Black veterans group sues VA for racial disparity data
2021 Atlantic City Airshow Returns to Atlantic City
https://airshow.acchamber.com/
Court decides millions of veterans are eligible for more
GI Bill benefits
Female Vets in Congress Decry Proposal to Disband
Pentagon’s Advisory Panel on Women
Senate Approves Army Veteran as VA's Deputy Secretary
Additional leadership appointees join VA
https://www.va.gov/opa/pressrel/pressrelease.cfm?id=5690
Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)
https://www.publichealth.va.gov/n-coronavirus/
VA ‘reimaging approach’ to costly electronic health
record project
https://www.stripes.com/veterans/2021-07-14/VA-costly-electronic-health-record-project-2148352.html
VA Extends Foreclosure, Eviction Moratoriums
https://www.fedweek.com/armed-forces-news/va-extends-foreclosure-eviction-moratoriums/
Tuscaloosa VA Mourns Doctor Found Dead in Florida
Building Collapse
https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/FMfcgzGkZQMFfGNXswVBjwRGFfCZmLKp
Introduction to the 2021 SDIT Census Survey:
The VVA Veteran Online
A Tribute to Vietnam Veterans Featuring the Voice of Mr.
Sam Elliott
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVeBtnfAxP8
Agent Orange Zone: a place for up to date information on
the health consequences of military service...
http://agentorangezone.blogspot.com/
or
https://agentorangezone.blogspot.com/
Guided iRest™ Yoga Nidra Meditation: Phone-based Class
from Home
The National Archives explores the history, and
background of Camp David.
https://archivesfoundation.org/archives-at-home/
Extreme Heat Safety Tips
https://www.health.mil/News/Gallery/Infographics/2021/06/21/Extreme-Heat-Safety-Tips
Veterans Homes Residents, Families Brought Closer
Together Thanks To Vaccination Clinics
https://www.media.pa.gov/pages/Military-and-Veteran-Affairs-details.aspx?newsid=495
CONNECTING OUR NYC METRO VETERANS COMMUNITY
16 Million More Veterans Are Now Eligible for These
Travel Deals
American Forces Travel Privileges Extended to Eligible
Veterans
Senate Approves Army Veteran as VA's Deputy Secretary
Former MOAA Board Member Helps Veterans Find
Career-Transition Success
VA Careers "Talk About It Tuesday" LinkedIn
Live broadcast
Incels (Involuntary celibates)
https://www.adl.org/resources/backgrounders/incels-involuntary-celibates
Airborne Hazards and Burn Pits Listening Session Thursday,
Jul 22, 2021. 4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. EST
Suicide Prevention Training for Communities Tuesday, Jul
27, 2021, 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. EST
VA Careers Virtual Open House on Wednesday, Jul 28, 2021,
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. EST
Former Supervisory Pharmacist of Defunct New England
Compounding Center Resentenced in Connection with 2012 Fungal Meningitis
Outbreak: Outbreak was the largest public health crisis ever caused by a
contaminated pharmaceutical drug
New York City Man Arrested in Kidnapping of Elderly Woman
with Dementia at West L.A. Veterans’ Affairs Medical Center
VA delays further rollout of new multi-billion dollar
record system until 2022
As COVID cases surge again, VA officials implore all vets
to get vaccinated
The House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Health hearing
entitled "Aging in Place: Examining Veterans' Access to Home and Community
Based Services"
Hearing: Aging in Place: Examining Veterans’ Access to
Home and Community Based Services
https://docs.house.gov/Committee/Calendar/ByEvent.aspx?EventID=113957
S.810, the Fair Care for Vietnam Veterans Act of 2021,
would add hypertension and MGUS (monoclonal gammopathy) to the Presumptives for
Agent Orange
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/810/text
H.R.1972, the Fair Care for Vietnam Veterans Act of 2021,
would add hypertension and MGUS (monoclonal gammopathy) to the Presumptives for
Agent Orange
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1972?s=1&r=7
Fallen Vietnam War Hero Was Brought Home By His Son Five
Decades After The War
VISION for Excellence, the Website for VISN4
101st Airborne Division Association, PO Box 929, 32
Screaming Eagle Blvd., Fort Campbell, KY 42223, (931)431-0199, assocmemberinfo@comcast.net
https://screamingeagle.org/?fbclid=IwAR0RYV7g6Z8jooUrmyHZiJOu0Z24V9Snibm5SJo7OKd7arAXpuHqtnKqouk
History of the 101st Airborne Division : Screaming
Eagles: the First 50 Years
101st Airborne : The Screaming Eagles in World War II
Improvements Still Needed in Processing Military Sexual
Trauma Claims
https://www.va.gov/oig/pubs/VAOIG-20-00041-163.pdf
Challenges for Military Sexual Trauma Coordinators and
Culture of Safety Considerations
https://www.va.gov/oig/pubs/VAOIG-20-01979-199.pdf
Fast Facts About the Housing Choice Voucher Program
(Section 8)
What Medical Benefits are Available for Veterans and
Their Families?
