Dear Outpost 1,
Happy Saturday. The Weekly Report is a day early because I am taking my family camping this weekend. Signature requests have been emailed to those seeking to endorse Major Haynes Sr. PMOF nomination. If you have not received the email, check the spam folder.
I have taken the liberty to build a fundraising campaign for Branch 34 of the Fleet Reserve Association. EVERY DOLLAR raised for this campaign will be donated to their memorial. We are not keeping any funds.
All donations are tax deductible
Help the Fleet Reserve Association reach its goal for the U.S. Navy Memorial — Donate now and preserve the legacy of every Sailor, Marine, and Coastguardsman. ⚓
I took the liberty of using an LLM to generate a mockup of the proposed memorial. Let’s make sure the Fleet Reserve Association Branch 34 hits their target.
Every dollar raised will be donated directly to Branch 34 in support of this memorial
Greetings, Team
This week’s TVLC legal clinic hosted another busy, full house-- 14 Veterans and family members walked into the American Legion Post 13 Thursday, August 6. Our clinic team of 16 Volunteers, including 6 attys, worked with 14 Veterans and family members in the longest extended session last evening in recent memory . Plus Susie, Becky, and others responded to several Veterans’ phone and email inquiries.
Kudos to the Veteran team driving to Quincy and back, delivering a truckandtrailer load of food again this week. ( Sam Adams and Levar Parker ) . And several TVLC Board members again participated in the lively and productive Commanders’ Coalition mtg Wed! We were all introduced to a new Nurse Practitioner specially assigned to our local HUD -VASH Veterans!
Please consider observing the next Graduation Ceremony for the Veterans Treatment Court on Monday, August 17 (3 pm Leon County Courthouse, Courtroom 2E). Monday’s Court session again welcomed new Veterans into the program. At some point, we hope you will consider becoming a Veteran Mentor for one of the Vets working their way through the program.
A DOZEN HOMELESS VETS STILL SEEKING HOUSING!
REDUX: ALARM FOR AREA VETERANS AND SUPPORT AGENCIES: Vet Village, owned by Volunteers of America, Inc, is planning to close at the end of September, for lack of funding! Everyone start brainstorming to see which agencies, govt entities, etc. can maybe lease and continue operating the facility for 54 Veteran beds for “transitioning off the Streets!” Time to be creative and deliberate!
One special need: The number of issues with the VA is outstripping our local resources to keep up with the complications, new claims, and VA delays; so, any other attorneys wanting to join our “VA Law team,” we need you, and have training and national legal resources available to bring you into the fray. Were you a JAG? Have you helped with Social Security or other federal agencies that you already have a headstart on picking up VA law?
What else?
The 2026 Primary Election last day to vote is at your Polling Location, Tuesday, August 18th. Early Voting at 10 locations in Leon begins August 8 thru August 16th. Vote by Mail Ballots have been mailed out to those with a request on file and are coming back to the Leon County Supervisor of Elections already for processing. Check out the Leon County SOE website for great information!!! And call 850/606-VOTE to check on your voter registration status. American Legion Sauls-Bridges Post 13 will be a dedicated Leon County voting site for two precincts this year on both August 18 and November 3.
Thank you, Dan Hendrickson, for the Tallahassee Veterans Legal Collaborative www.Tallahasseeveteranslegal.com
PO Box 11091, Tallahassee, Fl 32302, 850/ 570-1967
