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July 2022

Forward Observer

Forward Observer: Senate Rejects “Honoring Our PACT”

24 Senators Turn Tail As reported July 17, we found the doings of the House strange when it sent the H.R. 3967 back to the Senate as S. 3373.  Worse, on Wednesday,  the Senate voted 55-42 ( U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 117th Congress – 2nd Session) — Read more…

By Rich Hudzinski, 3 yearsJuly 29, 2022 ago
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LVMAC News: Council Seeks a Second Scholarship Committee Co-Chair

After successfully finding one, new co-chair as part of our effort to ensure the continuance of this worthwhile program effort, which was LVMAC’s first program and resulted from deficiencies in the GI Bill at that time, the Council has decided to seek a replacement for the other half of the Read more…

By Rich Hudzinski, 3 yearsJuly 23, 2022 ago
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LVMAC Tidbit: Lehigh Valley Community Foundation Awards Three Veterans Grants for 2022

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By Rich Hudzinski, 3 years ago
Forward Observer

Forward Observer: HR 3967 (Honoring Our PACT) Dies and Resurrects

Strange Doings — Reappears as S. 3373 Under a New Name Strange doings occurred in the House last week.  The “Honoring Our PACT Act” (H.R. 3967) has undergone a metamorphosis behind the scenes since the Senate returned it to the House in mid-June.  The bill reappeared in modified form as Read more…

By Rich Hudzinski, 3 yearsJuly 19, 2022 ago
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LVMAC Tidbit: CareerLink Wants to Hire You!

Two Key Veterans Positions Being Offered After diddling around for months and months, the Commonwealth’s Human Resources system has finally gotten around to advertising for two key, vacant, federally funded, CareerLink Lehigh Valley positions which are important to the veterans community.  A quick summary is provided below and where to Read more…

By Rich Hudzinski, 3 yearsJuly 19, 2022 ago
Tidbits

LVMAC Tidbit: Crisis Line Adds a “900” Telephone Line

The new, easy to remember number to reach the Veterans Crisis Line starts Saturday, July 16.  Just dial 988 and press 1. Please help spread the word to all military veterans and their friends and families.     The number is new, but the support is the same.  Part of the Read more…

By Rich Hudzinski, 3 years ago
Forward Observer

Forward Observer: Knocking the AIR Out of an Idea

It Seems a Thorough Review of the VA’s Proposal is not in the Cards? The Department of Veterans Affairs’ Asset and Infrastructure Review (AIR) presented in March, in response to a mandate found in the Mission Act of 2018, got the wind knocked out of it around Thursday of this Read more…

By Rich Hudzinski, 3 yearsJuly 1, 2022 ago

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