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All posts by Fred Wellman

• Veterans Roundup: Helicopters Over DC, National Parks for Veterans, and More

  A low-flying ‘show of force’Washington Post, Alex Horton, Andrew Ba Tran, Aaron Steckelberg and John Muyskens June 1 was a day of chaos in Washington, D.C. Protestors were cleared out of Lafayette Square in front of the White House by a mixture of U.S. Park Serv… more

• Veterans Roundup: Better Names for Bases, Sex Trafficking in Bahrain, PREVENTS Disappoints, and More

  Five Women Veterans Who Deserve to Have Army Bases Named After ThemSmithsonian Magazine, Erin Blakemore (@heroinebook)  Over the past week, debates and strong opinions were revived around whether or not the U.S. military should rename southern bases currently memorializi… more

• Veterans Roundup: Confederate Base Names, Suicide Plan Delays and More Challenges Out There

  Veterans group urges White House task force to release plan for suicide prevention after delaysStars and Stripes, Nikki Wentling (@nikkiwentling) The Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) recently called on Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie to â… more

• Veterans Roundup: Veterans Not Helping, Useless Bronze Plaques, and More

  VA to engrave controversial motto in bronze at all department cemeteriesMilitary Times, Leo Shane III (@Leoshane)  Have you ever seen the bit on the Simpsons where the guy gets out of his car and walks around the street stepping on rakes and they pop in his face ove… more

• Veterans Roundup: Canceled Claims, Black Market Weed for Vets, Elderly Veterans Pay the COVID Price, and More

  Lawmakers seek solutions for vets denied benefits after VA canceled exams amid COVID-19Connecting Vets, Abbie Bennett (@abbierbennett) The pandemic has impacted nearly every facet of our lives and the veteran community hasn’t been immune to any of it. Last week we talk… more