For many veterans, the strain of combat doesn’t get left behind on the battlefield. It follows them home, haunting and threatening their transition to civilian life. Post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental health issues manifest in many ways, including...
By Jordon Daniel, CVA Foundation coalitions director In the summer of 2010, I was looking for something I felt was missing in my life. I had recently left the U.S. Navy and was transitioning back into civilian life. As is the case for many veterans, returning to the...
By John Byrnes, Foundation Director A few years back, when Concerned Veterans for America Foundation was just getting started, a colleague recommended that I look at the Travis Manion Foundation. He thought their vision for veterans might be like ours. A few months...
Over the last 10 years, veteran homelessness has trended downward, but it remains a significant problem. While veterans make up about 6 percent of the population, they make up about 8 percent of homeless adults. Last year, estimates from the Department of Housing...
The road to becoming a Navy SEAL is one of the hardest in the military. For Remi Adeleke, the road was hard long before he arrived at training. Born into wealth in Nigeria, Remi never wanted for anything as a child. His father was an engineer and businessman who’d...
