VVA Chapter106 Tucson AZ. Nam Jam

This is a fund raiser for Vietnam veteran chapter 106 Tucson AZ. if you get a chance to go please do so

It is the largest Vietnam veteran celebration in the country.You can go and enjoy or be part of it information below.

Nam Jam is October 18th. How about we rally one more time at Tucson's Rillito Downs Racetrack. . . Now that would making the Vietnam Vet Proud !!!

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Bands are considered between August 15 through September 15.

FW: NDVS and National Guard Joint Workshop - Registration is Open

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Dear Veteran Advocate,

Please see the important upcoming combined Volunteer and Advocacy Workshop information and Registration link below. Please pass on to your membership or other  interested persons who may want to learn more about the topics listed in the Registration. There is no cost to register and attend. Travel costs are not included and are the responsibility of the attendee.

  Scott Fincher,

  VAST Program Manager

  Nevada Department of Veterans Services

  5460 Reno Corporate Drive Room 134

                Reno, NV 89511

                (702)493-9117 c

                (775)688-1653 w

                finchers@veterans.nv.gov

                "Serving America's Hero's"

National Guard, JCF and NDVS Joint Workshop - Registration is Open until September 5, 2014

Nevada Department of Veterans Services  Nevada National Guard, Joining Community Forces and NDVS Joint Workshop  "Preparing Today for Nevada's Tomorrow" Join us for a Military and Veterans Advocate Volunteer Workshop!  Hosted by the State of Nevada, the workshop is open to all veteran and military supporters, National Guard volunteers and leadership. Attendees will improve their understanding of programs and techniques that can help military, veterans, and family members prepare for the challenges of today and for the challenges of tomorrow.   Any attendee may also choose to take courses leading to certification as a Nevada Veterans Advocate. These courses will teach participants about State and Federal benefits and how to refer veterans and dependents to the proper agency for service. Courses will also be available for Veteran Service Officers looking to expand their training and for CEU's. Some VSO's may qualify to complete courses leading to Nevada Veterans Service Officer accreditation.   When:              19-21 September 2014:  Nevada National Guard attendees     19-22 September 2014:  Nevada Veterans Advocate and Veteran Service Officer participants. Where:            Green Valley Ranch Casino, 2300 Paseo Verde Parkway, Henderson, NV Topics include: Resiliency Training Working with Volunteers Nevada Employment Programs Effective Family Readiness Groups The VA Claims and Ratings Process Nevada Benefits for Military and Veterans Veterans Service Officer (VSO) Certification Classes Nevada Veterans Advocate (NVA) Certification Classes ...and more!   Note - The Nevada Veterans Advocate (NVA) and Veteran Service Officer (VSO) courses offered at this Workshop are intended for participants in the southern half of the state. The Workshop will alternate between Las Vegas and Reno. Next year it will come to Reno, NV and participants from the northern half of the state will be encouraged to attend. Please R.S.V.P before September 5, 2014  Enrollment is limited- RSVP early to ensure you don't miss this opportunity. Register for courses: Place cursor on the link below, right click and open hyperlink to register. A complete listing of courses and panels are available on the registration site. Register Here ·         A block of rooms have been reserved until August 27, 2014. If reserving a room at the Green Valley Ranch ask for Group "Volunteer Workshop (Green Zone)" and Group code "GCIVOLU". After August 27th room rates will be at the normal rate.

FW: Newscast about Ted's Accident

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Subject: FW: Newscast about Ted's Accident
Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2014 07:43:23 -0700

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Subject: Fwd: Newscast about Ted's Accident

Richard and Mike.  FYI .    I will contact you ,   I may need some help. 

    

Thank You !

John L Scaduto

President

Vietnam Veterans of America                                                

Chapter  1076

Henderson, NV 

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Subject: Fwd: Newscast about Ted's Accident

         VVA Officers and Directors this it the latest information about Ted Riccubuono sent to me by his wife Maryanne.  She will get back to me with information about his service at the Veterans Cemetery in Boulder.    It's tentatively scheduled for Sept 8 or 9 ( Mon/ Tue ) 

         As a member of our Chapter we should all make plans to attended his wake and show his Wife and Family how much we appreciated and Loved our fellow VVA BROTHER.

         

          See the Newscast Video about the accident below.

                  Fred,       Please send out this information to  ALL VVA  1076  Members.

