What’s been on Americans’ minds lately?

VMF Member Opinion: Reflecting on the Los Angeles riots of 1992 and comparing them to the present 

VMF Member Opinion: By recklessly involving DoD in the June 2025 LA unrest, Hegseth continues his trend of undermining military readiness 

VMF Member Opinion: This Administration can sink no lower as it tries to erase a courageous veteran’s legacy of courage 

VMF Member Opinion: The Negative Impact This Administration Has On Today’s Recruitment And Retention 

VMF Member Opinion: The VA Is Putting Profit Over Patients, Didn’t You Get The DOGE Memo? 

VMF Member Opinion: We Are The Ones Who Must Save Ourselves From the SAVE Act 

Dems Abroad Member Opinion: Democrats Abroad: Get Involved in US Politics while Overseas 

Dems Abroad Members' Photos: Democrats Abroad Showed Up EVERYWHERE!! 

VMF Member Opinion: Letter: Veterans rally against gutting Department of Veterans Affairs

Opinion: Outrage on the High Seas: A Personal Betrayal of Our Values 

Opinion: School scammers are robbing veterans and the government blind 

Opinion: Trump uses troops as props 

Opinion: Using military forces in a law enforcement role is fundamentally wrong 

Opinion: Trump's parade was a triumph of a wannabe dictator 

Opinion: Citizens, speak up 

Opinion: Trump’s push for executive order loyalty risks undermining the federal workforce and the Constitution 

Opinion: Trump politicizes VA health care 

Opinion: Veterans deserve more than respect 

Opinion: Exposed: How VA Budget Cuts Are Endangering Critical Veteran Treatments 

Opinion: Women Have Served with Honor for Decades. This Administration Can't Erase That History. 

Op-Ed: The Trump Administration Is Violating the Constitution. This Legal Theory Can Help Us Move Forward. 

Opinion: A Shadow Over Service: New VA Policy Sparks Fears of Discrimination Against Minority Veterans 

Opinion: Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill Targets Expat Money Transfers 

Opinion: The Silence of the Generals 

Opinion: Trump Is Preparing the Military for Political War—And He’s Using a Confederate Traitor to Do It 

Opinion: Undaunted: The Outspoken Veterans 

What else has been in the media lately?

Statement From The [VMF Caucus] Chair On The Passage Of VMF’s Pershing Hall Resolution 

Dems Abroad Statement: Big Bad Budget impacts on Americans Abroad https://www.democratsabroad.org/big_bad_budget_impacts_on_americans_abroad

Dems Abroad Statement and Take-Action Item: Demand Congress Act - Silencing Senator Padilla is an attack on us all 

Dems Abroad Statement: Where Pride Started: Stonewall 

Article: Delegate proposing possible VA relocation from Manila to Guam 

Op-Ed: Clarifying the intent behind my proposal to relocate the VA Regional Office to Guam 

Press Release: Congressman Moylan Advocates For The Establishment Of VA Regional Office In Guam 

Article: Judge Blocks Trump Voting Order Requiring Proof of Citizenship 

Congressional Hearing: “Serving and Voting: Oversight of the Federal Voting Assistance Program” 

Dems Abroad VMF Caucus Newsletter: June 2025

Military Law Task Force Pamphlet: U.S. Military: Know Your Rights 

Article: Democrats Abroad protest at the US Embassy in Brussels 

Article: Trump Silences Dissent in the Military 

Article: Thousands of medically retired veterans qualify for retroactive combat disability pay after Supreme Court ruling 

Article: ‘Extremely disturbing and unethical’: new rules allow VA doctors to refuse to treat Democrats, unmarried veterans 

Article: 35 Active And Retired US Soldiers Are Revealing Their Brutally Honest Thoughts On Trump's Parade... 

Article: They Took Her Anyway: ICE Rips Breastfeeding Mother from U.S. Marine's Family in New Orleans 

Article: “They’re taking Shirly”: An Army sergeant in Houston thought his family was safe, then ICE deported his wife 

Article: Afghan man who worked as interpreter for the US Army detained by ICE in San Diego 

Article: How To Get Mental Health Care With TRICARE 

Article: Trump Appoints 22-Year-Old Ex-Gardener and Grocery Store Assistant to Lead U.S. Terror Prevention 

Article: Veterans Condemn Trump's 'Misuse of Military Power' Amid L.A. Protests 

Article: Trump news at a glance: Veterans Affairs department muzzled after critical article 

