U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs CMV - News Update

Thanks to the nationwide scope of the Veterans Health Administration, a national referral program has allowed Veterans from around the country to descend on the McGuire VA Medical Center in Richmond for treatment of moderate to aggressive forms of prostate cancer.  Prostate cancer is the second-most common type of cancer among American men, who make up the largest population of Veterans. [From VAntage Point]

July 27 was Korean Armistice Day.  On that day in 1953, U.S. Army Lt. Gen. William Harrison and North Korean General Nam Il, signed the armistice ending operations in a stalemate.  The fighting was hard, and the weather even harder.  Conditions like these often bring out the best in service members.  One of America’s best is Marine Veteran and San Antonio resident, Fidel Gomez. [From VAntage Point]

There is a dark chapter in the history of Philippine-American relations which few people today know about or want to bring out into the open.  Americans see it as part of the worldwide Spanish-American War, in which US troops fought Spaniards in the Spanish colonies of Cuba and in the Philippines at the turn of the 20th century. [From Manila Bulletin]

A US senator moved to protect benefits for as many as 10,000 Filipino World War II Veterans at the US Veterans administration office in Manila whose authorization to operate is running out.  Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii) on July 26 introduced the “Keeping Our Commitment to Overseas Veterans Act” to extend an expiring legal provision that allows the U.S. VA to operate the VA Regional Office and Outpatient Clinic in Manila, Philippines. [From Inquirer.net]

To mark the 76th anniversary of President Roosevelt’s action to bring Filipino soldiers into service for the United States on July 26, 2017, the Filipino Veterans Recognition and Education Project (FilVetREP) is kicking off a series of events and activities around the country, including a special announcement regarding the Congressional Gold Medal and planning for an official presentation in Washington, DC. [From The Filipino Veterans Recognition and Education Project]

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Amber Causey.  Amber served for seven and a half years as a Human Resources Specialist. She served multiple deployments to Iraq. [From VAntage Point]

We honor your service, Amber!

Delphine Metcalf-Foster was 34, married with children.  And she told her husband she was joining the military. [From Times-Herald News]