PHOTOS – Florida Sons of Amvets

***Awards and Gifts to the Commander, with our Jrs, our future***

***Squadron 292 Pensacola FL. Giving Easter Dinner to Veteran Families Mrs and Mrs Mari Mills and Son Commander Glen Pruett with our very own Sons Commander’s Aide John Stansbury.***

***Our National Officers E Board Meeting***

***Our Feb SEC General Sons Meeting and first timers. Thank*** ***You all.***

***Having fun and getting some Rays with friends***

***Off to the Pony Races Feb SEC 2022***

***Our National Sons of Amvets EBoard members visiting Post 4, 9 ,16, 98,*** ***we thank you*** .

***Commander Patrick Holcombe presenting Certificate to Dalton Hancock. Charter member of the Juniors from post 26 who is now a USAF. Congrats Dalton.***

***$30,000 Toys for Tots Check Presented to Robert Qualls Squadron 12 Pensacola Florida, Congrats.***

***Commander Scooter Program. Here is Marine Corp Dale Mills and his new Scooter from Post 292 Pensacola Florida***

Doc Ryan and State Commander Patrick Holcombe

Squadron Post 50 helping celebrates Veterans Day. Paul Thank you for your services.

***One off our very own. Thank you David Leeland Morris 22yrs Retired Army Major Airborne Medic***

Cindy from Post 26 presenting a speech to our members at SEC

Our Amvets Commander Eddie L. Bullock Jr. presenting speech to Amvets Sons meeting.

Commander Patrick Holcombe presenting award to our 1st Vice Commander Jerry Padot

Commander Patrick Holcombe receiving his Chalice from our Past National Commander Ken Barber.

Amvets Ladies Auxiliary Dept of Florida President Debbie Beck

Our Amvets Commander Eddie L. Bullock Jr at Opening ceremony

Commander Patrick Holcombe at the Opening Ceremony

Our Proud Members from Post 81 Color Guards

Amvets Ladies Auxiliary Dept President Debbie Beck being escorted by Amvets Provost Marshall Kevin Buttwill

Bob Paff Finance, Commander Patrick Holcombe, Past National Commander Ken Barber, further National Commander Mick Ciesla

***Commander Patrick Holcombe at National Breakfast Convention Greensboro NC Florida Awards Stack***

***Iron Horse Order Motorcycle Club and Dept Scooter Presentation with Squadron 4***

***Our Commander Patrick Holcombe, Past Commander Mick Ciesla, 3rd Vice Commander Tim Brooke, Our JA Mike X Marecek and our new Adjutant Guenter Burbach enjoying the sights and sounds at Post 44***

**Congratulations John Gallagher ” SONS OF THE YEAR 2021 ”**

**Our 2nd Vice Commander Nate Wuesthoff with a LONG helping hand. She was extremely Happy with the extra 36 tickets.**

Scooter Presentation for Army Vet Marvin member Post 98. Scooter donated by Iron Order and Squad 4

Leo Ware presenting Sons donation to Orlando Mayor and Congresswoman Demings

Washington DC 2020

**James Haley** **VA Winter Cookout** **2020**

Men at work at The
Freaky Tiki!!
Sept. 2019

From Celebration of Life for
Brother Jeff Peck
Present in Spirit

First E-Board meeting 2019
Post 26
Commander Patrick Holcombe

President Trump at 75th Anniversary of Amvets National Convention
2019 Louisville, KY

Trump signs bill at national convention 2019

Draping off S.O.A Charger 26 in memory of Squadron Comander and Department Provost Marshall Jeff Peck

Veterans share their stories of experiencing PTSD and how they’ve healed June 24, 2022

PTSD is a signature wound of war that many veterans deal with. Because it is so common, it’s all the more important for veterans to have options over where they get mental health treatment, whether at the VA or from a provider in the community. We asked veterans to share their PTSD experiences and tell... […]

CVA’s 10-year anniversary, by the numbers June 22, 2022

Concerned Veterans for America is celebrating 10 years of defending the freedom we fought and sacrificed for in uniform. In the past decade, our staff, activists, volunteers, and partners across the country have achieved more than we ever thought possible. They’ve shown that veterans have the unique skills and experiences to make them effective leaders... […]

The future of the NATO alliance and U.S. involvement in Europe June 13, 2022

NATO was formed with one main goal – stop the emerging Soviet threat of expansion into Western Europe. Seventy years later, the USSR has collapsed, and the former Eastern Bloc has broken into individual nations, leading a casual observer to think the mission was accomplished. But the tensions between Russia and the West remain, brought... […]

A history of NATO: Why it was formed and what its goals were June 13, 2022

Russia’s immoral invasion of Ukraine has sparked international debate and questions about the role of NATO and whether it should be expanded. This month, NATO’s Madrid summit is expected to be an important reimagining of the Alliance’s mission. As the summit nears, examining NATO’s formation and history can help us think more clearly about what... […]

What would happen if the U.S. had to combat Russia? We answer that question and more May 31, 2022

Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began in late February, there has been no shortage of ideas and proposals put forward for how the United States should respond. Unfortunately, while many of these ideas are well-intentioned, too often their potential secondary and/or indirect consequences are not fully explored. Given the chaotic nature of war, when... […]

‘I am very thankful for the MISSION Act’: Veterans share stories and struggles with VA and community care May 23, 2022

The Department of Veterans Affairs has been misrepresenting appointment wait times and blocking veterans’ access to needed health care. Documents obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request expose methods the VA is using to skirt requirements in the VA MISSION Act to prevent veterans from using the community care option and keep them in... […]

The VA has released recommendations for better health care. Here are four questions we still have. April 29, 2022

You might have seen news outlets covering recommendations for streamlining veterans’ care from the Department of Veterans Affairs. Those recommendations represent a giant step in the Asset and Infrastructure Review process that will allow the VA to cut through waste and bureaucracy and adapt to veterans’ evolving needs. But misinformed concerns about these recommendations have... […]

Scandal has become the status quo at VA eight years after Phoenix April 8, 2022

Eight years ago, the Phoenix Veterans Affairs scandal broke, alerting the public to egregious mismanagement of veterans care. A concerted effort at the Phoenix VA to manipulate and cover up appointment wait times kept veterans away from needed medical care. Inspector General and Government Accountability Office investigators found the manipulation was being practiced all over the... […]

More VA documents expose wait-time manipulation and denial of care March 30, 2022

The more we find out, the worse it gets. A new wave of documents obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request provide more evidence that the Department of Veterans Affairs is purposefully keeping veterans away from community health care options by miscalculating appointment wait times. These revelations are further confirmation that the VA is... […]

CVA policy director outlines four ways Congress can help veterans in 2022 March 24, 2022

By Juliana Heerschap, CVA policy director Concerned Veterans for America recently released our 2022 policy agenda. In it, we outlined the issues where we think we can make the biggest differences in advancing policies that will benefit veterans, the military community, and their families. We approach these issues from the ground up. Our grassroots army... […]