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Veterans News for Friday, January 21, 2011

  • Friday, January 21, 2011 23:23
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    Veterans News for Friday, January 21, 2011 - Thanks to Kevin Secor at VA HQ!
     
           1.      Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Names Subcommittee Chairs . Wednesday, January 19, 2011
                WASHINGTON, D.C. undefined Today, Congressman Jeff Miller (FL-01), the Chairman of the House
              Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, announced the majority Vice-Chairman of the Full
              Committee and the Subcommittee Chairs and Membership for the 112th Congress.
     

    2.      Get to know your Veteran Service Officers. Chillicothe Times-Bulletin (blog)... Department of Veterans' Affairs has Veteran Service Officers located throughout Illinois who are subject matter experts on federal, state and local

    3.      Counseling services for veterans now have wheels. Cache Valley Daily
    The Vet Centers are a division of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). “Our operation always has been that we bring our counseling service

    4.      US veterans benefits office, clinic open. Inquirer.net By Jerry E. Esplanada MANILA, PhilippinesundefinedThe new benefits office in Pasay City of the US Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) will formally open on Monday

    5.      Calif. veterans say Brown's proposed cuts go too far. Santa Rosa Press Democrat
    The US Department of Veterans Affairs spent $6 billion in California in 2005, more than 40 percent of it in disability and compensation payments. ...

    6.      Valley veterans get help from new court program - ABC15.com (KNXV-TV).  ABC15.com (KNXV-TV)Valley veterans get help from new court programABC15.com (KNXV-TV)Veterans convicted of violent crimes are not part of this program. The court brings in a wide variety of resources, from veterans' services to mental health ...and more

    7.      American Legion survey looks to improve Veterans Affairs health care for women. NJ.com The American Legion was started in 1919 and is currently the largest not-for-profit veterans service organization in the nation. If you are a female veteran

    8.      Iowa vets lobby for free counseling, mental health court. Sioux City Journal
    Steve Mulcahy, chairman of the Iowa Commission of     Veterans Affairs, said he hopes to work with legislators this year for greater recognition of mental

    9.      Medal presentations scheduled. Shreveport Times Bobby Jindal, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Lane Carson and other local officials on hand. The medals honor Louisiana military veterans for their service to

    10. Veteran: Obama Needs to Shore Up Military Benefits. Yahoo! News During his State of the Union address, I would like President Obama to ask Congress to change the status of the Department of Veterans Affairs to allow for

    11. New Texas Surgery Center Opens in Harlingen for Veterans. Becker's ASC Review
    The     US Department of Veterans Affairs hopes the new ASC will help reduce the need for veterans in the area to travel to San Antonio for their outpatient

    12. New US Veterans Affairs Office in Pasay City starts operations January 24 ....
    Philippine Information Agency     Starting Monday, January 24, the new and improved benefits office of the US Department of Veterans Affairs located at Seafront Compound,

    13. Serving Veterans - WBNG-TV .  WBNG-TVServing VeteransWBNG-TV"We're trying to provide the veterans with life skills and resources they need to excel in their lives and particularly with the process of re-integrating ...Red Cross Kicks Off Veteran Information NightsFOX 40 News WICZ TVall 2 news articles

    14. Special court starts up to help Chippewa Valley veterans - WQOW TV News 18.   Special court starts up to help Chippewa Valley veteransWQOW TV News 18Working with Judge Proctor and others, participants will be connected with veterans resources that may help them stay out of trouble. ...

    15. Servicemembers and Families - GIBill.com (press release). Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base"Virtual PTSD Experience" Launches to Aid Servicemembers and FamiliesGIBill.com (press release)... is an interactive simulation that is meant to help combat veterans and their loved ones learn about PTSD causes, symptoms and resources. ...Interactive Simulation Launched to Provide Information on Post-Traumatic

    16. Tri-C launches veterans education center - Cleveland Jewish News. Tri-C launches veterans education centerCleveland Jewish NewsAn on-site coordinator will assist with registration and enrollment support, benefits acquisition support, and community resources

    17. Veteran health care lacking. So Md News By MEGHAN RUSSELL A police standoff that occurred in Calvert County last week has since sparked debate among veterans' affairs advocates in Southern

    18. VFW Free Call Days Tops 5 Million Connections. Operation Uplink provides free monthly connections for military.   As of Jan. 16th VFW Operation Uplink™ “Free Call Day” (FCD) surpassed 5 million connections made from deployed military personnel to their loved ones. Operation Uplink initially provided calling cards to

    19. VFW Volunteers To Escort Giffords To Airport.  NBC Nightly News (1/20, Giffords "will be escorted by a group of...motorcycle riders" from Veterans of Foreign Wars, "who are volunteering their time to escort her" for a "flight to Houston," Texas, where she will be going for rehabilitation.

     

    20. Foster meets with Shinseki in D.C.   American Legion National Commander Jimmie L. Foster met with Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki in Washington on Jan. 18, receiving a progress report on several vital VA issues. Foster said the meeting,

    21. Doctors testing acupuncture as pain treatment on medical flights.

    RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany For the first time, doctors are testing acupuncture to treat injured troops in transit from Ramstein to the States.

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