PHOTOS – Florida Sons of Amvets

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

Concerned Veterans News Feed

Watch: Veterans reflect on September 11 on 20th anniversary September 10, 2021

For many Americans, September 11, 2001, is a clear memory. We remember exactly where we were and what we were doing when we heard the sobering news that planes had hit both towers of the World Trade Center and the Pentagon and had crashed in a field in Pennsylvania. We watched with horror and deep... […]

Get to know CVA: Five things to know about Education Director John Byrnes September 8, 2021

Concerned Veterans for America has a grassroots army advocating the freedom and prosperity America’s veterans fought for. Those veterans and military families have joined us over the years to partner on the issues that matter most to them, and many have been in our ranks for years. But John Byrnes has been with CVA longer... […]

Americans want accountability for 20 years of war in Afghanistan, not just the last 20 days September 2, 2021

This week, the U.S. military completed its evacuation of Afghanistan, bringing a formal end to America’s longest war. The last few weeks have been a solemn reminder of how much the Afghanistan War has cost in time, resources, dollars, and lives. Concerned Veterans for America Senior Advisor Dan Caldwell commented on the losses endured by... […]

We asked veterans what they’re experiencing at the VA. Here’s what they shared. August 25, 2021

Concerned Veterans for America recently relaunched My VA Story. We did this for a simple reason – we want to know how things are going for veterans who use the Department of Veterans Affairs for their care. Since the VA MISSION Act was signed into law in 2018, new access standards have been established for... […]

Afghanistan veteran ‘still confident that withdrawing our troops was and is the right decision’ August 20, 2021

As events continue to unfold in Afghanistan, veterans of the war are left thinking back on their deployments and wondering if withdrawal was the right choice. Army veteran Sam Rogers, who served multiple deployments in Afghanistan, writes in USA Today that the tragic events over the last few weeks have been difficult for him to... […]

CVA launches new effort to bring troops home from Iraq August 13, 2021

Concerned Veterans for America announced a new target this week in our effort to End Endless Wars – a full withdrawal of troops from Iraq. Military operations in Iraq have been ongoing since the U.S. invasion in 2003. Thousands of troops have been killed and tens of thousands injured. Further, the U.S. has spent more... […]

Iraq War vets held up their end of the bargain. When will Congress do the same? August 11, 2021

Roseanne Rodriguez knows the Iraq War well. She served as a combat medic in Mosul in its early years, experiencing the worst of war alongside incredible soldiers. Rodriguez recently wrote in the Virginian-Pilot that her experiences in Iraq and transitioning back to civilian life have caused her to take a critical look at the state... […]

Reassessing U.S. involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan August 6, 2021

In 2007, John Byrnes took to the pages of the New York Post to support the U.S. wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Byrnes was an Army staff sergeant who was optimistic about the project of promoting democracy, and he had the combat chops to support his contention. While he is still proud of his service... […]

The combat mission is over in Iraq. So why are troops staying? August 4, 2021

Last week, President Joe Biden and Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi announced an end to U.S. combat operations in Iraq by 2022. But an end to combat operations doesn’t mean troops are returning home. What Biden and al-Kadhimi have agreed to is nothing more than a classification change, as U.S. troops will now serve in... […]

Rethinking the U.S. military presence across the Greater Middle East July 28, 2021

In an opinion piece in the Washington Examiner, Tyler Koteskey, senior foreign policy analyst at Concerned Veterans for America, urges a rethink of U.S. policy across the Greater Middle East. While applauding the move to withdraw the remaining troops from Afghanistan, he takes issue with the president’s proposal — confirmed in a meeting this week... […]