Fascinating roundtable with the Servicewomen and Veterans Caucus, led by Chrissy Houlahan, including Rep. Mikie Sherrill and Congresswoman Jen Kiggans today! Lorry Fenner did an outstanding job repping our Minority Veterans of America-led Military Reform Coalition, advocating for #EndingMST thru smart policy! #SAAPM

Truly appreciate Senator Mark Kelly staff for meeting with our Military Reform Coalition in honor of #SAAPM ! Our grassroots group of likeminded orgs and individuals led by Minority Veterans of America is leading the charge in #EndingMST Department of Defense 🇺🇸 & Veterans Affairs. Thank you!

Very grateful to Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland staff for meeting with our Minority Veterans of America -led Military Reform Coalition, listening to our #MST survivors’ stories and pushing for smart policy solutions Department of Defense 🇺🇸 Veterans Affairs toward #EndingMST . Thank you! #SAAPM

Many thanks to Congressman Nick LaLota staff for meeting w/ our Military Reform Coalition, listening to our #MST survivors’ stories and our calls for smart policy solutions for Department of Defense 🇺🇸 Veterans Affairs towards #EndingMST . #SAAPM

And in another office in Longworth, thanks to Congressman Don Davis for meeting with our Military Reform Coalition, dedicated to #EndingMST and pushing for smart policy from Department of Defense 🇺🇸 Veterans Affairs this Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month! #SAAPM

Gorgeous Spring day on Capitol Hill w/ the Military Reform Coalition led by Minority Veterans of America! We’re a group of grassroots Vets and likeminded orgs dedicated to #EndingMST and pushing smart Department of Defense 🇺🇸 Veterans Affairs policy for Sexual Assault Awareness & Prevention Month! #SAAPM

Huge thanks to Senator Jon Tester for meeting with our Military Reform Coalition to advance smart policy geared toward #EndingMST —we appreciate all you do to support #MSTsurvivors ! #SAAPM

Thank you, Elizabeth Warren for meeting w/ our Military Reform Coalition & Minority Veterans of America, for hearing our sexual assault survivors’ stories, and pushing for smart policy solutions for #EndingMST in Department of Defense 🇺🇸 Veterans Affairs! #SAAPM

Huge thanks to @RepMace for meeting with the Military Reform Coalition led by Minority Veterans of America today! We’re a group of grassroots Vets and likeminded orgs dedicated to #EndingMST and pushing for smart Department of Defense 🇺🇸 @DeptVeteransAffairs policy to support Mil/Vet survivors #SAAPM

Military Reform Coalition Team Bravo, on the move! #EndingMST #SAAPM

“The community has done our job, we have served our country, we have earned the benefits that we have through VA ... all we want is access to care,' says Lindsay Church of @minorityvets
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Happening now - 

Melissa Bryant, Chair of MVA's Board of Directors, provides testimony to the House Veterans Affairs Committee's Health Subcommittee on H.R. 3303, the Maternal Health for Veterans Act. 

Catch the hearing here - youtube.com/watch?v=bURaMA…

The non-profit RAND Corporation is conducting online focus groups with prior service members discharged under Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell or similar policies to try to improve the Review Board process for correcting military records. 

Learn more and register: respond.rand.org/wix/2/p8683273…

We're always so grateful when folks like Ash drop by to spread knowledge to our Emerging Leaders! Thanks for coming back as an alumni and continuing to be a part of MVA!

National American Indian Veterans is set to receive a congressional charter after a nearly 20-year effort, making it the first-ever Native American-dedicated group recipient and the first of any veterans group to receive a charter in almost 15 years.

militarytimes.com/news/your-mili…

Georgia organization working to elevate women veterans’ voices

They served our country but now, some feel their stories are invisible. Several female veterans are finding support and sisterhood through an organization of 5,000 members strong.

atlantanewsfirst.com/2023/12/20/geo…

When Army Spc. Denisha Montgomery Smith was found dead in a US base in Germany last year, the news devastated her family.

Now, unanswered questions about her death, a physical assault before she died, and lack of accountability have added to their grief.

abcnews.go.com/US/family-dema…

The lasting impact of the ban on LGBTQ+ servicemembers, effort to fix the past

A lawsuit against the Department of Defense seeks to remove any mention of sexual orientation or homosexual conduct from the military records of discharged veterans.

cbs8.com/article/news/l…