Operation Homefront Partners with Outward Bound to Offer Wilderness Expeditions to Returning Veterans
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Meredith Leyva
(757) 410-4926 or meredith@operationhomefront.net
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Operation Homefront announced it will partner with Outward Bound to enable returning Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) veterans to participate in Outward Bound’s READ MORE »
VA OIG Report: VA Too Slow in Processing Claims of Seriously Wounded OIF/OEF Vets
A new report by the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of the Inspector General concluded that 76% of seriously disabled Iraq and Afghanistan veterans’ claims are failing the Veterans’ Benefits Administration (VBA) own goal of being processed within 30 days. 20% of the claims filed by seriously disabled vets exceed 181 day to process.
VAROs [Veterans Affairs regional Office] did not process 3,776 (76 percent) of 4,969 seriously disabled veteran compensation claims within READ MORE »
USA Today: Spending on vets exceeds 1947 high
By Gregg Zoroya, USA TODAY
“‘While we are spending more than in previous years, we are still not meeting many of the health care and benefits needs of our veterans,’ says U.S. Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash.
…medical costs could climb because of unanticipated long-term problems from wounds such as traumatic brain injuries, which remain little understood, says Adrian Atizado, assistant legislative director with the Disabled American Veterans.” READ MORE »
Homes for Our Troops Builds Home for Injured Iraq Vet
“Team Builds Future for Veteran”
Article by KRISTY DAVIES, Photograph by Courier-Post • Courier-Post • July 18, 2008
“After being severely injured by a roadside bomb in Iraq, a local veteran is receiving a special gift: a specially adapted home.
Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Andrew Robinson, 25, and his wife, Sara, 23, are receiving a new, handicapped-accessible home from Homes for Our Troops.” READ MORE »
Understanding the Journey of War Veterans: Screening of Documentary “All the Way Home”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NEWS FROM…
CHAIRMAN BOB FILNER
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON VETERANS’ AFFAIRS
MEDIA ADVISORY
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 16, 2008
Contact Kristal DeKleer at (202) 225-9756 to RSVP for Screening
http://veterans.house.gov or Jennifer Smith at (310) 667.4070 to set up interviews
Washington, D.C. – Bob Filner, Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, will hold a screening of the documentary “All the Way Home” on Wednesday, July 23 at 10 a.m. in Cannon 334. The documentary follows a Montana fishing outfitter and his team of volunteers while READ MORE »
“Air Compassion For Veterans” Providing Free Air Transportation to PTSD and TBI Injured
For Immediate Release
CONTACT: Heidi Greer
Phone: 757-271-2289
Email: Heidi@MercyMedicalAirlift.org Website:AirCompassionforVeterans.org
Online Survey for Military Families
This is your turn to share your story! Please click here to participate in a short online survey of military family members.
As a thank you for participating in the survey, you will have an opportunity to be entered into a drawing to win one of five $250 gift cards to a retail store of your choice.
The National Military Family Association (NMFA) periodically reaches out to military families to ensure we hear and understand their unique needs and concerns. NMFA has a long and rich history noted for letting the Nation’s leaders know what is most important to families like yours.
If you have a family member or loved one who is serving or has served, or if you are a member of the uniformed services yourself, we want to hear from you.
The findings from this research will help us to better inform the Nation’s leaders about ways to support military families. Additionally, your responses and experiences help craft new programs and services and enable us to serve and connect with more military families.
Please be assured that your personal information will not be shared with anyone outside our organization; the information is confidential and will be reported in the aggregate only.
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Thank you for your continued support of military families.
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Executive Director
National Military Family Association
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Dennis Miller Kicks Off USA Cares “Share A Minute”
National Campaign to Raise Assistance for Post 9/11 Veterans & Military Families
For Immediate Release July 2, 2008
RADCLIFF, KY – USA Cares has introduced a nationwide fundraising campaign called “Share A Minute.” Its goal is to finance the nonprofit organization’s ongoing efforts to provide post-9/11 veterans and military families with financial support and other critical resources. As a vocal advocate for military personnel and their families, comedian, talk radio host, author and actor Dennis Miller kicked off the effort on his national “Dennis Miller Show” on July 2.
It began with an on-air phone call from Command Sergeant Major Roger Stradley, U.S. Army (retired), the founder of USA Cares. Miller prefaced the call by saying “USA Cares, an organization I’m the national spokesperson for, helps the newest veterans – those who are serving in hostile places at the moment. A recent RAND study noted that there may be over 300,000 who suffer from traumatic brain injury (TBI) or post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Over half are undiagnosed and untreated. Now the costs to America will be billions of dollars and we can do better. We will do better one person at a time.” Miller then asked Stradley to elaborate on the campaign.
“When our young men or women get on a plane to go to Iraq or Afghanistan, they are looking at roughly 525,000 minutes away from their family. And, of course, they are back home waiting that same amount of time,” Stradley said. “It costs USA Cares about $25 a minute to provide support in helping with the wounded, helping with home foreclosure issues [and] quality of life. And so what we have done is come up with a program called Share A Minute. It’s on our web site at usacares.org, and we’re asking Americans to step up to the plate, take one minute for these guys and gals and allow us to continue to help – like we’ve been doing for the last five and a half years.”
Dennis Miller, who knows a few things about kickoffs from his Monday Night Football days, concluded with this remark about USA Cares and the Share A Minute campaign, “What have I given you my highest approval on? Well, whatever it is, it’s now second because this is four stars, two thumbs up, salt of the earth people, humble people, doing the right things for our veterans. If you have it in your heart, and I know you see what Americans donate – it absolutely boggles the mind – but if you can carve out a little piece for the USACares.org people we would appreciate it.”
USA Cares currently receives more than a hundred new requests for assistance a week. Dedicated staff and volunteers work through every one of them, one at a time, with the determination and commitment to quickly resolve the issues and allow the military families to receive the assistance needed. “The only way we allow them to repay in any way is by saying thank you.” USA Cares Executive Director Bill Nelson said.
About USA Cares
USA Cares is a worldwide non-profit 501 (c)(3) organization serving U.S. military service members of all ranks and branches and their families with direction and advice along with grant assistance for quality of life issues caused by military service. Continuing into its sixth year, USA Cares has responded to requests from more than 11,000 service members and families with millions of dollars in organizational and found resources. In partnership with The Homeowners Preservation Foundation, USA Cares has also saved hundreds of military homes from foreclosure. In 2007 alone, USA Cares helped 98 wounded service members, saved 192 homes from foreclosure or eviction and provided 4,146 requests with other forms of assistance. Military families anywhere can apply for assistance through www.usacares.org or by calling 1-800-773-0387.
About Dennis Miller
Emmy award winner and four-time Writers’ Guild award winner, Dennis Miller offers his unique take on the day’s topics with comedy and satire on his daily radio show, The Dennis Miller Show, launched by Westwood One in March 2007. It’s been said that Miller is “One of the premiere comedy talents in America today…” While others are blunt assessing Miller’s comedic stature, Dennis himself makes a virtue of understatement, but there is nothing low key about his career.
Miller is a five-time Emmy award winner for his critically acclaimed half-hour, live talk show “Dennis Miller Live” which had a nine year run on HBO. He also wrote and starred in the Emmy-nominated cable comedy special “Raw Feed”, his sixth such special. He was the host and executive producer of CNBC’s “Dennis Miller”, a topical interview talk show featuring reasoned discourse, opinion and humor.
USA Cares, Inc.
562B N. Dixie Boulevard
Suite 3
Radcliff, KY 40160
Contact: John F. Revell
P: 1.800.773.0387
F: 1.866.533.0426
