About: Jim Davis

Email : Jim.Davis@veterans-for-change.com
Website : http://www.veterans-for-change.com

My name is Jim Davis, I am the son of USMC MGySgt. Lesley Davis (Ret.) who passed away on April 24, 2006 from ALS caused by Agent Orange. Dad’s mission before he passed on was to insure all veterans, spouses, children and widows all received the benefits, medical care and attention and proper facilities from the VA. Because of my promise to dad to carry on his mission, in May 2006 I began as a one man show sending out 535 letters every single week to all members of Congress requesting and politely demanding the fulfill their promises made over the past decades to care for life those who wore the uniform and their families. Veterans-For-Change was born in August 2006 with a very small membership of 25 people composed of veterans, spouses, widows, family members and friends and to date continues to grow. The Mission Statement for Veterans-For-Change: A Veterans Advocacy and Assistance Organization The purpose of Veterans-For-Change is to make major changes in the treatment and rights for all veterans. In benefits claims, appeals, medical care and treatment, VA Facilities, PTSD, Agent Orange, POW & MIA recoveries, diabetes, TBI and dioxins. Members combine their talents, information, ideas and suggestion and contribute to a monthly letter that’s sent to all 535 members of Congress expressing the concerns over various issues and offers possible solutions. This is in an effort to make change within the VA system, to streamline, expedite and insure claims are honored to the best possible rating, to insure all medical facilities are using the best equipment in the most modernized facilities with a properly trained and fully licensed and compassionate medical staff. Additionally we circulate petitions for various pieces of legislation to promote their being presented on the floor and voted on. We conduct research, develop ideas, solutions, and programs and do our best to make sure they’re put into action. We also provide guidance and assistance to veterans, spouses, their children and widows with their claims and appeals and the support of all veterans who seek assistance. We must guarantee the rights of every single veteran and gain the rights and benefits promised! To become a member please go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/VETERANS-FOR-CHANGE/ Website: www.Veterans-For-Change.com

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Erroneous Reports Deny Our Veterans Benefits

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Garden Grove, CA – March 16, 2010 — As a member of Veterans-For-Change, an advocacy group for Veterans rights, benefits, and treatment, my co-members and I would like to bring to your attention the ever-increasing serious problems affecting veterans and their families every day.
President Barack Obama addressed the Veterans of Foreign Wars Convention held in [...]

Veterans-For-Change NEWS

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Urgent message for Vietnam Vets
Tens of thousands of Vietnam veterans with ischemic heart disease, Parkinson’s disease or B cell leukemia should file claims now with the Department of Veterans Affairs for disability compensation, not wait until VA publishes a regulation officially linking these diseases to wartime service.
Advocacy groups are urging the swift filing of claims [...]

HURRY UP AND WAIT — NOTHING LESS THAN A 21ST-CENTURY VA

ShareGarden Grove/CA –– February 11, 2010 — As the Founder of Veterans-For-Change, an advocacy group for Veterans rights, benefits, and treatment, my co-members and I would like to bring to your attention the ever increasing serious problems affecting veterans and their families every day. In August, 2009, President Barack Obama addressed the Veterans of Foreign [...]

60 Minutes Segment on Sunday, January 3, 2010

Share60 Minutes Segment on Sunday, Jan. 3, 2010
Most veterans in the United States I’m sure were glued to their televisions on Sunday evening to see the segment on the VA System.
 
I’m sure most of us were greatly disappointed that the anchor for the segment and/or his staff failed to dig deep enough to bring forth much [...]

With the New Year, VA Issues Continue to Grow – The Time Is Now to Change, and Improve the Veterans Administration:

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Written by:  Barbie Perkins-Cooper & Jim Davis
2010 is the new decade of the Twenty-first Century, and with that recognition, it is hopeful change will occur for the United States as we fight wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The number of troops fighting these wars continues to grow. In February 2009, the new administration of President [...]

Ohio Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park

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The Ohio Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park in Clinton, Ohio, 44216,  was the idea of Dan Delarosa, Mansfield, Oh in 2004.  Dan’s inspiration was his dream to honor the death of his brother, Jesus Delarosa who was shot down in Vietnam.  The park, located at 8005 Clev-Mas. Rd., opened with a dedication on May 17, 2009 attended [...]

VETERANS-FOR-CHANGE ADVOCATES CHANGE WITHIN THE VA SYSTEM

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GARDEN GROVE, CA – As founder and president of Veterans-For-Change, an advocacy group for Veterans rights, benefits, and treatment, my co-members and I continually bring to the attention of all 535 members of Congress the more serious problems affecting veterans and their families every day.   
 
President Barack Obama addressed the Veterans of Foreign Wars Convention [...]

