VA Announces Veterans Coordinated Access & Rewarding Experiences (‘CARE’) Act

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  October 16, 2017 Replaces Current ‘30-day/40-mile’ System With Patient/Provider-centric Decision-making WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced that it has presented the House and Senate Veterans Affairs Committees with the administration’s draft proposal of the Veterans Coordinated Access & Rewarding Experiences (CARE) Act, designed to improve Veterans’ experiences…

The Vietnam War 10 part series on PBS – Watch out for triggers

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September 15, 2017 PBS Vietnam War TV series and the Wall That Heals This past Sunday 9/17/17 East Tennessee PBS began the broadcast of “The Vietnam War”, a ten-part, 18-hour documentary film series directed by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick.  Additionally, “The Wall That Heals” a traveling Vietnam Veterans Memorial replica and mobile education center will…

WW II POW Honored on POW/MIA Recognition Day

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September 15, 2017  Knoxville, Tennessee Elmcroft of West Knoxville and Vet to Vet TN (V2VT) hosted a POW/MIA event to recognize one of America’s great heroes, World War II Army POW Robert William Chadwick. [read more=”Click here to Read More” less=”Read Less”]  V2VT is grateful to Knox County Mayor Burchett and Director Robert Buzwell for…

1st Joseph “JL” Tucker Memorial Award

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September 13, 2017  Madisonville, Tennessee Taylor Thomas, Vietnam Veteran and Outreach Officer for Vet to Vet Tennessee presented his son, Judge Dwaine B. Thomas, with the first Joseph “JL” Tucker Memorial Award.   After receiving the award the Judge responded “Thank you for the award. But the real heroes are you all and the men…