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All posts during October, 2009

Vital Veterans Legislation Faces Fight in Senate
Posted by Patrick Campbell on October 30

We need your help to improve health care for our female veterans, support family caregivers and to get homeless veterans into transitional housing. These key IAVA priorities are swiftly moving in the Senate but face stiff opposition from one Senator who is threatening to scuttle these new programs .  Click here to learn more.

IAVA Daily Brief 10.30.09
Posted by Terrell Frazier on October 30

Here are some of today's top stories and happenings at IAVA.  Prefer to receive real-time updates about major stories and legislation that IAVA is tracking?  Follow us on Twitter @IAVAPressRoom.

Watch: IAVA’s Paul Rieckhoff Profiled on CNN
Posted by Terrell Frazier on October 29

The work of IAVA Executive Director Paul Rieckhoff on behalf of veterans was featured on CNN’s new web site. The story and accompanying video spotlighted IAVA’s efforts to address the needs of veterans, including IAVA seeing its top legislative priority achieved, when President Obama signed advance VA funding legislation into law.

NDAA Includes Critical Provisions for New Veterans
Posted by Patrick Campbell on October 29

On Wednesday, the President signed the 2010 National Defense Authorization Act into law.  While this $600 Billion bill provides the Military with everything that they need to operate for the next year, it includes several provisions that will improve the lives of the men and women serving in Iraq and Afghanistan and may save countless lives by improving the way the Military handles Mental Health.

IAVA Daily Brief 10.29.09
Posted by Terrell Frazier on October 29

 Here are some of today's top stories and happenings at IAVA.  Prefer to receive real-time updates about major stories and legislation that IAVA is tracking?  Follow us on Twitter @IAVAPressRoom.

President Signs NDAA, Includes Critical Provisions for New Veterans
Posted by Terrell Frazier on October 28

Today, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA), the nation’s first and largest non-partisan, nonprofit organization representing veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, applauded President Obama for signing the National Defense Authorization Bill (NDAA) which includes several of IAVA’s top legislative priorities.

Watch the New Music Video 'War Song' from O.A.R. and IAVA
Posted by Michelle McCarthy on October 28

A few weeks ago, the rock band O.A.R. teamed up with IAVA to create OpenUpYourArms.org, a place for people to pledge their support to our nation's newest generation of veterans. Now, we want you to see an exclusive new music video we put together for IAVA Supporters.

Rock Band OAR Asks America to Open Up Your Arms And Focus on What Matters
Posted by Paul Rieckhoff on October 28

Last week, I heard a baffling statistic. More Americans followed news of the runaway balloon than coverage of the war in Afghanistan.   With this noise clogging the media landscape, it’s hard to get the general public to pay attention to anything important, much less understand the tremendous sacrifices of the 1 percent of Americans serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. Fortunately, some extremely talented musicians are working to change that.

IAVA Daily Brief 10.28.09
Posted by Terrell Frazier on October 28

Here are some of today's top stories and happenings at IAVA.  Prefer to receive real-time updates about major stories and legislation that IAVA is tracking?  Follow us on Twitter @IAVAPressRoom.

IAVA Daily Brief 10.27.09
Posted by Terrell Frazier on October 27

Here are some of today's top stories and happenings at IAVA.  Prefer to receive real-time updates about major stories and legislation that IAVA is tracking?  Follow us on Twitter @IAVAPressRoom.

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