DAV Magazine articles from November 2005

DAV Magazine archives from November 2005

A time for sharing.(Disabled American Veterans)
November 1, 2005... In this holiday season, we give thanks for our many blessings, and it is a time of sharing with family and friends. Some of us will travel great distances to be with those we love as we celebrate the holidays. But not everyone will be with...

Bipartisan spirit.(Congress towards veterans)
November 1, 2005... There are signs that a bipartisan spirit is returning to Congress when it comes to veterans affairs. We saw it when there was near unanimous support among lawmakers for providing additional funds to cover a critical shortfall in veterans health...

Thanks to all disabled vets.(Loud & Clear)(Letter to the Editor)
November 1, 2005... * I am not a vet but I live each day in a wheelchair and I just wanted to thank you for saving this country as a free country for me to roam in. I support you fellows and ladies out of the poor Social Security check I get and find great peace...

VA benefits should not transfer.(Loud & Clear)(Letter to the Editor)
November 1, 2005... * With all due respect, I object and disagree that veterans education benefits should be transferable to the veterans' children. We cannot afford to keep adding on benefits. It's hard enough to get benefits for veterans. It took me 60 years to...

'Combat-injured' tag unnecessary.(Loud & Clear)(Letter to the Editor)
November 1, 2005... * I started to write you after the last issue of DAV Magazine. I had counted at least six places where a disabled veteran was referred to as a "combat-injured disabled veteran." Is a "combat-injured disabled veteran" somehow entitled to a...

Photo stirs emotions.(Loud & Clear)(Letter to the Editor)
November 1, 2005... * I always pass along my magazine to friends, but before I did so with the May/June issue, I removed the picture on page 44, titled "Generations of Valor." This is the finest example that I have seen that shows the connection between veterans...

Thanks for great articles.(Loud & Clear)(Letter to the Editor)
November 1, 2005... * Please accept my sincere appreciation for your 'Emergency' Pork article published in the July/August edition of DAV Magazine. Further, just about every other key article (Congress 'Pigs Out' and "Health Costs for Veterans Soar") in this...

Define 'party lines'.(Loud & Clear)(Letter to the Editor)
November 1, 2005... * In recent issues of the DA V Magazine, I noticed that you have written on occasion to spelling out carefully how Republicans and Democrats voted in support of veterans legislation. There is a tendency to write that "the vote was along party...

All-out effort aids storm victims.
November 1, 2005... Even before Hurricanes Katrina and Rita slammed into the U.S. Gulf Coast, the DAV had already begun implementing plans to aid disabled veterans and their families affected by the storms. The National Service Department had gotten authorization...

Senate VA funding bill addresses: health care shortfall.
November 1, 2005... The U.S. Senate has overwhelmingly approved a fiscal 2006 spending bill that includes emergency funding to make up for a nearly S2 billion shortfall in veterans health care. (Seethe September/October DAV Magazine.) The Senate version of...

Paul Jackson elected National Commander.(Annual Convention Highlights)
November 1, 2005... The brightest moment of a stellar 84th National Convention in Las Vegas was the unanimous election of National Commander Paul W. Jackson of Colorado. The combat veteran vowed to launch a year of determined leadership on behalf of our nation's...

New director shoots for 1 million full-paid members.(MEMBERSHIP)(Anthony L. Baskerville appointed at American Psychological Association)
November 1, 2005... As Anthony L. Baskerville took the reigns as National Director of the Membership Department, lie made clear his first objective: l million fully paid life memberships. Baskerville was appointed Aug. 17 by National Adjutant Arthur H....

VA to review 72,000 PTSD claims.(post-traumatic stress disorder)(Veterans Affairs)
November 1, 2005... The VA will review the claims of some 72,000 veterans who now receive disability compensation for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The yearlong review will cover veterans rated 100% disabled due to PTSD whose claims were approved between...

Continuing resolution: bitter pill for VA health care.(veterans affairs)
November 1, 2005... The inability of Congress to pass a budget for the 2006 fiscal year that began Oct. 1 has resulted in a temporary continuing resolution which fails to adequately fund veterans health care. The measure funds veterans programs and services at...

Walsh appointed deputy inspector general.(Michael J. Walsh)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Michael J. Walsh, former National Membership Director, was appointed Deputy Inspector General by National Adjutant Arthur H. Wilson with the approval of National Commander Paul W, Jackson Aug. 17. As second in command of the Office of Inspector...

VA announces new survivor benefits Web site.(Veterans Affairs)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... * The Department of Veterans Affairs has created a new Internet Web site with the latest information about benefits for the surviving spouses and dependents of military personnel who died on active duty and for the survivors and dependents of...

VA warns of prescription fraud.(Veterans Affairs)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... The DAV has received notice of a scam targeting veterans regarding their prescription medications. The VA says veterans are receiving calls from a company identifying itself as the "Patient Care Group." This company is claiming that the...

