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FW: Warrior & Family Support Newsletter: Wednesday, 2 October 2013





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From: JS Pentagon OCJCS Mailbox Warrior and Family Support <js.pentagon.ocjcs.mbx.warrior-and-family-support@mail.mil>
Date: October 2, 2013 at 6:45:14 PM EDT
To: Undisclosed recipients:;
Subject: Warrior & Family Support Newsletter: Wednesday, 2 October 2013

CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED
Warrior & Family Support News
�Keeping Faith with the Military Family�
Wednesday, 2 October 2013
Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Warrior & Family Support Office
Use of these news items does not reflect official endorsement.
Reproduction for private use or gain is subject to original copyright restrictions.
COMMUNITIES IN ACTION
Dempsey Gives Hints on Priorities for Future
Department of Defense
The first was to achieve the national objectives that the military forces had � Iraq and Afghanistan, deterrence in the Persian Gulf and so on. Second was to ... �It occurred to me that after 10 years we needed to take a look at the values to which we ...
Tristan Williamson has been out of the military for five years, but he�s back in a platoon. This time, the Navy veteran is fighting hunger, not the enemy. Williamson�s platoon � 20-plus veterans, already at work on community gardens in San Diego � is among the first of what Mission Continues officials hope will be dozens of neighborhood outreach groups led by veterans�
Military Connection and Resource Center with Team Depot renovates outreach ...
DVIDS
A Sept. 28 ribbon cutting ceremony at Barstow's Military Connection and Resource Center celebrated renovations made by volunteers from area Home Depot stores that greatly improved the buildings condition and enhanced the services provided there�
WELLNESS
PTSD Fears Over Plan For More Army Reservists
Sky News
Ministers' plans to replace tens of thousands of full-time soldiers with reservists risks creating a new wave of veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, campaigners have warned. In an interview with Sky News, Andrew Cameron, chief ...
Keeping the Promise: Maintaining the Health of Military and Veteran Families ...
Brookings Institution
Research shows that combat deployment leads to a range of responses by military families and children that extend from risk to resilience. This continuum of reactions suggests the need for a broad intervention strategy that supports health, screens for ...
Veterans with leg amputations in rehabilitation at Fort Sam Houston had no idea when they won a three-on-three wheelchair basketball tournament that they would then face the San Antonio Spurs...The end goal of the Valor Games Southwest is not to prove who is the best, but to encourage veterans with burns, missing limbs and other wounds to try adaptive sports.
EDUCATION
How To Be the Best Military Parent/Teacher/School Administrator in the Class
Military.com
Free New Guides: Staying involved in a child's education is a juggling act for any parent�These were developed as a set of guides with the USC building capacity partnership for supporting military-connected students in public schools. The four guides, published by Columbia University - Teachers College Press, are developed specifically for school administrators, pupil personnel, teachers, and parents of military-connected children....
Governor's mandate could help veterans attain degrees quicker
Danbury News Times
Dannel P. Malloy last week ordered the state's colleges, universities and agencies to reassess and simplify the process for veterans to receive college credit for their military education or credit for skilled training when seeking occupational ...
A Call to Arms: Academe Must Meet Demands of Downsizing Military
Huffington Post
The coming years will mark a major shift in the role of the higher education community in educating active-duty military personnel and veterans. According to White House predictions, more than one million service members will be discharged or retire ...
EMPLOYMENT
Are Jobs Really a Concern for Our Military Families?
Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)
A Department of Labor report stated that in 2011, the average unemployment rate among returning veterans was 12.1% � essentially that works out to over one in ten of our transitioning Veterans were unable to secure a job. Those numbers have declined a ...
IDES Hosting Veteran Hiring Event
WIFR
AURORA -- The Illinois Department of Employment Security and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce again will offer a Hire Our Heroes hiring event from 10 a.m. � 1 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 4. Pre-registration for this event improves the likelihood of on-the-spot interviews and potential job offers.
The American Legion this year said IDES offered the best Veteran employment services in the country...
If you are interested in events for wounded warriors or their families at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC) at Bethesda, please see the link for the Warrior Care homepage at: http://www.wwcc.capmed.mil/SitePages/WarriorCare.aspx.
If you would like to submit information about what you are doing for our warriors and their families, please send us a hyperlink to media coverage of your efforts.
Best regards,
Randall E. "Smitty" Smith, Lt Col, USAF
Deputy Director, Warrior & Family Support
Office of the Chairman
703.692.2105  (DSN: 222)
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FW: [Military Order of the Purple Heart] Legislative Support H.R. 1726 2 October, 2013


James Klug
James Klug7:42am Oct 2
Legislative Support H.R. 1726 2 October, 2013




Dear MOPH Members: Following is sent on behalf of the National Commander:
30th September, 2013

The Honorable Carl Levin
Chairman, Committee on Armed Services
228 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510-6050

Dear Senator Levin:

On behalf of the membership of the Military Order of the Purple Heart (MOPH), whose membership is comprised entirely of combat wounded veterans we request that you support legislation, passed by the House to support enhanced treatment options for Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).

In HR 1960, the FY2014 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the House included language in Section 733, authorizing a pilot program allowing for the treatment of service members suffering from TBI and PTSD by private sector physicians and treatment centers.
Currently, private sector physicians across the United States are treating brain injury patients with new and innovative treatments, not available in military medical facilities with remarkable results. This pilot program would allow our brain injured service members an opportunity to receive innovative "state of the art" medical care.

Specific guidelines regarding this pilot program, including budget, patient costs, "pay for performance" and FDA approval, are clearly set forth in Section 733.
It is our hope that your committee will vote to include Section 733 of the House passed HR 1960, NDAA in the Senate version of the Act.

Respectfully,



Ron Siebels
National Commander

CC: The Honorable James M. Inhofe, Ranking Member
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