NO ONE LEFT BEHIND!
If you saw our Giving Tuesday Facebook post on May 5, then you’ve met Mario Miramontes. He grew up in Los Angeles, Harbor Area, and went to Banning High School. He joined the Marine Corps straight out of high school. Trained in San Diego, ...
NVF’s Response to Covid-19: We Didn’t Miss a Day
Los Angeles went into lockdown on March 20th. The mayor’s announcement came late afternoon on the 19th. Our counselors were still answering calls on our Lifeline for Vets. Knowing the calls would continue to come in and ...
Diary: Louis Geiger, NVF Counselor
“An Army veteran called our Lifeline for Vets and needed his DD214 to complete his job application for a federal job. I advised him that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Personnel Records Center was accepting urgent DD214 requests ...
Women Veterans Coordinator, Martha Varela
Originally from Mexico, Varela has 20 years of non-profit work experience working with inner-city communities. An Army Veteran, she was a combat field medic. Martha holds a degree in Social Work, Youth Studies, and Multicultural Studies. ...
Meet Jim White
We waited a long time to be able to add Jim to our team. One of the most-decorated helicopter pilots in the Vietnam war, White earned the nickname “Sneaky” because he was so effective extracting troops under siege in the jungle.He fills ...
Grant Maloy Smith Stars in Benefit Concert
Billboard Top Ten, American Roots and Music Row Country Songwriter Grant Maloy Smith offers an online concert on May 22, 5 PM PST and 8PM EST to benefit the NVF.Singer/songwriter Grant’s song “The Man of Steel”, is the theme song of the ...
Getting to Know our Women Veterans: A Navy Veteran Interview
To honor and raise awareness of our women veterans we are asking them to complete our questionnaire to get to know those who served. Today we spotlight a woman veteran who joined the Navy in 1997. She answers our questions for our series of ...
300 Miles in 3 Days for Veterans’ Mental Health Issues
US Army Combat Vet Jake Ruch set off from the Welcome to Las Vegas sign on the south end of the Strip on April 11th to cycle 300 miles to Los Angeles—in three days. Originally planned as a ride across America, Ruch’s goal adapted to the ...
