DAV Magazine articles from September 2005

DAV Magazine archives from September 2005

The search for America's missing.(missing in action)
September 1, 2005... In the thin, freezing air of the Himalayas, Army Staff Sgt. Michael Harris and Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Christopher Behn of the Defense Department's Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC) search the mountains for the World War II crash site...

VA health care budget crisis.(FROM THE NATIONAL ADJUTANT)(Veterans Affairs)
September 1, 2005... If there was ever any question about the need to reform how the government funds veterans health care, the answer should be clear by now. Congress funded the Veterans Health Administration at $30.2 billion in fiscal year 2005. That was...

NS0s made a difference.(Loud & Clear)
September 1, 2005... * I was saddened to read in the May/June issue about David Pogoloff's death. In 1951 he took my records before the Air Force disability review board which resulted in my status being changed from "Permanent Limited Service" to "Disability...

DAV should increase legislative pressure.(Loud & Clear)
September 1, 2005... * Your recent article on budget blue-prints for the coming year in the House and Senate is troubling. The skimpy proposal by President Bush for veterans' health care is bad enough. Then Senator Daniel K. Akaka's amendment for a sorely needed...

Vets education benefits should be transferable.(Loud & Clear)
September 1, 2005... * With all the improvement happening with the GI Bill, we should consider petitioning our representatives to allow us to utilize our GI Bill for our children. I managed to get my degree before retirement, so I did not use my GI Bill benefits. I...

DAV pictures stir emotions.(Loud & Clear)(Letter to the Editor)
September 1, 2005... * As a member of Chapter 16 in Yonkers, New York. I also subscribe to the Navy Times. In the most recent copy, there is a full page ad with a DAV Memorial Day poster called "Fields of Honor." As a veteran of the Jewish faith, if you Look at the...

DAV service team assists disabled Iraq war veteran.(Gene Westbrook, Disabled American Veterans)
September 1, 2005... Staff Sergeant Gene Westbrook couldn't move from where he had fallen. Out of the comer of his eye, he could see a dark stain spreading away from him on the floor. He didn't feel any pain and was strangely calm in the after-math of the mortar...

Going the extra mile to 'leave no veteran behind'.(Brief article)
September 1, 2005... It could be said that Herman Kruger goes the extra mile for veterans, literally. Kruger is a volunteer driver and office assistant at the VA medical center in Roseburg. Ore. In just f ice years, he has driven more than 68.000 miles and donated...

Congress scrambles to close VA health care budget gap.(Veteran Affairs)
September 1, 2005... Congress has provided the VA with an additional S 1.5 billion to cover a major shortfall in veterans health care. The extra money is on top of $28 billion lawmakers provided last December for health care as part of the VA's regular...

'Ranch Hand' study confirms agent orange, diabetes link.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... A U.S. Air Force Health Study on the health effects exposure to herbicides in Vietnam offered the strongest evidence to date that Agent Orange is associated with adult-onset (Type II) diabetes. This supports the findings from earlier reports in...

Each Congress has fewer veterans.
September 1, 2005... When the 109th Congress convened in January 2005, nine veterans--one Senator and eight Representatives-began their first terms. All but two of them served during the Vietnam War-era, and only one of the nine freshmen served in a war zone. In...

GIs of the Gridiron.(video recording)
September 1, 2005... National Football League teams have the opportunity to score big with their fans this fall when they showcase the inspiring new DAV documentary feature, "GIs of the Gridiron." This video is a tribute to the courage and sacrifice of outstanding...

Membership reaches new peak.(DAV Magazine)
September 1, 2005... As of June 30, the DAV's total membership reached 1,300,727, surpassing the previous record of 1,264,181, which was set at the end of the 2003-2004 membership year. This new high for DAV membership includes 986,637 fully paid Life Members,...

Hennis nets fifth recruiting title.(Coy Hennis)(Disabled American Veterans)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... Once again proving his commitment to Americas sick and disabled veterans, prodigious recruiter Coy Hennis has captured his fifth Recruiter of the Year title. National Commander James E. Sursely presented the 2005 Recruiter of the Year...

DAV teams up with: extreme makeover: home edition.(Disabled American Veterans)
September 1, 2005... When it comes to helping disabled veterans and reaching out to the American public, the DAV strikes to make an extreme difference. On June 30, the organization took those efforts to prime time, as ARC television's Extreme Makeover: Rome Edition...

