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8/26/08: IAVA Hosts Michelle Obama at Care Package Event | Print |  Email

Tomorrow, Wednesday, August 27, Michelle Obama, wife of Democratic Presidential nominee Barack Obama, will join Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA), the nation's first and largest nonpartisan organization for veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, at a nonpartisan service event in Denver. 

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Press Releases
8/26/08: IAVA Hosts Michelle Obama at Care Package Event
8/14/08 Landmark Week for Vets Legislation
08/13/08: Startling Number of Alcohol-Related Problems Among New Vets
8/21/08: IAVA Vets Attend Democratic Convention
8/18/08: IAVA's Executive Director Paul Rieckhoff to Address VFW Convention
7/14/2008: Multi-Platinum Bands Offer Exclusive Access to Vets
6/30/08: Breaking: GI Bill Signed into Law
6/27/08: Landslide GI Bill Victory in the Senate (92-6)
06/19/08: GI Bill Passes House 416-12
05/22/08: Overwhelming GI Bill Victory in Senate Today
05/19/08: IAVA Encourages Leadership on the GI Bill in the Senate
05/15/08: Historic GI Bill Victory in Congress Today
05/12/08: Butchers, Bakers, Candlestick Makers -- And Veterans?
05/07/08: Historic GI Bill Vote Tomorrow
04/29/08: Over 230 House Parties Nationwide
04/28/08: Tuesday: IAVA on Capitol Hill
04/17/08: Landmark Study: Iraq Vets Face Healthcare Crisis
04/14/08: Fight for a New GI Bill: National Ads Targets Key Lawmakers
04/08/08: Iraq Vets React to Gen. Petraeus' Report
03/24/08: Iraq Vets Mourn 4000 KIA in Iraq
03/18/08: After Five Years, Iraq War Coverage Down Sharply
02/28/08: GI Bill Momentum in Senate
02/13/08: GI Bill Gains Momentum: Press Conference Wednesday
02/07/08: IAVA Launches 2008 Legislative Agenda on Capitol Hill
01/30/08: IAVA Releases Urgent Issue Reports
01/28/08: SOTU: New GI Bill is a Real Economic Stimulus
01/23/08: Texas Iraq Veteran to Testify Before U.S. Senate Today
01/23/08: GenerationEngage to Honor IAVA Executive Director for Outstanding National Service
12/27/07: IAVA in Times Square: New Year's 2008
12/04/07: IAVA's Top 10 Questions for VA Secretary Nominee
12/04/07: Confirmation Hearings Begin For VA Secretary Nominee
10/30/07: New VA Secretary: Veterans React
10/27/07: MLB, IAVA and the Ad Council Launch New PSAs
10/25/07: IAVA Action Releases Powerful New TV Ad
10/16/07: President Bush Responds to Dole-Shalala Recommendations
10/15/07: SCHIP Veto Hurts Families of Wounded Troops
09/27/07: Iraq Veterans Demand Refuge for Iraqi Translators
09/26/07: Just In: Report Reveals Little Progress Made Since Walter Reed Crisis
09/19/07: Better Mental Health Care for U.S. Troops
09/10/07: General Petraeus Testifies before Congress
08/20/07: Veterans Respond to President Bush's Speech to the VFW
07/25/07: IAVA Responds to Dole-Shalala Commission Report
07/17/07: IAVA Responds to VA Secretary Nicholson's Resignation
06/27/07: Iraq Veteran Initiates Bill Introduced in Congress This Week
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06/19/07: New Reports Reveal Scope of Problems with Veterans' Mental Health Care
07/24/07: Dole-Shalala Commission Votes Today
06/08/07: Iraq Veterans Applaud Replacement of General Peter Pace
06/01/07: IAVA Endorses GI Bill
05/15/07: Vets Address Presidential Commission
