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COMMISSION ON THE FUTURE FOR AMERICA'S VETERANS
GOES VIRTUAL -- Veterans Coalition panel will
hold
virtual town hall meetings on the Internet.
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The Continuing Conversation
A Forum on the Future for America's Veterans
Veterans’ Commission Expands ‘Conversation’ via ‘Virtual’ Town Hall
Meeting
The Commission on the Future for America’s Veterans today announced that
they will be expanding the reach of their activities to a worldwide
audience by broadcasting their proceedings over the Internet. The first
“virtual town hall meeting” will take place on March 14 at 7:00 PM when
their live town hall meeting in Tampa, Florida is opened up to web
participation. Details on how to participate in the ‘virtual’ town hall
meeting can be found at the Commission’s website: www.future4vets.org.
“We are very pleased to expand our activities beyond the confines of
auditoriums and conference rooms through the use of modern technology
that allows anyone with a computer and an Internet connection to fully
take part in our meetings,” said Harry N. Walters, Managing Commissioner
and former VA Administrator. “Not only will web participants see and
hear the same things as the live audience, they will also be able to
submit comments and questions over the Internet to the Commissioners,”
said Walters.
“The shocking stories about living conditions for many of our wounded
soldiers at Walter Reed Army Medical Center bring home the problems that
can occur when a health care system is strained to the breaking point,”
Walters said. “With a looming budget crisis facing the Department of
Veterans Affairs and other federal programs, it is absolutely imperative
that we begin planning today to ensure that our future veterans get the
treatment they deserve. That’s what this Commission is all about:
looking at the system today, envisioning where it needs to be in the
future, and developing plans to get there from here,” Walters said.
The Commission on the Future for America’s Veterans began operating in
September 2006 as a private, independent, analytical body to examine the
needs of veterans 20 years in the future, and develop recommendations
for how the federal government should meet those needs. Over the next 15
months, the Commission will continue holding meetings and conducting
research to develop and deliver recommendations to the President, the
Congress, and the America public by Memorial Day 2008. The Commission
was created by the Veterans Coalition, an organization comprised of The
American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), Disabled American
Veterans (DAV), Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA), and AMVETS.
The Commission is currently engaged in a multi-state tour entitled
“Conversations on the Future for America’s Veterans”, actively seeking
input from military veterans, veterans’ experts, and other Americans
interested in supporting veterans. The “Conversation” began at
Charleston, West Virginia in January, continues with another Town Hall
meeting on March 14 in Tampa, Florida and next goes to San Diego,
California at the end of May. All future town hall meetings of the
Commission will be broadcast as ‘virtual’ town hall meetings on the web.
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Larry Scott --