                     
Semper Fi
John L Scaduto

President

Vietnam Veterans of America

Chapter  1076

Henderson, NV 

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Subject: Fwd: Re: Newscast about Ted's Accident

Subject: Re: Newscast about Ted's Accident

Anyone wishing to download a copy of the video,can view the version on
youtube here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlaRPby6DxA

And use one of the many youtube downloaders. If you do not know how then
contact me.



Military vet speaks out about trying to save Boulder Highway crash victim
By Jennifer Kastner. CREATED Aug 21, 2014

Las Vegas, NV (KTNV) -- The 76-year-old killed in Wednesday's Boulder
Highway vehicle accident has been identified as Ted Riccubuono.

His wife said he was a U.S. Marine veteran who served in the Vietnam
War. On Thursday, the man who tried to save Riccubuono's life spoke out
to Action News.

Jess Inga said he witnessed the crash on Boulder Highway near Russell
Road from across the street. He told us he ran across several lanes of
traffic to help Riccubuono, who was trapped inside his white sedan.

"I just barely moved his head to where it was straight and I didn't feel
anything wrong but I'm not a doctor so I didn't know if his neck was
broken. I moved it to where his air passage was clear. I grabbed his
arms and put them on his chest [to help him breathe]," Inga said.

When he looked in the backseat of the sedan, he saw a hat with a Semper
Fi pin on it. At that moment, Inga said he knew the victim was a former
Marine.

A former Army ranger, Inga felt even more deeply compelled to continue
with his rescue efforts. He continued helping Riccubuono until
paramedics arrived.

Police said Riccubuono's sedan was T-boned by a pickup that was
traveling along Boulder Highway, near Russell Road. Despite heroic
efforts to save him, Riccubuono's injuries were too severe for him to
survive the crash.

Las Vegas resident Richard Melin said he and Riccubuono served in the
Vietnam War together.

"We ate, slept, stood watch and fought together. Sometimes we fought
with each other," he chuckled. Melin said his fellow brother in arms had
a hilarious sense of humor and was exceptionally witty.

"He had the biggest heart that I've ever known. There's a special place
in heaven for Ted and I'm sure God is taking care of him right now."

Riccubuono's wife said he dedicated his recent years to helping military
families in the community.

FW: VVA Web Weekly - What's New on vva.org: August 15, 2014

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Subject: VVA Web Weekly - What's New on vva.org: August 15, 2014
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Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2014 16:33:17 +0000

