Family, friends hope veteran’s suicide leads to change

November 28, 2016  Murfreesboro, TN John Darwin Reese Toombs, age 32, passed away November 23, 2016. He was a native and lifelong resident of Rutherford County. John was an Afghanistan.veteran of the United States Army National Guard, 230th Signal Company. Click here to view John’s last testimony, Stop treatment as usual (TAU) We must “Do…

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American Flag returned from Iraq

November 30, 2016 Madisonville, Tennessee Willis Parker, Maj. USAF, Aircraft Commander with the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron and Veterans Court Mentor in the 10th Judicial District, returned from another deployment in the Middle East.  He stopped by unexpectedly at Vet to Vet Tennessee’s (V2VT) outpost on 11-30-16. Willis surprised the V2VT officers with his…

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Newest Veteran Friendly Congregation

November 13, 2016  Knoxville Tennessee A new Veteran Friendly Congregation, New Life Ministries, enrolls after hearing about the Veteran Friendly Congregation initiative at the East Tennessee Military Affairs Council (ETMAC) 34th Annual Veterans Day Luncheon on November 11, 2016. Freddie Owens, Veteran Friendly Congregation Chairman & Vet to Vet Tennessee V2VT), Ed Junod, Knoxville Regional…

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Freddie Owens awarded the “Sam Hardman Memorial Award”

November 11, 2016  Knoxville, Tennessee   Freddie Owens, Army Ia Drang Vietnam survivor, Vice Chairman of the Knoxville Regional Veterans Mental Health Council, President of Vet to Vet Tennessee, was presented the East Tennessee Military Affairs Council’s (ETMAC) “Sam Hardman Memorial Award” by Colonel Owen Hardman USAF (Ret,) ETMAC President for his leadership & outstanding…

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