This Governors Roundtable has been in existence for several years now. It is refreshing to see that the Legislators have elected to continue to convene, especially with the number of Troops who will be rotation home in the next 20 months or so. They intend to address a variety of issues.  Women Veterans, expansion of mental health, workforce concerns, transition to college life, transitional housing, credit and skill transferability, community education concerning the exact nature of the veterans needs, and of course community outreach.

The veteran of modern warfare is hugely different than all their predecessors. Often older and with more time in the Armed Forces. Many have served between 10-20 years and beyond in the Guard and Reserve. A complete variance from previous wars, where the hitch was often 2-4 years. So the outreach needs to be tailored to this demographic statistic.

Their next meeting of the Executive Committee is June 17th. A Town Hall will occur in the Fall. I will keep the  readers here apprised of their plans for the Tucson area.

We are interested in knowing if any of you vets or spouses  out there in Cybespace have any experience with the array of  alteranative treatment modalities for PTSD.  EMDR, Bio-Feedback, Guided Meditions, Peer Groups, the VA EBTU program, Sweat Lodges, Spiritual Retreats.  What has worked for you or someone you know?  Or what would you like to know about these methods?

Holy cow, Batman, this world of cyberspace sure has alot of booby traps. So we are back at Base Camp now, and ready for the next mission. Lots of comments during our first beach landing that went MIA during the Operation. Hope you all find your way back to the Hill!!
So, out of curiosity, how many of you have seen an old movie with John Ritter entitled: “Unatural Causes?”. I had not until recently. It is the true story about the discovery of the problems associated with Agent Orange, and the tenacity of one VA Benefits Officer, who exhibited uncommon courage in her relentless push to get medical attention to men who were dying from exposure to Dioxin. We lost many Marines and soldiers during the 1980’s to this condition before the VA caved in to the overwhelming evidence to support claims. Thanks to one driven woman named Maude DiVictor, at the Chicago VA, where I was first treated, we can now work on preventive care. It is this level of humanity that inspires this BLOG. I got your back.