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In This Issue August 15, 2014 Vietnam War Veterans Who Suffer From "Agent Orange" Raise Awareness PTSD Found to Still Persist Among Vietnam Vets VVA Letter to VA Employees Alabama VA Finds More Unread Patient X-rays Commission to Review VA Scheduling Practices NH Starts Vets' Court Walsh Drops Out from MT Senate Race Suicude Prevention Hotline Agent Orange ADVERTISEMENT Support Senate Bill S.2738 and H.R. 4816 Click Here For More Info & To Take Action Click Here To Ask Your Representative to support H.R. 4816 The Toxic Exposure Research and Military Family Support Act of 2014 Vietnam War Veterans Who Suffer From "Agent Orange" Raise Awareness KWCH TV in WICHITA, Kansas, is one of the many media outlets that covered the August 7 Faces of Agent Orange Town Hall meeting held in conjunction with VVA's National Leadership & Education Conference: Hundreds of war veterans talked about "Agent Orange" at a meeting in Wichita. They wanted to know what was being done about it. The chemical was used during the Vietnam War to clear the jungle. Now, veterans are saying it has not only affected their mental, physical, and emotional health, but also their families. The reason so many veterans were there is to raise awareness of "Agent Orange" and file a claim. Read More More Research Needed on Progeny of Vets Exposed to Toxins In an August 12 Army Times article by Patricia Kime, several U.S. senators say more research is needed on the health of the children and grandchildren of troops exposed to environmental pollution and chemicals while they served in the military.  Read more As Reported by The New York Times PTSD Found to Still Persist Among Vietnam Vets In an August 7 New York Times article, reporter Ben Carey details some of the findings from the National Vietnam Veterans Longitudinal Study (i.e., the NVVLS, follow up to the historic National Vietnam Veterans Readjustment Study from the 1980's). Read more here NOTE: Dr. Bill Schlenger, one of the study's principal investigators, addressed the VVA National Leadership & Education Conference in Wichita on August 6, 2014. Letter From John Rowan VVA Letter to VA Employees -from an August 10 letter to VA employee representative Alma Lee from VVA National President John Rowan:  Every day, there are thousands of dedicated VA employees who work their hearts out to provide high-quality medical care to veterans at VA Medical Centers across our nation, and they do provide such care to hundreds of thousands of veterans every day. This is true, no matter how much they may be punished for doing the right thing and, all too often, are punished for being honest people of integrity. The managers and supervisors who take such reprisal actions need to be summarily fired. Similarly, there are thousands of VA employees who work hard every day to assist veterans with their claims for compensation and pension, or to assist veterans with home-loan guarantees, or GI Bill educational assistance, or VA Vocational Rehabilitation benefits, or work hard to assist veterans' families with a dignified and  proper burial for their veteran. Our job at the Veterans Service Organizations (VSOs) is to help the new leadership at VA get rid of the relatively few employees, particularly in the management ranks, who have proven themselves unworthy. These and other actions will be necessary in order to restore confidence of veterans and their families in the VA, as well as the public. Our aim is to fix the VA and to make it again possible for the good VA employees to have justifiable pride in their organization. VA needs leadership at every level that is worthy of leading their many dedicated employees. —John Rowan, VVA National President As Reported by USA Today Alabama VA Finds More Unread Patient X-rays In an August 12 article appearing in USA Today by Montgomery Advertiser reporter Kala Katchmar, a review of the imaging system at the Central Alabama Veterans Health Care System prompted by 900 lost X-rays revealed there were an additional 1,146 unread patient exams going back to 2011. Read more As Reported on Military.com Commission to Review VA Scheduling Practices In an August 9 Military.com news article by Bryant Jordan, Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald announced that an independent organization will review patient scheduling processes for all VA medical facilities in the country. Read more ADVERTISEMENT As Reported by Washington Times NH Starts Vets' Court In an AP article published in the August 7 Washington Times, Lynne Tuohy reported on New Hampshire's first criminal court docket dedicated to veterans with mental health and substance-abuse issues. Read more As Reported by The Washington Post Walsh Drops Out from MT Senate Race According to an AP report in the The Washington Post on August 7, U.S. Senator John Walsh (D-MT) dropped his election campaign amid allegations he plagiarized large portions of a 2007 research project, leaving fellow Democrats to scramble for a replacement with the election less than three months away. Read article here Suicide Hotline Most suicides are preventable. Both depression and anxiety carry a high risk of suicide. But early diagnosis and intervention with appropriate treatment are the first steps in feeling better. If you're feeling alone and depressed, don't hesitate to call the Crisis Hotline at 1-800-273-8255 and press 1.

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FW: One Life One Flag One Mile

Thank You

Robert Serge

VVA 17 Member

Blog Master

To all my fellow veterans friends and family my we all remember 

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Subject: FW: One Life One Flag One Mile
Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2014 10:29:39 -0700

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 click on link check it out

Subject: Fwd: One Life One Flag One Mile  We never hear of things like this in our "media", do we?    *Don't let this one go by without watching it. God Bless Our Troops!*     *http://www.pickleballchannel.com/2014/05/memorial-day/ <http://www.pickleballchannel.com/2014/05/memorial-day/> *                  -- *Donna*  

