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From the February Newsletter:
IAVA's Paul Rieckhoff Heads to Capitol Hill to Make Veterans Issues a Top priority
IAVA Partners with Member Veteran to Present the "Veteran Films" project
College Tour: We're coming to Wisconsin, Nevada and North Dakota.
Welcome to IAVA's February Newsletter!
It has been a big month for IAVA. Here's why:
- IAVA's Paul Rieckhoff Heads to Capitol Hill to Make Veterans Issues a Top priority
- IAVA Partners with Member Veteran to Present the "Veteran Films" project
- College Tour: We're coming to Wisconsin, Nevada and North Dakota.
As always, we couldn't do any of this without your support. Your contributions are tax deductible, so please consider making a donation today.
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IAVA's Paul Rieckhoff Takes the New Veterans Movement to Capitol Hill
IAVA Executive Director Paul Rieckhoff met with top lawmakers last week to discuss the critical issues facing the newest generation of Veterans - from PTSD to rising divorce rates, employment problems, and more frequent suicides among Troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.
After the meeting, we asked you to contact your Senators and thank them for making Veterans issues a priority. Click Here to see the results.
While Paul spoke at the invitation of the Senate Democratic Steering Committee, this is hardly a partisan issue, and he is looking forward to having that same conversation with leaders from both sides of the aisle.
IAVA Teams Up With Member Veteran to Present the "Veteran Films" Project
IAVA has teamed up with CA-based Sand Storm Productions to present the Veteran Films project. OIF Veteran Sean Huze, the mastermind behind Sand Storm Productions and this project, had this to say about the project's first film:
"Homecoming is the first in what we hope will be a series of short films related to the war in Iraq and/or the veterans' experience upon return. Homecoming focuses on the turmoil war inflicts on its combatants and their families and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)."
Click Here to find out more about the "Veteran Films" project.
College Tour: We're coming to Wisconsin, Nevada and North Dakota
The IAVA College Tour is heading West soon with stops at North Dakota State University and the University of Nevada .
In February, IAVA member veterans spoke with students at Ripon College in Wisconsin. Click Here to read local press coverage of the event.
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