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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…
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…
Chapter 756 Celebrates 20 Years
September 10, 2018
Long Beach Chapter 756 recently marked its 20th anniversary with a dinner at the Spaghetti Factory, with 43 of its 154 active members in attendance. Before the chapter received its charter in 1997, the nearest…
Women Veterans Committee Update November/December 2017
January 18, 2018
The Women Veterans Committee aim to work on distributing more information on MST claims; getting to know more of the members’ history; providing details on how someone can become a special advisor; and connecting more…
Congratulations to 2 Members Named to Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame
January 9, 2018
Blanche Aviles Casey, of VVA Chapter 930 in Xenia, Ohio and David W. Taylor, of VVA Chapter 385 in Medina, Ohio were among the Class of 2017 honorees to the Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame. …
Combat Nurses In Pennsylvania Recount Vietnam Experiences
September 15, 2017
It’s been more than 40 years since the Vietnam War ended. But for the combat nurses who served there, the details remain as sharp in their minds as the needles they used to help patients…
Increasing Numbers Lead to Greater VA Focus
July 27, 2017
The VA's motto, “to care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow, and his orphan” seems very dated to women veterans. (more…)
Better Support for Sexual Harassment Complaints Needed
June 22, 2017
The DoD annual Report on Sexual Harassment and Violence in the Military Service Academies, 2015-2016 was released mid-March. (more…)
Chapter 227 Prevents Eviction During Holidays
January 18, 2017
Prompt action and a grant by Chapter 227 prevented the eviction of a woman veteran from the apartment she shares with her three children in Arlington, VA just before Christmas. The financial emergency was due…
Women Veterans Committee Update July/August 2016
July 25, 2016
On Memorial Day I was on the National Mall helping at the VVA tent. We met many VVA members and made new friends. I attended ceremonies at the Tomb of the Unknowns and at the…