Rep. Norma Torres, D-Calif., has introduced a bill that sets new procedures for how the U.S. Military handles cold cases.
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California veterans news for the final week of November 2022.
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All California Veterans News
- U.S. Rep. Norma Torres, D-Calif. has introduced the Enrique Roman-Martinez Military Cold Case Justice Act of 2022, which aims to reform the way the U.S. Military handles cold cases. The act is named after Spc. Enrique Roman-Martinez from Chino, whose partial remains were found near Fort Bragg, N.C. on May 29, 2020. Roman-Martinez’s case remains unsolved.
- Beginning Jan. 1, the VA is extending its VALife veterans life insurance program to millions of veterans. Eligible applicants are guaranteed coverage.
Los Angeles Veterans News
- Veterans who filed a lawsuit against the VA last week for allegedly misusing land belonging to the West Los Angeles VA Campus are demanding that the VA build 1,200 permanent homes and 2,500 apartments on the land for homeless and at-risk veterans.
San Joaquin County Veterans
- A bill has been introduced in the U.S. House that would designate a new Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic in French Camp, Calif., as the Richard A. Pittman VA Clinic.
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Important Veterans & Military Holidays in November
- Nov. 10 — U.S. Marine Corps birthday
- Nov. 11 — Veterans Day
- Dec. 7 — Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
- Dec. 15 — Anniversary of the Official End of War in Iraq
- Dec. 20 — U.S. Space Force Birthday
Author: Christian Southards
Coming from a family with a proud military background and wanting to contribute his writing skills to a worthy cause, Christian began writing for the California American Legion in August of 2020. His father is a 25-year Army Veteran and his grandfather served in the Navy during Vietnam.