Press Releases

Veterans for America Salutes First Lady Michelle Obama’s Visit to Fort Bragg: Help Bring Attention and Relief to Our Strained Military Families

*For more information or interviews, please contact Adrienne Willis, Director of Communications, at 917-359-8543 or by email at awillis@veteransforamerica.org

For Immediate Release

Washington, DC, March 12 – First Lady Michelle Obama’s visit to Fort Bragg, North Carolina, today sends a powerful message…

19 More Months in Iraq: How to Bring Immediate Relief

As President Obama finalizes his Iraq withdrawal plans, Veterans for America urges President Obama to address the dire conditions on military bases and in communities here at home. Multiple tours, inadequate dwell time between tours, the continued use of stop…

Statement from VFA on President Obama’s Iraq Announcement

19 More Months in Iraq: How to Bring Immediate Relief

As President Obama finalizes his Iraq withdrawal plans, Veterans for America urges President Obama to address the dire conditions on military bases and in communities here at home.   Multiple tours, inadequate dwell…

Presidential Candidates Must Address National Guard Needs

Washington, DC - Oct. 27, 2008 - As both presidential candidates campaign today in Pennsylvania, thousands of Pennsylvania National Guard members and their families are preparing for yet another deployment to war. A new report from Veterans for America highlights…

VFA Report Release: Pennsylvania’s National Guard, Under Great Strain

Washington, DC - Oct. 23, 2008 - The citizen Soldiers of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard have borne a disproportionate share of the burden of our wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, Veterans for America (VFA) has found.

Between now and November…

The Alaska Army National Guard: A ‘Tremendous Shortfall.’

Oct. 15, 2008 – Washington, DC – Veterans for America’s (VFA) National Guard Program releases its final report on the Alaska National Guard

“VFA agrees strongly with Lieutenant General (Alaska) Craig Campbell, adjutant general of Alaska, and Alaska Governor Sarah Palin…

Fort Drum: A Great Burden, Inadequate Assistance. And Now, An Overwhelming Response.

Please click here and read the full report (PDF): Fort Drum: A Great Burden, Inadequate Assistance.

Since the release of our report, the response has been overwhelming and gratifying. To read more about the report and press coverage to date, please…

Veterans For America Releases Major Report: Trends In Treatment Of America’s Wounded Warriors.

Veterans for America is proud to release a ground-breaking report on the challenges facing our wounded warriors who are suffering from the “signature wounds” of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, traumatic brain injury (TBI) and psychological trauma.Having visited every…