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"Black Hearts:"
I'm sure we'll be hearing much more about this book in the coming weeks!… Continue
Posted by James Starowicz on February 8, 2010 at 10:30am
Wounded Warrior Veterans
America's Wounded Warrior Veterans March on the Congress
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Posted by James Starowicz on February 7, 2010 at 8:58am
Australian Iraq War Inquiry?
Doctors call for inquiry into Australia's war on Iraq… Continue
Posted by James Starowicz on February 7, 2010 at 6:30am
ACTION: Stop the Extradition of Marc Hall to Iraq
IVAW Press Release: Please Share!… Continue
Fort Stewart, Ga. – The US military plans to extradite a stop-lossed Iraq war veteran to Iraq “within a few days” to face a court martial for allegedly threatening military officers in a protest rap song he mad
Posted by James Starowicz on February 5, 2010 at 4:31pm
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Dryhootch's "War, Art, & the Veteran" at the Milwaukee Art Museum
"Helping the Veteran & their family who survived the war, survive the peace . . ."
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A Place for Veterans to Reconnect
Veterans, friends, and family, share a cup of coffee, lattes, sodas, juices, and stories. Join the camaraderie of others who've been where you've been; who share that special bond of serving their country and have felt the daily toll of being in harms way. - see more - |
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Dryhootch Coffee is a Social Place
Where one can come and meet old buddies, make new friends, share stories, and remember and salute those who did not make it home. Where a great cup of Java and good friends bring back the good memories , great stories while you enjoy some jazz, poetry, or a good movie. It's a great place and time to reflect and laugh again.- see more - |
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Dryhootch Coffee is a Healing Place
Dryhootch Coffee is safe place where the troubles, fears, and worries of service and sacrifice can be addressed. Learn skills on how to cope and how to deal with the memories that won't go away. Groups on addictions, PTSD, and family involvement are available in a warm and inviting atmosphere that promotes healing and reflection. Information by vets, for vets, on what government programs are available to help you, your family, or a friend. - see more - |
Through the grant, Dryhootch is finishing our Mobile Canteen that will serve as our outreach into the community. It will serve as our coffeehouse on wheels, a place to conduct surveys of veterans and to provide information to troops, veterans, and family on programs and benefits they may not be aware they are entitled to.
The grant will not allow any funding for the building of the Dryhootch Center, so fund raising continues for this meeting places.
Look for our Mobile Canteen, or invite us to your Chapter, Post or community event. If you would like the Mobile Outreach to pull up to your event, contact Dryhootch today!
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Announcing Family Support Groups
ParTech, a leader in Point of Sale systems has donated a POS cash register to Dryhootch for Brady Street. This system will help Dryhootch control its costs and ensure programs are helping our veterans!
Stonecreek Coffee Donates Coffee Brewing Systems!
Milwaukee's Stonecreek Coffee has donated the coffee brewing systems to Dryhootch's Brady Street location! Owner Eric Resch and his great staff have been supportive of Dryhootch since we brewed our first pot of great Dryhootch Coffee (roasted by Stonecreek here in Milwaukee). Now he's donated our coffee systems, his staff is helping us in setting our shop up correctly and will train us on how to make a great "Loose Lips Latte!" So the next time you think of stopping by Starbucks, drive up the street to a Stonecreek Coffee Shop and say "thank you for helping our veterans!" Find their locations at www.stonecreekcoffee.com
Steinhafels Donates Furniture!
The Steinhafels furniture Company has donated over $5,000 of furniture to the new Dryhootch building so veterans and their families can attend meetings, groups, and relax as they work to find a way back home! We ask you to support companies like Steinhafels who chose to support our veterans and families. The next time you stop by their store, tell them "thank you"
Dryhootch Announces Milwaukee Location!
Dryhootch Milwaukee is set to open at 1030 E Brady St near UWM, MSOE, MATC, Marquette & MIAD campuses. The building offers an outdoor courtyard great for music, sitting, & drinking coffee. The first floor will be a coffee house where a veteran, family member, or the public can enjoy some great Dryhootch coffee, a pastry, or more. The 2nd floor offers a space for vets to get away, take in a group on PTSD, AA, NA, or join an online group.
