NO ONE LEFT BEHIND!
The effects of military sexual trauma can impact any Veteran, male or female.American armed service members volunteer to put themselves in harm's way in order to serve their country. Yet in many cases, the harm these Veterans face has ...
U.S. Army Combat Vet Jake Ruch Bikes from Las Vegas to Los Angeles to Raise Awareness of Veterans’ Mental Health Issues
Los Angeles, CA -- (April 13, 2020) – Combat Vet Jake Ruch set off from the Welcome to Las Vegas sign on the south end of the strip Saturday morning to ride 300 miles to Los Angeles—in three days. Originally planned as a ride across ...
Model Program for Homeless Vets Shut Down
Nothing to be proud of—Los Angeles County has the highest percentage of homeless vets in the nation. Still. So, can somebody please explain why a successful program to take in homeless men and women veterans is being shut down? That’s ...
It’s Time to Free Vietnam Veteran James “Sneaky” White
National Veterans Foundation President & Founder Shad Meshad has been working for decades on a pardon case here in California, the 44-year imprisonment of James “Sneaky” White, one of the most decorated chopper pilots of the Vietnam ...
A Legacy of Silence
Recently a vet I know called me about his brother. They both served in Iraq, at different times. One brother’s transition back into civilian life went, if not easily, then smoothly. He was soon back into his family, work, and community. ...
Keyword: Collaboration NVF Partners with the Soldiers Project
The NVF is pleased to be collaborating with the Soldiers Project, a non-profit that provides free counseling to Post 9/11 veterans and their loved ones. It’s a natural match. Our Lifeline for Vets callers range from requests for ...
Almost a Statistic: A Woman Vet Looks to the VA for Treatment
When he found his wife in their house, she asked for his forgiveness. She’d taken 50 pills in an attempted suicide. Pure chance that he found her so soon after she’d swallowed those pills. They would have killed her if they’d had time to ...
Justice for All Veterans
Last month, CBS Sunday Morning ran a story by Lee Cowen about public defenders and their caseloads. Cowen interviewed Rhonda Covington, the only public defender in her judicial district of a thousand square miles. Covington’s case load is ...
