1.     3-day Veteran Hiring Fair to include 22K job postings.  

2.     Univ. of Wisconsin offers online courses for active-duty soldiers. 

3.     Disabled vets' families fight VA over fiduciaries. 

4.     Purple Hearts for PTSD debated. 

5.     DOD reassessing plans for new medical center near Ramstein. 

6.     Military's new R&R plan doesn’t include leaving Afghanistan. 

7.     Bloomberg study: Drones most accident-prone Air Force craft. 

8.     Ferris State University offering transportation to job fair for veterans. 

9.     VA threatens Orlando hospital contractor. 

10.  Some Vets' Money Managed -- & Stolen -- By Scoundrels. 

11.  HUD adds .5 million to help 380 homeless veterans. 

12.  Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs. 

13.  Two new nursing homes for veterans to open in NC. 

14.  Bridge On; Now Who Gets Jobs? 

15.  State Launches Initiative To Hire Veterans. 

16.  Two New Nursing Homes For Veterans To Open In NC. 

17.  Conn. Veterans Agency To Offer Discount Card. 

18.  VA Threatens To Dump Contractor Building Orlando Hospital. 

19.  Returning Troops Find New Enemy At Home: Driving. 

20.  VA For Neb., Iowa Expanding Mental-Health Services. 

21.  Frontlines Of Fatherhood: Catching Up After War. 

22.  Purple Hearts For PTSD Debated. 

23.  Hundreds Come Out To Honor Wounded Veterans. 

24.  Veterans Affairs Medical Center Youth Volunteer Receives $20,000 Scholarship. 

25.  Ohio Group Works To Document War Of 1812 Graves.   

26.  Va. Initiative Targets Veteran Unemployment. 

27.  Local Veterans Outraged Over Phony Colonel's Early Release. 

28.  Dayton Announces Women Veterans Day. 

29.  Wounded Warrior Hoffman Wins National Recognition. 

30.  VA / VSO-MSO Hearings as June 19, 2012: 

31.  Today in History:

1.    3-day Veteran Hiring Fair to include 22K job postings.  The Detroit News  More than 22000 federal and private-sector job openings across the U.S. will be ... The Department of Veterans Affairs, which is organizing the June 26-29 event ...

 

2.    Univ. of Wisconsin offers online courses for active-duty soldiers.  Matt Beilfuss is part of a group of active military members enrolled this summer in online UW courses in foreign policy and international relations geared to troops. Students are stationed overseas, on an aircraft carrier at sea and at military bases around the country.

 

3.    Disabled vets' families fight VA over fiduciaries.  Across the country, disabled veterans' families are in bitter battles with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, trying to oust VA-appointed fiduciaries from their lives.

 

4.    Purple Hearts for PTSD debated.  With more than 2 million service members returning home from Iraq and Afghanistan, post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury have become the signature wounds of both conflicts. But while the Pentagon has decided TBI, or mild concussions received as a result of enemy action, qualify for the status of a Purple Heart, the military hasn’t yielded on PTSD.

 

5.    DOD reassessing plans for new medical center near Ramstein.  Defense Department officials say they are reassessing plans for a new military hospital to replace Landstuhl Regional Medical Center. A recent congressional report found calculation errors, improper documentation and other problems with the department’s initial proposal.

 

6.    Military's new R&R plan doesn’t include leaving Afghanistan.  The U.S. military is rolling out a new rest and recuperation program for troops fighting in Afghanistan. But don’t pack your bags for a nice long break on a sunny beach or a visit home undefined you won’t be leaving Afghanistan under the “rest-in-place” program.

 

7.    Bloomberg study: Drones most accident-prone Air Force craft.  The U.S. military’s three biggest drones are the most accident-prone aircraft in the Air Force fleet, according to military data compiled by Bloomberg.

 

8.    Ferris State University offering transportation to job fair for veterans.  Michigan Business Review - MLive.com  Ferris State University will provide veterans in the Big Rapids area ... next week to a job fair in Detroit hosted by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

 

9.    VA threatens Orlando hospital contractor.  HealthLeaders Media  Long-simmering tensions between the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and one of its largest contractors boiled over Friday when the agency warned.

