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It has come to the attention of our chapter that some of our members do not receive news on our upcoming events. So to inform our membership we have at our disposal several means of commutating with our membership, Newsletter, Blog, Website, Mail, Email.
Here are the links to our
· Blog: http://bob-vva.blogspot.com/
· Website: http://www.vva17lasvegas.org/
· Newsletter: it is listed on our Blog And Website
· Email : Our Membership needs to share their emails address with us
· Mail: You need to make sure we have you correct address.
That way we can share that info to  our chapter.
Thank you

FW: DO THIS FOR ME PLEASE - RESEND/ TOO GREAT NOT TO RESEND !!!

Thank You

Robert Serge

VVA 17 Member

Blog Master

To all my fellow veterans friends and family my we all remember 

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From: rserge@venangosupply.com
To: ;
Subject: Fw: DO THIS FOR ME PLEASE - RESEND/ TOO GREAT NOT TO RESEND !!!
Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2014 15:43:57 -0400

From: Mary M

Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2014 11:39 AM

To: Undisclosed-Recipient:;

Subject: Fw: DO THIS FOR ME PLEASE - RESEND/ TOO GREAT NOT TO RESEND !!!

I know that this has been sent out before, but it is always a good reminder of those who are protecting us and giving of themselves

Subject: Fwd: DO THIS FOR ME PLEASE - RESEND/ TOO GREAT NOT TO RESEND !!!

Never mind the "luck" chain thing—remember our heroes and say a prayer of thanks and protection!

Remember our fallen heroes this Memorial Day weekend.  They died that we might have the privilege to celebrate.  Say a prayer for their families.

"I may not know what tomorrow holds but I know who holds tomorrow.""There is no condition beyond the power of God to heal." "The will of God will never take you where the Grace of God will not protect you." Your cell phone is in your pocket.  You're looking at all the pretty girls. He patrols the streets, searching for insurgents and terrorists.  He's told he will be held over an extra 2 months. You call your girlfriend and set a date for tonight. He waits for the mail to see if there is a letter from home. You hug and kiss your girlfriend, like you do everyday. He holds his letter close and smells his love's perfume.. You roll your eyes as a baby cries. He gets a letter with pictures of his new child, and wonders if they'll ever meet. You criticize your government, and say that war never solves anything. He sees the innocent tortured and killed by their own people and remembers why he is fighting. You hear the jokes about the war, and make fun of men like him. He hears the gunfire, bombs and screams of the wounded. You see only what the media wants you to see. He sees the broken bodies lying around him. You are asked to do something by your parents. You don't. He does exactly what he is told even if it puts his life in danger. You stay at home and watch TV. He takes whatever time he is given to call, write home, sleep, and eat. You crawl into your soft bed, with down pillows, and get comfortable. He tries to sleep but gets woken by mortars and helicopters all night long. If you support your troops, send this to 13 people. REMEMBER our Troops, and do not forget them LATER Lest we forget    -- So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison,  as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal.  ~ Corinthians 4:16-18

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FW: Radio Program on Services for Veterans at SNVMC.

Thank You

Robert Serge

VVA 17 Member

Blog Master

To all my fellow veterans friends and family my we all remember 

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From: rserge1@outlook.com
To: papa_bear_claw@yahoo.com
Subject: FW: Radio Program on Services for Veterans at SNVMC.
Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2014 16:41:29 -0700

I thought that could use this

Thank You

Robert Serge

VVA 17 Member

Blog Master

To all my fellow veterans friends and family my we all remember 

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From: rogerhenning@cox.net
To: nvpost76@gmail.com
Subject: Radio Program on Services for Veterans at SNVMC.
Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2014 15:36:23 -0700

I received this note from Rev. James Dancy, our American Legion District 2 Chaplain about asking that you listen tomorrow [Saturday July 26, 2014] on 720 am KDWN radio from 1700 to 1730 [5:00 pm to 5:30 pm in civilian time] to him on Veterans Talk – The Forgotten Promise.  He would also ask that any of you that have personal knowledge of this practice of someone other than the family engaging a minister to officiate at a funeral without approval or knowledge of the family so we can spread the word that many of our Veterans service organizations have chaplains or volunteers that would serve in this capacity for free, as a sign of respect and honor for our fallen service members.  I am requesting, on his behalf the widest dissemination of this chance to help spread the word to our brothers and sisters!  Thanks for your service and I will be listening along with you to this program!

Afternoon Roger, I was wondering if you could put it out that I will be a guest on the radio tomorrow night [Saturday July 26, 2014] on 720 am KDWN "better known as K Don" talking about the fees that funeral directors and or clergy charge for conducting services for our veterans at the Boulder Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery.

