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PEACE FOR THE FALLEN
Lest we Never Forget our fallen brothers and sister in arms who made the ultimate sacrfice.
May they Rest in Peace
HAPPY EASTER
Veterans For America extends our warmest wishes to our active duty Military Personnel, Veterans and their families. May your weekend be filled with an abundance of Love, Happiness and Gratitude.
Happy St. Patrick's Day Veterans
Honoring this special day with memories from Veterans For America's past
Blessings with Love from Veterans For America
Best Wishes to all our Brothers and sisters in arms
The Story of Passover
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VFA Chaplain's Easter Messages
St. Patrick's Day Remebered
Finn MacCool
From the lush green Isle of Man
Came a King of the Fianna Clan
His legacies are brave legends to spare
His heroic stories to tell We will share
Finn MacCool
The story of Fionn Mac Cumhaill
His Legendary life justly proclaims
On a porcelain cup in my cupboard
Brandishing shield, sword and scabbard
Finn MacCool
Fionn Mac Cumhaill
Finn MacCool
The name is the same
To only one man’s duly acclaim
Finn MacCool
Truth and Justice will stand
As in Stone the Legends of Man
A Man with a will strong as The Oak
A proud man who wore no man’s yoke
Finn MacCool
Finn MacCool saved his mother Murine
A brave hearted Lad captured the scene
Rescuing a Druid’s daughter of Kildare
Abducted from her own father’s hand’s care
Finn MacCool
The Fiana King used courage and daring
Precious mother Murine he was carrying
A Celt Finn MacCool born destined to rule
Said the proud parents of Fionn Mac Cumhaill
Finn MacCool
I want to throw a huge stone
I wish to throw a rock so long
As far as any man’s eyes can see
Until it crosses Ore’ The Green Irish Sea
Finn MacCool
I threw an Ax to split a block of Ice
Its flames of fire became my edifice
Who needs a block of fire or ice
Those who fail to heed my good advice
Finn MacCool
All those of Destiny think twice
Heed your better side’s best advice
To any who gain the nickname of fair
Remember Finn’s Star Bright White Hair
Finn MacCool
Celtic Chief’s of Warrior Clans
Unbridled love for All the Lands
From Irish Bogs, Sea, Surf and Sand
A Champion Myth A Legend The Man
Finn MacCool
From: Finn MacCool
By: Charles David Levin
For: Charles Francis Sheehan
WWI, U.S. Army
Mary Elizabeth Sheehan
The Celts and For Ireland
Hope for Homeless Veterans
Arnold Schwarzenegger Donates 25 Tiny Homes to Homeless Veterans: 'Greatest Christmas Gift'
Arnold Schwarzenegger donated $250,000 to provide homes for veterans who had been living on the streets in Los Angeles
By Greta BjornsonDecember 24, 2021 12:31 PM
CREDIT: ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER/TWITTER
Arnold Schwarzenegger is making a difference in the lives of veterans this holiday season.
Schwarzenegger, 74, personally donated 25 homes to veterans in the Los Angeles area who had been previously living on the street, he shared on Twitter Thursday. The former California governor unveiled the homes this week as an early Christmas gift.
"Today, I celebrated Christmas early. The 25 homes I donated for homeless veterans were installed here in LA," he tweeted Thursday. "It was fantastic to spend some time with our heroes and welcome them into their new homes."
Schwarzenegger also gave shoutouts to the nonprofit Village for Vets, as well as the Office of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and American Veterans (AMVets) for their help. "We proved that when we all work together, we can solve any problem," He wrote.
CREDIT: ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER/TWITTER
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Village for Vets provided the homes, which Schwarzenegger made possible with a $250,000 donation, according to FOX 11 Los Angeles.
The Village for Vets website explains that tiny shelters, like the 25 donated by Schwarzenegger, "provide an elevated standard of living from tent encampments while veterans are on their journey to find permanent housing and stability."
CREDIT: ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER/TWITTER
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Each home has heat, electricity and air conditioning, AMVets employee Rob Reynolds told FOX 11.
Schwarzenegger said in a follow-up Tweet that acts of kindness are "what Christmas is all about."
"All of you have the power to do something for someone else this holiday season. It doesn't have to be big. Just give a few minutes of your time to help someone else," he continued.
Fentanyl Alert
Veterans Be Aware
A dangerous, deadly drug, “Fentanyl.”
A possible life saving solution is an antidote, “Naloxone.”
