Posted by Curmilus Dancy II (Butch) on November 12, 2011
CORONADO, Calif. — The nation’s basketball-fan-in-chief appeared to enjoy the first college hoops game on an active aircraft carrier.
President Barack Obama sat courtside and watched No. 1 North Carolina beat Michigan State 67-55 on Friday night in the Carrier Classic on the flight deck of the USS Carl Vinson. (Read more)
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Posted by Curmilus Dancy II (Butch) on November 11, 2011
I want to thank all the veterans for all that you have done.
I dedicate this song to you, “Be Blessed.”
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Posted by Curmilus Dancy II (Butch) on November 3, 2011
A veteran commits suicide every 80 minutes, according to a study published Monday.
Military suicides have increased since the start of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to a Center for a New American Security Suicide report. In the fiscal year 2009 alone, 1,868 veterans of these wars have made suicide attempts, according to armytimes.com. (Read more)
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Posted by Curmilus Dancy II (Butch) on November 11, 2010
Today is your day. Thank you for sacrificing your life for us. Words can not express the sincere appreciation for what you have done for these United States. Because of you we are
“free!!”
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Be blessed!!
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Posted by Curmilus Dancy II (Butch) on June 29, 2009
U.S. Representative G. K. Butterfield
1st District of North Carolina
For Release: Immediate
Date: June 26, 2009
Contact: Ken Willis
Phone: (202) 225-3101
Butterfield Calls for Speedier Veterans’ Claims
Washington, D.C. – Seeking to reduce the enormous backlog of veterans’ benefits claims, Congressman G.K. Butterfield has introduced legislation that pushes for timely decisions.
“Backlogs are at the point where veterans must wait an average of six months for a decision on benefits claims and some veterans are waiting as long as four years,” Butterfield said. “Veterans deserve better than this.”
Butterfield has offered legislation that would automatically approve veterans’ benefits claims if the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) fails to make a decision within 18 months. The bill also directs the VA Inspector General to establish a task force that would monitor the process to ensure claims are timely and not arbitrarily being denied when approaching the time limit.
Since the beginning of the year, the number of unprocessed veterans’ disability claims has grown by nearly 100,000 and now totals more than 915,000. According to the VA, the average amount of time to resolve disability claims is 162 days, compared with 179 the previous year. And, about 20 percent of the cases have been pending for more than six months.
“These decision should be made within 180 days,” Butterfield said. “Providing a deadline gives the VA an added incentive to make a timely decision, and provides our veterans with an assurance against claims languishing for years.”
Butterfield also pointed out that while the VA has hired nearly 4,200 additional employees since January 2007, the backlog continues to grow. He said that the VA budget has grown steadily in recent years, which reflects the impacts of the needs of an aging veteran population and veterans returning from Iran and Iraq.
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