Veterans Affairs Contact Info -
White House VA Hotline: 1-855-948-2311
VA Health Care Customer Service Hotline: 1-877-222-8387
VA Benefits Customer Service Hotline: 1-800-827-1000
Veterans Crisis Line: 1-800-273-8255 and press 1
VA Medical Center Directory: https://www.va.gov/health/vamc/
VA Medical Center, Philadelphia: 215-823-5800 and press 7
to be connected to the crisis line
MyVA311: 1-844-698-2311
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The Jewish Veteran, Volume 71 – Number 4 – 2017: The
official publication of Jewish War Veterans of the USA. The magazine is
published four times a year and offers valuable information on various topics
such as Jewish issues, foreign policy, veterans affairs, military history, JWV
news and Museum News.
VA Secretary Lawyers Put Fresh Spin On Europe Trip IG
Investigation
Plan to replace ‘Choice’ also will modernize VA health
system
PURGE: Will VA Press Secretary Curt Cashour Be Fired For
Subversion? With White House support, Secretary
Shulkin plans to purge his staff following what he describes as a subversive
plot carried out by certain political employees to end his career as VA
Secretary. One of those individuals is none other than VA press secretary Curt
Cashour. Would you fire Cashour for his role in the failed ouster?
Court determines military burn pits caused lung disease
in service members
The Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association monument
dedication ceremony is set for 18 April 2018.
VA Secretary David Shulkin gets assurances from White
House he will stay after damaging report
13News Now Investigates: FDA trial uses Ecstasy to treat
PTSD
Camp Lejeune VA Health and Disability Benefits
Employment and Entrepreneurship
VFW Statement on the State of VA
A Soldier’s Journey – The Classic Monomyth
Student Fellowship
Restoration of Benefits After School Closure or if a
School is Disapproved for GI Bill Benefits
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency has announced the
identification of remains and Returning home for burial with full military honors
is: -- Navy Gunner's Mate 2nd Class William F. Hellstern was assigned to the
USS Oklahoma, which was moored off Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, when Japanese
aircraft attacked his ship on Dec. 7, 1941. Hellstern was one of 429 crewmen
killed in the attack. Interment services are pending. Read about Hellstern.
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency has announced the
identification of remains and Returning home for burial with full military
honors is: -- Navy Machinist's Mate 2nd Class Lorentz E. Hultgren was assigned
to the USS Oklahoma, which was moored off Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, when
Japanese aircraft attacked his ship on Dec. 7, 1941. Hultgren was one of 429
crewmen killed in the attack. Interment services are pending.
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency has announced the
identification of remains and Returning home for burial with full military
honors is: -- Navy Seaman 1st Class Henry G. Tipton was assigned to the USS
Oklahoma, which was moored off Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, when Japanese
aircraft attacked his ship on Dec. 7, 1941. Tipton was one of 429 crewmen
killed in the attack. Interment services are pending.
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency has announced the
identification of remains and Returning home for burial with full military
honors is: -- Marine Corps Reserve Pfc. Joe Lukie was assigned to Company K,
3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division. On Nov. 20, 1943,
Lukie’s unit landed on the small island of Betio in the Tarawa Atoll against
stiff Japanese resistance. Lukie died on the first day of the battle, one of
approximately 1,000 Marines and sailors killed in the intense fighting. Interment
services are pending.
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency has announced the
identification of remains and Returning home for burial with full military
honors is: -- Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Harvel L. Moore was assigned to Company K,
3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division. On Nov. 20, 1943,
Moore’s unit landed on the small island of Betio in the Tarawa Atoll against
stiff Japanese resistance. Moore died on the third day of the battle, one of
approximately 1,000 Marines and sailors killed in the intense fighting.
Interment services are pending.
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency has announced the
identification of remains and Returning home for burial with full military
honors is: -- Army Staff Sgt. Leo J. Husak was a member of Company A, 1st
Battalion, 309th Infantry Regiment, 78th Infantry Division, serving in the
European theater. On Jan. 30, 1945, Husak was killed while out on patrol in
Germany’s Hürtgen Forest. The offensive in the forest was one of the longest
battles the United States fought during World War II, lasting for nearly five
months. Interment services are pending.
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency has announced the
identification of remains and Returning home for burial with full military
honors is: -- Army Cpl. Leonard V. Purkapile was Company E, 2nd Battalion, 35th
Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division. In late November 1950, Purkapile’s
unit was engaged by Chinese forces in the vicinity of Unsan, while withdrawing
southeast to Yongbyon, North Korea. Purkapile could not be accounted for
following the battle and was declared missing in action on Nov. 28, 1950.
Interment services are pending.
VA to begin paying up to 800,000 non-VA emergency claims
The Long Shadow of Fort McClellan
PeaceTrees Vietnam Updates From the Field
OIG Monthly Highlights
Foreign Google Company To Data Mine Veterans Health
Records To Make App: A well known AI company and Google subsidiary located in
the UK will now have access to the electronic health records of 700,000
veterans after the agency inked a deal that will help develop a soon to be
profitable app called Streams. The company will likely develop out the software
and then resell access to the solution once development is complete. So, VA
gives away access to our data to help a Google company make massive profits
without charge. All the while, Congress and Shulkin look for ways to cut our
benefits.
Center for Women Veterans (CWV)
Information from focus groups can change the way VA
delivers health care to Women Veterans
Hyperbaric treatments offer new promise for Veterans with
chronic PTSD
The STOP Practice (Stop, Take a breath, Observe, Proceed)
VA Patient Centered Care – Core Patient Centered Videos
Mindfulness - Stop. Take a Breath. Be Mindful
Nominate a Veteran for #VeteranOfTheDay
VA Screwing TBI Vets – Get These Quick Facts For Your TBI
Evaluation: From 2007 to 2015, VA consistently used unqualified doctors to
perform TBI assessments resulting in many veterans being wrongly denied
benefits. This article contains all the inside baseball resources I received
from VA through a FOIA request and investigations over the course of a few
years leading up to the exposure of the scandal with help from Kare 11 News
here in Minneapolis.
