The Eastern Oklahoma VA Health Care System (EOVAHCS) will hold a Moral Injury & Reconciliation Clinic for women Veterans beginning June 14. The clinic will be every Friday from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. for 12 weeks at the Tulsa VA Behavioral Medicine Clinic at 10159 E. 11th St. Video teleconferencing will be available at…
Legislation providing for greater inclusiveness of Oklahoma military personnel and veterans in the Oklahoma Veterans Registry was signed into law by Gov. Kevin Stitt in late April. The Oklahoma Veterans Registry is a voluntary registry of all Oklahoma residents serving on active duty or in the Oklahoma National Guard, as well as all honorably discharged…
Southern Nazarene University’s new veterans’ center opened April 16 in Tulsa, providing services to veteran college students and their families during the transition from military to academic, civilian life. In the past, students had to navigate the system on their own or seek help from SNU’s VETS Center in Bethany, said Brint Montgomery, the VETS…
The Oklahoma House passed legislation helping community members volunteer as a guardian for veterans who have no available family. Senate Bill 931, by Sen. Paul Rosino, R-Oklahoma City, and Rep. Nicole Miller, R-Edmond, establishes the Veterans Volunteer Guardianship Act to provide a platform to recruit local volunteers to serve veterans who can no longer manage…
The Owasso Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 7180 will host an all-you-can-eat catfish dinner from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. on April 6 in the Owasso Community Center, 301 South Cedar in Owasso, Oklahoma. The menu includes catfish, chicken (for those who don’t care for fish), French fries, hush puppies, green beans, drinks and…
Officials with the California Department of Veterans Affairs (CalVet) in Yountville say they evict an 84-year-old widow from California Veterans Home unless she stops teaching a Bible study for fellow residents. Pacific Justice Institute is representing Artis Breau. She and her late husband moved into the Veterans Home nine months ago. Her husband served as…
The Wall That Heals, a 375-foot-long replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C., will be on display April 18-21 at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater. Visitors can honor the more than 58,000 Americans who died in the Vietnam War and visit a mobile education center to learn about social, cultural and political aspects…
The House and Senate Veterans’ Caucus held its first meeting for the 2019 legislative session February 7. Rep. Jay Steagall from the House of Representatives, and Sen. Paul Rosino from the State Senate are chairs of the caucus for the 57th Legislature. “I’m proud to stand with the men and women in our state Legislature…
Local communities throughout Oklahoma report homelessness decreased in 2018, according to the latest national estimate by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). HUD’s 2018 Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress found that 3,871 people in Oklahoma experienced homelessness on a single night in 2018, a decrease of 7.8 percent since last year….
For a more pleasant change of pace after the recent hectic two-year election season, the need for more relaxing and pleasing subjects is obvious. One subject immediately evident is the immediate holiday now labeled “Veterans Day.” My church home, Kirk of the Hills-Presbyterian, has for the last several years on the last Thursday preceding November…