'Veterans For America' on CNN Sunday

Sunday at 4 pm Eastern, CNN will air an interview with Veterans for America's Outreach Coordinator, Garett Reppenhagen, about the experience of readjustment from war. Garett served as a sniper in Iraq in 2004-2005, and now works with VFA to help Iraq and Afghanistan veterans get involved in changing policy. You can read Garett's blog and online profile HERE

Also on CNN this weekend (we don't know the time it will air) will be Steve Robinson, VFA's new legislative director. Steve is a retired Army Ranger who served in the first Gulf War and as the executive director of the National Gulf War Resource Center. Steve is working closely with Congressional staff and the media to identify and address the consequences of the Global War on Terror.

Finally, VFA's War Kids Relief program was in the news this week in Albany, New York, with a profile of a young soldier who is trying to find ways to help Iraq's children. You can read the article online: HERE.

War Kids Relief Program Director Jonathan Powers published an essay yesterday in the Huffington Post addressing Post-traumatic stress and the latest reports of atrocities committed in Iraq. HERE


Tell A Friend About VFA

Veterans for America is making a big difference in Washington for fellow veterans. We need your help to grow and truly make an impact. You can help today by sending this email to at least five friends, and ask them to sign up.

We also invite you to set up your online profile, and find others in your area,: HERE


GWOT Veterans Survey


Have you served on active duty since September 11, 2001? Do you know someone who has?

If so, you can help Veterans for America address the consequences of war by helping us understand how the war is impacting military service members and veterans. VFA is conducting an online survey of veterans of Iraq, Afghanistan and the Global War on Terror. Anyone who served on active duty since September 11, 2001 can take the survey. If you did, please fill it out, and pass it on to others you know who have also served.

To find out more and take the survey, visit HERE

Veteran Bloggers

More and more veterans are keeping blogs on the Veterans for America site. A few weeks ago we opened the site to allow any subscriber to maintain a blog, because we want to hear what veterans are thinking and saying. Highlights of last week include:

Iraq War veteran Garrett Reppenhagen writes about the Sure Cure for Boredom: bringing back the draft, and poses the question: why does the Disabled American Veterans oppose allowing veterans to hire attorneys when dealing with VA? HERE

VFA Program Director and 1991 Gulf War veteran Paul Sullivan writes about the treatment of women in the military, freedom of the press, and more evidence of a broken military: HERE


Iraq War veteran Ben, from Fort Collins, CO, writes about his experiences in Iraq and trying to survive the Fourth of July: HERE



Want to post your own blog on VFA? Visit: HERE>


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You can help support our work. Consider a monthly contribution, or whatever you can send.

Veterans for America is a joint program of the Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation (a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization) and The Justice Project (a non-profit 501(c)(4) war veterans organization). Individual gifts made through The Justice Project are tax-deductible.

If you are interested in making a gift through a family or corporate foundation that can only support 501c3 organizations, you can also support our educational work through VVAF by contacting VVAF's development department at 202-483-9222.

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Veterans for America
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As always, thank you for your continued support for our work.

With highest regards,

Charles Sheehan-Miles
Associate Director
Veterans for America