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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 time [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
By 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 [...]
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 [...]
Combat Stress vs. PTSD, You Decide 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 [...]
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