Action Alerts, environment, Health, Heathcare, Veterans Issues 17 Jul 2018 Burn Pits: the Agent Orange of our generation? —FROM http://iava.org/take-action/ For Post-9/11 veterans, burn pits could be our generation's Agent Orange. Burn pits were a common way to get rid of waste in Iraq and Afghanistan and we… vfpvc
Families of Veterans, For Veterans, Health 19 Dec 2017 Will YOU Volunteer to Help Stop VA Privatization? As you know the Congress, VA, VA contractors and the White House are pushing as many veterans into private sector healthcare via the Community Care and Choice programs. Both administratively… vfpvc
Costs of War, Families of Veterans, For Veterans, Health 19 Dec 2017 VA delays key Agent Orange decisions We had hoped to hear something this week but didn’t. It’s been about eight months since Veterans Affairs Secretary Dr. David Shulkin said in a digital town hall, “We’re getting… vfpvc
Education, environment, Events, Families of Veterans, For Veterans, Health, News 18 Aug 2017 Meet and Eat with the Crew of the Historic Golden Rule Peace Boat in Oxnard! Join us for a musical welcome, potluck, and presentation: With Special Guests Captain Ron and Dr. Robert Dodge Tuesday August 29, 2017, 5 pm Peninsula Park - 3231 Peninsula Rd.,… vfpvc
environment, For Veterans, Health 18 Aug 2017 Open Burns sickening the military and the poor Open burns are how the military gets rid of its garbage, even its poisonous garbage. It's been sickening soldiers for years. As with so many service-related illnesses these develop slowly… vfpvc
Healing the Warrior, Health, Veterans Issues, Workshops 23 May 2016 The Nature Process Workshop for Veterans Hello fellow VFP Members and Supporters, My name is Lucas. I am a combat veteran and, like many of you, I struggled to reintegrate when I left the service. I… vfpvc No Comments
Health, Legislation, Veterans Issues 29 Mar 2016 Senate Passes Bill Approving Mandatory Vaccinations for All Veterans A Bill has just passed the U.S. Senate, mandating that the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs ensure that all veterans receive immunizations (vaccines) per a draconian schedule. Read Article (scroll… vfpvc
Health, Homeless Vets, Legislation, Veterans Issues 10 Jun 2015 New VA clinic for Ventura county WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D-Westlake Village), Ranking Member of the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health, is pleased to announce that the President’s FY2016 budget request includes a… vfpvc No Comments
Health 26 Sep 2014 VA WLA – Town Hall Meeting – Sept 29 Please invite every Veteran you know to attend this VA Town Hall Meeting September 29 12:00 - 2:00 PM VA Wadsworth Hospital -- Building 500 - Room 1281 11301 Wilshire Boulevard,… vfpvc No Comments
Families of Veterans, Health, News 04 Jun 2014 US veterans health care scandal used to push for privatization. http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2014/05/26/vets-m26.html vfpvc No Comments
Costs of War, Families of Veterans, Health, Veterans Issues 20 May 2014 Research: Many Veterans’ seizures tied to TBI and PTSD, not epilepsy http://www.research.va.gov/currents/winter2013-14/winter2013-14-19.cfm vfpvc No Comments
Costs of War, Health, News, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder 22 Apr 2014 The War Comes Home Deadly Fort Hood Shooting Raises Questions About Treatment of Returning Vets http://www.democracynow.org/2014/4/4/the_war_comes_homes_deadly_fort vfpvc No Comments
Costs of War, Health, News, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Suicides, Veterans Issues, Veterans Speak Out 13 Apr 2014 Shooting Brings More Awareness to Dangers of Psychiatric Drugs Veterans Today News Article: http://www.veteranstoday.com/2014/04/11/fort-hood-shooting-more-fallout-from-psychiatric-drugs/ Colonel Bart Billings is a military psychologist (retired after 34 years of military service) who started the first U.S. annual conference on Combat Stress more than… vfpvc No Comments
