First meeting with VISN 9 Network Director John Patrick, Dr. Farina-Morin and Joseph Shoeck and the Knoxville Regional Veterans Mental Health Council (Council). July 7, 2014 First joint Council meeting with VISN 9 & Mountain Home VA Healthcare System Executives July 15, 2014 First meeting with Director Charlene Ehret et al New VISN 9 &…
Yesterday our future council leaders were absolutely great during Randall Baxter’s, “The Veteran Next Door,” radio program. Thank you, Randy, for allowing our young veterans to reach out to other Sands veterans. Adam Deffinger (OEF/OIF, Marine vet) Robert Cooter (Desert Storm, Navy vet), Don Davis (Vietnam vet) and Ed Junod (Vietnam vet) participated in Randy’s…
On August 13, 2015 the Council unanimously elected it first OEF/OIF Veteran as a Council officer. Adam Deffinger has been with LPG and Vet to Vet for almost two years and has been important in the development of our Sands LPG meeting. Adam leads the Wednesday LPG and has been a Veterans Treatment Court mentor…
August 12, 2015 Vet to Vet Tennessee and their affiliate, Vet to Vet Middle Tennessee, entered into an agreement to provide PAIR training to the newly forming Williamson County VTC team. Vet to Vet TN will also “train the trainers” to members of Vet to Vet Middle Tennessee and provide them a license to train…