Meeting the Needs of Our Servicemembers, Veterans and Military Families

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).

All interested Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) or Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) veterans, active duty personnel, health providers, family members, and other interested parties are invited to participate in this information-gathering session.

The Committee seeks public input to help in its task to identify preliminary findings regarding the physical and mental health and other readjustment needs for active duty members and veterans of the Armed Forces returning from deployment in Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) or Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and their families.

The meeting is open to the public. No registration is required.

For more information on the Committee and its charge, please visit the following website: http://www8.nationalacademies.org/cp/projectview.aspx?key=49036. Any questions should be addressed to: IOMReadjustmentStudy@nas.edu.