Women Veterans

Women Veterans Committee Update January/February 2024

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…

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Women Veterans Committee Update November/December 2023

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.…

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Connie Evans Speaks at the Women Veterans Luncheon

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.

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Women Veterans Committee Update September/October 2023

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…

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Women Veterans Committee Update May/June 2023

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…

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Women Veterans Committee Update March/April 2023

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…

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Women Veterans Committee Update September/October 2022

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…

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Women Veterans Committee Update May/June 2022

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…

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Women Veterans Committee Update January/February 2022

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,…

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Women Veterans Committee Update November/December 2021

December 8, 2021

BY KATE O’HARE-PALMER, CHAIR Our Zoom committee meeting in September was attended by a small group. We discussed plans for the National Convention. Committee member Frank Arminio forwarded Senate Resolution 267, which designated June 12,…

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