Veteran Service Organizations (VSO)

Good morning and thanks for that warm welcome. I hope you and those you love enjoyed rest, renewal, and joy during the holiday season. Tammy Barlet, thanks for your kind introduction.

This year marks the 50th Anniversary of America’s withdrawal from Vietnam. This year and every year, we remember the 58,220 American patriots who were killed or are still missing from that war. A

Nichole Coleman, thanks for that kind introduction, and thanks for inviting me to join you. I know this is your last conference as President of NACVSO.

These past two years, we have delivered more care and more benefits to more Vets than at any other time in our nation’s history; thanks to many people, including each and every one of you. We’re going to keep fighting like hell for Vets, together and for all Vets, to give them the best outcomes. And we’re looking forward to collaborating even more effectively, to build on what’s working, and to fix what’s not.

Let me recognize the Press Club’s American Legion Post and its commander, Tom Young, and all the Veterans Service Organizations represented here ... you are critical to helping us serve Vets, their family members, caregivers, and survivors.

Good morning, everyone, and what a terrific showing by the American Legion, by Legionnaires.

The Department of Veterans Affairs published its first of 50 draft national standards of practice in the Federal Register June 30, for Blind Rehabilitation Specialists and Visual Impairment Services Teams Coordinators.