Last Friday, @USMC ordered that all Confederate flags be banned from public view. This includes bumper stickers, clothing, mugs, posters, and more. The #Marines are the first branch to establish the ban.
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Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America fights relentlessly on behalf of the Post-9/11 generation of America's veterans. Join us: bit.ly/4hBxaSj
- Dr. Kate Hendricks Thomas passed away peacefully surrounded by her loved ones this afternoon. She developed cancer from toxic exposure while in the @USMC & battled it for 4 years while advocating for other #veterans. IAVA honors her legacy. View her story. cbsnews.com/news/burn-pits…
- Thank you @maddow for amplifying our work on your show this evening! We are so proud of our founder and CEO @PaulRieckhoff for all that he's done for Post-9/11 #Iraq and #Afghanistan veterans. #VetsRising
- WE’RE SO CLOSE! The Senate is expected to vote this week on whether to grant full VA disability & healthcare benefits for veterans who suffer from illnesses due to #ToxicExposure. KEEP UP THE PRESSURE! Tell your Senator to support the #PACTAct NOW: bit.ly/2ViMJcp
- Michael Sulsona, a Vietnam veteran who dedicates his life to supporting wounded veterans will be gifted a Smart home from the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation. Congratulations! bit.ly/2XL3JHL
- #IAVA celebrates the House passage of the Honoring Our PACT Act with a strong bipartisan vote. Below we have listed the 174 Reps. who voted AGAINST health care & benefits for veterans sickened by burn pits and other toxic exposures 👇👇👇 iava.org/press_releases…
- On #MedalOfHonor Day, we remember Alwyn Cashe. After saving six fellow soldiers from a burning car, SFC Cashe passed from his burns in 2005. He received the Silver Star, but after a campaign by former leaders and colleagues of Cashe, his award was upgraded in 2021. A true hero.
- YES! Sgt. 1st. Class Janina Simmons became the first female, African American soldier to graduate from the U.S. Army Ranger School this week! Congratulations and thank you for your service! bit.ly/2GHfvbH
- Replying to @iava98% of service members and veterans polled believe the First Amendment protects the right to peacefully protest. bit.ly/2y94CMO
- September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. Our nation loses 20 veterans to suicide every day, making this a national public health crisis. #IAVA will continue doing all that we can to combat this epidemic. #SuicidePreventionMonth #SuicideAwarenessMonth
- We honor Bea Arthur. Bea Arthur joined the @USMC Women's Reserve during World War II and served as a truck driver and typist before being honorably discharged in 1945. #SheWhoBorneTheBattle #womenshistorymonth
- BREAKING: This evening, OVER 20 VSOs jointly delivered a letter to Congress expressing deep CONCERN over the lack of protections for #veteran funding in The Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023. “Our nation’s VETERANS... have already SACRIFICED too much.” READ: iava.org/blog/read-vso-…