Article: VA Plans To Cut 1,000 I.T. Positions, Undoing Biden-Era Hiring Surge 

Article: Adrian Fontes takes part in the Trump protest in Germany 

Article: 5 things you may not know about Suresnes American Cemetery 

Article: Gov. Pritzker Takes Action to Protect Veterans from Healthcare Discrimination 

Video: TED Talk: A new mission for veterans - disaster relief 

​DNC Press Release: DNC Statement on Juneteenth 2025 

SVAC Press Release: Blumenthal & Banks Introduce Legislation to Streamline Veterans' Benefits Appeals Process 

SVAC Press Release: Blumenthal Raises Concerns Over Trump Administration's Purge of Transgender Servicemembers, Presses Hegseth & Collins About Servicemembers' Access to VA Benefits 

SVAC Press Release: Blumenthal Introduces Legislation Ensuring Veterans Who Signed Secrecy Oaths Receive Full Benefits 

EAC Report: The History, Evolution, and Future Directions of the Election Administration and Voting Survey 

GAO Report: Military to Civilian Transitions 

VA Guide: 2025 Federal Guide for Veterans, Dependents and Survivors

Article: Defending VA Veterans Health Care on D-Day 

Article: Trump's VA cut a program that's saving vets' homes. Even Republicans have questions 

Article: The Trump Administration is Banning Books on Military Bases. We Sued. 

Article: ‘I’m really horrified’: 100-year-old WWII vet joins thousands protesting planned VA cuts 

Article: Retiring Abroad On A Military Pension—3 Expat Havens For U.S. Veterans 

Article: California Republicans hate government ‘overreach.’ Most are quiet on Trump’s military in LA 

Article: Meet the Defiant Loyalists Who Paid Dearly for Choosing the Wrong Side in the American Revolution 

Article: US Marine veteran takes a stand against Trump: ‘He’s tearing the country apart’ 

Article: Democrats raise alarm over AI-driven contract cuts at VA 

Article: 'Surge in political violence' overwhelming America under Trump: NY Times editorial board 

Article: Trump voters get smacked by inflation in shopping aisles — and some blame tariffs 

Article: Top Online Degree Programs for Veterans 

Artículo: El desfile militar de Trump en Washington desata protestas nacionales 

Artículo: Obama dice que EE.UU. está "peligrosamente cerca" de la autocracia 

Article: Getting Care While You Travel: A TRICARE Guide for the U.S. and Overseas 

Article: This Forgotten Founding Father Hoped to ‘Die Up to My Knees in Blood’ in the Fight for American Independence. He Got His Wish 

Article: Robert Smalls’ Civil War bravery jumps off the page. A new comic captures his legacy. 

Memo: DoD-VA MOU 

DoD Memo: Statement by Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell on Implementation Memorandum for Permanent Change of Station Joint Task Force 

DoD Memo: Statement by Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell, on the Memorandum for the Establishment of the Military Service Recruitment Task Force 

Letter: House Democrats object to the renaming of the Harvey Milk U.S. Navy ship and call on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to rescind his order renaming the ship 

Interview: Carla Hayden on her time as a pioneering librarian of Congress and getting fired by Trump 

State Department Advisory: Worldwide Caution 

Petition: Stop VA's false narrative that dual service by married veterans is "double dipping" 

USAF Press Release: 435th Air Ground Operations Wing welcomes new commander 

US Army Press Release: Camp Humphreys chapel renamed for Korean War Medal of Honor recipient 

Blue Star Families Interview: The latest data on how our military families are doing 

​Article: Immigrant father of three Marines is violently detained, injured by federal agents, son says 

​Article: ICE detained a Marine veteran's wife. He doesn't know how to tell their children where she went. 

​Article: Former archivist raises red flags over NARA cuts 

​Article: WhatsApp banned on House staffers' devices 

​Article: Gravesite Maintenance Options 

​Ph.D. Dissertation: A Comparative Examination of Grit and Well-Being Among Combat and Non-Combat Veterans 

​Upcoming Event: Celebrate July 4th and the 250th Anniversary of the United States Military at the National Archives. Note: The 10 a.m. ceremony will be livestreamed on the National Archives YouTube channel and on the U.S. National Archives Facebook page. 

Homeschooling Report: Challenges for Military-Connected Children with Disabilities  

Press Release/Letter to White House: Congressman Pat Ryan Leads Fellow Democratic Veterans in Asserting Congressional Authority Over War Powers 

​TED Talk w/ Jane Ferguson: Life on the frontlines of war reporting