April 9, 2024
By KATE O'HARE-PALMER, CHAIR We are happy to report that the Offices of Special Trial Counsel recently have updated their status and goals to include efforts to enhance support for sexual assault survivors. Committed to…
March 1, 2024
By KATE O'HARE-PALMER, CHAIR Happy New Year to all. As we enter the new year, we look forward to highlighting an array of upcoming events and programs. VVA’s Web Weekly recently posted a link to…
January 16, 2024
By KATE O'HARE-PALMER, CHAIR By the time this reaches you, Veterans Day activities will have concluded. I trust you found meaningful ways to commemorate, either in your local community or by joining us in D.C.…
October 2, 2023
Army veteran and Nev Perce tribal member Connie Evans, who served at the 12th Evac Hospital at Cu Chi from 1966 - 1967, addressed the convention delegates at VVA's National Convention in Orlando, FL.
September 28, 2023
By KATE O'HARE-PALMER, CHAIR The VVA Convention in Orlando has concluded. Resolutions WV-5, focusing on Women Veterans Research, and WV-8, which addresses Military Sexual Trauma, were approved by the delegates. The information-packed week provided an…
May 31, 2023
By KATE O'HARE-PALMER, CHAIR Legislation to improve women veterans’ health care and benefits has improved in the last two years. There has been great teamwork between DoD and the VA to promote interagency research and…
April 11, 2023
BY KATE O’HARE-PALMER, CHAIR We have entered the new cycle for the 118th Congress. Two bills have been submitted that are important to women veterans: S.106, Commitment to Veteran Support and Outreach Act, sponsored by…
September 26, 2022
BY KATE O’HARE-PALMER, CHAIR Traveling home to California from the August National Leadership & Education Conference took thirteen hours, which gave me time to review another outstanding group of seminars. The Women Veterans Committee hosted…
June 5, 2022
BY KATE O’HARE-PALMER, CHAIR Spring is here! The National Vietnam War Veterans Day observance on March 29 in D.C was a great event. The committee wants to thank Mary Stout, former VVA national president, for…
March 15, 2022
BY KATE O’HARE-PALMER, CHAIR Welcome, 2022! Hope that all you had great holidays and were able to be with family. Our committee had a great session at the Greensboro Convention in November. After much discussion,…