DalyDose of Veterans Intel

22/05/2025

Have you seen Warfare Movie?

It's well worth the hype.

11/04/2025

ATTN Veterans. The The New York Times is looking for your input about the VA.

The New York Times is covering the different ways the V.A.’s health system is changing under President Trump. We want to know if you, or someone you know, have been affected.

26/03/2025

This past Friday was the 3rd Stroke-aversary. I made a video last year for the 2nd year of survival. That in attaching here.

I want to highlight a few things:

1. While the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has their issues, I credit the care I received with either saving my life, or at the very least, protecting my quality of life.

2. Two members of the Legion Family were infinitely important. You'll see and hear more about them in the video, but Mary Jo Andretti Dial recognized what was going on, while I was talking to her on the phone and she forced me into action when I was going to...take a nap and sleep it off. Jennifer Campbell was the person we called, because Mary Jo is in Indianapolis. Jennifer was on a Runyon Canyon hike and literally ran down the mountain to fetch me and get me to the VA. These two women are part of my family now, like it or not. 😉

3. I love to praise the local Legion Posts for jumping into action when needed. I broke the number of visitor rules just about every day that I was in there. Melissa Card got me home and we also ate the first non-hospital I had in almost two weeks.

Part of the reason that I'm so passionate about advocacy is the treatment I received and the people who supported.

I will always aggressively try to make the VA and The American Legion better, even when they resist and tire of me. 😂 Both organizations and the people in them deserve people to care. When I see the advocacy of my friends Courtney Steffen and Liz Hartman , I'm so proud that they are colleagues and really close friends.

So, when I hear the struggles that people have with the VA, I always take those as examples of things that need attention. I will never hear that and think that the VA health system should cease to exist. It's too important to .

When I hear people complain about veterans groups, I hear them, but again, they are too important to the veteran quality of life, even when they kind of need to be saved from themselves.

The mass firings, fire me up. I just believe more thoughtful analysis needs to happen before the chaotic destruction of people's lives and services. I win always use my voice. That freedom is free on all levels.

Let's prevent an organizational stroke by reducing the collective stress and slowing the mass movement of people creating clogs in the system.

Questions:

1. Are there any other stroke survivors in my circle here?
2. What good/great stories does anyone have about the VA? I'm not interested in "the full picture" today. I'm interested in highlighting "the full potential".

15/03/2025

Our beautiful hosted the Area level today. The past two weeks we've held the local and district contests. This week's winner go to Department (State) level for a chance to complete at National!

Oratorical Contest has two pieces to the competition.

1. A prepared speech on any aspect of the Constitution that the highschool contestant chooses.

2. A speech given after 5 minutes to prepare, on a topic drawn at the competition, from the amendments.

All of these kids were very impressive and I predict huge things from them in the future.

15/03/2025

Executive Committee member of preparing for a volunteer day tomorrow, Sunday 3/15.

The who approved the grant for these native and freight resistant plants will be there to document the occasion.

For more information :

https://www.hollywoodpost43.org/calendar #!event/2025/3/16/-volunteers-needed-post-43-landscaping-project