NO ONE LEFT BEHIND!
Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family of President George Bush on the passing of our last war Veteran president. NVF Founder and President was fortunate to meet President Bush in ’92 at the White House and was struck by the ...
Semper Fi in Action: Marine Vet Brian Tally’s Persistence and Integrity
The short title of the proposed legislation is the “'Rally Around Tally' VA Medical Care and Liability Improvement Act,” named for Marine Corps vet Brian Tally. And that’s the last of the short things.In 2016 Tally, suffering from ...
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 owe them nothing less than total respect and gratitude on every day of every year.And then there are the 20 million ...
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 Gulf Coast. They’d been contacted about a vet in crisis in the Southeast. Unable to find someone local, they called Shad and put him in touch with 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 in Iowa City noticed anomalies. A patient arrived for a test, but the doctor’s order for the test had been cancelled. He ...
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 for veterans making a successful transition to civilian life. Veterans, especially the young ones, leave a very ...
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: Last month, the Department of Defense announced changes to the GI Bill that make it harder to transfer earned educational ...
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 your veteran is, if communication is difficult, it’s not about you.This is the hard part, ...