What to Know About the Child and Adult Food Care Program
#OperationSong: Joseph Zaragoza
https://blogs.va.gov/VAntage/92997/operationsong-joseph-zaragoza/
Why I get my health care at VA: Rich
https://blogs.va.gov/VAntage/92533/why-i-get-my-health-care-at-va-rich/
#VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Herman Floyd Wagner
https://blogs.va.gov/VAntage/85450/veteranoftheday-army-veteran-herman-floyd-wagner/
Purple Heart Day – August 7, 2021
https://nationaltoday.com/purple-heart-day/
Congress unleashes service dogs for veterans with PTSD: A
study showed veterans with mental health conditions stand to benefit
tremendously from canine companions
https://www.rollcall.com/2021/08/09/congress-unleashes-service-dogs-for-veterans-with-ptsd/
Annual eye exams essential to Veterans’ vision and eye
health:Joint study with VA shows promising results in preventing age-related
blindness
https://www.va.gov/opa/pressrel/pressrelease.cfm?id=5702
Annual eye exams essential to
Veterans’ vision and eye health
https://blogs.va.gov/VAntage/93417/annual-eye-exams-essential-to-veterans-vision-and-eye-health/
Financial Efficiency Review of the Miami VA Healthcare System
https://www.va.gov/oig/pubs/VAOIG-20-01796-195.pdf
Borne the Battle Episode #251: Benefits Breakdown – Community
Care Program
Afghanistan: How Veterans can learn from Vietnam Veterans
COMMITTED TO AMERICA'S HEROES SWEEPSTAKES: For nearly a
decade, Toyota has supported Hiring Our Heroes in its mission to connect
veterans, transitioning service members, and military spouses with 21st-century
career opportunities.
https://www.hiringourheroes.org/committed-sweepstakes/
Golden Age Games competitor fulfills promise to father
https://blogs.va.gov/VAntage/93033/golden-age-games-competitor-fulfills-promise-to-father/
New VA outpatient clinic opens in Tulsa
https://blogs.va.gov/VAntage/92597/new-va-outpatient-clinic-opens-in-tulsa/
#VeteranOfTheDay Air Force Veteran John Alfred Ringhofer
https://blogs.va.gov/VAntage/93064/veteranoftheday-air-force-veteran-john-alfred-ringhofer/
Dog and Veteran team visits Vets, spreads joy
https://blogs.va.gov/VAntage/92281/dog-and-veteran-team-visits-vets-spreads-joy/
Vet credits Whole Health for return to full life
https://blogs.va.gov/VAntage/92652/vet-credits-whole-health-for-return-to-full-life/
Associations between justice involvement and PTSD and
depressive symptoms, suicidal ideation, and suicide attempt among post-9/11
veterans
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34323570/
Comparative venous thromboembolic safety of oral and
transdermal postmenopausal hormone therapies among women Veterans
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34313612/
Coordinating women's preventive health care for rural
veterans
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34310743/
Recovering from intimate partner violence through Strengths
and Empowerment (RISE): Development, pilot testing, and refinement of a
patient-centered brief counseling intervention for women
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34110870/
Women Veterans' Experiences of Harassment and Perceptions of
Veterans Affairs Health Care Settings During a National Anti-Harassment
Campaign
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34238668/
Army Veteran resupplies the International Space Station
https://blogs.va.gov/VAntage/93181/army-veteran-resupplies-the-international-space-station/
#VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Tom Rice
https://blogs.va.gov/VAntage/91673/veteranoftheday-army-veteran-tom-rice/
“Iron-woman” Navy Veteran finds inner strength
https://blogs.va.gov/VAntage/93038/iron-woman-navy-veteran-finds-inner-strength/
‘STARPORT’ trial probes new approach for aggressive prostate
cancer
Borne the Battle #252: Marine Corps Veteran John Ligato,
Battle of Hue City, Undercover FBI Agent
Borne the Battle Ep 252: Marine Veteran John Ligato, Battle
of Hue City, Undercover FBI Agent
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykpNu9QwePA
Revolutionizing VHA’s Workforce to Innovate for Veterans
https://blogs.va.gov/VAntage/93349/revolutionizing-vhas-workforce-to-innovate-for-veterans/
Congress Passes Dog Training Pilot Program: The Senate
passed VFW-supported H.R. 1448, the PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act.
