Shad Meshad | Founder National Veterans Foundation

Veterans and Their Families

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.…

By Shad Meshad / December 16, 2016

Home for Christmas. Three simple words that hold both memory and promise for most of us. Jim White, War Hero,…

By Shad Meshad / November 8, 2016

When I first started working with veterans, it had to be face-to-face. So I spent a lot of time finding…