 

10.Some Vets' Money Managed -- & Stolen -- By Scoundrels.  LoanSafe  But hundreds of mentally disabled veterans. ... thieves who have been handed control of disabled veterans' finances by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, ...

11.HUD adds .5 million to help 380 homeless veterans.  AGBeat  U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric K. Shinseki announced today ...

 

12.Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs.  IGNN  The Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs (IDVA) today honored Steven Kreitzer, a DeKalb resident and U.S. Army veteran, at its June 2012 “

 

13.Two new nursing homes for veterans to open in NC.  News & Observer  The new homes were built with a combination of money from the state and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. The VA set aside $14.6 million for the home ...

 

14.Bridge On; Now Who Gets Jobs? Crain's Detroit Business  "Friday's announcement that Michigan and Canada have reached an accord to build a $2.1 billion highway bridge over the Detroit River will fuel a mini-employment boom for the heavy construction trades on both sides of the border." Crain's Detroit Business adds, "The jobs are going to be a good place for the hiring of returning veterans...said Patrick Devlin, secretary-treasurer of the Detroit office of the Michigan Building and Construction Trades Council." Devlin "said ongoing programs such as 'Helmets to Hard Hats' aim to move veterans into construction jobs." Devlin added, "There's a lot of training programs available for returning vets." The bridge project, he said, "is going to be a very big plus for them."

 

15.State Launches Initiative To Hire Veterans. Kentucky Press News Service On Friday, Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear "announced a statewide effort to connect returning members of the National Guard, Reserve and other veterans with job openings in Kentucky. Joined by military, veteran, workforce and business leaders at the annual state convention of Disabled American Veterans, Beshear unveiled the Hiring Kentucky Heroes partnership and web resource that will bring together veterans seeking jobs with employers needing workers." The Kentucky Press News Service adds, "The Hiring Kentucky Heroes is a partnership" of several organizations, including the US Department of Labor's Veterans' Employment and Training Service and the Kentucky Department of Veterans Affairs.

 

16.Two New Nursing Homes For Veterans To Open In NC. Raleigh (NC) News & Observer  "The N.C. Division of Veterans Affairs will open two skilled nursing facilities for veterans in the next several months, expanding the state's capacity to care for its elderly soldiers." It is "'going to be great to have this space available,' said Greg Hughes, chief of social work for the Durham VA Medical Center, which will oversee the medical care provided at the home in Kinston." Medical care at the home in Black Mountain, meanwhile, will be overseen by the VA hospital in Asheville. The News & Observer adds, "The new homes were built with a combination of money from the state" and the US VA.

 

17.Conn. Veterans Agency To Offer Discount Card.  AP  "Connecticut's Department of Veterans' Affairs is partnering with a national program to offer the state's veterans and their families discounts at a network of retailers, restaurants and service providers." Connecticut Gov. Daniel P. Malloy "announced the partnership on Friday. Veterans Advantage partners with private corporations that want to honor the military and offer discounts on their goods and services, ranging from rental cars to clothing."

18.VA Threatens To Dump Contractor Building Orlando Hospital. Cox Communications  Veterans Affairs is "threatening to dump" Brasfield & Gorrie, the "contractor building its new...hospital in Lake Nona," because of "cost overruns and a lack of progress. Brasfield & Gorrie now has a little over a week to come up with a plan to speed up construction of the 1.2-million-square-foot hospital. The contractor says it's not to blame, but rather the VA which keeps changing blueprints for the 650-million-dollar hospital."

19.Returning Troops Find New Enemy At Home: Driving. FOX News  "The No. 1 killer of combat troops returning to the US is not suicide. It's car accidents, according to the Veterans Affairs Department." That agency, the Department of Transportation, and the Department of Defense are "combining forces to reduce the risk of motor vehicle crashes among veterans, particularly those returning from the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan."

 

20.VA For Neb., Iowa Expanding Mental-Health Services. AP  "A veterans' health care network that serves Nebraska and western Iowa is planning to expand its mental-health services." The "Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System is planning to add more staff in Lincoln, Omaha and other locations. The 10 percent increase in staff comes as the Veterans Administration prepares to deal with more cases of post-traumatic stress disorder and other problems."

