Veterans Issues

Marine Corps Sgt. Dakota Meyer and his team came under such heavy enemy fire near the Afghan village of Ganjigal that it sounded to him like they were surrounded by static electricity.  Despite imminently life-threatening dangers, he intentionally made five forays headlong into a hail of gunfire, killing several enemy insurgents while evacuating two dozen Afghan soldiers and… Read more »

Yesterday, State Senator Mike Regan (R-Cumberland/York) and U.S. Representative Scott Perry (R-PA-10, Cumberland/Dauphin/York) held a Roundtable Discussion regarding the issue of Veterans Suicide at the American Legion, PA Department Headquarters, in Wormleysburg, PA.  “The statistics are staring directly at us in the face -- with twenty veterans committing suicide each day and with… Read more »

    "As we mark Veterans Day, Americans are united in honoring the service and sacrifice of our Nation’s Veterans who have earned our respect and gratitude. Today we pause to honor and commemorate the service members who wore - or still wear - the uniform of our country and sacrificed so that we may enjoy the blessings of freedom. Although words seem insufficient to convey our… Read more »