Veterans For Peace is a national organization founded in 1985. It is comprised of members across the country organized in chapters or as at-large members. The organization includes men and women veterans of all eras and duty stations. Our collective experience tells us other means of problem solving are needed. We draw on our personal experiences and perspectives gained as veterans to raise public awareness of the true costs and consequences of militarism and war - and to seek peaceful, effective alternatives.
The Gulf War Veteran Resource page's mission is to aid Gulf War veterans in their pursuit for the truth. The site is not affiliated with any government entity. Our Site provides information for United States Gulf War veterans looking for the Gulf War Registry, or on VA program initiatives for Gulf War Veterans.
Founded in 2005 by a Marine Corps combat veteran of Vietnam, Vets4Vets is a place for veterans of today's wars in Afghanistan and Iraq to use peer support to help each other through speaking and listening. We believe that these veterans have fought for and deserve the right to any and all support that can be afforded to them.
The Wilkes Barre VA Medical Center is one facility of ten within the VA Stars & Stripes Healthcare Network. The service area consists of 19 counties in Pennsylvania and one county in New York with a veteran population of 201,221. In 2006 the hospital served 42,484 veterans; with 355,326 outpatient visits.
Veterans for Common Sense was formed by war veterans who believe that the people of the United States are most secure when our country is responsibly engaged with the world. Our mission, is to raise the unique and powerful voices of veterans so that our national security is protected.
The United States has the most comprehensive system of assistance for veterans of any nation in the world. This benefits system traces its roots back to 1636, when the Pilgrims of Plymouth Colony were at war with the Pequot Indians. The Pilgrims passed a law which stated that disabled soldiers would be supported by the colony. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) was established as a Cabinet-level position on March 15, 1989. The President hailed the creation of the new Department saying, "There is only one place for the veterans of America, in the Cabinet Room, at the table with the President of the United States of America."
Committee
Community
Issues
People
Columbia Co. Democratic Committee
PO Box 884
Bloomsburg PA 17815
