VVF statement on NDAA clearing House Rules
Washington, D.C. – Over the past several weeks, veterans came out against the extemporaneous, anti-environmental riders that have weighed down the must-pass National Defense Authorization Act. More than 500 veterans signed ont...
Statement of Major General (Ret,) Paul D. Eaton on the National Defense Authorization Act
WASHINGTON,DC (July 26, 2018) – Veterans from around the country have made it clear that controversial, anti-public lands and anti-environmental riders like those attacking sage grouse and the endangered species act, have no ...
Vet Voice Foundation releases position paper highlighting military & veteran community support for LWCF
July 23, 2018 (Washington D.C.) Vet Voice Foundation released today a position paper highlighting why the military veteran community supports the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) and pushes Congress to reauthorize and fully fund t...
Vet Voice Foundation Responds to Investigation into Ryan Zinke’s Ties to Halliburton
WASHINGTON, DC – A veterans foundation with a long history of advocating for public lands is speaking out in response to the launch of a formal investigation into a real estate deal involving a foundation established by Interior Se...
Veterans Are Getting Riled Up About Sage Grouse. Here's Why.
· KUERHundreds of veterans are calling on Congress to scrap a seemingly unrelated attachment to this year’s defense spending bill. Around 500 signatures on a letter from the Vet Voice Foundation are calling for a clean Nat...
Vet Voice Foundation On News That Ryan Zinke Is Developing Land for Profit, With Halliburton, That Was Intended to Honor Veterans
WASHINGTON, DC – A veterans foundation with a long history of working on public lands issues is reacting to news that Secretary of Interior Ryan Zinke’s foundation is working with Halliburton to develop land, for profit, that...
Re-evaluating DRECP is waste of taxpayer money
· VV Daily PressLos Angeles can be an overwhelming place to live, especially for veterans. I often feel as if I’m surrounded by people who cannot relate to my experiences as a soldier in the United States Army. Luckily, I found my refuge and solac...
Veterans thank Gov. Wolf for curbing future oil and gas methane pollution in Pennsylvania
(June 7, 2018) "On behalf of veterans across Pennsylvania, Vet Voice Foundation is gratified to see Governor Tom Wolf finalize permits to curb future oil and gas methane pollution in the state," said Garett Reppenhagen, the foundati...
Undisturbed desert protected by DRECP is vital to us all
· Desert SunLet DRECP do its job In 2005, I returned home from a deployment to Iraq as an Army photojournalist. No one ever tells you that coming home is one of the hardest parts of serving. Reintegration back into civilian life can take a toll on s...
Hundreds of Colorado Veterans Urge Senator Cory Gardner to Protect Camp Hale Ahead of Memorial Day Observances
Colorado Springs, Colo. (May 25, 2018) – Just days before Memorial Day, 395 Colorado veterans signed a letter to Senator Cory Gardner (R-CO) urging him to cosponsor the Continental Divide Recreation, Wilder...