Created by: Matthew Hill The VA appeals process is going through its biggest change since the 1980s. In 2017, Congress passed the Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act. This act takes apart the current appeal system and replaces it with a new process aimed to improve the experience for all involved in the process. First, […]
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2019 Annual NCRC The Just Economy Conference
The National Association of American Veterans, Inc. (NAAV) president, chief executive officer and veterans’ service officer Constance A. Burns attended the 2019 Annual National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) The Just Economy Conference held on March 11-13, 2019 at the Washington Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C. The welcome to the Just Economy Conference was given by […]
Tom Cullerton passes measure to recognize missing veterans at local airports
SPRINGFIELD Illinois’ lost heroes may soon be recognized at local airports, thanks to Senator Tom Cullerton. Cullerton (D-Villa Park) passed Senate Bill 1127 on Thursday to require the Division of Aeronautics under the Department of Transportation fly the Veteran Missing in Action flag at all of the airports in their jurisdiction. “Our lost heroes should […]
National Association of American Veterans, Inc. Attends The DAV Mid-Winter Conference
The National Association of American Veterans, Inc. (NAAV) attends the DAV Mid-Winter Conference held on Tuesday, February 26, 2019, at the Senate U.S. Capitol Visitor Center in the Capitol Building, Washington, DC. This year’s theme “Discussing Life Through the Lens of Women in America” focused on hearing other voices and urging continuous support for […]
STUDENTS VOLUNTEER WITH VETERANS TO HONOR MLK
STORY AND PHOTOS BY ROBERT W. MITCHELL | AFRH-W VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR Committed volunteers braved the January cold and made their way out to the Armed Forces Retirement Home, Washington, D.C. in support of the annual Martin Luther King Day of Service, an annual event by George Washington University. About forty volunteers were divided into five […]
DONATIONS TO MILITARY VETERANS HAVE GLOBAL OUTREACH
STORY AND PHOTOS BY ROBERT W. MITCHELL | AFRH-W VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR Ditching their famous cookies for something warmer, a team of Girl Scouts stopped by the Armed Forces Retirement Home in Washington, D.C. last month donating blankets and smiles. Scouts from Troop 3859 handed out an assortment of handmade blankets in a variety of colors […]
Teen Tech Volunteer Gets State Recognition
Story by Robert W. Mitchell | Volunteer Coordinator and Community Outreach Specialist Bridging the gap between computer technology and senior citizen veterans here at the Armed Forces Retirement Home, Washington, D.C. is no small task for anyone, let alone a middle school volunteer from Springfield, Virginia. But that is just what Shayla Young ,13, a […]
The National Association of American Veterans, Inc. Presents Gift Certificates to Homeless Veteran Couples and a Homeless Veteran at the Central Union Mission
On Wednesday, January 16, 2019, Constance A. Burns, president, chief executive officer and Veterans’ service officer for the National Association of American Veterans, Inc., Washington, DC presented two gift certificates for a three-night stay with breakfast at the Holiday Inn Express in Hyattsville, Maryland, to two homeless veteran couples receiving housing assistance from the Central […]
VA Benefits Progress and Results Webcast for Quarter 1, FY 2019
On January 31, 2019, Dr. Paul R. Lawrence, Veterans Administration (VA) Under Secretary for Benefits, held a Progress and Results Webcast. The presentation reviewed the VA’s progress on improving benefits access to all Veterans during the first quarter of fiscal year 2019. Dr. Lawrence detailed his three strategic objectives: 1. Providing benefits with excellent customer […]
Hastings Keynotes Wreath-Laying Ceremony
DANVILLE, VA — State Senator Michael E. Hastings (D-Tinley Park) gave the keynote speech at the Wreaths Across America ceremony at the Danville National Cemetery last week. Hastings is a West Point graduate who served in the Army from 1998 to 2008, served in Iraq and the borders of Iran and Syria. Hastings lost friends […]