The average is somewhere between $200 and $400 to have people who have never met the veteran that have passed, and many times do not know the families, yet charge these huge sums for a 20-30 minute service when there's really an American Legion, Vietnam Veterans of America, or Veterans of Foreign Wars or other type of veteran's organization that all have chaplains and many would gladly do it for free!

It sure would be nice if I could get some folks to tune in and maybe call in! The program is Saturday night from 5:00 to 5:30 pm and is called Veterans Talk -- The Forgotten Promise!

Thanks,

Tiny

Roger J. Henning, PhD

Adjutant

Department of Nevada, District 2

2120 CROOKED PINE DRIVE

Las Vegas, NV                       89134

[702] 595-1795

aldist2adj@gmail.com

FW: Nevada State Veterans Home & Boulder City Chamber of Commerce Open House Invitation

Thank You

Robert Serge

VVA 17 Member

Blog Master

To all my fellow veterans friends and family my we all remember 

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From: vva17fstvice@live.com
To: rserge1@outlook.com
Subject: FW: Nevada State Veterans Home & Boulder City Chamber of Commerce Open House Invitation
Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2014 16:35:59 -0400

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From: boysterj@veterans.nv.gov
Subject: Nevada State Veterans Home & Boulder City Chamber of Commerce Open House Invitation
Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2014 09:51:58 -0700

Julie Boyster, Executive Assistant
Nevada State Veterans Home
(702)-332-6711
www.veterans.nv.gov
We are "Caring for America's Heroes"

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FW: new links

Thank You

Robert Serge

VVA 17 Member

Blog Master

To all my fellow veterans friends and family my we all remember 

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Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2014 08:57:02 -0700
From: loumisgm@yahoo.com
To: rserge1@outlook.com
Subject:

Robert:  These are the three major VA Website Links that have been reorganized into the three major VA areas, health, benefits and cemetery.  From these, a veteran can get most anywhere to VA questions and answers.  It may help some of our veterans find what they need through our links. 

I sent another request for an SOP and current member list/email list to the 1076 officers.

  Veterans Health Administration Home

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Lou

FW: VVA Web Weekly - What's New on vva.org: July 18, 2014

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Subject: VVA Web Weekly - What's New on vva.org: July 18, 2014
From: webmaster@vva.org
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Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2014 16:03:02 +0000

