WASHINGTON — Yesterday, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced that veterans of the U.S. military who find themselves in a suicidal mental health crisis will be eligible for emergency medical care at any VA facility or any private facility free of charge. This policy will give more than 18 million veterans access to emergency care without fees, copays, or even enrollment in the VA system.

WASHINGTON — Today, Common Defense, the nation’s largest grassroots veterans’ organization, urges Texas’s elected leaders to condemn the confederacy and change Confederate Heroes’ Day holiday.

WASHINGTON — Today, we reflect on the second anniversary of the January 6th Capitol Riot, when the nation was forced to confront GOP-endorsed extremism and the resulting rise of political violence. Two years later, as the nation grapples with the aftermath of the incident, Common Defense, the nation’s largest grassroots veterans’ organization, urges elected leaders to condemn political violence and build a secure and peaceful democracy where all Americans are safe from political violence and white supremacy.

WASHINGTON – In the final days of this congressional session, the veterans of Common Defense call on the Senate to include the Afghan Adjustment Act (AAA) in the omnibus. The AAA would ensure that our allies, who fought alongside us in a 20-year long war, would be welcomed and given protection here in the U.S. A bipartisan group of legislators, advocates, and organizers have worked tirelessly to pass this bill in the 2022 legislative session. Now, we must carry it across the finish line and keep our promise to our allies.