Recent News of VMF Interest for October-November 2025


What’s VMF been up to lately?

VMF November 2025 Newsletter 

VMF Member Opinion: Government Shutdown A Broken Promise To TRICARE Beneficiaries 

VMF Statement (and Video) on the U.S. Marine Corps’ 250th Birthday 

Statement from the VMF Chair Regarding the VA’s Recent Completely Inappropriate Online Posting 

VMF Member Opinion: Looking at October 18th through the ‘Eye of the Lens’ 

New Podcast Episode: Checking In With DAG VMF Co-Chairs Robert Scott & Terese Sarno 

VMF Member Opinion: The Issue of Food Insecurity in the Military Community 

​VMF Member Opinion: Caregivers at Landstuhl Need Backpay and Closed Centers Reopened 

VMF Artwork: “Women Warriors and the Pinup” by M.B. Dallocchio, Photography by Terese Sarno, and Veteran’s Wreath by Michael Ramos

VMF Poem of the Month: “Will V-Day Be Me-Day Too” by Langston Hughes 


What’s been on Americans’ minds lately?

Editorial: Rep. Perry has gone a step too far in defaming millions of veterans who just happen to be Democrats 

Op-Ed: Washington politics shouldn’t determine if our troops get paid 

Blog: 7 Things the No Kings Protests Accomplished 

Opinion: I’m a veteran on disability. This reporting hurt me. 

Editorial: Trump has no authority for military deployments to US cities 

Opinion: We don't need to make it harder to vote 

Opinion: ICE Is Hiring Literally Anybody, and It’s Terrifying 

Editorial: In paying service members, White House invites a legal challenge 

Opinion: Kehoe, Schmitt, Trump, and Hegseth have a warped view of the US military 

Opinion: How New Technologies Are Making the Submarine Force More Lethal 

Opinion: American Narcissus 

Opinion: Veterans Deserve Better Than Governor DeWine’s Hemp Ban 

Editorial: Military deployments are not justified in the U.S. 

Opinion: When voting isn’t accessible, democracy isn’t equal 

Opinion: Ohio Senate Bill 293 aims to eliminate the mail-in ballot grace period  

Op-Ed: Keep inspectors general independent and on the job 

Opinion: Government Shutdown and VA: Which Services Are Safe, Which Face Suspension 

Op-Ed: The War Department has a new name, but no one to mind the store 

Opinion: Veterans Groups Push Back After Washington Post Report on Disability Fraud  

Opinion/Blog: The Trump Administration's War on African-American History is a Lost Cause 

Opinion: It may be up to the military to save our democracy

 

What else has been in the media lately?

Statement from Democrats Abroad's International Chair: Democracy Won Last Night - Thanks to You! 

Dems Abroad Take-Action: Demand Dem Senators Stand Strong for Affordable Healthcare 

Dems Abroad Take-Action: Urge Governors to Step Up for Hungry Families 

2025 Dems Abroad Press Coverage 

Dems Abroad Statement: Election 2025: Dems Abroad Getting Out the Vote  

Press Release: Active-Duty Military Families Win Historic Legal Challenge to Block Executive Order Undermining Voting Rights 

DNC Memo: Democrats Are Overperforming in Key Elections in Warning Sign for GOP 

Article: “En tant que vétéran, je me sens 100% trahie”: en France, ces Américains expatriés que la politique américaine inquiète 

Article: Kick in the shins’: DOD civilians’ finances upended by credit union clawback of shutdown aid 

Article: Judges reject VA secretary’s request to pause veterans’ claims appeals 

Article: From Front Lines to Protest Lines: Veterans Speak Out For 'No Kings' Events 

Article: 3 Easy Expat Havens For U.S. Veterans Abroad 

Article: AZ Republicans want to end overseas voting for some who have never lived here 

Article: Lawsuit offers new details of VA’s anti-union EO implementation 

Upcoming Virtual Event (11/20/25, 4PM ET): Military Exposures and Mental, Behavioral, and Neurologic Health Outcomes Among Post-9/11 Veterans 

Upcoming Virtual Event (11/13/25, 6PM CT): Obama Presidential Center Virtual Information Session 

