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We are in the trenches, and we need your help

By Shad Meshad / December 18, 2014

Dear Supporter, We are in the trenches, helping veterans who need help the most, and we need your support to…

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Pearl Harbor Day 2014, a Navy Centenarian’s First Birthday Celebration Since 1941

By Shad Meshad / December 5, 2014

The message came in on our website from the caretaker for a vet. Richard Miller, a Vietnam vet, wrote to…

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Get Ready for Giving Tuesday

By National Veterans Foundation / November 29, 2014

Get Ready to Support Veterans on #GivingTuesday We have a day for giving thanks. We have two for getting deals.…

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NVF Veteran Heads to Grad School

By National Veterans Foundation / November 9, 2014

Wendell Guillermo—a decorated combat veteran, 2010 NVF Veteran of the Year, and one of our most experienced LifeLine for Vets…

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More than a Day of Remembrance

By Shad Meshad / November 6, 2014

Veterans Day is next Tuesday. Our nation has seen twelve years of combat in Iraq and Afghanistan. The war has…

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Homeless Women Vets: No Housing and Lack of Accountability

By Kristine Hesse / November 4, 2014

As the Women Veterans Outreach Coordinator at the National Veterans Foundation, I work with many veterans who are struggling to…

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Vet-to-Vet: How We Know It Works

By Shad Meshad / October 28, 2014

As Veterans Day approaches, I wanted to highlight a couple of veterans’ successes by sharing stories that show the importance…

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Fence jumper brings issue of troubled veterans to Obama’s door

By National Veterans Foundation / September 24, 2014

From the Washington Post – Shad Meshad, president and founder of the National Veterans Foundation, thinks Obama should talk to Gonzalez.…

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