05/24/07: Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan Wars Available for Comment on Memorial Day
05/03/07: IAVA Blasts VA For Bloated Bonuses
03/30/07: Walter Reed Fiasco Results in Positive Changes
03/16/07: Taking Action on the Anniversary of the War
02/21/07: IAVA Calls for Investigation at Walter Reed
02/20/07: Inadequate Care at Walter Reed
01/23/07: Bush Fails to Mention America's 1.6 Million New Veterans
12/19/06: New Mental Health Survey Shows Tremendous Strain on US Military
11/08/06: Iraq Veterans Applaud Decision to Replace Sec. Rumsfeld
11/1/06: Iraq Vets Call for Apology From Senator Kerry
09/15/06: OIF/OEF Vets Stand With Other Vets in Congress to Condemn Torture
08/31/06: Executive Director Rieckhoff Responds to Bush's Speech to the American Legion
08/10/06: Iraq Vets Protest Funding Cut for Injured Troops
07/19/06: Paul Rieckhoff on What's Next in Iraq
04/25/06: Iraq Vets Call for Senate Hearings on Rumsfeld Criticism
03/02/06: Iraq Veterans Call for Increased Mental Health Services
03/01/06: New Poll Finds Most Troops Disagree with Current Course in Iraq
02/04/06: Four Things the President Needs to Tell America's Troops and Veterans
01/24/06: Friendster for Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Launches
01/23/06: From Baghdad to Sundance: Iraq War Veterans Take Part in Film Festival
01/11/06: IAVA Calls for Hearings on the Continuing Body Armor Supply Problems
12/07/05: IAVA and American Progress Present the "Torture is Not US" Campaign
11/30/05: Iraq Veterans Respond to President's Speech on the War
11/29/05: Marine Who Trained Iraqi Soldiers Offers His Thoughts in Preview of Bush Speech
11/17/05: Iraq Veterans Commend Rep. Murtha for his Speech on the War
11/15/05: Iraq Veterans Respond to Senate Amendment on Iraq
11/11/05: IAVA's Response to the President's Veterans Day Address
10/26/05: Iraq Veterans Group Launches National Ad Campaign
7/19/05: "Mr. President, You're Either With Us Or Against Us"
7/15/05: Our Troops in Iraq Deserve More Than Just Right-Wing Propaganda
6/28/05: OIF Troops and Veterans ‘Prespond’ To President's Speech
4/21/05: College Tour Visits Texas A&M Commerce Campus
4/13/05: New PTSD Legislation Gets IAVA's Support
3/24/05: 'Rock the Vote' Supports the Troops
3/17/05: Report from the Troops on Iraq War to be Released Sunday
3/15/05: IAVA Blasts Antiwar Groups’ Plans to Demonstrate This Weekend at Fort Bragg
2/27/05: Playwrite to bring play about the War to Stage
2/23/05: Largest Iraq Veterans Group Slams Use of Troop Imagery in Social Security Fight
2/7/05: Iraq Vets Group Slams Proposed VA Budget
2/1/05: Homeless Iraq Vet Gets Housing Help
2/1/05: IAVA Lauds President's Call to Increase Fallen Troop Benefits
12/21/04: IAVA Calls for Rumsfeld Hearings, Vote on 'No Confidence'
12/16/04:IAVA Announces Official Affiliation with Feature Documentary
12/14/04: New Documentary About Iraq Vets to have Special NYC Screening
12/13/04: Gov. Ventura & IAVA Vet Demand Government Accountability on Troop Protection
12/8/04: Iraq Vet and IAVA Founder Comments on Troops Questioning Rumsfeld
11/29/04: Rieckhoff Honored by Esquire Magazine, Featured on NBC Nightly News
11/04/04: LA Times Reports Soldiers Witnessed Looting at Al Qaqaa
10/29/04: Networks Refuse to Air Ad Featuring Injured Soldier
10/29/04: IAVA on Pat Robertson Claim that President Said There Would Be No Casualties in Iraq


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