Article: US Navy releases new social media guidelines for service members  

Article: US military base cancels event celebrating Jewish woman cyclist, cites DEI claims 

Article: 'Real panic': Military families in 'full-blown crisis' over being unable to afford food 

Article: ‘I have no idea what I’m going to do:’ Feds abroad fret about making rent without pay or subsidies during shutdown 

Article: Ohio GOP proposes restrictions on mail-in ballot deadline, prompting concern from veterans 

Article: Some troops report mid-month pay issues after Pentagon shifts billions amid shutdown 

Video: How the shutdown is impacting military families 

Article: Some VA therapists and patients say their treatment sessions are being limited, raising alarm 

Article: Project connects Americans to the Dutch people who honor their relatives at World War II cemetery 

Article: North Carolina lawmakers approve map adding a GOP House seat 

Photos: The Best "No Kings" Protest Signs 

Article: Growing number of US veterans face arrest over ICE raid protests 

Article: Marine colonel quits after 24 years, citing concern for the future of the US under Trump 

Letter: AARO's Comments to the Election Assistance Commission 

Article: Federal Websites Are Plastered With MAGA Propaganda. Is It Legal? 

Article: Trump allies, undeterred by setbacks in courts and Congress, push anew for citizenship proof to vote 

Article: In January 1776, Virginia’s Port City of Norfolk Was Set Ablaze, Galvanizing the Revolution. But Who Really Lit the Match? 

Dems Abroad Germany VMF Caucus – October 2025 Newsletter 

Article: Trump’s False Claims About Military Pay Raises and Recruitment 

Article: 'Stale beer and stories from the past': Veterans posts seek new ways to stay relevant as membership declines 

Article: Veterans Shop Tax-Free for Life 

Article: A U.S. veteran spoke out against his wrongful arrest by ICE. Now he’s being accused of assault 

Article: Pick-Up Cuts by Trump’s USPS Could Disenfranchise Mail Voters 

Analysis: 150 Years of Military and Overseas Voting Now Under Threat  

Article: 'Fear of complete incompetence' plagues Trump’s defense department: foreign policy expert 

Public Comment: Secure Families Initiative Defends Voting Access for Military and Overseas Citizens 

Article: Trump makes it hard for male vets to get cancer coverage, citing new 'biological truth' doctrine

Article: Navy looking into range of portable space to accommodate Rota school enrollment surge  

Article: Feds may close Moffett commissary, a ‘vital’ resource for military families  

Article: Meet the military families anxious about whether their next paychecks will arrive: ‘It’s almost like the service is taken for granted’ 

Article: 'SNAP Is Everything': Military Families, Vets Prepare for Empty Fridges  

Report: A Summary of Veteran-Related Statistics 

Article: Last-minute scramble over pay takes a toll on military families during the shutdown  

Letter: Military and Veteran Organizations Urge to End Shutdown 

Article: Veteran Resume Guide: Highlighting Military Experience  

Article: 5 things you may not know about Mexico City National Cemetery  

Letter: Takano Condemns Politically Driven Rollback of PACT Act Benefits 

Article: Oregon Secretary of State Calls for Removal of Federal Election Commissioner Over False Claims 

Article: VA announces furloughs for more employees as shutdown continues  

Article: VA cancels plans for employee satisfaction survey this year  

Press Release: [Sen.] Blumenthal & Veterans Service Organizations Slam Dangerous Narrative That VA's Disability Compensation Process Is 'Too Generous' at Hearing  

Article: DODEA schools offering free or reduced meals amid shutdown  

Article: US Army Tells Soldiers to Go to German Food Bank, Then Deletes It 

Article/Interview: Doctors, beware: AI threatens to weaken your relationships with patients 

Video: Roundtable Discussion with House Democrats and Veterans Service Organizations: "Protecting the Promise: The Past, Present and Future of Veterans' Benefits" 

Article: VA Services Impacted for Around 1 Million US Veterans 

Article: DoDEA Virtual School Options  

Article: Rebuking Trump, California passes Prop 50 to redistrict in favor of Democrats

Article: The history of trick-or-treating on military bases