Shad Meshad | Founder National Veterans Foundation

Memorial Day – Let’s Do This One Like We Mean It

By Shad Meshad / May 19, 2017

This Memorial Day will be the nation’s 149th. Originally called Decoration Day, May 30th was chosen because it had no…

By Shad Meshad / May 9, 2017

In a word: the culture. The military/warrior culture of course, but also our culture at large. Dr. Carl Castro, Associate…

By Shad Meshad / April 27, 2017

My lifelong career as a veteran advocate started with the Vets of my era—Vietnam. When I expanded my veteran outreach…

By Shad Meshad / April 11, 2017

On January 23, 2017, the President of the United States ordered a hiring freeze on Federal civilian employees. The Presidential…

By Shad Meshad / March 20, 2017

As I watched Gen. Robert Neller, commandant of the United States Marine Corps, respond to Senator Kirsten Gillibrand in a…

By Shad Meshad / March 3, 2017

Before your read any further, check the image in your mind. You’re picturing a man, right? Not so fast. Women…

By Shad Meshad / February 7, 2017

Change brings its own challenges. Not an easy time for vets, though many have a lot of practice: waiting for…

By Shad Meshad / January 25, 2017

These three words can change a life if they refer to a veteran’s discharge from military service: less than honorable.…