescription drugs, require VA medical facilities to comply with appointment
scheduling directives, and improve the Caregivers Program, and VFW Senior
Legislative Associate Carlos Fuentes testified.
To read the testimony or view the webcast, visit: http://veterans.house.gov/hearing/legislative-hearing-6
Legion testimony focused on benefits for MoH recipients
Chip, Implanted in Brain, Helps Paralyzed Man Regain
Control of Hand
VA Study on Whether Dogs Can Heal Vets With PTSD Has
Critics
VA reform bill would make it easier to fire employees
VVA Chapter 436 2016 Banquet photos
Camp Lejeune: Past Water Contamination
U.S. Veteran Compensation Programs
Veterans Being Stripped of Compensation
Senator: Large veterans reform bill promises 'a new VA'
President Signs POW/MIA Remembrance Act into Law
A Sense of Belonging, Together
VA Life Insurance Program Scores High in Veteran
Satisfaction
Honoring Veterans: Former POWs recognized for service,
sacrifice
For National Reentry Week, VA renews its commitment to
serving justice-involved Veterans
What’s So Good About Being a Physician at VHA? Benefits
for Physicians at Veterans Health Administration
New VA reform bill faces an uphill battle on multiple
fronts
Study: Veterans waiting to seek care may be slowing VA
system
VA still hopes for appeals reform, but lawmakers looking
elsewhere
A Sense of Belonging, Together
Money Stolen From My Car! You Won't Believe What This
Homeless Veteran Does!
Collaborations key to ending homelessness among Veterans
Ending Veteran Homelessness: Where Are We Now?
Improving the Veteran’s Experience through MyVA
Communities
VA Secretary says House budget plan would 'hurt veterans'
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