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Rober t “Dusty” Dawson’s pack needed a solid heave and swing to wrest it from the seat of his car and onto his shoulders.

It weighed about 60 pounds, and just about every ounce was some-thing of need. The pack will be his mobile home for the next two years as Dawson, a recently retired Army master sergeant, treks across the country to raise awareness for United States veterans. His walk, which he call “Freedom Walk USA,” began Oct. 1.

“My biggest thing is walking, raising awareness for Wounded Warriors and homeless veterans, doing community service,” said Dawson.

According to data from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, 49,933 vet-erans are homeless on any given night. The National Coalition for Homeless Veterans reported that in 2010, 12,700 veterans of Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation New Dawn were homeless.

Dawson wants to finance the pilgrimage himself, so is not accepting donations. He will use his retirement to fulfill a long-held dream

of walking across all 50 states. His reasons are sim-ple. He is a veteran himself, and wanted to bring atten-tion to the sacrifice and struggle by supporting the Wounded Warrior Project and the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans.

“I’m not thinking about the cost,” he said, declin-ing to give an estimate of his budget. “It’s not really a factor.”

He has turned all offers to finance his walk toward the two veterans assistance groups.

Word of the project was good news for the Whidbey Island Veterans Resource Center. Program Coordinator April Pomeroy said veterans’ needs con-tinue to grow for improved access to quality health care, companionship, coun-seling and a host of other issues.

“I think it’s great,” she said of Dawson’s walk. “We need to raise awareness and support veterans as well. Even if it helps just one person.”

“Any way we can support veterans, along with the spouses as well, is great,” she added.

Dawson, 47, calls both South Carolina and Washington home. The trip began in Freeland from his mother’s house. Putting

one foot in front of the other, he plans to log about 15 miles per day, stopping in communities when he can to help out, even with something as seemingly mundane as using a claw to grab trash as he camps.

After serving the U.S. Army for 29 years, 25 of which were active duty dur-ing eight deployments, he retired earlier this month. Long before he donned his final pair of fatigues, Dawson had planned his cross-country walk. During his military career, he was transferred to plenty of bases and rarely had time to pull off the fastest route to do any sightseeing. Now, he’s taking the slow-going opportunity to see what America has in store, from parks and monuments to its people.

“Everything’s going to be equally important,” he said.

Two of his highlights, however, will come much later in his trip. Having never been to Washington, D.C., Dawson is looking forward to the monuments and is also anticipating vis-iting Ground Zero in New York.

His route can be tracked in real time via his account (R. Dusty Dawson) on mapmywalk.com. The path he has planned isn’t trying

to set an efficiency record. Dawson will take his time, touring at least 100 miles in every state. Admittedly, he said, Rhode Island will be a challenge — it’s the smallest state in the union at about 37 miles long and 48 miles wide.

In total, he’s estimated 8,000 miles of walking in his impending journey.

The week before his start, Dawson walked from Freeland to Fort Casey to test out his equipment. The

solar panels that charge his phone and a small speaker worked just fine, the tent stayed dry and the sleep-ing bag kept him warm. But, he quickly learned the need to shave weight when he can from his bag, which initially weighed 70 pounds. He cut it down to about 57 pounds, but would like to reduce it further by the time he sets out.

With all that weight, Dawson said he will wear a pair of Keen boots that

are one size too big. That way, he said, his feet can swell as he plods along the highways and byways.

A couple of injuries sus-tained while enlisted to his foot and shoulder may bother him, he admitted. But it will be hardly a dis-comfort compared to what some fellow service mem-bers experience.

“There are guys who are missing limbs,” he said. “What I’m dealing with is nothing.”

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Robert “Dusty” Dawson shows off the gear he will tote for the next two years as he walks across the 50 United States of America. He started his trek — a way of raising awareness about veterans for the Wounded Warrior Project and the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans — Oct. 1 in Freeland.

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This year marks the 25th anniversary of Operation Desert Shield, the buildup of troops and preparation that would eventually lead to Operation Desert Storm, the combat phase of the first Gulf War.

The VAQ-139 Cougars from Naval Air Station Whidbey Island recently gath-ered at a reunion to reconnect and share memories.

The squadron, deployed aboard the USS Independence, was an integral part of Desert Shield.

One of those veterans, John Barone of Port Angeles, talked about his experi-ences as a sailor deployed during Desert Shield. For a while, it was the “USS Independence versus the country of Iraq,” he said

Barone joined the Navy in the late 1970s in search of travel and adventure. He found it. He described his first tour as “full of excitement,” and ended up serving more than 20 years, retiring at the rank of senior chief.

