Year of the Woman Veteran 2013

Recently, while at the historic AMVETS Post 2 in Culver City, I interviewed two members of the AMVETS CA Women Veterans Committee, Deedra DeCoster (C) and Deborah Rembold (L).

A special Thank You to our on location crew, Jesse Austin and Jennifer M. Crandell.

We discuss the empowerment of Women Veterans and why we joined to make a positive difference through AMVETS.  We encourage all veterans to join and become an active member in any Veteran Service Organization like AMVETS, American Legion, Disabled American Veterans and Veterans of Foreign Wars.  Most of the benefits we receive as vets, were created first as resolutions from V.S.O.'s.

Year of the Woman Veteran 2013 refers to when many combat roles were opened up to military women for the first time in history by the Department of Defense.  The population of women in the military is 15%.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTHATWHw0OE&feature=c4-overview&list=UUEQrf4RPmNUiUsUSx8zFdEA

First Tech Carnival at Candlestick Park.

Went to the first Tech Carnival today at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, CA. 

(L) to (R) Helen Wong, Katherine Webster, Dottie Guy and Sheryl Shaffer.

Thank you Katherine Webster, for putting on such a great event for the Special Olympics.  Everyone had such a great time networking.

Veterans Employment Committee of San Mateo; Vets, Find A Career, Not Just A Job.

Jarom Vahai, Chairman of the Veterans Employment Committee of San Mateo, was a recent guest on the Huffington Post.  The interview was picked up by AOL and Jarom talks about how the military should teach how to transfer military skills to the civilian workforce.   http://www.aol.com/video/veteran-military-should-teach-how-to-transfer-skills-to-workforce/517837783/

The Veterans Employment Committee of San Mateo,  is a 501 c non profit and is the production company for Veterans Helping Veterans TV.  VHVtv is a public, education and government series produced at the Media Center in Palo Alto, CA.

The purpose of the VECSM, www.vecsamnet.org is to help veterans find jobs in the public and private sector. Jarom helps many veterans find jobs with major employers in the SF Bay Area.

The mission of VHVtv is to present guests and groups that provide genuine positive change for our veterans.
Our purpose is to inform, educate and motivate veterans to learn about and apply for potential benefits.  We are volunteers who believe in making a positive difference for our veteran community.

Another member of the VECSM is Helen Wong.  Helen manages the AMVETS CA Career Center in San Francisco.  Jarom Vahai, his service dog Chewy, and Helen Wong were guests

 on the VHVtv episode, "Vets, Find A Career, Not Just A Job." filmed at the Media Center studio in Palo Alto, March 2013.  http://blip.tv/veterans-helping-veterans/vhvtv-vets-find-a-career-not-just-a-job-6554636

"Flag Day 2013 in Milwaukee, WI"

Veterans Media Services of Milwaukee, in collaboration with VHVtv, present "Flag Day 2013 in Milwaukee, WI."  David Ryba is Host and Founder of Veteran Media Services. Well, the Fireworks in Milwaukee might of been a dud due to weather problems, but this past Flag Day 2013, June 14, was a big hit.  WTMJ 4 Chief Meteorologist John Milan was on hand to host the 4th annual Flag Day event at the Marcus Center for the Preforming Arts.  Rev. Ray Stubee, Joe Campbell, and Dr. Ken Lee from the VA Spinal Cord Unit are just a few guest speakers at this years edition.  It was a great event, but don’t take my word for it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbfBFCLzgEY

"Afghan Scouts and Keith Blackey."

Did an interview in May at the Media Center studio in Palo Alto, with Keith Blackey.  He is a Vietnam Veteran and a Boy Scout Leader from San Mateo county, CA.  Keith is currently on his second 6 month tour in Afghanistan, as a PARSA Scout Leader,

and helping to reintroduce the Boy Scout program to the entire nation of Afghanistan.  A great example of giving peace a chance in a war torn country.  Keith gives a history of the Scouting program in Iraq and Afghanistan.
http://blip.tv/veterans-helping-veterans/vhvtv-afgan-scouts-and-keith-blackey-6591274

What is Veterans Helping Veterans TV?

The mission of Veterans Helping Veterans TV is to inform, educate and motivate veterans to learn about and apply for potential entitlements. We present individuals and groups that work on behalf of veterans.  We encourage people to volunteer and make a positive impact in the lives of veterans. VHVtv is produced at the Mid Peninsula Media Center in Palo Alto, CA and is a Public, Education and Government access series..  We produce 10 episodes a year. Half are done on location and the other half done in the MC studio.

There are many problems facing our veterans and we present guests and groups that provide genuine solutions.  Here is an example.  Recently, we went on location in Riverside and filmed a special 3 part series, "U.S. VETS Interviews."  These are formerly homeless veterans reaching out to homeless vets telling how they were able to overcome barriers and live successful lives.  U.S. VETS staff explain all the services that are provided for all veterans and the eligibility requirements.

You may see more episodes  of Veterans Helping Veterans TV through our web portal.  www.vhvtv.org