Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act, or PACT Act, will ease access to $280 billion in aid for men and women suffering from cancer, respiratory and cardiovascular conditions, and other illnesses related to their exposure to waste incinerated in open-air pits in Iraq and Afghanistan. The act also extends more help to Vietnam War veterans exposed to Agent Orange and to veterans exposed to radiation or other hazards during their service. This law helps us provide generations of Veterans — and their survivors — with the care and benefits our veterans have earned and deserve. PACT ACT also provides for expanded benefits for Agent Orange exposures.
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Vantage Point, VA’s official blog, has transitioned to VA News. For the latest in VA news and information, visit the new site at news.va.gov and update your bookmarks. Vantage Point is no longer being updated. The Department of Defense has many components aside from the service branches. Some of the websites associated with the DoD might be of use to you.
Veterans can follow VA news events "as they happen" as well as be informed of public service announcements targeted to veterans by following the VA on Twitter. There are numerous ways for GLVFA members (and our website visitors reading this posting) to follow the VA on Twitter. Twitter Website: easily follow the VA on Twitter through Twitter's website page for Veterans Affairs: Veterans Affairs (@DeptVetAffairs) / Twitter Smartphone/Tablet: easily follow the VA on any device that has the Twitter application installed (iPhone, Android). It is convenient to install the Twitter app (apple store or google store) and log in using your Twitter account previously set up on your PC or laptop (in fact, you can sign up through the Twitter app on the smartphone just as easily). How? For those that might be "technically concerned" with respect to using a social media platform such as Twitter, rest assured, it is not a difficult task to create a Twitter account and "follow" the VA (and any other group of interest you may find interesting or useful). For further information on how to create a new Twitter account, consult Twitter's help page on the process: How to sign up for Twitter and create a new Twitter account Why? Important "tweets" for the VA (or any other group you might follow) can be sent to your email "inbox" where you can easily click on links in the email that will display such VA tweets (news, info, etc.) directly on your Twitter app (phone) or direct URL on your PC/laptop web browser. An example of such VA tweets on Twitter recently: on 7/5/22, the president presented the Medal of Honor (MOH) to 4 US Army soldiers who served bravely and gallantly in Vietnam. That presentation was posted on Twitter "live". Military branches on Twitter: @USArmy @USAirForce @USMarines @USNavy @USCoastGuard @USSpaceForce @USNationalGuard June is PTSD month but veterans with PTSD live with this debilitating mental illness each and every day. There are many organizations that assist veterans with their PTSD challenges, including VA services and programs as well as private organizations such as GLVFA. Of particular interest to our members, and a presentation topic given at the recent June membership meeting, GLVFA is involved with supporting the local veteran community by contributing to the Veterans SAVES program, an initiative that helps local veterans learn to reduce their PTSD stressors through learning the sport of golf. A recent Hernando Sun news article details how GLVFA has engaged in this worthy program. GLVFA Dicky Keane, 2nd from right, with other program members, at the Sweet Swing Golf Driving Range located in Homosassa Florida.
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