NO ONE LEFT BEHIND!
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 ...
VASH – Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing
What is VASH? The Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH) is run through the department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). You might be familiar with HUD’s Section 8 vouchers for low-income families. VASH is similar, but serves ...
Another Change of Leadership
With the replacement of David Shulkin as VA Secretary, the second largest department of our federal government (after the Department of Defense) is once again looking for new leadership. Frankly, that’s more than a little disheartening. I ...
Veteran Identity Theft – The Horse Has Left the Barn
47 years of working with Veterans. I thought I’d run into every kind of challenge they face. Then, recently I attended a cybersecurity conference in Los Angeles, with presentations by the LAPD’s cybersecurity team and others fighting ...
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 ...
Looking Forward, Looking Back
This is the time of year when we look forward and back. We’ve talked about a lot of issues our men and women veterans face this past year. In our day-to-day at the National Veterans Foundation, several incidents from our Lifeline for Vets ...
Wrongfully Convicted Veteran Free After 39 Years Behind Bars
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation released a Navy Veteran 39 years after the State of California wrongfully convicted him. The Simi Valley, CA police arrested Craig Richard Coley for a double homicide in 1978. Thanks ...