Watch for our open house weekend to be announced soon to see the space, and chip in on work, cleaning, or donating needed items. We are excited about the potential of having a place where veterans and families can connect to services and community!
Events
February 10
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Steinhafel's Furniture Move in Day/Media Event @ Dryhootch
February 10, 2010 from 9:30am to 11pm – Dryhootch Brady Street
Join us this Wed as Steinhafels delivers their donated furniture to Dryhootch on Brady St! Here's a chance to thank the Steinhafel people and help us move in! We've invited the media, so tell them wh…
February 21
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Pan Cake Breakfest
February 21, 2010 from 7am to 11am – Look at pancake breakfest
Looking for working volenters and Raffel Prizes
Organized by mark flower | Type: fundraiser
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Dryhootch Pancake Breakfast
February 21, 2010 from 8am to 12pm – American Legion Posts: Greendale Post 416
Join for for great food and camaraderie as we raise some "dough" for the Dryhootch!
Organized by Tim Baranzyk | Type: fundraiser
February 27
Saturday
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Stand Down Rally @ Richard Street Armory
February 27, 2010 from 7am to 3pm – Richards Street Armory
Join us to help those veteran who are homeless or "at risk" for a "Hand Up, not a Hand Out!" We need volunteers to man our table from 7am to noon, and noon to 3pm. We also need items to help our vete…
Organized by Wisc Vets Standdown Committee | Type: communtiy, event
April 10
Saturday
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Hard Times Ball
April 10, 2010 from 7pm to 11pm – Marian Center for Nonprofits, St. Francis
A night of dancing and down-home dining. A celebration of the music of Stephen Foster and the resilience of the American people during these hard times Music for dancing by Milwaukee's award-winning…
May 15
Saturday
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support the troups ride
May 15, 2010 all day – marine base 2401 lincoln memorial dr
2 wheel ride to support the troups stagging @ 10:00 am marine base 2401 S Lincoln memorial dr. ride leaves @ 11:15 arrive harley museum for ceromony
Organized by kenny brown | Type: fund, raiser, for, arm, forces
Forum
DryHootch on Veterans Today News Network
Dryhootch – A Place for Vets to Reconnect February 5, 2010 by Robert L. Hanafin · Leave a Comment “….take the money from your magnetic “support our troops”…
Started by Robert (Bobby) L. Hanafin in Uncategorized Feb 5.
PTSD and Force Readiness
By THOMAS C. HALL, CHAIR, Vietnam Veterans of America, PTSD/SUBSTANCE ABUSE COMMITTEE Suicide rates in the active military and among veterans are on the rise. Military Sexual Trauma (MST) continues…
Tagged: America, VVA, of, Veterans, Vietnam
Started by Robert (Bobby) L. Hanafin in PTSD Feb 4.
VVA’s THE FACES OF AGENT ORANGE
In my last issue of VVA Veteran magazine I noted that our organization has escalated efforts to get the stories of people and families exposed to Agent Orange the attention deserved. VVA has had the…
Started by Robert (Bobby) L. Hanafin in Uncategorized Feb 4.
Agent Orange Song (Paul Reutershan)
The link to this song was sent into Veterans Today by a friend of ours. He asked that it be included in our Stories of Agent Orange effort. It comes from a post on the blog Agent Orange Zone. During…
Tagged: COST, OF, WAR, EXPOSURE, CHEMICAL
Started by Robert (Bobby) L. Hanafin in Uncategorized Feb 4.
Book Review Veterans of War, Veterans of Peace
About two years ago my wife and I heard Peace activist Maxine Hong Kingston speak at Wright State University in Fairborn, Ohio right outside Wright-Patterson AFB. Being a University right outside a m…
Tagged: VETS, MILITARY, FAMILIES, WAR, NAM
Started by Robert (Bobby) L. Hanafin in Book Reviews Feb 4.
