By Debbie Gregory. While official policy mandates that women do not serve in combat roles in the U.S. military, the women who serve still suffer from physical and psychological injury. Among them is retired Army Sgt. Brenda Reed, who has pleaded with VA officials for “a foot that fits, a female foot,” only to be […]
By Debbie Gregory. In 1993, Thomas Rollerson phoned a wish-granting agency for children and discovered no such place existed to honor the final wishes of adults. One year later, with the support of his community, he created Dream Foundation. When life is in the end stages due to terminal illness, the Dream Foundation allows people […]
By Debbie Gregory. With close to 900,000 military veterans waiting to access health care from the Department of Veterans Affairs, the department’s inspector general said that a major overhaul of the record-keeping system processing the applications was needed. Sadly, approximately 28% of those veterans are thought to be deceased, but the VA has said it […]
By Debbie Gregory. World War II Veteran Alyce Dixon just turned 108-years young! She is now the oldest living female World War II veteran, according to VA records. With a tiara on top of her head for the occasion, Dixon’s milestone was celebrated on September 11th with fellow Veterans, volunteers, staff and family at the […]
By Debbie Gregory. John James Lavoie served in the U.S. Marine Corps for over 20 years, and that is certainly something to be proud of. But there’s a possibility that it wasn’t enough for him as he is now in the position of having to clear his name. Lavoie has been accused of “Stolen Valor,” […]
By Debbie Gregory. Last January, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) received an anonymous allegation that staff at the Los Angeles VA Regional Office (VARO) were inappropriately shredding mail regarding veterans’ disability compensation claims. It was also alleged that VARO supervisors were instructing their staff to shred these documents. The following month, the OIG/Office of […]
By Debbie Gregory. California Senators Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer and Representative Ted Lieu of Torrance proposed a bill that aims to facilitate housing for veterans at the West Los Angeles Campus. This is an effort to remove veterans from the county’s alleyways and sidewalk shantytowns and onto the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ West Los […]
By Debbie Gregory. In this age of rapid communication, many of us have had a moment where we’ve sent a reply to an email or text message and the second it goes, we question if we sent to the right person. We second guess whether we remembered to attach that document referenced in the note. […]
By Debbie Gregory. In order to make it easier for veterans and their families to receive their GI Bill benefits where they choose, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Bob McDonald has delayed the provisions of Section 702 of the Veterans Access, Choice and Accountability Act of 2014 (Choice Act). This action will ensure all GI Bill […]
By Debbie Gregory. In the Army’s case against Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, the soldier held prisoner for years by the Taliban after leaving his post in Afghanistan, military prosecutors have reached into a section of military law seldom used since World War II. For months, there has been speculation if Bergdahl would be charged with […]
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