National Veterans Foundation Blog and News

Minority Women Veterans Are Our Most Invisible Heroes

By National Veterans Foundation / May 19, 2017

Our brave minority women veterans are often forced to navigate a discouraging obstacle course when they transition back into civilian…

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 National Veterans Foundation / May 3, 2017

. NVF Women Outreach Coordinator Leaphy Khim was featured in a My Motto: Veterans Edition. This special edition of “My…

By Mary Ann Mayer / May 1, 2017

Many of the women veterans I serve suffer from complex trauma. Women veterans have a higher rate of childhood abuse…

By Leaphy Khim / April 27, 2017

Here’s a quick Women Veteran Outreach Update from the NVF Women Veteran Outreach Coordinator Leaphy Khim. Leaphy Khim served the…

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 National Veterans Foundation / April 17, 2017

It’s just an ordinary day in the office, but Wendell Guillermo’s elbows are on the desk and his head is…

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…