The CDC website:
https://www.cdc.gov/stopoverdose/fentanyl/index.html
Lifesaving Naloxone
Naloxone DrugFacts | National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
* According to the CDC Naloxone can help reverse an Opiate/Fentanyl Overdose/Poisoning.
VA Veterans Crisis Line: 1-800-273-8255 PRESS: 1
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Naloxone can be a lifesaver in Opiate/Fentanyl life threatening situations according to the CDC Website. 40% of Opiate/Fentanyl death happens when someone else is with the victim. Naloxone might help to change the deadly outcome of an accidental overdose. Many deaths caused by Fentanyl are not Overdoses. This sorrowful American death toll could be easily classified as Death by Poison! Fentanyl is a Synthetic Opiate manufactured as a legal medically prescribed drug and as illegal counterfeit pills, powders and nasal sprays estimated at 50 to 100 times more potent than Morphine! It is reported that Opiates like Morphine can suppress and/or stop a person's breathing.
Veterans, Be Aware! Fentanyl can KILL you. Fentanyl causes the death of many innocent American lives. Two tiny milligrams, the size of two granulated grains of salt of this prescription drug in one counterfeit pill can poison and kill a person. The illegally manufactured poison pill pain medications can look like authentic pharmaceutical prescription drugs. There are many bogus forms of counterfeit opiate drugs laced with synthetic Fentanyl.
There are “Counterfeit” opiate drugs like: Oxicotin or Percocet and illegal Street Drugs like: Heroin, Cocaine and Marijuana have been laced with this dangerous Synthetic Drug.
Who are the mistaken victims who are dying from counterfeit Opiate, Fentanyl Overdose/Poisonings? American Veterans, Teenagers, Young Adults in their 20’s 30’s 40’s and older adults too. American Babies have also died from accidental Fentanyl poisonings. This is an “American Fentanyl Crisis”. This is an American Family Tragedy of Overdoses, Poisonings and Suicides that we as a Nation must address and Stop!
Contact:
The official CDC Website for lifesaving information about Naloxone, an Opiate/Fentanyl antidote that is legal in all 50 states to have at home or to carry on your person and/or in a car.
Fentanyl Facts
Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is up to 50 times stronger than heroin and 100 times stronger than morphine. It is a major contributor to fatal and nonfatal overdoses in the U.S.1
There are two types of fentanyl: pharmaceutical fentanyl and illicitly manufactured fentanyl. Both are considered synthetic opioids. Pharmaceutical fentanyl is prescribed by doctors to treat severe pain, especially after surgery and for advanced-stage cancer.
However, most recent cases of fentanyl-related overdose are linked to illicitly manufactured fentanyl, which is distributed through illegal drug markets for its heroin-like effect. It is often added to other drugs because of its extreme potency, which makes drugs cheaper, more powerful, more addictive, and more dangerous.
Illicitly manufactured fentanyl
Illicitly manufactured fentanyl (IMF) is available on the drug market in different forms, including liquid and powder1.
Powdered fentanyl looks just like many other drugs. It is commonly mixed with drugs like heroin, cocaine, and methamphetamine and made into pills that are made to resemble other prescription opioids. Fentanyl-laced drugs are extremely dangerous, and many people may be unaware that their drugs are laced with fentanyl.
In its liquid form, IMF can be found in nasal sprays, eye drops, and dropped onto paper or small candies.
Street names for IMF include:
- Apache
- Dance Fever
- Friend
- Goodfellas
- Jackpot
- Murder 8
- Tango & Cash
The VFA cares
Have a Safe
and
Happy New Year!
Disclaimer
Veterans For America is a nonprofit Veteran Service Organization that was established in 1990, by Veterans for Veterans.
Veterans For America is an ALL-Volunteer, Veteran Service Organization and will do anything within our power to assist our brothers and sisters in arms and their families.
Our foremost missions are to HELP END Veteran homelessness and HELP STOP Veteran suicides.
We are Veterans who sacrificed and served our beloved country, the United States of America.
Veterans For America has always been, and will always continue to be a "Fully Transparent" Veteran Service Organization.
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My name is Fernando and I work with RetireGuide- a free web resource dedicated to providing useful retirement and health-related information to help older adults. The U.S Department of Veteran Affairs recommends veterans enroll in Medicare when they turn 65 even if they have VA benefits. To help veterans learn more, we've created a comprehensive Medicare for Veterans guide that explores coverage, eligibility, and more.
Please take a look: https://www.retireguide.com/guides/medicare-for-veterans/
Best wishes, Fernando A.
