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Candidate for Sergeant at Arms: Danielle Duffaut
Danielle Duffaut grew up in Los Alamitos, California. Her eligibility was established when she joined the California Army National Guard at the age of 23 and was assigned to various duty stations during her 20 year career in Southern California on active duty as an...
Supreme Court to Review Veterans’ Denied Medical Benefits Case
This fall, the Supreme Court will review the legal claim of two Veterans who were denied medical benefits for what they claim were service-connected traumas. The case, Bufkin v McDonough, has been progressing through the Veterans and federal courts over the past four...
Jackie Robinson Post 252 Commander Patricia Jackson-Kelley Inducted into U.S. Army Military Women Hall of Fame
Retired U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel and Los Angeles Jackie Robinson Post 252 Commander Patricia Jackson-Kelley was recently honored alongside eight others with induction into the U.S. Army Military Women's Hall of Fame. Major General Hope C. Rampy, Director of...
New VA Clinic Opens in the Central Valley
In the heart of the Central Valley, a long-awaited VA outpatient medical center has opened its doors, catering to Veterans residing in San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Calaveras, and Tuolumne counties. Situated at 6505 S. Manthey Rd. in French Camp, adjacent to Interstate 5...
San Dieguito American Legion Post 416 Is Raising Money for an American Legion Baseball Team
From the 1940s to the early 1990s, American Legion Baseball was once a summertime tradition, particularly in San Diego. However, the program gradually declined and remained inactive for over thirty years, until Peter-Rolf Ohnstad, Commander of San Dieguito American...
Los Angeles and Reno Mayors Will Lead 50 Mayors to Washington D.C. to Advocate for Veteran and National Homelessness Solutions
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, chair of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, USCM, Task Force on Homelessness, and USCM President Reno Mayor Hillary Schieve are leading a bipartisan coalition of over 50 mayors from across the nation. They will meet with key officials from...
Temporary Ban Safeguards Gun Rights for Veterans with Fiduciaries for Six Months
The VA has implemented a temporary ban preventing the Department from reporting Veterans who are deemed incapable of managing their finances to the FBI's National Instant Background Check System, NICS, which restricts firearm ownership. This ban, which is set to...
‘House of Prayer’ Accused of Defrauding Veterans and Obstructing Investigation
Federal prosecutors are accusing House of Prayer, a national church allegedly involved in defrauding Veterans of millions of dollars in benefits, of obstructing their investigation and are pushing for contempt of court charges and fines. According to court documents...
Senator Warren Calls for Accountability in VA Disability Exams
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is urging the VA to conduct a thorough review of the quality of its privatized disability benefits examinations. This call comes in response to what she characterizes as troubling accounts of insufficient and unprofessional...