by Nestor Aliga | Mar 29, 2022
The Vallejo Veterans Memorial Building (VMB) and its seven veterans service organizations — The American Legion Mare Island Navy Yard Post 550, American Legion Manuel L. Quezon Post 603, Disabled American Veterans Ozie Boler Chapter 21, Filipino American Retired US...
by Christian Southards | Mar 4, 2022
On March 3, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Honoring Our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2021 with bipartisan support. The bill is widely supported by veteran service organizations like The American Legion and was co-sponsored by 25 U.S....
by Christian Southards | Jun 9, 2021
On May 26, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mark Takano (D-Calif.) unveiled the Honoring our PACT Act of 2021, which consolidates a bipartisan effort in Congress to prioritize care for veterans that have been exposed to airborne toxins during military...
by Christian Southards | May 18, 2021
The Department of Veterans Affairs announced in a May 14 press release that Navy veterans who previously filed claims of exposure to Agent Orange but were denied benefits will automatically have their claims revaluated. The tactical herbicide was used to clear forests...
by Christian Southards | Mar 29, 2021
On March 29, 1973, the last remaining U.S. troops and POWs evacuated South Vietnam, bringing an official end to America’s involvement in one of the most controversial conflicts of the last century. The following year, President Richard Nixon dedicated March 29...
