by caLegion Contributor | Jun 16, 2026
SAN JOSE, CA (June 10, 2026) — Valle Monte League is pleased to welcome two respected mental health organizations—Operation Freedom Paws and Parents Helping Parents––while continuing its longstanding partnership with Hearts & Minds Activity Center. These additions...
by Rikki Almanza | Jun 15, 2026
The VA is preparing a new study that will examine whether MDMA-assisted therapy may be safe and useful for Veterans who are dealing with both post-traumatic stress disorder and alcohol use disorder. The research will focus on MDMA, or methylenedioxymethamphetamine,...
by caLegion Contributor | Jun 15, 2026
REMINDER: Tomorrow is the day, and we need California’s veterans in the room. The Assembly Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs will hear three bills our coalition supports. Here is what is on the line: SB 623 (Senator Archuleta), the Veterans’ Bond...
by caLegion Contributor | Jun 12, 2026
INDUSTRY RECOGNITION ADDS TO GROWING AWARDS RECORD FOR MILITARY SEXUAL TRAUMA DOCUMENTARY Los Angeles, CA — U S M S T, the groundbreaking documentary confronting the hidden epidemic of Military Sexual Trauma hosted by 9-time Emmy Award winner Deborah Duncan, has been...
by Kevin Burns | Jun 11, 2026
The U.S. President has threatened to pull U.S. troops out of Italy and Spain in his disagreements with European leaders.[i][ii] This would greatly diminish U.S. airpower throughout the western hemisphere of the world, and would gain nothing for the taxpayers of the...
by Rikki Almanza | Jun 11, 2026
A new report says Veterans who file disability claims connected to military sexual trauma often face a benefits process that is harder to prove than other service-connected claims. The report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, recently...