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FROM THE BLOG: AMVETS AND INDEPENDENT BUDGET PARTNERS TESTIFY ON VA FUNDING
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5, 2010—Yesterday AMVETS and its partner organizations on the Independent Budget testified before the House Veterans Affairs Committee on the proposed FY2011 VA budget. Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric K. Shinseki also appeared before the committee to answer questions on the Administration's budget proposal, which was released on Monday.
This is the 24th year that AMVETS, Disabled American Veterans, Paralyzed Veterans of America and VFW have partnered to author the IB, which House Veterans Affairs Committee Chairman Bob Filner (D-Calif.) called his Bible when considering how to properly fund VA each fiscal year. Full Story |
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 VA Secretary Eric K. Shinseki testifies on the VA budget. Photo by Ryan Gallucci |
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PRESTIGIOUS MEDICAL GROUP BACKS AMVETS ON BIOLOGIC DRUGS
Wall Street Journal ad by North American Thrombosis Forum calls for safety first on Biosimilars
LANHAM, Md. Feb. 2, 2010—AMVETS National Commander Duane J. Miskulin Tuesday applauded the North American Thrombosis Forum (NATF) for its position on biologic drugs and the group’s proposal for clinical trials of biosimilar drugs calling it a thoughtful approach that puts veteran patients’ safety first. Full Story |
SEARS SUPPORTS VETERANS BY TEAMING UP WITH AMVETS FOR ‘OPERATION BLANKET’
Sears continues its longstanding commitment to members of the military this winter by collecting blankets to help provide warmth to homeless veterans
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill., Feb. 1, 2010—With the final months of winter upon us and some of the coldest temperatures yet to be faced, it is important for Americans to remember those who do not have a warm home, 23 percent of whom are military veterans. At a time when these veterans need help the most, Sears is rallying support for them. Today the retailer announced it has teamed up with AMVETS to support "Operation Blanket," a program created to collect blankets that will be distributed to military veterans.
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 AMVETS Dept. of Ill. Cmdr. Rudy Spaulding receives blankets from Sears Blue Crew employee Billy Turner in support of "Operation Blanket" at AMVETS Post No. 66 in Wheeling, Ill. |
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AMVETS REACTS TO PRESIDENT OBAMA’S STATE OF THE UNION
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28, 2009—In last night’s State of the Union address, President Barack Obama discussed two issues critical to the veterans’ community—the controversial “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy and the proposed federal budget freeze. Full Story Comments |
FROM THE BLOG: POST-9/11 G.I. BILL UPDATES:
VA TO RECOUP $3,000 EMERGENCY PAYENTS
VA announced it will seek to recoup the fall $3,000 emergency check payments for student-veterans caught in the Post-9/11 G.I. Bill processing delays. Full Story Comments
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TASK FORCE DVD RECEIVES OUTPOURING OF SUPPORT FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21, 2009—This holiday season, AMVETS launched a call-to-action, asking for DVD donations to troops serving overseas through the AMVETS Task Force DVD program. After a variety of media outlets promoted the drive, donations started to pour in to AMVETS Task Force DVD, headquartered at the AMVETS Department of Ohio. Full Story |
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AMVETS RESPONSE TO WASHINGTON TIMES REPORT ON MISCONDUCT DISCHARGES
Report on misconduct discharges from military service for combat stress disorders pose a grave threat for today’s veterans
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15, 2010—Washington Times reported this week on a Navy memo from 2007 warning that troops who had served in Iraq and Afghanistan could be wrongfully discharged for misconduct when suffering from combat-related stress issues such as PTSD. The memo, which called on the Pentagon to mandate PTSD screening by May 1, 2007, was never acted on by military leadership, leaving the situation potentially dire for today’s veterans exhibiting behavioral problems related to combat stress. Full Story |
AMVETS REMEMBERS PAST NATIONAL COMMANDER JOSEPH VANDENGOORBERGH
Dec. 18, 2009 - the AMVETS family lost one of its most prominent leaders and vocal veterans' advocates when Past National Commander Joseph Vandengoorbergh, 72, died at his home in Vermilion, Ohio.
Vandengoorbergh, or "Joe Van," served as AMVETS National Commander in 1997-1998, while Americans were deployed in support of NATO in the Balkans and while President Bill Clinton weighed additional military action in Iraq. To read Joe Van's Congressional testimony from 1998, Click Here.
Joe Van also served as Department of Ohio commander where he earned AMVETS Department Commander of the Year in 1986.Full Story
To read Joe's obituary from the Morning Journal, Click Here.
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AMVETS AND AMVETS LADIES AUXILIARY BID FAREWELL TO PAST NATIONAL PRESIDENT MARIA MILLER
Dec. 20, 2009 - AMVETS Ladies Auxiliary Past National President Maria “Cookie” Miller, 88, of Grandville, Mich., passed away, leaving a legacy of more than 50 years of selfless service to the Auxiliary and her community.
Maria had served for many years as the secretary for Grandville 1st Reformed Church and will be especially remembered for her service to the Amvets National Ladies Auxiliary. The Grand Rapids Home for Veterans honored her for 50 years of service to the Auxiliary. Throughout her fifty years with the Auxiliary, she served as Local, Department of Michigan, and National President of its organization, as well as being named the 2001 Member of the Year.
Read PNP Maria Miller’s obituary here |
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