Jason Forrester - Veterans For America's blog

By Jason Forrester

In 2007, then-Senator Barack Obama worked with VFA to introduce and pass Senate Bill 1271, which mandated a study on the readjustment needs of members of our military. Veterans For America is working with the Institute of Medicine (IOM) on the completion of this study that seeks to find out more about the mental and physical health of veterans and active duty members serving in Iraq, as well as their families.

The IOM's Committee to Assess the Readjustment Needs of Military Personnel, Veterans, and their Families will hold public town-hall meetings from 7 to 9 PM on Tuesday, June 2 in both Jacksonville, NC and Fayetteville, NC.

The town hall meetings will be held at the American Legion Post 202, 84 Ramsey Street in Fayetteville (MAP), and at American Legion Post 265, 146 Broadhurst Road in Jacksonville (MAP).

Here are the top stories this week related to our soldiers here and abroad, taken from the Our Troops Newsladder.

Here are the top stories this week related to our soldiers here and abroad, taken from the Our Troops Newsladder.

What happens when you deploy troops who have seen high intensity combat time and time again with inadequate dwell time between tours? You see skyrocketing mental health issues.

After months of investigative work, talking to our troops and veterans, we released a report on the situation at Fort Drum in Watertown, New York. Since 9/11, the 2nd Brigade Combat Team has been deployed for more than forty months, more than any other brigade in the Army, and we are seeing what is nothing short of a cry for help from the men and women on the base; a cry we will answer here in North Carolina, which has seen thousands of its soldiers deployed time and time again from Fort Bragg.

Around the United States, including here in North Carolina, we see that the military is overwhelmed as it tries to assist servicemembers.

Here at Veterans For America, where I am proud to be Director of Policy, we are determined to do something to help the men and women who have served us. Part of our efforts include our easy-to-use registry that will help us get you the help you need (or help for someone you know).