Attention blood transfusion recipients.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Did you receive a blood transfusion at the time of treatment of combat injuries? If so, you may be eligible to participate in a medical study being conducted by doctors at the University of California campuses in Davis and San Francisco. The...

Iraq war veteran becomes third generation member.(Brandon Burns)
November 1, 2005... Before Lance Cpl. Brandon Burns left for Iraq, his father, Terry, gave him a family heirloom. It was an old, worn silver dollar that Brandon's grandfather, Mike, carried in World War II. Terry had inherited it and held onto it while he...

Airshow update.
November 1, 2005... Right, the formidable front end of the B-25J Panchito impresses visitors, while the flags flying high above provide a reminder of DAV's contributions to warbirds community. Below. airshow visitors in Gainesville fill out cards to receive return...

60th Anniversary of World War II: DAV honors the greatest generation.(Chronology)(Brief article)
November 1, 2005... In celebration of the 60th anniversary of the end of the war, DAV Magazine concludes its series of reminders of the historical events of World War II. November 1, 1945 - Navy declares the U55 Enterprise a national shrine November 9,...

Love "bears" all for our veterans ...(FROM THE AUXILIARY NATIONAL COMMANDER)
November 1, 2005... Butterflies actually do start to flutter in your stomach when something exciting is about to happen. They were sure fluttering in mine as I heard the words "National Commander Judy Steinhouse" being spoken. It was an exciting time, a humbling...

Past Auxiliary Commander Janet W. Bennett dies.(Obituary)
November 1, 2005... Janet W. Bennett, 71, who served as Auxiliary National Commander for the 2003-04 membership year, passed away at her Reno, Nev., home on Aug. 3, following a long battle with cancer. She was a life member of Auxiliary Unit 7 in Carson City,...

Chronic pain sufferers.(Charitable Service Trust Aids)
November 1, 2005... Pain is the body's way of saying that something is wrong. It normally goes away when the cause is corrected, but for many disabled veterans, the pain is constant and chronic. It may be phantom pain from an amputated limb, chronic pain caused by...

"Fit to fight and health for life" guides scholarship winner.(Jesse Brown Memorial Youth Scholarship)(Helena Chapman)
November 1, 2005... On the last day of August DAV National Director of Voluntary Services Edward E. Hartman received a letter from Helena Chapman, a 2002 Jesse Brown Memorial Youth Scholarship recipient of $5,000. The letter thanked the DAV once again for awarding...

Rick Monroe awarded commander's trophy at National Amputee Golf Association Tournament.
November 1, 2005... The first thing I remember saying to my dad when he visited me in the hospital after the accident was, 'Dad, we won't be able to golf together anymore,"' Rick M. Monroe said. Rick didn't know it at the time, but nothing could have been...

"GIs of the Gridiron" scores with pro football.(documentary)
November 1, 2005... The inspiring patriotic documentary "GIs of the Gridiron," produced by the DAV, has scored big with National Football League teams and other groups. "It is proving successful beyond our expectations," said Washington Headquarters Executive...

119 new vans joints transportation network.(Colorado Trust)(Brief article)
November 1, 2005... DAV Departments and Chapters, in partnership with the Colorado Trust, put 119 new Ford vans on the road in 2005 to help get sick and disabled veterans to and from VA medical facilities for needed care. The vehicles are part of the tremendously...

Learning and fun highlight auxiliary fall conference.
November 1, 2005... Four hundred and six registered participants attended the 2005 Auxiliary Fall Conference at the Radisson Cincinnati Riverfront Hotel in Covington, Ky., Sept. 29 through Oct. 1. It was one of the largest and best Fall Conferences in recent years...

We remember ...
November 1, 2005... On Veterans Day, marked annually to commemorate the Armistice of Nov. 11, 1918, we recall the sacrifices of our veterans, more than 126,000 of whom paid the ultimate sacrifice in World War 1. Just east of the village of...

Chaplains corner.
November 1, 2005... One of the great things about living in the San Francisco Bay area is that the roses outside my window at the VA Palo Alto Health Care System bloom until after New Years. Another is that I can wear a sweater to work in August and the same one...

Correction.(Correction Notice)
November 1, 2005... Those eligible for the CHAMPVA Meds By Mail program, reported in the September/October issue of DAV Magazine, are the spouse or widow(er) and the children of a veteran who is rated permanently and totally disabled due to a service-connected...

Disabled American Veterans National Headquarters: unaudited statement of financial position * June 30, 2005.
November 1, 2005... Disabled American Veterans National Headquarters Unaudited Statement of Financial Position * June 30, 2005 Unrestricted Assets Current Assets $31,961,053 investments, at market 250,329,366...