FW: VVA Web Weekly - What's New on vva.org: August 1, 2014

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Subject: VVA Web Weekly - What's New on vva.org: August 1, 2014
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In This Issue August 1, 2014 Sen. Jerry Moran Joins With Senator Blumenthal To Introduce Toxic Exposure Research and Military Family Support Act of 2014 Senate Confirms New VA Secretary HVAC Chair Miller Statement on House Passage of VA Reform Bill VA Proposes Discipline for Employees Who Manipulated Wait Time Data DoD to Investigate Walsh Plagiarism Vets' Debt Relief in Loan Settlement DoD Unveils "Stolen Valor" Website Notice From VVA VVA Press Release ADVERTISEMENT Support Senate Bill S.2738 and H.R. 4816 Click Here For More Info & To Take Action Click Here To Ask Your Representative to support H.R. 4816 The Toxic Exposure Research and Military Family Support Act of 2014 Sen. Jerry Moran Joins With Senator Blumenthal To Introduce Toxic Exposure Research and Military Family Support Act of 2014 (Washington, DC)– "We applaud Senator Jerry Moran (R-KS) and Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) for joining forces to introduce The Toxic Exposure Research Act of 2014," said VVA National President John Rowan. "Among the so-called invisible wounds of war are those brought home by troops that may not manifest for decades. And most tragically, the damage done by the toxins may pass on genetically to the children and grandchildren of our nation's warriors. Our children are the innocent victims of our military service." This bill, (S.2738), instructs the Department of Veterans Affairs to establish a national center for research on the diagnosis and treatment of health conditions of the descendants of veterans exposed to toxins during service in the Armed Forces. Further, S.2738 calls for the establishment of an advisory board to oversee and assess the work of the center; to determine health conditions that result from toxic exposure; and to study and evaluate cases of exposure. The advisory board will advise the Secretary of VA on issues related to research conducted at the National Center and the particular benefits and services required by the descendants of individuals exposed while serving as members of the Armed Forces. Read Entire Press Release View Senator Moran's Speech on YouTube As Reported by The New York Times Senate Confirms New VA Secretary In a July 29 NY Times article by Robert A. Oppel, Jr., the Senate voted unanimously on Tuesday, July 29, to confirm Robert A. McDonald, the 61-year-old former chief executive of Procter & Gamble, to take the helm of the sprawling and embattled Department of Veterans Affairs after a scandal over the manipulation of patient wait-time data led to the ouster two months ago of Eric Shinseki. Read complete article here HVAC Press Release HVAC Chair Miller Statement on House Passage of VA Reform Bill From a July 30 HVAC press release: After passage of the Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 3230, Chairman Jeff Miller (R-FL) released the following statement: "The Department of Veterans Affairs is in the midst of an unprecedented crisis caused by corruption, mismanagement, and a lack of accountability across the board. VA is in need of reform, and I applaud my colleagues in the House for passing legislation to do just that. The Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 does three important things. First, it gets veterans off of waiting lists and helps provide them with the medical care they have earned. Second, it empowers the VA secretary to hold failing executives accountable. Finally, it starts a larger conversation about how we can reform the department so it will better serve veterans for years to come. This is an honest solution to an urgent problem, one that is focused on making government more accountable and providing veterans with real choice in their health care decisions. I urge my colleagues in the Senate to send this bill to the President's desk in short order, so we can start fixing what is now a broken bureaucracy." VA Press Release VA Proposes Discipline for Employees Who Manipulated Wait Time Data From a July 29 VA press release: The VA today proposed a series of disciplinary actions against six employees at Department facilities in Cheyenne, Wyoming, and Fort Collins, Colorado. These actions are a part of VA's effort to rebuild the trust of America's veterans. "Employees who have been found to have manipulated data, withheld accurate information from their supervisors, and affected the timeliness of care veterans receive do not reflect VA's values, and their actions will not be tolerated," said Acting Secretary Sloan D. Gibson. "VA must earn back the trust of veterans. Part of earning back that trust is holding people accountable when there is documented evidence of willful misconduct and management negligence. We depend on the dedicated service of VA employees and leaders who live by our core values. Those who have not delivered results honestly have and will be held accountable." Based on a review by the Inspector General and other Department investigations, VA today proposed disciplinary actions against six employees at the Cheyenne VA Medical Center and Fort Collins Community-Based Outpatient Clinic. As a result of these findings, VA proposed disciplinary actions against the Director of the Rocky Mountain Network (VISN 19) and the Director and Chief of Staff of the Cheyenne VA Medical Center. Certain supervisors in these facilities were found to have personally manipulated data, instructed their subordinates to manipulate data, and withheld accurate information from their superiors. VA today proposed two of the supervisors be removed from Federal service. Additional proposed penalties for other supervisors include two proposed suspensions, a demotion, and admonishments. As Reported by Stars and Stripes DoD to Investigate Walsh Plagiarism In a July 29 AP article by Matt Volpe appearing in Stars and Stripes, the Department of Defense has taken the unusual step of overseeing a plagiarism investigation being conducted by the U.S. Army War College against Sen. John Walsh (D-MT), the college's provost said Tuesday, July 29. Read complete story here As Reported by Navy Times Vets' Debt Relief in Loan Settlement In a July 29 Navy Times article by Leo Shane III, about 17,000 service members tricked into predatory loans could see their debts erased under a settlement announced by federal and state regulators on Tuesday, July 29. Read complete story here ADVERTISEMENT As Reported by Stars and Stripes DoD Unveils "Stolen Valor" Website In a July 23 Stars and Stripes article by Leo Shane III and Chris Carroll, the Defense Department unveiled a stolen valor website Wednesday, July 23,  designed to help citizens see if someone is lying about military medals.  Read complete article here VVA National Leadership & Education Conference There will be no VVA Web Weekly published August 8, because of VVA's National Leadership & Education Conference in Wichita, KS.  See you in Wichita! Click For More Information

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