Fellow Veterans and Friends of Veterans, Hope is on the way! As we know, President Obama has reached out to human rights violator Cuba by promising to open an American embassy there. Cuban President Raul Castro praised the announcement. He said it is a way to “develop respectful relations and cooperation between our peoples and governments.” Correspondingly, the Old Veterans … Read More

June 24, 2015 Robert A. McDonald Secretary, Dept. of Veterans Affairs United States Government Washington, D.C. See PDF here: SCPR – Angry Vets at Master Plan Meeting Dear Mr. Secretary, Against my better judgement, I attended Tuesday night’s farce.  I took seriously your email to me where you stated “I am disappointed you will not be joining the first meeting … Read More

Below is an email exchange with a VA official. I have no interest in going to this urban master plan “kickoff” meeting on Tuesday. There is much more to all of this, and I have zero confidence that Veterans will be the ultimate beneficiary. The fact that the VA and politicians have refused to declare a state of emergency for the … Read More

Fellow Veterans and Friends of Veterans,  As we know, the Secretary of the VA’s top assistants and Congressman Ted Lieu’s senior deputies intentionally lied to Veterans and the general public about a “gate opening” ceremony being canceled because of gopher holes. To the contrary, a “private ceremony” was held for these same entrusted public servants along with selected wealthy, powerful attendees, while everyday Veterans and local residents were intentionally deceived and denied equal … Read More

On Jan. 3, Rafer Johnson, legendary Olympic decathlon champion and iconic leader of major civil and human rights issues the past 60 years, spoke before the Los Angeles Neighborhood Council Coalition:  “I believe everyone involved in ending the homelessness of our veterans should have been and certainly by now should be acting in a state of emergency …  there is a … Read More

Fellow Veterans and Friends of Veterans,  The same American flag that hung proudly on the front gates of the Los Angeles VA on Sunday in honor of Memorial Day weekend and ordered removed by VA bureaucrats, yesterday was attached to a pole and carried proudly in the Canoga Park Memorial Day Parade along with “Mr. Patriot,” Ted Hayes. Why is it that when this … Read More

Fellow Veterans and Friends of Veterans, For the first time in decades, fellow Veterans believed we had won a major victory when U.S. District Judge S. James Otero entered a federal judgment adjudicating nine real estate deals on VA land as “unauthorized by law and therefore void.” When the VA appealed the judgment, fellow Veterans sent VA Secretary Robert McDonald, … Read More

Fellow Veterans and Friends of Veterans, How serious is Mayor Garcetti at ending Veteran homeless by the end of the year?  Why the one-day Stand Down for only a few Veterans (see letter below)? The mayor refuses to acknowledge the 96-member Neighborhood Council Coalition’s motion declaring a state of emergency for homeless Veterans in Los Angeles and a call to unify with the VA … Read More

Fellow Veterans and Friends of Veterans, Today marks the 40th anniversary of the fall of Saigon, ending  the Vietnam War. While North and South Vietnam are considered “reunified,” tens of thousands of Veterans from the Vietnam War remain dispossessed by our own U.S government. They live homeless and hungry in deplorable, inhumane conditions on American soil. There are more homeless Veterans … Read More

Fellow Veterans and Friends of Veterans, The accompanying photos begin the final removal of the bogus/illegal “park” signs on the Veterans Freedom Plaza where we demonstrate every Sunday. It was a rewarding victory once Veterans Park Conservancy actually canceled their own illegal “sharing agreement,” and a court order blocked the illegal construction of their bogus amphitheater. Now the bronze letters … Read More