Making a difference.As we begin the new year, I'd I'd 1. Contraction of I had. 2. Contraction of I would. I'd I had or I would I'd have ~would like to see all of us become more involved in making a real difference in the veterans arena. We need to focus on taking an active part, both individually and collectively, in direct service to veterans. And we need to redouble re·dou·ble v. re·dou·bled, re·dou·bling, re·dou·bles v.tr. 1. To double. 2. To repeat. 3. Games To double the doubling bid of (an opponent) in bridge. v. our efforts to build greater awareness and support for veterans programs, both in Washington Washington, town, England Washington, town (1991 pop. 48,856), Sunderland metropolitan district, NE England. Washington was designated one of the new towns in 1964 to alleviate overpopulation in the Tyneside-Wearside area. and among the American American, river, 30 mi (48 km) long, rising in N central Calif. in the Sierra Nevada and flowing SW into the Sacramento River at Sacramento. The discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill (see Sutter, John Augustus) along the river in 1848 led to the California gold rush of public. As we all know, a big part of having a successful grassroots Adj. 1. grassroots - fundamental; "the grassroots factor in making the decision" basic - pertaining to or constituting a base or basis; "a basic fact"; "the basic ingredients"; "basic changes in public opinion occur because of changes in priorities" 2. program is building an even stronger, active membership. It takes a lot of hard work on the part of our legislative team and our grassroots organization to build support for disabled veterans and their families in Washington. We must remind Congress and the administration that our government has a responsibility to care for those who have purchased our precious freedoms with the price of their blood. And many of our brave men and women continue to pay that price today in Iraq, Afghanistan and wherever they are called to serve. We have a tremendous organization and an extraordinary opportunity to build an even stronger team by embracing this new generation of disabled veterans. As I have said before, we need to reach out to younger members because making a real difference for today's and tomorrow's disabled veterans is not a sprint, it's a marathon. Our long-time members and Chapter and Department leaders have a vital role to play as mentors who can inspire newer members to become active and stay active in our service, volunteer and grassroots advocacy programs. In short, younger disabled veterans are absolutely essential to help ensure our organization's future. In the coming year, veterans will face even grater challenges to health care, disability compensation and other benefits and services. There will be renewed efforts to cut spending for veterans programs. Only an active, committed and stronger grassroots advocacy program can help stem the tide Stem The Tide An attempt to stop a prevailing trend. Sometimes referred to as "stop the bleeding." Notes: If a stock is continually falling, stemming the tide would be an attempt to halt the free fall and change its direction. See also: Reversal, Trend . America's disabled veterans and their families are counting on us to help make a difference in their lives. There are plenty of ways every one of us can put DAV See WebDAV. service and advocacy in action for today's and tomorrow's disabled veterans. Let's make sure the DAY will be there for them. |
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