Veteran Health Care
White House Unveils Roadmap Aiming to End Veterans Suicide Crisis
By Patricia Kime President Donald Trump on Wednesday unveiled a long-awaited plan by a White House task force to address the problem of veterans’ suicides — a “roadmap” that includes suicide prevention training across professions, a public awareness campaign, community partnerships and promotion of safe storage of weapons for firearms owners. The President’s Roadmap to […]
Another of Ours Hit Hard- Oly Update
Fyrfighter sends us an Oly update. If you recall: The not good news: He’s asking once again for our support for one of his own driver/engineers. A former Navy diver, Oly, was medically retired due to an injury suffered during a dive. Since then he’s been a firefighter for over 35 years. A little over […]
COVID-19 Hits One Of Our Own
VOV reports his Father in Law, a Korean War Vet, is one of the veterans in the Holyoke soldiers home with the virus. So however you roll- say a prayer, send good karma, light a candle, burn some incense, raise a glass, or just wish him the best possible outcome, please keep him and […]
Just In…
Stu sends. Little Rock AFB – COVID-19 6 Apr 2020 Update Subject: Little Rock AFB – COVID-19 6 Apr 2020 Update To Our Military Retirees, Effective immediately, per the Secretary of Defense’s direction, and to the greatest extent possible, all individuals on Little Rock AFB will wear protective face coverings when they cannot maintain six […]
Public Service Announcement
Jeff LPH 3 sends. Hi Ed; Got this from former shipmate Bruce K, V-6 Div LPH 3. Yes their was a V-6 Div. We had V-1, V-3, V-4 and V-6 onboard. V-6 had the AT, ADR and AMS rates. Our diesel engine repair shop and A/C filter cleaning room were located in the forward hanger […]
Where, Oh Where Has Ex-PH2 Gone?
One and only shot of Ex-PH2’s full solar eclipse Where, oh where can she be? Sorry, can’t carry a tune in a bucket. Good news, she’s getting lots of rest at home with her attack cat. Bad news, she’s getting lots of rest at home with her attack cat because of reactions to meds she’s […]
VA employee convicted in $19 million home health fraud
VA employee faces long prison term after conviction for home healthcare scam. Nice little crew, defrauding the VA for a large sum in a short time. Glad the VA caught on pretty quickly and slammed this one down. Up to 20 years and $2M in fines just doesn’t seem enough. Todd South A 60-year-old Colorado […]
Veterans Affairs Facing Growing Number of Elderly Veterans
What’s demographically true throughout the US is a reality among the veteran community. Baby Boomers are getting older. With age comes age-related health issues. Veterans Affairs is expecting to be addressing health-related issues of a growing senior population. From Military Times: Today, about half of the 9 million veterans currently enrolled in veterans health care […]
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