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CNN: Veterans Fight for Care and Benefits

February 26

IAVA Executive Director Paul Rieckhoff joined CNN for the recurring feature “Broken Government.” Rieckhoff used the platform to spotlight a number of areas where the Department of Veterans Affairs is not meeting veterans’ needs. At the top of the list is the backlog of nearly one million disability claims in the outdated, paper-based disability claims system. Rieckhoff called for the VA to use more innovation and tap America’s top companies to better serve America’s veterans.

 


Christian Science Monitor: 'Surge home' overwhelms Veterans Affairs clinics

September 4

 On August 30th, The Christian Science Monitor spoke to IAVA's Chief Legislative Counsel Patrick Campbell and IAVA member veteran Rey Leal Jr. about the VA claims backlog and improving access to VA mental health care. 

 


The Philadelphia Inquirer: Web Site Helps Welcome Vets Home

September 1

The Philadelphia Inquirer recently profiled IAVA Member Veterans Bryan Adams and Marie Exley about their experiences transitioning home from Iraq and how IAVA's CommunityofVeterans.org, the first exclusive social network for OIF/OEF veterans, helped them find critical resources about VA health care, claims benefits and the Post-9/11 GI Bill.  Click here to read the article.

 


Ed Schultz Show: VA Failing to Serve Women Veterans

July 17

On July 17th, IAVA Executive Director and Founder Paul Rieckhoff discussed the findings of a new groundbreaking GAO report showing the the VA is failing to serve our women veterans. Visit www.iava.org/womenveterans to read the GAO findings and text "REPORT" to 69866 to be the first to know when IAVA's own Issue Report on Women in the Military launches in August.

 


MSNBC: Grave Offenses at Arlington National Cemetery

July 17

On July 17th, IAVA Executive Director and Founder Paul Rieckhoff spoke to MSNBC for this interview about a criminal investigation and allegations of misplaced bodies and shoddy care in Sect. 60 at Arlington National Cemetery where more than 600 Iraq and Afghanistan veterans are buried.

 


Wall Street Journal: 'Sit! Stay! Snuggle!': An Iraq Vet Finds His Dog Tuesday

July 13

The Wall Street Journal recently spoke to IAVA Member Veteran Luis Carlos Montalvan for this profile about his service dog, Tuesday, and programs like East Coast Assistance Dogs, Inc. that are helping a new generation of veterans manage injuries including Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Traumatic Brain Injury.  Click here to watch a short video about Montalvan and Tuesday.

 


Wall Street Journal: Hello, My Name Is USER01

July 6

The Wall Street Journal spoke to IAVA Member Veteran Reynaldo Leal, Jr. for this article about IAVA's use of new social media, including the Ning-based social network CommunityofVeterans.org, to help Iraq and Afghanistan veterans reach out to one another during the transition home.

 


Boston Globe: More Female Veterans are Winding up Homeless

July 6

The Boston Globe recently spoke to IAVA Executive Director Paul Rieckhoff and IAVA Member Veteran Angela Peacock for this article addressing the alarming rise in homelessness among female veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan.

 


Army Times: DoD on the Clock to Plan Stop-loss Payments

June 25

The Army Times recently quoted IAVA Executive Director and Founder Paul Rieckhoff in this article about the Department of Defense's 120-day deadline to launch a payment plan for nearly 185,000 stoplossed service members eligible to receive retroactive backpay for every month they served beyond their enlistment contract since September 10, 2001.

 


Associated Press: Did KBR know Iraq locale was polluted, putting soldiers at risk?

June 25

The Associated Press recently spoke with IAVA Policy Associate Tom Tarantino for this investigative feature on military contractor KBR's response to pending lawsuits the company knew hexavalent chromium and other harmful toxins were prevalent at an Iraqi water plant facility U.S. troops were assigned to protect.

 


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