Founded in June 2004, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America is the nation's first and largest group dedicated to the Troops and Veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the civilian supporters of those Troops and Veterans.
On
Thursday, May 8, the House of Representatives will vote on a World War II-style
GI Bill for veterans of Iraq
and Afghanistan. IAVA strongly endorses this critical legislation.
This Wednesday, April 30, more
than 230 House Parties will be held nationwide to watch "Charlie Wilson's War." House Party hosts and
participants will watch the film and join a live conference call at 9:00pm ET, with
Charlie Wilson himself, IAVA Founder Paul Rieckhoff and Nathaniel Fick, an Afghanistan
veteran and best selling author.
RAND Releases Ground-Breaking Study on Veterans' Health
This week, the RAND Corporation released a study called "The Invisible Wounds of War", which found that nearly 20% of those who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan have reported symptoms of PTSD.