Gray Eagles Film by Chris Woods
Excellent film about Jim Brooks and his P-51 "February". I highly recommend it. You won't be disappointed. Kudos to Chris Woods!!
Started by Joe Mitchell in Uncategorized Feb 4.
amusing anecdotes
It might be an entertaining idea to have members relate funny stories that actually happened in their unit, platoon or squad. It might bring smiles to the faces of other members.
Started by Loren Regan in PTSD Feb 3.
Polls
Does anyone else have a problem viewing the polls that are posted here? I can only see the first one or two choices and cannot submit a choice. For the next meeting I vote Thursday at 230 but questi…
Tagged: Summit, Warrior, Madison
Started by TED in Uncategorized Feb 3.
PTSD interaction training 9 Replies
The VA or qualified persons should provide a seminar on interacting with Vets experienceing PTSD; most of us don't have training in that area. I make this statement based on my Chaplaincy training wh…
Started by Walter Henry in PTSD. Last reply by Walter Henry Feb 1.
How can we get more volunteers to dry hootch events? 31 Replies
we need suggestions,thank you to all the membership,Mark:):):)
Started by mark flower in Uncategorized. Last reply by Walter Henry Jan 25.
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News on PTSD
Letter (Web version): VA allowing ill-prepared troops back into battle - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
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Letter (Web version): VA allowing ill-prepared troops back into battle
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette ... especially if they have been diagnosed already with PTSD. Many of the combat veterans I have worked with in the past who had multiple tours in Vietnam ... Vietnam generation begins to fade as death rate rises for war's veterans |
Women in the Armed Forces 'more likely to suffer mental problems' - Telegraph.co.uk
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Women in the Armed Forces 'more likely to suffer mental problems'
Telegraph.co.uk Piers Bishop, a director of the Resolution which treats service personnel with PTSD, said many of the mental disorders included in the statistics were ... |
Program pairs veterans, dogs to help PTSD symptoms - ENC Today
Program pairs veterans, dogs to help PTSD symptoms
ENC Today While at a Veterans' Affairs Medical Center in Martinsburg, W.Va., Martin heard from a caseworker about Paws4People, a nonprofit that provides those in need ... |
Ex-POW feels overlooked - Honolulu Advertiser
Ex-POW feels overlooked
Honolulu Advertiser It was hard at first to admit to having PTSD, she said, because she thought of it as something that happened to Vietnam war veterans. ... |
Our views: The sacred bond (Feb. 7) - Florida Today
Our views: The sacred bond (Feb. 7)
Florida Today These are vital steps that will save lives because repeated combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan have turned PTSD into a plague with one in five veterans ... Young veterans lift veil on stress disorders Veterans face college, readjustment when returning home Economy 101: 12 Pct of Recent Vets Unemployed - |
VA News
White House Seeks $125 Billion for Veterans in 2011
To expand health care to a record-number of Veterans, reduce the number of homeless Veterans and process a dramatically increased number of new disability compensation claims, the White House has announced a proposed $125 billion budget next year for the Department of Veterans Affairs.Miramar National Cemetery Dedicated
The Department of Veterans Affairs held a dedication ceremony today in San Diego for the Miramar National Cemetery.VA Secretary Shinseki Helps Veterans at VA Medical Center Homeless Stand Down
At the VA Medical Center in Washington, D.C., (DCVAMC), Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki joined hundreds of volunteers in support of homeless Veterans in our Nation's capital.VA to Begin Recovery of Post-9/11 GI Bill Advance Payments
The Department of Veterans Affairs is beginning the process of recovering advance payments made available during the fall 2009 semester to Veterans and servicemembers who applied for education benefits.VA Opens Washington Crossing National Cemetery
Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki announced the opening of the 131st national cemetery with the first burials taking place Jan. 20 at Washington Crossing National Cemetery in Newtown, Pa.© 2010 Created by Bob
