We found 213 results for “Veterans for American Ideals”.
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Veteran and Military Family Organizations Urge Secretary Hegseth to Maintain Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response Programs
June 24, 2025
Today, nine organizations representing thousands of military veterans and their families across the United States wrote to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth expressing concern regarding…
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Letter from Military Veteran and Family Organizations to Secretary Hegseth on Civilian Harm Mitigation Programs
June 24, 2025
Dear Secretary Hegseth, As organizations representing thousands of military veterans and their families across the United States, we write to express our concern regarding reported…
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No Kings Day: Why We’re Standing Up for American Ideals
June 13, 2025
By Gretchen Klingler On Saturday, Veterans for American Ideals will join democracy minded organizations and individuals to support the No Kings Day protests—not because we…
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Letter Urging Rejection of Confirmation of Anthony Tata as Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness
June 2, 2025
Dear Leader Thune and Leader Schumer: Human Rights First and the undersigned 37 organizations, representing civil and human rights advocates, veterans, and concerned citizens, strongly…
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Troops Betrayed. Experts Purged. It’s Only Been One Hundred Days
May 2, 2025
By Gretchen Klingler A few weeks ago, the chaos at the Pentagon should have set off alarms in every military, veteran and national security space…
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Pakistan must stop returns of Afghans to persecution, Trump administration must restart resettlement
April 3, 2025
Media Contact: [email protected] As Pakistan’s latest deadline for a new wave of deportations and detentions of Afghans approaches on April 10, Human Rights First calls…
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More than 1 Million People Who Entered the United States with Government Authorization Are Threatened with Summary Deportation
January 24, 2025
Washington, D.C. — In addition to the slew of anti-asylum, -refugee, and -immigrant orders that started the Trump administration’s tenure in office, a new directive…
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Senate Should Reject the Nomination of Pete Hegseth for Defense Chief
January 21, 2025
Washington, DC – Human Rights First today called on Senators to exercise their Constitutional responsibility to oversee executive branch nominations and vote against confirming Peter…
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VFAI Expresses Concern Surrounding Pete Hegseth’s Nomination as Secretary of Defense
January 13, 2025
By Gretchen Klingler As an organization dedicated to upholding American ideals and human rights, Veterans for American Ideals (VFAI) at Human Rights First has significant…
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Veterans and Civil Rights Organizations Urge Congress to Reject Harmful Provisions in the NDAA
November 19, 2024
Dear Chairman Reed, Ranking Member Wicker, Chairman Rogers, and Ranking Member Smith: As Senate and House conferees meet to discuss their differing versions of the…
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Veterans and Civil Rights Coalition Letter on Anti-DEIA Provisions in the 2025 NDAA
June 6, 2024
Dear Chairman Reed and Ranking Member Wicker: As the Senate Armed Services Committee begins work on its National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025…
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End of Year Address and 2023 Highlights from President and CEO Michael Breen
December 5, 2023
As I reflect on 2023, I find myself deeply appreciative of the incredible work accomplished by Human Rights First and the indispensable role our dedicated…