In 1990, the Cougars planned to sail to Hawaii, the Philippines and Diego Garcia, an atoll in the Indian Ocean.

With Diego Garcia in sight, they learned Iraqi troops had invaded Kuwait.

“Immediately, the ship was heading at best possible speed to the Persian Gulf,” he said. “For the next 24 hours the ship maintained a high-speed run to put our-selves within striking distance.”

All ports of call were canceled and the Cougars would spend the next 143 days at sea.

The Cougars are an electronic war-fare squadron and their job is to disrupt, confuse, slow and destroy all equipment operating in the electromagnetic spec-trum to keep other aircraft and troops safe as they penetrate enemy territory.

During Desert Shield, the Cougars deployed with five EA-6B Prowlers and a few hundred personnel. Barone was once told a single Prowler had the capa-bility to jam all radio, television, radar, telephone and satellite transmission from the southern tip of California to the northern tip of Washington state.

“Our mission during this time frame became extremely dynamic,” he said.

The squadron flew reconnaissance missions cataloging communication and radar sites as well as troop and equip-ment movements. This information was

essential as the U.S. military prepared for Desert Storm.

At the time, Barone worked as a divi-sion chief in charge of the aircraft and line divisions. He was responsible for training sailors and he spent time on the flight deck where he was responsible for moving, launching, arranging for repair and recovering aircraft. His shift was supposed to be 12 hours but often went longer.

Looking back on the conflict, Barone said he didn’t always agree with the United States’ role but he also never questioned it, since he took an oath to support and defend the Constitution and to obey the orders of his superiors.

“Looking back I think it is important people realize it has been 25 years since Desert Shield,” he said. “We have been involved in conflict in that region for 25 years. To prevent another 25 years, we must have world leaders who are not criminal in their actions and truly sup-port the people. True qualified leaders are few and far between.”

Barone, 54, is now married with three adult daughters and works as a marine controller and dispatcher.

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is strengthening community and nonprofit partner-ships to better serve veterans.

The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the United States of America (BPO Elks) announced that it has committed $4 million over a four-year period to help end veteran homeless-ness.

This partnership and pledge embodies the mis-sion of MyVA, launched last year to transform VA by putting veterans in control of how, when and where they wish to be served.

In order to achieve transformation, the Department has been reaching out to community partners working to meet the needs of veterans.

As a part of this partnership, the Elks will work with VHA staff on pilot programs in the cities of Washington D.C., Chicago and New York City.

In addition, the organization is calling on the group’s 800,000 members accross the country to support efforts to support homeless veterans in their communities.

The Elks have a strong tradition of service to VA. In this fiscal year alone, approximately 1,300 Elks members volunteered more than 117,000 hours of service at VA facilities nationwide.

“We’re so excited about partnering with the Elks on this important issue impacting far too many Veterans,” said VA Secretary Robert A. McDonald. “As we move closer to our goal of ending veteran homelessness, partnerships like these will be criti-cal to ensuring that all veterans have access to safe and affordable housing.”

“Our goal is to provide the tools and support necessary for homeless veterans to transition successfully into healthier and more stable lives,” said Mary Morgan, director of the Elks National Veterans Service Commission. “Most Americans agree that veteran homelessness should not exist, but few people know how they can help.”

For more information about VA’s homeless ini-tiatives, visit www.va.gov/homeless/ and for more information about the Elks’ service to Veterans, visit www.elks.org/vets/

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Veterans Day is tradi-tionally observed on the same date as the former Armistice Day, inaugurated to commemorate the end of World War I, Nov. 11, 1918 – the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of the year.

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Each year, communi-ties across the United States honor those who have served our country, under the broad theme of “Honoring our Nation’s Heroes.”

The local theme this year is “Oak Harbor’s Salute to our Nation’s Veterans.”

This year’s ceremony will feature musical perfor-mances by the All-Island Community Band and the Oak Harbor High School Treble Choir.

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Of the 24 million veterans in the U.S., nearly one in 10 is a small business owner, and veterans as a whole are 45 percent more likely than those with no military experi-ence to be self-employed, according to U.S. Census Bureau Data.

Experts say that these figures should come as no surprise.

“When veterans reenter civilian life, they carry with them the discipline, hard work and strategic thinking acquired and developed during military service,” Tim Davis, a veteran and president of The UPS Store, which offers a number of initiatives designed to promote veteran entrepreneur-ship, said.

“They take pride in these skills and strive to use them during their next phase of life. Veterans are extremely likely to be success-ful entrepreneurs. Sometimes the challenge is finding that opportunity.”

