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 The Buffalo VA Hospital, like many veterans’ hospitals, is missing supplies and equipment, including everything from toothpaste to wheelchairs – not to mention comfort items like books and magazine subscriptions. So IAVA raised hundreds of dollars in cash and supplies to help.
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Three weeks ago, an email came into the general
mailbox here at IAVA headquarters from an Army Lieutenant in Iraq whose unit
was experiencing a shortage of bandages called "QuikClot," that have
been crucial in preventing wounded Troops from bleeding to death on the
battlefield.
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IAVA successfully lobbied the United States Senate to not only turn back a proposed funding cut but also secured a 50% increase in funding for a vital Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) treatment and research program.
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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.
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Herold Noel, 25, from Brooklyn, NY, served as a Private First Class with the 3rd Infantry Division. Less than a year after driving trucks to the front lines, delivering fuel as U.S. troops invaded Iraq, Herold found himself back in the United States, homeless, and struggling to find a place for himself and his family.
** UPDATE: Thanks to an anonymous donor who contacted IAVA, Herold Noel now has a place to say -- an apartment for him and his family in the Bronx. The New York Post ran a follow-up story. Read it here.
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