National Crisis Management, Information and Referral Lifeline – Suicide/service hotline 1.888.777.4443
A group of licensed mental health professionals who offer free psychological treatment to military service members (active duty, National Guard, Reserves and veterans) who have served or who expect to serve in OEF and/or OIF. They also provide treatment to members of their families and other loved ones.
Veterans Consortium Pro Bono Project
Provides: free attorneys to veterans and their qualifying family members who have an appeal pending at the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (Court). If an appellant has filed an appeal with the Court, he or she can request assistance from The Veterans Consortium.
Veterans for Common Sense (VCS)
Veterans for Common Sense (VCS) was formed in August 2002 by war veterans who believe that we, the people of the United States of America, are most secure when our country is free, strong, and responsibly engaged with the world. Our mission, based on the pragmatic ideals of the American patriot Thomas Paine, is to raise the unique and powerful voices of veterans so that our military, veterans, freedom, and national security are protected and enhanced, for ourselves and for future generations.
Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW)
Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW) wasfounded in July 2004 at the annual convention of Veterans for Peace (VFP) in Boston to give a voice to the large number of active duty service people and veterans who are against this war, but are under various pressures to remain silent. Membership includes recent veterans and active duty servicemen and women from all branches of military service, National Guard members, and reservists who have served in the United States military since September 11, 2001.
Vietnam Veterans Against the War (VVAW)
We believe that service to our country and communities did not end when we were discharged. We remain committed to the struggle for peace and for social and economic justice for all people. We will continue to oppose senseless military adventures and to teach the real lessons of the Vietnam War. We will do all we can to prevent another generation from being put through a similar tragedy and we will continue to demand dignity and respect for veterans of all eras.
Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA)
Vietnam Veterans of America is the only national Vietnam veterans organization congressionally chartered and exclusively dedicated to Vietnam-era veterans and their families.
Serve the crisis management, information and referral needs of all U.S. Veterans and their families through: Management and operation of the nation’s only toll-free helpline for all veterans and their families; public awareness programs that shine a consistent spotlight on the needs of America’s veterans; Outreach services that provide veterans and families in need with food, clothing, transportation, employment, and other essential resources.
The organization includes men and women veterans of all eras and duty stations including from the Spanish Civil War (1936-39), World War II, the Korean, Vietnam, Gulf and current Iraq wars as well as other conflicts. Our collective experience tells us wars are easy to start and hard to stop and that those hurt are often the innocent. Thus, other means of problem solving are necessary. Veterans For Peace is an official Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) represented at the UN.
An organization of people opposed to the war in Iraq who have relatives or loved ones currently in the military or who have served in the military since the buildup to the Iraq war in fall of 2002.
A non-profit, non-partisan membership organization created to promote the rights , interests, and meeds of service memebrs, veterans, wounded wariors, andmilitary families by educating the public and empowering military spouses.American Combat Veterans Of War (ACVOW)
American Combat Veterans of War (ACVOW), are part of a growing trend inside and outside the military to treat the mental toll that war takes on its participants. Their mission involves older combat veterans encouraging recent combat veterans to get help for the psychological effects of war. American Combat Veterans of War is welcomed at Camp Pendleton as an important part of the Marine Corps' Warrior Transition program.
Our mission is to help America's Veterans find justice.
National Coalition for Homeless Veterans
The National Coalition for Homeless Veterans (NCHV) is the resource and technical assistance center for a national network of community-based service providers and local, state and federal agencies that provide emergency and supportive housing, food, health services, job training and placement assistance, legal aid and case management support for hundreds of thousands of homeless veterans each year.
National Marine Corps Business Network
The National Marine Corps Business Network is looking for Marines who have left the Corps and have begun a career in business. We are a network of business owners, sales representatives and executives that recognize we can benefit by networking with one another. If you, or a Marine you know, is interested in developing quality business relationships with other Marines, this is the place for you.
To help fix what is terribly broken in the troops and veterans world. To combine in one place political activists with a passion to resolve issues and help others. To highlight what areas need attention and change. To stimulate intelligent, civil exchange of ideas from the diverse and knowledgeable blogosphere to formulate plans on how to meet our goals.
The record of a case aginst the US Air Force for assigning an SPN number to a DD-214 that was erroneous and which caused great harm to the plaintiff. The DD-214 contains a number that is refered to as a (SPN) (Separation Program Number) code. This site translates that code. The place to find out if your service has harmed you by defining your reason for separation differently from what it actually was.