Memorial Day
In honor and rememberence of those who have served, many of our Coalition organizations gathered with their communities for a day of mourning and reflection, spoke of the sacrifices of those who have served, gathered with those who have lost their loved ones, or shared their stories with the press of honoring those who are transitioning home from combat.
From DAV: Senate VA Panel Passes Historic Legislation to End Delays in Veterans Health Care Funding
Contact: David E. Autry: (202) 314-5219
WASHINGTON, D.C., May 21-The Disabled American Veterans (DAV) applauds the passage of the Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act today in a unanimous vote by the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.
This critical legislation would authorize Congress to approve medical care appropriations for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) one year in advance of the start of each fiscal year, effectively ending the funding delays that have plagued the VA READ MORE »
Bonnie Carroll of TAPS Given People Magazine’s “Heroes Among Us” Recognition
A Lifeline for Military Families
By Alexandra Rockey Fleming
People Magazine
On a crystalline Alaska morning in 1992, Bonnie Carroll still felt her husband’s kiss as Brig. Gen. Tom Carroll, 44, climbed aboard a plane for a routine trip. “He was the Army’s youngest general-handsome and charismatic,” she says. “I thought he’d live forever.”
Tragically, he died that day after bad weather and mechanical problems brought down the plane. READ MORE »