This legislation would establish a pilot program on dog training therapy for
veterans diagnosed with PTSD and require VA to provide service dogs for those
veterans, including veterinary insurance. In recent congressional statements
for the record submitted to both the House and Senate Committees on Veterans’
Affairs, VFW National Legislative Service Deputy Director Tammy Barlet noted
that studies and anecdotal evidence indicate veterans diagnosed with PTSD who
have service dogs experience increased participation in social settings and
overall satisfaction with life. The bill, which passed the House in May, now
heads to the president’s desk for signature.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1448
Senate Passes Bill to Assess VA Benefit Disparities: The
Senate passed VFW-supported S. 1031, which would require a study on disparities
associated with race and ethnicity with respect to certain benefits
administered by VA. The Government Accountability Office would be tasked with
assessing disparities in compensation benefits, with particular focus on
disability evaluations based on pain and rejection of fully developed claims.
Understanding race and ethnic disparities and correcting those wrongs within VA
can help ensure all veterans are properly compensated for their injuries.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/1031
VFW National Home for Children: The National Home was founded
in 1925 as a place where the families left behind by war could remain together.
Today’s families face many different and difficult circumstances, so the
National Home has evolved to help meet those needs. The community is open to
the families of active-duty military personnel, veterans, and relatives of VFW
and VFW Auxiliary members. If you would like to speak with someone, please call
1.800.313.4200
https://www.vfwnationalhome.org/how
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced that Naval Reserve Seaman 1st Class James C. Williams, 20, of Portland, Oregon, was assigned to the
battleship USS Oklahoma, which was moored at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, when
the ship was attacked by Japanese aircraft on Dec. 7, 1941. The USS Oklahoma
sustained multiple torpedo hits, which caused it to quickly capsize. The attack
on the ship resulted in the deaths of 429 crewmen, including Williams. He will
be buried on Sept. 10, 2021, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington,
Virginia. Read
about Williams.
https://www.dpaa.mil/Our-Missing/Recently-Accounted-For/
The Defense
POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced that Army
Air Forces 2nd Lt. Henry D. Mitchell, 22, was assigned to the 48th Fighter Squadron, 14th
Fighter Group, 15th Air Force in the European Theater. On July 8, 1944, he was
piloting a P-38 Lightning fighter on a mission outside of Vienna, Austria. His
squadron encountered enemy aircraft as it was returning from the target.
Mitchell indicated he was alright following the combat, but was never heard
from or seen again. With no evidence that Mitchell had survived his
disappearance, a presumptive finding of death was issued on July 9, 1945.
Interment services are pending. Read
about Mitchell.
https://www.dpaa.mil/Our-Missing/Recently-Accounted-For/
The Defense POW/MIA
Accounting Agency announced that Army Sgt.
Larry S. Wassil, 33, was
assigned to Company K, 3rd Battalion, 13th Infantry Regiment, 8th Infantry
Division. On Dec. 28, 1944, his unit was part of the Hürtgen Forest offensive,
near Hürtgen, Germany. Wassil was leading a three-man reconnaissance team
scouting enemy positions when they started taking enemy machine gun fire and
were forced to scatter. When the gunfire stopped, Wassil could not be found. A
presumptive finding of death was issued on Dec. 29, 1945. Interment services
are pending. Read
about Wassil.
https://www.dpaa.mil/Our-Missing/Recently-Accounted-For/
The Defense
POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced that Navy
Gunner’s Mate 3rd Class Herman Schmidt, 28, was assigned to the battleship USS Oklahoma,
which was moored at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, when the ship was attacked by
Japanese aircraft on Dec. 7, 1941. The USS Oklahoma sustained multiple torpedo
hits, which caused it to quickly capsize. The attack on the ship resulted in
the deaths of 429 crewmen, including Schmidt. Interment services are
pending. Read
about Schmidt.
https://www.dpaa.mil/Our-Missing/Recently-Accounted-For/
The Defense
POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced that Marine
Pfc. Charles R. Taylor, 26, was
assigned to the battleship USS Oklahoma, which was moored at Ford Island, Pearl
Harbor, when the ship was attacked by Japanese aircraft on Dec. 7, 1941. The
USS Oklahoma sustained multiple torpedo hits, which caused it to quickly
capsize. The attack on the ship resulted in the deaths of 429 crewmen,
including Taylor. Interment services are pending. Read
about Taylor.
https://www.dpaa.mil/Our-Missing/Recently-Accounted-For/
The Defense POW/MIA
Accounting Agency announced that Navy Machinist’s Mate 1st Class Harold F.
Carney, 23, was assigned to the battleship USS Oklahoma, which was
moored at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, when the ship was attacked by Japanese
aircraft on Dec. 7, 1941. The USS Oklahoma sustained multiple torpedo hits,
which caused it to quickly capsize. The attack on the ship resulted in the
deaths of 429 crewmen, including Carney. Interment services are pending. Read
about Carney.
https://www.dpaa.mil/Our-Missing/Recently-Accounted-For/
Veterans Affairs employee pleads guilty to theft of medical
equipment
https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndga/pr/veterans-affairs-employee-pleads-guilty-theft-medical-equipment
S.927 - Toxic Exposure in the American Military Act
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/927
H.R.2436 - Veterans Burn Pits Exposure Recognition Act of
2021
H.R.2127 - TEAM Act
H.R.2339 - Military Hunger Prevention Act
H.R.475 - Health Care Fairness for Military Families Act of
2021
How To Help Our Afghan Allies: Our friends are
fleeing for their lives. They need your support.
https://lirsconnect.org/get_involved/action_center/siv?ltclid=dbdbf6a1-1d73-4f2b-92db-fbc52f60cf9b
Everyone should have a safe place to live and a
safe way to get there
Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR): Find
Resources and Contacts in Your State
Tragedy Assistance Program For Survivors (TAPS)
Is Here For You!
Military Veteran Caregiver Network - American
Red Cross
https://www.redcross.org/military-veteran-caregiver-network.html
Blue Star Families
OUR NATIONAL NETWORK IS HERE – AND GROWING
https://www.cohenveteransnetwork.org/clinics/
Inspiring Tomorrow’s Leaders: Through a network
of more than 1,500 on-campus chapters, Student Veterans of America ensures that
student veterans and military-connected students achieve their greatest
potential.
These Afghans Were Our Allies. Now We Must All
Help Them Become Our Neighbors: Americans have a new chance to serve the
interpreters and others who helped our troops in battle.
IAVA: Home.
Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America fights to improve the lives of
post-9/11 veterans
Retracing his ancestor's boarding school escape: 17-year-old
Ku Stevens honored his great-grandfather recently as part of a 'Remembrance
Run'
Coping with current events in Afghanistan
https://blogs.va.gov/VAntage/93472/coping-with-current-events-in-afghanistan/
Joseph Galloway: November 13, 1941 – August 18, 2021
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XFCKzSAYjFY7sSiaPUZ96XJ8lEio77pY/view
Court Deals Yet Another Blow to Firing Reform Law: Thousands
of workers may now have a new avenue to getting their jobs back.
https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2021/08/court-deals-yet-another-blow-firing-reform-law/184493/
Retirees and Disabled Vets Due for Record Raise Next Year
Service dogs for local veterans are being trained in Niagara
County jail
ABA Free Legal Answers: An online version of the walk-in
clinic model where clients request brief advice and counsel about a specific
civil legal issue from a volunteer lawyer
https://www.americanbar.org/groups/probono_public_service/projects_awards/free-legal-answers/
40 YEARS OF HEALING.
THE WALL IN YOUR WORDS.
https://www.vvmf.org/40th-anniversary-story-collection/
Are You Due Money from VA? More Than $300M Could Be Owed in
GI Bill Refunds
Howard University Offers Loans to Student Vets in Limbo After
School Lost GI Bill Eligibility
VA employee pleads guilty to stealing nearly $2M in medical
equipment
Free Resources for Veterans with PTSD, Other Mental Health
Challenges: Where to find help for post-traumatic stress disorder, depression,
anxiety, more
Afghanistan: How Veterans can reconcile service
https://blogs.va.gov/VAntage/92631/afghanistan-how-veterans-can-reconcile-service/
Beyond People’s History: On Paul Ortiz’s “African American
and Latinx History of the United States”
AN AFRICAN AMERICAN AND LATINX HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES
http://www.beacon.org/An-African-American-and-Latinx-History-of-the-United-States-P1284.aspx
Homeless Patient Aligned Care Teams break barriers for
Veterans facing homelessness
Free help at home for Veterans from the Elizabeth Dole
Foundation
First woman police officer at New Orleans VA now first female
chief
#VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Guy Whidden
https://blogs.va.gov/VAntage/93143/veteranoftheday-army-veteran-guy-whidden/
LVMAC Forward Observer: Need to Talk to Someone Over the
Afghanistan Situation?
