Braving the 2010 "snowpocalypse / snowmaggedon" in the Mid-Atlantic states, Ryan A. Conklin (at right) went to Washington, D.C. to be part of the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) "Storm the Hill 2010". The IAVA will be meeting with Senators and Congressmen and their staff to present the organization's legislative priorities for helping to meet the needs of our military veterans. This is the IAVA's fifth such all-out push to make sure that Congress understands the needs of America's newest veterans. From February 8th thru the 12th, the group will present its 2010 priorities, which are to modernize the VA claims processing system, streamline and simplify the post 9/11 GI bill, secure jobs for veterans, eliminate combat stress stigma, and support better health care for female veterans.
Ryan is part of "Team Bravo", one of the seven teams of veterans that will be speaking to the Congressional offices. They are scheduled to meet with well-known Senators such as Max Baucus of Montana, Olympia Snowe of Maine, and Daniel Inouye of Hawaii.
You can learn more about the work that the IAVA is doing that week and see how you help by going to www.stormthehill.org.
Team Bravo in front of the White House