Despite the bleak headlines regarding the variety of problems faced by returning veterans, The UPS Store is a good example of a business taking steps to change the dia-logue and offer these entrepreneurial oppor-

tunities. For example, their participation in the Veterans Transition Franchise Initiative (VetFran) is helping veterans obtain the resources they need to become their own boss, and the results have been notable.

In fact, of the 4,400 UPS Stores, 250 are owned by veterans.

Other programs sponsored by various universities and the U.S. Small Business Administration are offering returning vet-erans training and mentoring, grants and access to business development opportuni-ties.

Davis, who believes military skills eas-ily translate to the business world, encour-ages other corporations and organizations to begin similar measures in their operations.

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Programs like the Veterans Franchise Initiative help veterans obtain the resources they need to become their own boss.

The Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) Million Veteran Program (MVP) has enrolled its 400,000th veteran volunteer, squarely putting it on track to become one of the world’s largest medical databases, linking genetic, clinical, life-style and military-exposure information, with the goal of learning more about the role of genes in health and disease.

“We are proud to see the progress being made in MVP, and we are confi-dent the knowledge gained through this research will have a very tangible and positive impact on the health care that Veterans and all Americans receive,” said VA Secretary Robert A. McDonald. “We applaud our Veterans participating in the program. The selfless sac-rifice they are making will allow researchers to gain valuable, important informa-

tion.”Veterans who volunteer for

the program donate blood, from which DNA is extract-ed, and periodically fill out surveys about their health, health-related behaviors and military experiences. They also consent to having autho-rized researchers access the information in their VA elec-tronic health record and to being re-contacted for future research opportunities. All information, genetic and oth-erwise, is kept secure and de-identified. Samples and data are coded; no names, birthdates or social security numbers are shared.

MVP, in operation at more than 50 VA medical centers nationwide, is already the largest database of its type in the United States. Data collected through MVP are available to researchers for use in approved studies, to include post traumatic stress disorder, schizophrenia,

bipolar disorder, substance use disorders and heart and kidney disease.

MVP is a part of the Precision Medicine Initiative announced by President Obama earlier this year. The initiative aims to move health care forward into an era in which disease preven-tion and treatment will be tailored to individual patients on the basis of their genes and other factors.

“VA is thrilled to be working closely with the White House and other fed-eral partners on the presi-dent’s Precision Medicine Initiative,” said VA Chief Research and Development Officer Timothy O’Leary, M.D., Ph.D. “We are com-mitted to making preci-sion medicine a reality for Veterans and the nation.”

For more information about MVP and VA research in general, visit www.research.va.gov

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is stepping up its efforts to accelerate treatment for veterans with hepatitis C and advanced liver disease (ALD) through the creation of a Hepatitis C–ALD dashboard.

The dashboard works by using a set of criteria, including age, gender, geography, service era along with and race and ethnic-ity, to distinguish veteran groups at high-est risk for ALD as a result of hepatitis C.

“The dashboard is a powerful data tool to help VA identify veteran groups dispro-portionately affected by Advanced Liver Disease and to ensure they receive the appropriate health care,” said Dr. David Shulkin, VA’s under secretary for health. “VA will provide data directly to facilities for any of the vulnerable groups identified by the dashboard and support outreach efforts to veteran populations disparately impacted and not currently served by VA health care. This is an important step in assuring all veterans with ALD receive timely, appropriate care.”

VA’s Veterans Health Administration’s Office of Health Equity developed the dashboard as part of its efforts to target

and accelerate care of veterans with this serious disease. The new resource pro-motes equitable diagnosis and treatment of underserved veterans with hepatitis C and ALD nationally and compliments existing clinical hepatitis and liver disease dashboards available in some Veterans Integrated Service Networks or VISNs.

Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infec-tion is the most common blood-borne infection in the world. Complications that result from untreated HCV infection include progressive liver damage leading to cirrhosis, primary cancer of the liver, liver failure and death. Although many of these complications are treatable or even preventable, three-quarters of the individuals with HCV infection in the U.S. are unaware they are infected. VA leads the country in hepatitis screening, testing, treatment, research and prevention.

The Hepatitis C-ALD dashboard further advances the vision for quality care and improved access to care identified in VA’s Blueprint for Excellence. For more infor-mation on the dashboard, visit: www.hsrd.research.va.gov/news/video/heap.cfm

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World War I – known at the time as “The Great War” -- officially ended when the Treaty of Versailles was signed on June 28, 1919, in the Palace of Versailles outside the town of Versailles, France. However, fighting ceased seven months earlier when an armistice, or tempo-rary cessation of hostilities, between the Allied nations and Germany went into effect on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month. For that reason, Nov. 11, 1918, is generally regarded as the end of “the war to end all wars.”