Characteristics of Female Veterans-An Analytic View
Across Age-Cohorts: 2015
Early-Career Aged Female Veterans More Likely to be
Employed, Married and Have Kids Than Their Nonveteran Counterparts
Demographic, social, and economic data on veterans are
collected on several U.S. Census Bureau surveys. These data are used for policy analysis,
program planning, and budgeting of veteran programs.
Veterans with Cancer from Nuclear Radiation in Cold War
Sue VA for Denying Benefits
Remember Candyland? DAV Gives Tammy Baldwin Award
‘Combatting The Opioid Epidemic’ After Allowing It To Fester In Her Own
Backyard At Tomah VA
VFW Action Corps Weekly
VFW Legislative Priorities
VFW to Deliver Veterans’ Voice to Congress
Student Veterans of America
Coast Guard Commandant 2018 State of the Coast Guard
Address
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency has announced the
identification of the following American service member who had been missing in
action. Returning home for burial with
full military honors is: -- Marine Corps Pfc. Arnold J. Harrison, 19, of
Detroit, Mich., whose identification was previously announced, will be buried
March 2, in Dallas, Texas. Harrison was assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion,
2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division. On Nov. 20, 1943, Harrison’s unit
landed on the small island of Betio in the Tarawa Atoll against stiff Japanese
resistance. Over several days of intense fighting, approximately 1,000 Marines
and sailors were killed. Harrison was killed on the first day of the battle. http://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/Article/1448752/funeral-announcement-for-marine-killed-during-world-war-ii-harrison-a/
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency has announced the
identification of the following American service member who had been missing in
action. Returning home for burial with
full military honors is: -- Army Pfc. Lamar E. Newman, 19, of Griffin, Ga., whose
identification was previously announced, will be buried March 2, in his
hometown. Newman was a member of Company B, 1st Battalion, 9th Infantry
Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. In November 1950, his unit took part in a
defensive operation in the vicinity of the village of Kujang, North Korea. The
division suffered heavy losses, with many soldiers going missing or being
killed or captured. Newman went missing on Nov. 27, 1950, near the village of
Kujang as a result of heavy fighting.
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency has announced the
identification of the following American service member who had been missing in
action. Returning home for burial with
full military honors is: -- Army Pfc. Leroy W. Bryant, 22, of Autreyville, Ga.,
whose identification was previously announced, will be buried March 9, in
Columbus, Ohio. Bryant was a member of Company C, 1st Battalion, 9th Infantry
Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. On Feb. 6, 1951, Bryant’s unit was tasked to
determine the location and strength of enemy forces in the town of Yonghyon-ni,
South Korea. They were attacked by enemy forces and forced to withdraw. Bryant
could not be accounted for after the attack and was declared missing in action.
Bryant’s name later appeared on a list of Americans who died while in custody
of communist forces, informally known as the “Christmas List.” Following the
war, a returning prisoner from Bryant’s regiment reported he was told Bryant
died while being marched north to prisoner of war Camp 1, located along the
Yalu River, near the village of Changsong.
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency has announced the
identification of the following American service member who had been missing in
action. Returning home for burial with
full military honors is: -- Navy Electrician's Mate 3rd Class George H. Gibson
was assigned to the USS Oklahoma, which was moored off Ford Island, Pearl
Harbor, when Japanese aircraft attacked his ship on Dec. 7, 1941. Gibson was
one of 429 crewmen killed in the attack. Interment services are pending.
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency has announced the
identification of the following American service member who had been missing in
action. Returning home for burial with
full military honors is: -- Army Lt. Col. Robert G. Nopp, an OV-1C pilot, was
assigned to the 131st Aviation Company. On July 13, 1966, Nopp flew a night
surveillance mission from Phu Bai Airfield over Attapu Province, Laos. Flying
through heavy thunderstorms, radar and radio contact were lost with the
aircraft, which was not uncommon due to the mountainous terrain in that part of
Laos. When the aircraft did not return as scheduled, search efforts were
initiated, but no crash site was found. Interment services are pending. http://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/Recent-News-Stories/Article/1451686/soldier-missing-from-vietnam-war-accounted-for-nopp-r/
DHS backs down, offers to drop deportation proceedings
against wife of special forces veteran
‘Hard choices’ at VA include possible cut to
unemployability benefit ($3.2 million could be saved in 2018)
Restrict VA’s Individual Unemployability Benefits to
Disabled Veterans Who Are Younger Than the Full Retirement Age for Social
Security ($40 billion could be saved between 2018 and 2026)
VA backs off budget proposal to cut benefits for
disabled, unemployable vets (proposed $3.2 billion cut to the VA Individual
Unemployability benefit)
Shulkin Lied About Purge Authority, White House Protects
VA Subversives
VA Launches Telehealth Program for Rural Vets with PTSD
IAVA’s Campaign to Fully Recognize and Improve Services
for Women Veterans
Koch-backed group puts $1.6M into ads hitting Wis.
senator over VA scandal
In Battle Over Future of Veterans’ Care, Moderation Wins,
for Now
Marine Tegan Griffith: “The Fabric of My Uniform”
6 eye-popping findings from an investigation of the
Washington, D.C., VA medical center
Col. Larry Wilkerson speaks at 2017 VFP convention pt.1
Col Wilkerson's speech pt. 2
Suspected gunman, 3 women found dead after hostages taken
at California veterans home
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