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In This Issue July 18, 2014 Senate to Hold Confirmation Hearing for VA Secretary The VVA Veteran: July/August is in the Mail Primetime Hearing: Another VA Scandal, Very Much Like the Last One Whistleblowers Rap VA's "Culture of Corruption" Miller Statement on VA Request for More Funding The Veterans Affairs Crisis: Is it About the Money? Senate Panel Backs 1 Percent Pay Increase Pat Williams To Deliver Keynote at VVA Leadership & Education Conference As Reported in Politico ADVERTISEMENT Support Senate Bill 1602 and H.R. 4816 Click Here For More Info & To Take Action Click Here To Ask Your Representative to support H.R. 4816 The Toxic Exposure Research and Military Family Support Act of 2014 Senate to Hold Confirmation Hearing for VA Secretary Politico's Lauren French reports that the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs will hold a nomination hearing next week for Robert McDonald, the White House's choice to lead the embattled Department of Veterans Affairs. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) the committee chairman, said his panel will hold a confirmation hearing on July 22 for McDonald. Read more The VVA Veteran The VVA Veteran: July/August is in the Mail All members will receive their copies of The VVA Veteran July 28-31. In "The Aftermath," David Willson, who, several years ago, wrote a review of Vietnam War poetry, this time reviews the poets who have confronted the peace—and its war-generated demons. Mary Bruzzese's "Mission Accomplished" describes the new Texas Capitol Vietnam Veterans Monument and the VVA members who turned their vision into stone and bronze. In the cover story, "Gulf of Tonkin: Ambiguous Push to War," historian John Prados examines how the Johnson administration interpreted, misinterpreted, and reinterpreted the Gulf of Tonkin incident. Vida Volkert's "Darkness to the Blue World" follows VVA's Ed Ryan, who, after forty-five years, traveled to New Mexico's Navajo Reservation to visit the grave of Joe Etsitty, the only man he lost while serving as squad leader with Charlie Co., 2/60 Inf., 9th Inf. Div. In "Walkin' Wichita," Xande Anderer provides a guide on what to see, do, and eat near the Hyatt Regency, site of VVA's 2014 Leadership & Education Conference. Marc Leepson profiles some of the special guests who will be recognized for their accomplishments. In Membership Notes, read about Pennsylvania Chapter 1008's program to bring a coherent Vietnam War program to area high schools; New Mexico Chapter 1063's many activities, including its color guard and an initiative to bring emergency water relief to an isolated community; and Alabama Chapter 511's ongoing efforts to help the victims of last April's tornado. For an advance look, go to www.vvaveteran.org As Reported by The Washington Post Primetime Hearing: Another VA Scandal, Very Much Like the Last One In a July 15 article for The Washington Post, Josh Hicks reports that some of the same problems that led to a scheduling scandal for the Department of Veterans Affairs' health network also infected the agency's benefits division, according to VA employees and federal watchdog agencies. Hicks reports that witnesses at a House Veterans Affairs Committee hearing on Monday evening testified that the Veterans Benefits Administration created unrealistic goals, manipulated data to meet its targets, and fostered a corrosive culture in which accountability is scarce and managers punish workers who report wrongdoing. Various official reviews have shown similar problems at VA medical centers nationwide. To read more As Reported in the Atlanta Journal Constitution Whistleblowers Rap VA's "Culture of Corruption" Jamie Dupree, in a July 14 article for the Atlanta Journal Constitution, reported on the Monday House Veterans Affairs Committee hearing on benefits: "It was a familiar story line before the House Veterans Affairs Committee on Monday night—but from a different part of the VA—as another panel of whistleblowers detailed how they raised questions about troubles inside the agency, only to face retaliation for sending their concerns to their superiors. " 'They were instructing us to change the dates on claims, on any claims,' said Kristin Ruell, a VA employee in the Philadelphia benefits office, a charge that seemed much like the data manipulation dealing with delays in medical appointments for veterans, which in this case would make it look like the VA was dealing with veterans claims more swiftly than what was really happening. "Ruell said it was very obvious that VA bosses did not appreciate any whistleblowing reports on veterans benefits claims. 'After my last whistleblowing attempt, my name was forwarded to the people I reported,' Ruell said, adding that the next morning, 'my car was dented.' " To read more HCVA Press Release Miller Statement on VA Request for More Funding After Acting Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Sloan Gibson told the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs that VA needs approximately $17.6 billion in additional funding for the remainder of Fiscal Year 2014 through Fiscal Year 2017, Chairman Jeff Miller released the following statement on July 16: "I am committed to giving VA the resources it needs to provide our veterans with the care and benefits they have earned. But if there's one thing we've learned over the last few months, it's that we can't trust VA's numbers. That includes the $17.6 billion in additional funding Acting Secretary Sloan Gibson asked for today. Given that this figure seems to have magically fallen out of the sky today – after years of assertions from VA leaders at all levels that they had nearly every dollar and every person necessary to accomplish VA's mission – it would be an act of budgetary malpractice to blindly sign off on this request. VA has had hundreds of millions more in medical care funding than it could spend every fiscal year since 2010. So if VA truly needs this additional $17.6 billion, that would mean the VA administrators involved in past department resource-allocation decisions are either incompetent, disingenuous, or both." As Reported by The Reno Dispatch The Veterans Affairs Crisis: Is it About the Money? Jamie Reno prefaces his July 16 article for The Reno Dispatch with the following: "Some of my most trusted sources insist that the wait times and many of the embattled agency's other ills are indeed the result of the lack of resources needed to hire enough doctors and other quality healthcare staff. It isn't a popular sentiment these days. But there may be something to it...." To read Reno's article As Reported in The Navy Times Senate Panel Backs 1 Percent Pay Increase In a July 15 article for The Navy Times, Leo Shane reported that Senate appropriators plan to fund only a 1 percent basic pay raise for troops next year and will go along with a Pentagon proposal to trim housing allowances in an effort to rein in personnel costs. The moves, if adopted later this week, leave troops and families with a mixed message from lawmakers about how much belt-tightening they'll see next year. To read more ADVERTISEMENT VVA Press Release Pat Williams To Deliver Keynote at VVA Leadership & Education Conference (Washington, D.C.)—Pat Williams, the co-founder and senior vice president of the NBA's Orlando Magic, will give the Keynote Speech at the Opening Ceremonies of Vietnam Veterans of America's National Leadership & Education Conference on Wednesday morning, August 6, at the Hyatt Regency in Wichita, Kansas. "Pat Williams has been a general manager with three NBA teams, and he led the Philadelphia 76ers to NBA Championship," VVA National President John Rowan said. "Not only that, but Pat's one of the world's best motivational speakers, and I, for one, am really looking forward to what he has to say to our organization's leading advocates as we kick of the conference in Wichita." Read Entire Press Release

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