In November 1919, President Wilson proclaimed Nov. 11 as the first com-memoration of Armistice Day with the following words: “To us in America, the reflections of Armistice Day will be filled with solemn pride in the heroism of those who died in the country’s service and with gratitude for the victory, both because of the thing from which it has freed us and because of the opportu-nity it has given America to show her sympathy with peace and justice in the councils of the nations…”

The original concept for the celebra-tion was for a day observed with parades and public meetings and a brief suspen-sion of business beginning at 11 a.m.

The United States Congress officially recognized the end of World War I when it passed a concurrent resolution on June 4, 1926, with these words:

“Whereas the 11th of November 1918, marked the cessation of the most destructive, sanguinary, and far reaching war in human annals and the resumption by the people of the United States of peaceful relations with other nations, which we hope may never again be severed, and

Whereas it is fitting that the recur-ring anniversary of this date should be commemorated with thanksgiving and prayer and exercises designed to perpetuate peace through good will and mutual understanding between nations; and

Whereas the legislatures of 27 of our states have already declared Nov. 11 to be a legal holiday:

Therefore be it Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), that the President of the United States is requested to issue a proclamation calling upon the officials

to display the flag of the United States on all government buildings on Nov. 11 and inviting the people of the United States to observe the day in schools and churches, or other suitable places, with appropriate ceremonies of friendly rela-tions with all other peoples.”

An Act (52 Stat. 351; 5 U. S. Code, Sec. 87a) approved May 13, 1938, made the 11th of November in each year a legal holiday -- a day to be dedicated to the cause of world peace and to be thereaf-ter celebrated and known as “Armistice Day.” Armistice Day was primarily a day set aside to honor veterans of World War I, but in 1954, after World War II had required the greatest mobilization of soldiers, sailors, Marines and airmen in the Nation’s history; and after American forces had fought aggression in Korea, the 83rd Congress, at the urging of the veterans service organizations, amend-ed the Act of 1938 by striking out the word “Armistice” and inserting in its place the word “Veterans.” With the approval of this legislation (Public Law 380) on June 1, 1954, Nov. 11 became a day to honor American veterans of all wars.

Later that same year, on Oct. 8, President Dwight D. Eisenhower issued the first “Veterans Day Proclamation” which stated: “In order to insure prop-er and widespread observance of this anniversary, all veterans, all veterans’ organizations, and the entire citizenry

will wish to join hands in the common purpose. Toward this end, I am desig-nating the Administrator of Veterans’ Affairs as Chairman of a Veterans Day National Committee, which shall include such other persons as the Chairman may select, and which will coordinate at the national level necessary planning for the observance. I am also requesting the heads of all departments and agencies of the executive branch of the govern-ment to assist the National Committee in every way possible.”

On that same day, President Eisenhower sent a letter to the Honorable Harvey V. Higley, Administrator of Veterans’ Affairs (VA), designating him as Chairman of the Veterans Day National Committee.

In 1958, the White House advised VA’s General Counsel that the 1954 designation of the VA Administrator as Chairman of the Veterans Day National Committee applied to all subsequent VA Administrators. Since March 1989 when VA was elevated to a cabinet level department, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs has served as the committee’s chairman.

The Uniform Holiday Bill (Public Law 90-363 (82 Stat. 250)) was signed on June 28, 1968, and was intended to ensure three-day weekends for Federal employees by celebrating four national holidays on Mondays: Washington’s Birthday, Memorial Day, Veterans Day,

and Columbus Day. It was thought that these extended weekends would encourage travel, recreational and cul-tural activities and stimulate greater industrial and commercial production. Many states did not agree with this decision and continued to celebrate the holidays on their original dates.

The first Veterans Day under the new law was observed with much confusion on Oct. 25, 1971.

It was quite apparent that the com-memoration of this day was a matter of historic and patriotic significance to a great number of our citizens, and so on Sept. 20, 1975, President Gerald R. Ford signed Public Law 94-97 (89 Stat. 479), which returned the annual observance of Veterans Day to its original date of Nov. 11, beginning in 1978. This action supported the desires of the overwhelm-ing majority of state legislatures, all major veterans service organizations and the American people.

Veterans Day continues to be observed on Nov. 11, regardless of what day of the week on which it falls. The restoration of the observance of Veterans Day to Nov. 11 not only preserves the historical significance of the date, but helps focus attention on the important purpose of Veterans Day: A celebration to honor America’s veterans for their patriotism, love of country, and willingness to serve and sacrifice for the common good.

— U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

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