 

21.Frontlines Of Fatherhood: Catching Up After War. NPR

 

22.Purple Hearts For PTSD Debated. Dayton (OH) Daily News

 

23.Hundreds Come Out To Honor Wounded Veterans. Frederick (MD) News-Post

 

24.Veterans Affairs Medical Center Youth Volunteer Receives $20,000 Scholarship.  Hagerstown (MD) Herald-Mail

 

25.Ohio Group Works To Document War Of 1812 Graves.   AP

 

26.Va. Initiative Targets Veteran Unemployment. AP

 

27.Local Veterans Outraged Over Phony Colonel's Early Release. Jacksonville (NC) Daily News

 

28.Dayton Announces Women Veterans Day. Minnesota Public Radio

 

29.Wounded Warrior Hoffman Wins National Recognition. Easton (MD) Star Democrat

 

30.VA / VSO-MSO Hearings as June 19, 2012:

            June 19, 2012:  The House Veterans Affairs Committee will hold a hearing on VA’s Veterans Benefits Management System.  2:00 P.M.; TBD

 

            June 21, 2012.  HVAC, Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity will hold a hearing on pending legislation.  10:00 A.M.; 334 Cannon

 

            June 27, 2012.  SVAC will conduct a legislative hearing.  The agenda is comprised mainly of bills regarding health care, disability compensation, and NCA matters.  10:00 A.M.; 418 Russell

 

1. Today in History:

• 1306 – The Earl of Pembroke's army defeats Bruce's Scottish army at the Battle of Methven.
• 1846 – The first officially recorded, organized baseball match is played under Alexander Cartwright's rules on Hoboken, New Jersey's Elysian Fields with the New York Base Ball Club defeating the Knickerbockers 23-1. Cartwright umpired.
• 1862 – The U.S. Congress prohibits slavery in United States territories, nullifying Dred Scott v. Sandford.
• 1865 – Over two years after the Emancipation Proclamation, slaves in Galveston, Texas, United States, are finally informed of their freedom. The anniversary is still officially celebrated in Texas and 13 other contiguous states as Juneteenth.
• 1867 – Maximilian I of the Mexican Empire is executed by a firing squad in Querétaro, Querétaro.
• 1870 – After all of the Southern States are formally readmitted to the United States, the Confederate States of America ceases to exist.
• 1875 – The Herzegovinian rebellion against the Ottoman Empire begins.
• 1910 – The first Father's Day is celebrated in Spokane, Washington.
• 1913 – Natives' Land Act in South Africa implemented.
• 1934 – The Communications Act of 1934 establishes the United States' Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
• 1944 – World War II: First day of the Battle of the Philippine Sea.
• 1953 – Julius and Ethel Rosenberg are executed at Sing Sing, in New York.
• 1961 – Kuwait declares independence from the United Kingdom.
• 1964 – The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is approved after surviving an 83-day filibuster in the United States Senate.
• 1978 – Garfield, holder of the Guinness World Record for the world's most widely syndicated comic strip, makes its debut.
• 1982 – In one of the first militant attacks by Hezbollah, David S. Dodge, president of the American University in Beirut, is kidnapped.
• 1982 – The body of God's Banker, Roberto Calvi is found hanging beneath Blackfriars Bridge in London.
• 1985 – Members of the Revolutionary Party of Central American Workers, dressed as Salvadoran soldiers, attack the Zona Rosa area of San Salvador.
• 1987 – Basque separatist group ETA commits one of its most violent attacks, in which a bomb is set off in a supermarket, Hipercor, killing 21 and injuring 45.
• 1990 – The current international law defending indigenous peoples, Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989, is ratified for the first time by Norway.
• 1991 – The Soviet occupation of Hungary ends.
• 2009 – Mass riots involving over 10,000 people and 10,000 police officers break out in Shishou, China, over the dubious circumstances surrounding the death of a local chef.
• 2009 – War in North-West Pakistan: The Pakistani Armed Forces open Operation Rah-e-Nijat against the Taliban and other Islamist rebels in the South Waziristan area of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas.