DAV Magazine articles from September 2007

DAV Magazine archives from September 2007

Report from New Orleans.(Brief article)(Photograph)
September 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] Top, National Convention delegates jam the Spanish Plaza adjoining the convention hotel for a salute to the B-25 Panchito and to commemorate the 65th anniversary of the Doolittie Raid on Japan during World War II....

A future of promise.(from the NATIONAL COMMANDER)(Speech)
September 1, 2007... I am deeply humbled and honored that you have chosen me to represent you as your National Commander in the year ahead. Thank you for the confidence you have placed in me, and I will do my absolute best to be worthy of this truly great...

Embracing the future.(from the NATIONAL ADJUTANT)
September 1, 2007... Again this year, we've captured a tremendous amount of momentum--momentum we'll need as we push to serve another generation of wartime veterans. We continue to advance our cause and have become an even stronger force for advocating our mission....

NSOS are 'Harley's Heroes'.(LOUD & CLEAR)(National Service Officers)(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... The DAV Mobile Service Office was recently out at the Killer Creek Harley-Davidson store in Alpharetta, Ga., as part of the Harley's Heroes Tour. What a great turnout! National Service Officers worked claims for 52 veterans. In addition to...

Vet-owned businesses.(LOUD & CLEAR)(Letter to the editor)
September 1, 2007... I'm a founder and CEO of a service disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB). It's been over four years since Congress and the President mandated the federal government spend 3 percent of the budget on SDVOSBs yet they have not once come...

PTSD and returning vets.(LOUD & CLEAR)(post-traumatic stress disorder)(Letter to the editor)
September 1, 2007... We have been following the stories in the newspaper and DAV Magazine. There are always some interesting and sad stories included in every issue. It seems that every soldier returning home is suffering with posttraumatic stress disorder. Just a...

Compensation deserves increase.(LOUD & CLEAR)(Letter to the editor)
September 1, 2007... I have been receiving service-connected disability compensation since 1968, and I do not believe there has ever been an actual monthly monetary increase during that time. Only the minimal yearly "token" cost-of-living adjustment increase is all...

Spread the word on Blind Rehab Centers.(LOUD & CLEAR)(Letter to the editor)
September 1, 2007... I am a student at the Western Blind Rehabilitation Center located at the Veterans' Hospital in Palo Alto, California. Before I arrived at the rehabilitation center months ago, I believed that I was just one of a few sight impaired or blind vets...

Convention reignites commitment to service.(National Convention)
September 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Amid the wounded and recovering city of New Orleans, more than 3,000 disabled veterans, family members and guests at the 86th National Convention declared a renewed commitment to the DAV's mission. As the...

Turning opportunity into disappointment.(DIRECTOR'S COMMENTARY)
September 1, 2007... The President's Commission on Care for America's Returning Wounded Warriors has made some sweeping recommendations to improve the health care for wounded veterans, but would create a totally new and separate disability compensation program...

New vans are on the way to help sick and disabled veterans.(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] One hundred and sixty-four new Ford vans, made possible through a continuing partnership between DAV Departments and Chapters and the Colorado Trust, are on the way to join the Transportation Network nationwide. The...

Senate panel explores VA budget reform.
September 1, 2007... The DAV continues to take the lead in efforts to achieve the goal of guaranteed, full funding for veterans health care. In testimony before the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, the DAV represented a coalition of national veterans...

DAV leaders visit NATO, wounded at Landstuhl, Normandy cemetery.(Disabled American Veterans, North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
September 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] As National Commander, Bradley S. Barton and a small contingent of DAV leaders were invited to NATO headquarters in Brussels and visited wounded troops at the US military hospital in Landstuhl, Germany. They also had...

The long search goes on.
September 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The long search for those missing in action since World War II continues unabated as research teams comb government archives and musty caves in an unrelenting search for the fate of those who never returned from war....

Nicholson resigns as VA secretary.(United States Department of Veterans Affairs' R. James Nicholson )
September 1, 2007... * Secretary of Veterans Affairs R. James Nicholson has announced plans to resign by Oct. 1. As of this writing, President Bush had not named a successor. The DAY has urged the President to move quickly to nominate a new Secretary who is...

VHA conducts 2007 survey of enrollees.(Veterans Health Administration)(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... * The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) will be conducting the 2007 update of the national VHA Survey of Enrollees. The purpose of the survey is to provide information that is incorporated into annual VHA projections of enrollment,...

SBA program aids vet business.(Small Business Administration )(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... * The Small Business Administration (SBA) has unveiled a program called Patriot Express that offers a wide variety of assistance to veterans interested in setting up or expanding their own small businesses. Assistance under the new SBA...

VA sets up suicide crisis hot line.(Veterans Affairs)(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... * To ensure veterans with mental health crises have immediate access to trained coordinators, the Department of Veterans Affairs has announced a 24-hour, national suicide prevention hot line. The hot line is based at the Canandaigua VA...

Conventioneers Tony Martino and Phillip Alexander enjoy a lighter moment at the annual National Blind Chapter Breakfast.
September 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] Caption: Left, conventioneers Tony Martino and Phillip Alexander enjoy a lighter moment at the annual National Blind Chapter Breakfast. Right, making sure he's counted "Corky" the dog sports his convention...

GE Foundation President Robert Corcoran chats with Department of Massachusetts member Frank J. Drogo following a $1.5 million Foundation grant for the Transition Assistance Program.(General Electric)(Brief article)(Photograph)
September 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] Caption: Clockwise from top left: GE Foundation President Robert Corcoran chats with Department of Massachusetts member Frank J. Drogo following a $1.5 million Foundation grant for the Transition Assistance Program;...

Members of the National Executive Committee salute the Stars and Stripes during the opening session of the National Convention.(Brief article)(Photograph)
September 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] Caption: Members of the National Executive Committee salute the Stars and Stripes during the opening session of the National Convention (top); The Bayou Bell Ringers perform for Auxiliary members at their...

Stage, screen and television star Gary Sinise, chats with National Commander Bradley S. Barton.
September 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] Caption: Stage, screen and television star Gary Sinise, left, chats with National Commander Bradley S. Barton. Right, Department of Ohio delegates get seated in their district area in preparation for an afternoon...

VA employees honored for service to veterans.(REPORT: Awards)
September 1, 2007... Compassion, dignity and care are the standards and goals for thousands of Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) employees, and many provide services to veterans that go far beyond the requirements of their job. In recognition for their...

Your CFC contribution helps disabled veterans in a big way.(Combined Federal Campaign )
September 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The contribution you make to the DAV Charitable Service Trust through your Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) or workplace giving program may seem like a small amount, but, when added to the contributions of others you...

Seize the moment.(from the AUXILIARY NATIONAL COMMANDER)
September 1, 2007... Words are inadequate to express the honor of having been elected Auxiliary National Commander in New Orleans. Thank you each and everyone for your confidence and support. Eighty-four years ago the first regular National Convention of the...

DAV national officers 2007-2008.(Disabled American Veterans)(List)
September 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] National Commander Robert T. Reynolds, Alexandria, VA Senior Vice Commander Raymond E. Dempsey, Des Plaines, IL 1st Jr. Vice Commander Roberto Barrera, Del Rio, TX 2nd Jr. Vice Commander...

Auxiliary national officers 2007-2008.(List)
September 1, 2007... National Commander Kathryn A. Wiley, Soap Lake, WA St. Vice Commander Sandra J. Dobmeier, Grand Forks, ND 1st Jr. Vice Commander Kay Egan, Lehigh Acres, FL 2nd Jr. Vice Commander Susan M. Henry, Memphis, TN ...

Panchito: a big B-25 hit in New Orleans.(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] * One of the 86th National Convention's "biggest" visitors was the B-25 bomber Panchito. Having just wrapped up the first half of the 2007 season of the DAV Airshow Outreach Program, the famed warbird was flown...

Kick off a new season.(THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE & DAV)
September 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Sporting historic ties to the "Monsters of the Midway," the "Doomsday Defense," the "Purple People Eaters" and the "Fearless Foursome," the players of the National Football League will begin the annual journey from...

Vets at the octagon.(Brief article)(Photograph)
September 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Mixed martial arts stars recently visited with disabled veterans from the VA Poly Trauma Center in Palo Alto, Calif., during the veterans" visit to the Ultimate Fighting Championship's "UFC 73: Stacked" card at Arco...

DAV donates funds for burial of Gold Star Mother.
September 1, 2007... Elliott Funeral Home Office Administrator Faye Gonzales, center, receives a check for $1,000 to help pay the burial cost of a deceased Gold Star Mother. Presenting the check are back row, from left, Past National Executive Committee members Hal...

Vet bills pass house.
September 1, 2007... The House of Representatives has passed a package of bills aimed at closing gaps in veterans health care and benefits programs. Among them is legislation (H.R. 2874) to improve access to health care for veterans in rural areas and provide...