The VA’s motto comes from Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address: “…to care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow, and his orphan.”A far cry from 25 pup tents erected in the West LA VA’s parking lot, wouldn’t you say? ...
The NVF Responds to Covid-19
Our National Veterans Foundation Team is in constant contact with the VA and other local, regional, state and federal partners to make sure we provide the most up-to-date information to Veterans and their families who call our toll-free ...
The VA’s Response to the Covid-19 Pandemic
Our Lifeline for Vets phones are ringing off the hook with Veterans or their family members asking about VA facilities. In response to the Coronavirus pandemic, the VA has called for additional screenings, questioning or testing Veterans ...
War Horse Creek to Host Veteran’s Town Hall
In his recent book “Tribe”, Sebastian Junger writes, “In humans, lack of social support has been found to be twice as reliable at predicting PTSD as the severity of the trauma itself… No one goes to war and returns unaffected, and these ...
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 ...
Feb. 4th Event at Patriotic Hall
James “Sneaky” White Update
The vote was unanimous. On August 21, the California Board of Parole Hearings voted to recommend that James “Sneaky” White’s sentence be commuted. White has served 37 years of a life sentence.If White's name is familiar to you, it’s ...
Honorary Board Member Burt Reynolds
The National Veterans Foundation honors the memory of Burt Reynolds (1936 – 2018). Though not a veteran himself, Reynolds was a staunch advocate for veterans. He joined our honorary board in the late nineties. Reynolds was a close friend of ...
