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Category: GCVF’s Monthly VC Star Article

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March 2, 2020

Veterans: How Does Voting Impact the Veteran Population in Ventura County?

2020 Super Tuesday

On Tuesday, Californians will vote in the primary election for presidential candidates and other federal, state and local races. California and 13 other states will also vote on Super Tuesday. California has the most delegates by far, so our registered voters could make a big difference for the Democratic candidates. In addition to making our […]

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February 3, 2020

Veterans: New Year Brings Benefit Updates

Veterans Benefits 2020, 2020 Super Tuesday, Battle of the Bulge Veterans

With the New Year came changes in veteran benefits along with a push from some veteran advocacy groups for research into help for service-connected illnesses that are currently not covered or deemed by Veterans Affairs as “presumption of service-connected illness.” Here’s a short list of some of the changes. As always, it’s best to check […]

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June 6, 2019

K-9s Play Key Roles with Soldiers, Veterans

Veteran's Best Friend

“Man’s Best Friend” doesn’t tell the whole story. Our K-9 companions are also a Soldier’s Best Friend and a Veteran’s Best Friend. Dogs have served important roles in military operations for many years, saving countless lives on the battlefield and often decorated for their valor. “Sgt. Stubby” was a dog who was the official mascot of [...]

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May 6, 2019

Veterans Column: Homelessness Higher Among Veterans, But Help Is Out There

Helping Homeless Veterans

In January, volunteers across America fan out and count all the homeless people they can find – sheltered people in temporary housing and soup kitchens and unsheltered people sleeping in parks, freeway underpasses, watersheds and in vehicles. The numbers from this past January were recently released, and it’s no surprise to those of us living […]

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April 19, 2019

Medal of Honor Recipient from Oxnard Uses Newfound Platform to Talk to Marines

Major Sgt. Maj. John Canley

I called retired Marine Sgt. Maj. John Canley last week to ask him if we could catch up on what he’s been doing since he was awarded the Medal of Honor in October by President Donald Trump for his exemplary service in Vietnam. He called me back from a naval base in San Diego, where […]

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March 5, 2019

Veterans: Financial Coaching Can Help Service Members Improve Credit, Long-Term Well-Being

Financial Coaching for Veterans

Veterans and military service members face unique financial challenges, yet there are few dedicated resources to help these people who have sacrificed so much. The military life cycle of deployments and frequent moves presents distinct difficulties for spousal employment and for families attempting to balance work and home life, contributing to financial instability. Moreover, these […]

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February 4, 2019

A Life Dedicated to Helping Veterans Rooted in Surviving a Grenade Attack 50 Years Earlier

Combat Veteran; Survivor's Guilt; Veterans Helping Veterans

Last week, I celebrated the 50th anniversary of a hand grenade blowing up a few feet behind me.  That was normally 100 percent fatal. The blast lifted me off the ground and planted me face-first. I couldn’t move. I was near the Cambodian border, and my guys called in a medevac helicopter. They flew me to Saigon at […]

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January 7, 2019

Ron Greenwood: Gold Coast Veterans Foundation Continues Its Quest to Help Ventura County’s Military

Gold Coast Veterans Foundation; helping veterans; assisting veterans; Ventura County veterans

My wife, Lisa, and I recently celebrated our 30th anniversary of service to veterans. As business and tax attorneys in San Francisco in 1989, we started providing pro-bono legal services to a fledgling movement to dedicate a small percentage of government contracts to businesses owned by service-disabled veterans who had bravely served our country. We […]

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December 3, 2018

Ron Greenwood: ‘Tis the Season to Remember our Veterans

Support Veterans This Holiday Season

December is the season of giving. To those who much has been given, much is expected. We celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and the holidays with family and friends.  This is the time of year when we reflect on how grateful we are for the blessings bestowed upon our families. We are also grateful to be living in […]

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November 5, 2018

JC Oberst: Veterans Courtroom Will Be Named for Former Judge Colleen Toy White

Colleen Toy White Ventura County Veterans Court

The Ventura County Veterans Treatment Court recognition ceremony will be special, not only for the veterans who successfully completed the program but also for the judge who played a crucial role in standing up this treatment court. Courtroom 22 will be named the Colleen Toy White Courtroom during the graduation ceremony at 1:30 p.m. Nov. […]

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