Shad Meshad | Founder National Veterans Foundation

“While We’re at War, America’s at the Mall.”

By Shad Meshad / May 2, 2018

This phrase was in common use as far back as 2007. Phil Klay, a Marine vet writing in The New…

By Shad Meshad / April 3, 2018

With the replacement of David Shulkin as VA Secretary, the second largest department of our federal government (after the Department…

By Shad Meshad / March 28, 2018

47 years of working with Veterans. I thought I’d run into every kind of challenge they face. Then, recently I…

By Shad Meshad / February 28, 2018

Recently a vet I know called me about his brother. They both served in Iraq, at different times. One brother’s…

By Shad Meshad / January 10, 2018

“War changes you, there’s no denying that. It’s useless to say it doesn’t or that you’ll get over it. You…

By Shad Meshad / December 20, 2017

This is the time of year when we look forward and back. We’ve talked about a lot of issues our…

By Shad Meshad / December 13, 2017

I got a call the other day from Sergeant Major Jesse Acosta. You might remember that I wrote about him…

By Shad Meshad / November 9, 2017

That really should say < .5% What’s that mean? Less than one-half of one percent. That’s the percentage of the U.S.…