Florida combat veteran of the Vietnam War elected to lead 1
million member DAV (Disabled American Veterans)
DAV's 2021 Disabled American Veteran of the Year - Mike
McElhiney
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVpkjIG1mnQ
Montgomery County Veterans Information
https://www.montcopa.org/list.aspx?MID=483
Need Support? These Veterans Organizations Are Offering Help
During This Time of Stress
2021 JWV Convention Reception with speaker Kimberly Guise
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjgHsJadsn4
National Executive Committee Meeting - 2021 JWV Convention
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6k0BhAHoyfE
JWV & JWVA Joint Convention Opening
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Edf9PaJ_7E
vietnam on the outside lookig in(5579)-final (1).mp4
Paperback - Vietnam: On the Outside Looking In, Autographed
by: Author: Randall Baxter
https://htsales.samcart.com/products/vietnam-on-the-outside-looking-in-paper-back-signed-by-author
Hardback - Vietnam: On the Outside Looking In, Autographed
by: Author: Randall Baxter
THE VETERAN NEXT DOOR 1939-1946 veterans from the battlefronts
of World War II(6218)-(final version).mp4
THE VETERAN NEXT DOOR 1939-1946 An autographed copy is
available Paperback only
A compelling collection of stories as told by veterans from
the battlefronts of World War II. You do not want to miss this book!
Case of 76 in Veterans Home Who Died of COVID Lands in Court
"The True American" book club: part 6. The sixth of eight serialized posts on hatred
and reconciliation after 9/11
Obituary of STANLEY SAKS
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/inquirer/name/stanley-saks-obituary?pid=199924320
This Week in History (August 21-29)
Congress signals concern over uptick in veteran crisis
hotline calls after deadly Afghanistan withdrawal: Calls to the Veterans Crisis
Line have increased an average of 6% daily since Aug. 13
Coronavirus resurgence could cause major problems for GI Bill
users next spring
Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection of the VA Salt Lake City
Health Care System in Utah
https://www.va.gov/oig/pubs/VAOIG-21-00254-213.pdf
Louisiana Doctor Indicted for Illegally Dispensing Over One
Million Doses of Opioids and for $5.1 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme
This May Be First Step In Curing PTSD With A
Pill: A start-up, funded in part by the U.S. Army, could be on track to
revolutionizing what we know about PTSD.
https://www.defenseone.com/technology/2021/09/may-be-first-step-curing-ptsd-pill/185131/
VA works to complete compensation & pension exams
postponed due to the pandemic
https://blogs.va.gov/VAntage/94269/va-works-complete-compensation-pension-exams-postponed-pandemic/
Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS) is here for
families of the fallen
The Forever War Over War Literature: A post-9/11 veteran
novelist explores a post-Vietnam literary soiree gone bad, and finds timeless
lessons about a contentious and still-evolving genre.
The Things We Carried Home: We veterans survived the
post-9/11 wars through dumb luck. Surviving the aftermath was another story.
LVMAC Tidbit: Agent Orange: What You Need to Know
https://lvmac.wordpress.com/2021/09/11/lvmac-tidbit-agent-orange-what-you-need-to-know/#like-10530
Afghanistan: The Withdrawal and the Emotions for Veterans
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnZ4f14nheg
September is National Suicide Prevention month. At our National Convention in New Orleans
last month, we had a speaker discuss suicide prevention. You can get a copy of the slides he used for
his presentation here. If you or someone
you know needs immediate assistance, please call the Veteran Crisis Line at
1-800-273-8255.
Whole Health and Pain Management
https://www.va.gov/WHOLEHEALTH/podcast/painmanagement/index.asp
The Circle of Health
https://www.va.gov/WHOLEHEALTH/circle-of-health/index.asp
Independent Review of VA’s Special Disabilities Capacity
Report for Fiscal Year 2019
https://www.va.gov/oig/pubs/VAOIG-21-00612-189.pdf
VA annual report shows decrease in Veteran suicides
https://www.va.gov/opa/pressrel/pressrelease.cfm?id=5713
Heroes with hearing loss – Talk about making the right choice
https://www.leelanau.gov/downloads/hamilton_captel_phone.pdf
AMERICA’S BEST DONATION PICKUP PROGRAM
https://pickupplease.org/pennsylvania/
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