Circle of Friends Board of Directors

Brian Hampton

MAJ INF USAR (ret) President Circle of Friends for American Veterans

Maurice Levite

Frm. Vice-President, American Red Cross & Frm. President Association of Fundraising Professionals

Donald E. Bridgeman

Director, Department of Human Resources Management - Prince Georges County, Maryland

James McDonald

Attorney, retired from US Forestry Service

J. Thomas Burch, Jr.

Deputy Director - Homeland Security, Operations, Legislation & Docket Division
Office of General Counsel, Department of Veteran Affairs

Deborah Smith

Widow of long-time Board Member, COL Joe Riggio

Obama Pledges More Help for Veterans March 16, 2009

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Obama pledged Monday to make good on his promise to transform the Department of Veterans Affairs and said he would "dramatically improve" mental health aid.

Veterans resist budget cuts: Current situation OK February 10, 2009

SIERRA VISTA - While all state agencies are seeing budget cuts, the Arizona Department of Veterans Services has been fortunate that the reductions haven't been too deep, said the agency's director said.

Who Will Help Henrietta Hughes? February 10, 2009

Henrietta Hughes is the homeless woman in Fort Myers, Florida, who asked President Obama for help at his Town Hall.

VA tries new approach to help vets back from war February 10, 2009

Despite all the mental, social and physical battles veterans face after war, more than half of them don't seek help from the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.

The Cedar Rapids Gazette

Veterans Want Attention...

KCRG Channel 9

Veterans' Support Group Aims

CBS EVENING NEWS

Homeless Veterans on the Streets of America

Anderson Cooper 360

Homeless War Veterans