H.R. 501 Veterans And Service Members Employment Rights and Housing Act of 2015

An important piece of legislation now in the House of Representatives will help ensure fair and equal treatment of Veterans and Military members

avoid potential discrimination in the housing market and in the workforce.

Everyone please contact your Representative ask them to become cosponsor to bill H.R. 501 Veterans and Service Members Employment Rights and

Housing Act of 2015.

Many active duty service members, and many veterans, face difficulty in obtaining Housing due to the fact that it is still a commonly held

opinion that said members or veterans might turn dangerous at some point.

The same outdated beliefs apply in the job market. Veterans return from active duty to find in some cases that the job they held before

military service no longer exists (or has been filled..etc). 

Some veterans, (or active duty personnel seeking additional employment) have struggled for years in hopeless search for a job. Employers find

it difficult to accept military training as equal to civilian job skills.

Other employers may in fact think that an active duty, or former military member would be disruptive to their current workforce, and

might become violent at any moment. 

H.R. 501 would make it illegal to discriminate against anyone for their military service, in the workplace or in housing 

There are currently several dozen bills in the House addressing discrimination with many cosponsors. It is important that this bill to address

citizens in the Veteran Community and all members of our Armed Forces be acted upon quickly. It is time to protect the men and women

who protected our nation.

Our friends and brothers and sisters in arms, members of AMVETS agree and believe that this important legislation should have

every Representative sign on as cosponsors and that this bill should be passed immediately.

---- Jerald Terwilliger Chairman American Cold War Veterans "We Remember" ---------------- "And so the greatest of American triumphs... became a peculiarly joyless victory. We had won the Cold War, but there would be no parades." -- Robert M. Gates, 1996

Have You Ever Thanked A Veteran?

As a veteran myself, when I see a veteran wearing a hat, shirt, jacket, or other emblem that says
he served in our military, I always say Thank You for Your Service.

I also thank the men and women I see in uniform no matter where it might be.

These brave men and women have placed their lives on hold, and placed themselves in jeopardy every
day. Is it too much to say a simple Thank You?

Many stores, tourist attractions, and countless other entities offer military and/or veteran discounts.
Yet when a customer provides proof of service most times the cashier, the one placing items in the
bags, or even those in line do not bother to acknowledge the service of a veteran; or even a current
member of the military.

Are we afraid as a country to say Thank You? Are we ashamed that perhaps we did not serve?
Or as a country are we just that plain selfish? The old "rather you than me" is a hard way of thinking.

A veteran will not become angry and yell at you, instead they will simply smile and say Thank You
right back to you. To be noticed and appreciated by such a simple thing is very heart warming
and a humbling experience to a vet.

So next time you see a veteran, or a person in uniform just say Thank You for Your Service, you will
feel better and so will they.

Jerald Terwilliger
National Chairman
American Cold War Veterans
"We Remember"

---------------- "And so the greatest of American triumphs... became a peculiarly joyless victory. We had won the Cold War, but there would be no parades." -- Robert M. Gates, 1996