What's New
Our Western Leadership Conference A Success!
January 30, 2012
On January 21st and 22nd - Vet Voice Foundation met with a group of Veterans who traveled to Denver, CO for our first Western Leaders Conference.
Attendees heard from Jon Soltz, who had just returned from a deployment to Iraq, attended a media training and listened to a representative from the Mayor Against Illegal Guns, a bipartisan coalition that seeks to prevent individuals on the FBI’s Terror Watch List from acquiring guns to commit terrorist attacks.
ThinkProgress on Fort Ord
January 19, 2012
Click here to read the entire article.
The Vet Voice Foundation and a group of California veterans noted in a letter to Secretary Salazar that:
A National Monument designation will serve as a reminder of the triumphs and sacrifices that have shaped the United States and honor the legacy of the millions of soldiers who trained on these lands.
Veterans to Gather in Denver for 2012 Western Leaders Conference
January 05, 2012
The Vet Voice Foundation will hold the 2012 Western Leaders Conference in Denver, Colorado, on the 21st and 22nd of January. As part of our ongoing mission to engage Veterans in their communities, we will be providing training to Veterans from Western States on how to become compelling spokespersons for issues that are important to our community. While this training is useful on a broad spectrum of Veterans issues, our conference will focus on the preservation of outdoor opportunities for Veterans and their families, an issue our foundation will be heavily involved with in the coming year.
Our foundation became involved with environmental issues as part of our advocacy to proliferate domestic renewable energy technology in order to provide greater security for our nation. As we spoke to our nationwide grassroots network of Veterans, we heard stories of the importance of outdoor recreation to our communities and our families. Veterans served this great nation because of their love for it, including its natural beauty. When Veterans return home, they use these lands to reconnect with their families and gain peace from the stresses of combat. However, current legislation in Congress threatens both the funding to maintain these lands and seeks to sell many of them to the highest private bidder.
Our conference will include a social event on the evening of January 21st where we will provide dinner and an opportunity to build camaraderie with fellow Vets who are also volunteering to further our mission. The following morning, we will begin with a breakfast address by our Chairman, Jon Soltz, who returned from a deployment to Iraq just last month. Following breakfast, our spokesperson training will commence and last until the afternoon. Lunch will be provided and will include an address from a representative of Mayors Against Illegal Guns, a bipartisan coalition that seeks to prevent individuals on the FBI’s Terror Watch List from acquiring guns to commit terrorist attacks.
Salt Lake City's Deseret News Published Op-Ed from Our Veteran
December 06, 2011
On Saturday, the Deseret News in Salt Lake City, published a great Op-Ed by Vet Voice Foundation member and veteran John Forsman. Click here to read the entire article.
Great Op-Ed in the Ventura County Star
October 11, 2011
Click here to check out this great op-ed from Veteran Vitali Mostovoj that was published in the Ventura County Star.
Check out Vet Voice Foundation on TV
September 16, 2011
Bakersfield's ABC affiliate KERO 23 was there as our Mark Starr delievered petition signatures to Congressman McCarthy.
Petition to Protect California Desert
September 09, 2011
The deserts of Southern California attract visitors each year from all over the world. This has also equated into millions of dollars of revenue from tourism. Senator Feinstein's bill would create two new national monuments. This will add to the robust tourism economy that already exists in the region. The bill will also ensure that already disturbed land will be considered for renewable energy projects first thus preserving our most scenic areas.
Click here to sign our petition supporting Senator Feinstein's bill
Vet Voice Foundation in The Sun
August 19, 2011
This month, on behalf of Vet Voice Foundation, Iraq & Afghanistan War Veteran Joshua Bunce, wrote an Op-Ed for The Sun (San Bernadino, CA). He wrote about vital land preservation efforts in Southern California. Learn more about the issue, and read his entire piece, here.
VVF meets Student Veterans of America
September 09, 2011
In June, VVF staff attended the Student Veterans of America's National Leadership summit in Madison, WI. This event is SVA's annual conference of chapter leaders to discuss ways of furthering their chapters' goals. VVF was able to forge new relationships with leaders of the veterans community from many colleges and universities, such as University of Arizona, University of California-Los Angeles and City College of San Francisco.
Also in June, VVF attended the Colorado SVA conference was held in Denver. VVF met with SVA members from more than 10 Colorado high learning institutions, as well as members of outside organizations such as the American Legion, VFW and Colorado Board of Veterans Affairs.
Veteran Rick Reyes Advocates for the Protection of Public Lands
June 07, 2011
Rick Reyes is a US Marine Corps veterans who has served in Iraq and Afghanistan wrote an editorial for the San Gabriel Valley Tribune about protecting the San Gabriel Mountains. You can read his editorial here. Public News Service intervied Reyes about protecting public lands, listen to the interview here.