Bozho (Hello), I received a message from the U.S. Office of Public and Intergovernmental Affairs debunking the story going around about the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs being privatized. Here is the information they provided: There is no effort underway to privatize the VA. Facts: In 1998, VA’s budget was $42.38 billion. The VA’s Read More »
Bozho (Hello), According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, hospitalization rates for influenza cases in the United States are the highest on record. That’s scary. What can you do? First, get the flu shot. It’s not too late. The vaccine will protect you, especially from the strains coming later in the flu Read More »
Bozho (Hello), The Citizen Potawatomi Nation Veterans Organization met in January and elected officers. We re-elected Bill Wano and David Barrett for another year — Wano as secretary and Barrett as treasurer. Both have done an excellent job for several years. We elected one new officer, Derek Skaggs, as our vice-commander. Herb Holton agreed Read More »
Bozho (Hello friends), Those of us veterans who are getting on in years and don’t get around so well anymore will be glad to know that the Baltimore VA Medical Center in Maryland recruited a group of seniors to participate in a research program at the Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center (GRECC) to Read More »
I had a pleasant experience the other day while shopping at Atwoods. An elderly gentleman saw my Vietnam CPN Veteran cap and approached me and said, “Vietnam, I see, well I was a little bit ahead of you. I was with UDT at Normandy in 1944, and there was nobody there, but us. We cleared Read More »
Bozho, It finally happened. The Vietnam-era CPN Veterans Banquet was well attended on 26 September 2015 at the Grand Casino Hotel Resort in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Treasurer David Barrett was our master of ceremonies, and he did a masterful job. Tribal Chairman John A. Barrett Vice-Chairman Linda Capps addressed the veterans being honored, with the vice-chairman Read More »
Bozho, An issue that is of primary concern in the U.S. at this time, other than the 2016 election, is the care of our country’s warriors. The Office of Warrior Care Policy offers access to several benefits and services, including compensation, caregiver support and care management, that can provide assistance to wounded, ill, and injured Read More »
Bozho, At our last CPN Veterans Organization meeting we made some historic advancements in updating our bylaws. First, change in the bylaws is one that has been discussed for several years and affects many CPN members and their spouses. The change was proposed and passed unanimouslyto allow veteran spouses of CPN members to join the Read More »
Bozho, Attention veterans: the Department of Veterans Affairs is announcing four new studies that will use genetic and other data from VA’s Million Veteran Program, or MVP, to answer key questions on heart disease, kidney disease, and substance abuse (high priority conditions affecting veterans). More than 390,000 veterans have enrolled so far, and is becomingthe Read More »
Bozho, In 2014, the CPN Veterans Organization’s Color Guard had a busy year. We presented the colors for several parades and special events throughout Oklahoma. They included the Senior Day at the Oklahoma State Capitol, at the Grand Event Center, the Department of Human Services Senior Day at Embassy Suites in Norman, Extreme Fight Inaugural Read More »