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Remarks by Shad Meshad, President, National Veterans Foundation Los Angeles Veterans Cemetery, Veterans Day 2018
We meet today amidst the remains and memories of those who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our nation. We…
Crisis Call: Like Landing in a Field Hospital
A call came in from A Hero, a group of OIF and OEF Marine Corps and Army veterans on the…
Backlog at the VA with a New Wrinkle: Diagnostic Test Cancellations
I hardly know where to begin. USA Today published this story on October 1st. A radiology technician at the VA Hospital…
Labor Day and Veteran Employment
Anyone who works with veterans will tell you that second to medical and mental healthcare, employment is a critical factor…
New Limits to Transferring GI Bill Education Benefits Affect Military Families
Sometimes you just end up scratching your head and wondering who thought this was a good idea. Case in point:…
If Your Returning Veteran Won’t Talk to You…
Husband, wife, son, daughter. Aunt, uncle, niece, nephew. Grandson, granddaughter. The child of a friend. A friend or acquaintance— Whoever…
Still a Challenge: Getting Vets to the VA
My first assignment in what became my life’s work, was an inquiry into why returning Vietnam veterans were not using…
PTSD Symptoms Catch Up to California Vet
A 55-year-old Army veteran from California called the NVF at his wife’s urging about his PTSD. He’d never told anyone…