Disabled Iraq veterans meet baseball stars.
September 1, 2005... Wounded Iraq War veterans gazed about Washington's baseball cathedral called RFK Stadium admiring the immaculate field of green as the boys of summer swatted baseballs around the park. The Iraq War veterans from Walter Reed Army Medical Center...

DAV days at the ballpark a real winner.(Disabled American Veterans)
September 1, 2005... From baseball diamonds in the shadow of the National Capitol in Washington to the dazzle of New York City lights, the DAV Day at the Ballpark program was as sizzling as the hot dogs and hamburgers devoured by fans through-out the summer. ...

SBA office helps disabled vets in Federal Contracts: the SBA has created a special office to help service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses navigate the federal procurement system and gain better access to government contracting opportunities.(Small Business Administration)
September 1, 2005... Small businesses owned by service-connected disabled veterans are supposed to have an advantage when it comes to winning government contracts. In 2004 President Bush even signed air executive order that requires federal agencies to implement a...

70 anniversary: veterans die in the Labor Day Hurricane of 1935.(Brief article)
September 1, 2005... Reminisent of what Florida suffered in 2004, it was that anxious season, the tropical stones and hurricanes rolling up from the Atlantic and Caribbean. On Labor Day weekend 1935, the strongest hurricane, unnamed as they were at that time,...

World War II documentary: made possible by Charitable Service Trust.(The Silent Generation: From Saipan to Tokyo, radio program)
September 1, 2005... The deep voice strained as Dominic Spitale told radio producer Helen Borten about his combat experiences on Okinawa in 1945 and his worst fear. Tears filled his eyes as he talked about what his death or maiming would do to his mother. Other...

Air show outreach program.
September 1, 2005... Youngsters get bags and a colorful Panchito card while adults have an opportunity to check out the information and sign up for free address labels at the DAV auto-graph and information tent during the 2005 Air Fair at the Terre Haute, Ind.,...

Colorado Trust funds: innovation & commitment.
September 1, 2005... Grants from the Colorado Trust are made for more direct and sustaining service to disabled veterans and their families. The Colorado Trust, established nearly a decade ago, continues to be a great way for Departments and Chapters to turn...

COLA measure advances.(cost-of-living adjustment)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... * Legislation to provide a cost-of-living adjustment for veterans disability compensation and survivors' benefits has been passed by the House of Representatives. The bill assumes a 2.3% rate increase, based on Consumer Price Index...

CHAMPVA meds by mail bring good news.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... * For some disabled veterans and their families, the CHAMPVA Meds by Mail program is the spoonful of sugar that helps the medicine go down. The program provides free prescription drugs via the mail to 100% disabled veterans and their families...

60th Anniversary: of World War II: DAV honors the generation greatest.
September 1, 2005... In celebration of the Goth anniversary of the end of the war, DAV Magazine continues its series of reminders of the historical events of World War II. September 2, 1945 - Victory in Japan Day Just after 9 a.m., Japanese Foreign...

Going to Bat ...(DAV & Auxiliary News)
September 1, 2005... Major League Baseball Umpire Jerry Layne, right, and National Director of Voluntary Services Edward E. Hartman show that DAV is always a winner during the presentation of a "Going to Bat for Veterans" award to Layne. The award recognizes Layne...

Recognizing Service ...(DAV & Auxiliary News)
September 1, 2005... Commander Theron Johnson, DAV Chapter 147, Killeen, Texas, presents Chapter medallions to Lt. Gen. Thomas Metz, Commanding General of III Corps and Fort Hood, Texas, and William Gainey, Command Sergeant Major of 111 Corps and Fort Hood for...

"SOS" breakfast ...(DAV & Auxiliary News)
September 1, 2005... Department of Minnesota Chaplain Edmund N. Erdos. center, helps pass out the 'Pay" during the first annual SOS Breakfast at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Hastings, which included giving a $2 bill to each of the more than 500 nursing home...

CFC recognizes sacrifice.(Combined Federal Campaign)
September 1, 2005... There has never been a more important time to support the DAV's mission of service to disabled veterans and their families. The nations war on terror has put an increased strain on an already taxed veterans' health care system. With the...

Service Foundation officer and NSO William E. Leach, Jr., dies.(National Service Officer)(Obituary)
September 1, 2005... William E. Leach, Jr., 79, who served 47 years as a National Service Officer (NSO), died Aug. 3 at his residence in Wildwood, Mo. Leach had retired from the St. Louis, Mo., National Service Office in August 200 1. In addition to his...