The Saga of Terry Soles, A Widow ‘SPEAKS OUT’

Shareby Barbie Perkins-Cooper
            As a writer and the proud wife of a Vietnam Veteran, I research information about the military, especially informative material to assist Veterans in their battles with the Veterans Administration.
 
Recently, I discovered the heartbreaking story of Denise and Terry Soles and their devastating experiences with V.A. medical benefits and care during [...]

Veterans-For-Change Demands Veterans Processing to Stop being Swept Under the Rug

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Legislators Put on Notice!
Written by Jim DavisEdited by Barbie Perkins-Cooper 
Veterans-For-Change, a group for Veterans rights, benefits, and treatment, would like to bring to your attention the immeasurably serious problems affecting veterans and their families every day. Many of these problems escalate for veterans, and continue to be ignored, swept under the rug, or misrepresented by [...]

Fulfilling the Promises Made to Veterans by Building a Twenty-first Century VA

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GARDEN GROVE, CA – August 24, 2009 – Veterans-For-Change is proud to hear that President Barack Obama recommends fulfilling the promises made to veterans by building a Twenty-first Century VA system. As a member of Veterans-For-Change, a non-profit vocal group for Veterans rights, benefits, and treatment, my co-members and I would like to bring to [...]

VETERANS-FOR-CHANGE NETWORKS FOR CHANGE IN THE ANTIQUATED VA PROCESSING SYSTEMS

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Written by:    Jim Davis
Edited by:      Barbie Perkins-Cooper

 
GARDEN GROVE, CA – August 5, 2009 – Veterans-For-Change, a non-profit vocal group for Veterans rights, benefits, and treatment, networks together to share the following problems/issues that must be addressed.     
Priority Medical Care for Disabled Veterans:  Veterans-For-Change, along with veterans nationwide, are extremely upset that disabled veterans are not [...]

What You Need to Know Before Leaving Active Duty & As a Veteran

Share If you’re active duty there is a program called the Pre-Discharge Program.  This is a joint Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Department of Defense (DoD) program that affords service members the opportunity to file claims for disability compensation (http://www.vba.va.gov/bln/21/compensation/index.htm) up to 180 days prior to separation or retirement from active duty or full [...]

PROCESSING/APPROVAL FOR VA BENEFITS ESCALATES TO AN ASTOUNDING 1.2 MILLION+ CLAIMS

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Written by:    Jim Davis
Edited by:      Barbie Perkins-Cooper
 
GARDEN GROVE, CA – July 8, 2009 – Veterans-for-Change, a non-profit vocal group established for Veterans rights, benefits, and treatment identifies some of the most serious problems affecting veterans and their families every day.  The membership of Veterans-for-Change has defined many problems, related to veterans nationwide, and as [...]

VETERANS-FOR-CHANGE VOWS TO WAKE UP CONGRESS AND THE NATION BY EXPOSING THE ENDLESS PSYCHOLOGICAL WAR VETERANS BATTLE – JUST

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Written by Barbie Perkins-Cooper/Jim Davis
GARDEN GROVE, CA – The mission of Veterans-for-Change is a simple one and it should be shared with all. According to Jim Davis, the founder of Veterans-for-Change, the mission for Veterans-for-Change is, “To wake up Congress and the President to meet the needs and fulfill the promises made to care for and [...]

VETERANS BRUTALIZED and TREATED AS SECOND CLASS CITIZENS

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Written by Jim Davis
Edited by Barbie Perkins-Cooper
Every day I hear from veterans, from all walks and talks of life. Repeatedly, these former members of the Armed Forces are treated as second class, or perhaps the ‘forgotten class.’ Veterans who express concern over the benefits they were promised for serving their country, the United States of [...]

PTSD, Lack of Medical Care, and Blue Water Navy Dioxin Exposure

ShareBy Barbie Perkins-Cooper 
After my marriage to a soldier, I was blissful of our future life together. Kissing him goodbye at the Charleston, South Carolina Airport I was fearful of what he would be like when he returned, or what would happen to me, if he did not make it home. Young and excited, I believed [...]

Veterans-for-Change and the Lack of Care, Treatment with the VA

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by Jim Davis, Staff Writer
GARDEN GROVE, CA – The mission of Veterans-for-Change is a simple one and it should be shared with all. According to Jim Davis, the founder of Veterans-for-Change, the mission for Veterans-for-Change is, “To wake up Congress and the President to meet the needs and fulfill the promises made to care for and [...]

Combat Stress vs. PTSD, You Decide

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by: Barbie Perkins-Cooper
 
Listening to the news about SGT. John Russell and the murder of five soldiers in Iraq on May 11, compelled me to write this story, especially when I heard the term, “Combat Stress.” At first, I could not understand how SGT. John Russell could murder five soldiers, but [...]