What’s VMF been up to lately?

VMF's TAKE ACTION Advocacy: Urge Your U.S. Representative to Pass H.R. 439 to Help Veterans Abroad Get the VA Health Care They Have Earned 

​Statement from the VMF Caucus: Secretaries Pete Hegseth and Doug Collins Must Resign 

Statement from the VMF Chair and Vice Chair: Recognizing Hispanic Heritage Month 2025 

​Statement from the VMF Chair Regarding Introduction of H.R. 4851 

New Podcast Episode: No Getting Between This Marine And Her Ballot – Dems Abroad VMF Chats With Pro-Voting Warrior Courtney Driver 

VMF Member Opinion: The Evidence Sorely Lacks with this Administration’s Claims of Being the Most Pro-Veteran/Military “Ever” 

VMF Reflections: Remembering the Dead and Forever Honoring the Sacrifices of America’s OSS Heroes 

New Podcast Episode: From the Pacific Northwest to Northern Africa, Libby Jamison Continues Fighting for Military-Connected Communities 

VMF Member Opinion: A 9/11 Ceremony of Remembrance and Hope 

New Podcast Episode: Special Guest and Global VMF Founder Anna Marie Mattson Discusses Volunteering Opportunities and Activities in Dems Abroad France 

VMF Poem of the Month: “Thoughts and Prayers” by Erin Hoffman  

Video: The Disability Vote in 2025 (Recorded Webinar, Co-Hosted by the Dems Abroad VMF Caucus) 

Dems Abroad Germany Veterans and Military Families Caucus – September 2025 Newsletter 

What’s been on Americans’ minds lately?

Op-Ed: Congress must immediately restore the union rights of federal employees  

Opinion: The Country needs to keep its promises to veterans 

Opinion: Sen. McCormick dodges difficult questions from constituents 

Op-Ed: Observations of an Expat: End of Tariffs? 

Op-Ed: There's no law that says 'speak English' 

Opinion: Why are Republicans putting profits over veterans?  

Opinion: The Major Richard Star Act can end an injustice against combat-disabled veterans  

Opinion: Racist America? 

Opinion: The consequences of privatizing VA medical care — especially in Idaho — would be severe 

Opinion: Morale on the Line: VA Ends Most Union Agreements—Veterans Brace for Impact

Opinion: A call to my fellow veterans to stand up to Trump's deployments 

Op-Ed: Free Speech at Risk in America's Schools 

Opinion: Stop abuse of immigrant veterans 

Op-Ed: Military families support our national defense — now they need our support 

Press Release: Stand Up for Disabled Veterans, Abolish the 'Wounded Veteran Tax' 

Opinion: September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month 

Opinion: West Point alumni organization caves to Trump 

Opinion: Speaking out while we still can 

Opinion: Trump’s impacts on veterans’ health need more scrutiny 

Opinion: Congress must act to help Camp Lejeune vets, families 

​Op-Ed: Ending weight-loss med coverage for some military retirees is unlawful 

Editorial: No justification for sending the military into American cities 

What else has been in the media lately?

​Dems Abroad Take-Action: California’s Fight Is Democracy’s Fight 

Dems Abroad Global Women's Caucus Newsletter: September 2025 

Dems Abroad Statement: Stop Trump's Attack on Mail-In Voting 

Dems Abroad Statement: Political Violence is Unacceptable 

Press Release: Ranking Member Takano Calls Out Shamefully Partisan Agenda 

Article: Veterans & Retirees are choosing the Dominican Republic: A new wave of returnees 

Article: Defense Health Agency unveils findDHA — a dynamic, online search tool 

Press Release: Veterans For Peace Condemns the Deployment of National Guard in Washington, DC, and the Misuse of U.S. Troops and ICE to Create Terror in Our Cities 

Article: JB Pritzker Shows How to Handle Trump 

Article: A daughter reclaims her father's US Army baseball legacy in France 

​Article: Veteran’s wife faces deportation despite legal residency 

GAO Report: DOD Education Activity: Observations on Employment of Individuals with Disabilities 

GAO Report: Financial Literacy and Small Business Lending: Resources Available to Military-Affiliated People 

Article: VA hospitals pay for AI weapons scanners, testers say are error-prone 

Article: What Really Happened at USNA — A Miscommunication, Not an Active Shooter 

Article: US veterans decry arrest of ex-army sergeant after ICE protest 

Article: Identifying warning signs of suicide on social media 

Article: Trump targets the left; a ‘Super SAVE Act’; and an era of ‘resistance to democracy’  

Article: Military families sue Trump administration over gender-affirming care ban  

Article: Sarah McBride slams Republicans for blocking amendments on trans military service in defense bill  

Article: The Trump Administration Wants Your Voter Registration Data. Why?  

Article: Honoring the last surviving member of the 6888th battalion  

Article: Top Gun Fans, Get Ready - Nat Geo Announces New Documentary Series 

Letter: HVAC Dems Write To SECVA Re Loan Delinquency 

Letter: Congressional Democrats Write To VA Re Abortion Rule Change 

Letter: Congressional Democrats Demand Answers from Navy Federal Credit Union on Overdraft Fees 

​Letter: HVAC Ranking Member Takano Demands the End of Claim Sharks (regarding California bill SB 694)

​WI Dems' Press Release: FULL OF SHIT ALERT: After Voting To Remove Veterans Homes Funding From Budget, Wisconsin Republicans Stupidly Blame Evers for Not Providing Funding for Veterans Homes 

​Letter: Florida veterans ask Gov. DeSantis to end death penalty for fellow military vets 

Article: Screened town halls and overbooked senators: Public appearances still sparse for West Virginia’s Congressional reps 

Video: Rep. Takano: Proposed VA Abortion Ban Would ‘Add Insult To Injury’ By Not Meeting Vets’ Health Needs 

Article: Space Force Opens Applications for Air Force Reservists to Sign Up for Part-Time Service 

Podcast: Pope Leo the Taxed: How the U.S. Tax System May Affect the Vatican 

Article: 12 Zoom Etiquette Tips for Veteran Job Interviews 

Article: Biden's presidential library to be built in Delaware 

Article: California lawmakers pass ban on masks for federal immigration agents 

Article: Project 2026: Trump’s Plan to Rig the Next Election 

Article: How ProPublica Exposed a Flawed AI Tool ‘Munching’ Hundreds of Veteran Contracts 

​Article: Rep. Sara Jacobs pushes for IVF coverage for military families 

​Article: What Trump’s Latest Tax Bill Means for Americans Living Abroad 

​Article: Harlem Hellfighters Honored by Congress 

​Article: Residents want historic designation for homes built by Black WWII veterans 

Article: President Barack Obama Wins His Third Emmy 

VMF would like to say a huge thank you to all caucus members who participated in 9/11 remembrance events. Members around the world paused for a few moments to reflect on the lives lost and remembered the heroes and victims from that fateful day in 2001. Pictured to the left is VMF member Lucia Perez (second from right) at a 9/11 event in Spain; and pictured below (middle) is  VMF member Roberta Enschede at a 9/11 event in the Netherlands.